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Power System Decision, Dynamics, and Control

Iowa State University has gained a world-wide reputation in the field of power system decision, dynamics, and control. Below is a list of current and previous projects that provide insight into previous and ongoing work in this area.

CURRENT PROJECTS	FUNDING SOURCE
Auto-Steered Information-Decision Processes for Electric System Asset Management	NSF (Interdisciplinary)
Decision Models for Bulk Energy Transportation Networks	NSF (Interdisciplinary)
Risk of cascading outages	Pserc (Multi-university)
Identification of Wind Energy Penetration Levels for Iowa System	EPRC
Optimal Allocation of Static and Dynamic VAR Resources	Pserc (Multi-university)
Risk-Based Resource Allocation for Distribution Systems	Pserc (Multi-university)
On-Line Risk-Based Security Assessment for Operational Decision-Making	ERCOT
Planning Reconfigurable Power System Control for Transmission Enhancement with Economic Analysis of Cost-Recovery	NSF (Interdisciplinary)
Data collection following Katrina: Interdependencies across time, space, and subsystems characterizing bulk energy transportation	NSF (Interdisciplinary)
PREVIOUS PROJECTS	FUNDING SOURCE
Automated Integration of Condition Monitoring and MaintenanceScheduling for Circuit Breakers and Power Transformers	PSerc (Multi-university, Interdisciplinary))
Robust Control Analysis and Design	NSF, Pserc (Multi-university)
Detection, Prevention and Mitigation of Cascading Events	Pserc (Multi-university)
Security Enhancement through Direct Non-Disruptive Load Control	Pserc (Multi-university)
Extended State Estimation for Synchronous Generator Parameters	Pserc (Multi-university)
An Agent-Based Self-Healing Scheme for Large Power Systems Using Adaptive Islanding	DoE, CERTS (Multi-university)
Security Mapping and Reliability Index Evaluation	EPRI (Multi-university)
Risk-based Simulation for Economic/Security Decision-Making in System Operations	EDF (Interdisciplinary)
Multi-Agent Software System Applications within Electric Power Systems	NSF (Interdisciplinary)
Risk-based Maintenance Scheduling for Bulk Transmission System Equipment	Pserc (Multi-university, Interdiscilplinary)
Digital Library Networks for Engineering Educations	NSF (Multi-university)

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October 2003