Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Power System Engineering Research Center (PSerc)

Colorado School Of Mines, Golden CO

Investigators

Abstract

EEC-0002918 Shoureshi The goal of the Pserc Center at the Colorado School of Mines will be to integrate advances from power systems, control theory, artificial intelligence, diagnostics, new sensor-technologies, etc. to assist the electric utility industry in facing these new challenges. The research, which is complementary to those of the other Pserc sites, will focus on the following topics: Development of Intelligent Substation; Advanced Power Generation Control with Integrated Economics, Variable Demands and Short-Term Load Forecast; Development of Advanced Sensors and Sensory Feedback Systems for Increased Reliability and Lower Maintenance Cost; Predictive Maintenance for Reduction of Operating Cost; Development of Remote Health Assessment Techniques T&D; and EMAT Based Diagnostics of Overhead Transmission Lines.