Funding

Project Duration

Project Title

Agency

Total Amount

Role

Shared Credit

2011-2012

Large Scale System Simulations with Renewables NSF (via NCSU as part of ERC)

$76,800

PI

100

2011-2012

Asset Management Plans for Ameren’s Nuclear Facility Ameren Missouri

$20,000

PI

100

2010-2011

Islanded Microgrid Frequency Control Ameren Missouri

$20,000

PI

100%

2010-2011

DG Payback Calculator Ameren Missouri

$20,000

PI

100%

2010-2011

Distribution Locational Marginal Pricing NSF (via NCSU as part of ERC)

$61,332

PI

100%

2009-2010

Implementing Load Follow Capability in Residential Solar Photovoltaic Power Arrays Ameren Services

$20,000

PI

100%

2009-2010

FREEDM System Efficiency Determination NSF (via NCSU as part of ERC)

$115,374

PI

50%

2009-2010

Neural Network for Motor Performance Prediction Emerson Motor Technologies

$10,000

PI

100%

2008-2009

Fault Interruption Device (FID) Technology Development (part of NSF Center of Excellence) NSF (via NCSU as part of ERC)

$30,260

PI

100%

2006 – 2009

GAANN Fellowships on Electric Energy Conversion for High Impact Applications in Power and Energy Systems US Department of Education

$383,181

PI

40%

2006 – 2007

The Study and Reduction of the Deleterious Effects on Interacting Power Control Devices Sandia National Labs

$680,859

Co-PI

10%

2006 – 2007

Photovoltaic Street & Area Lighting Ameren/UE, St. Louis, MO

$20,000

PI

100%

2006 – 2007

Renewable Energy Supplies and Micro-turbines for Backup Substation Service Ameren/UE, St. Louis, MO

$20,000

PI

100%

2005 – 2009

Improving Grid Reliability With Distributed Energy and Storage National Science Foundation

$169,333

PI

100%

2005 – 2006

Interconnected Laboratory Scale FACTS Devices Sandia National Labs

$1,270,391

Co-PI

10%

2004 – 2005

Novel power systems design for new space exploration missions beyond low earth orbit NASA Johnson Space Center

$16,000

PI

100%

2004 – 2007

Fellowship Program in Interdisciplinary Graduate Education in Energy Research Linked to Sound Public Policy Making US Department of Education

$375,000

Co-PI

15%

2003 – 2004

Software-based Simulation of Variable Speed Wind Power Missouri Research Board

$20,000

PI

100%

Project Duration

Project Title

Agency

Total Amount

Role

Shared Credit

2003 – 2004

Promoting Student Participation in the 35th North American Power Symposium National Science Foundation

$9,800

PI

100%

2002 – 2003

Distributed Generation Modeling in Ameren’s System Ameren/UE, St. Louis, MO

$20,000

PI

100%

2002 – 2003

Data Mining of Substation Recorded Data for Fault Protection Ameren/UE, St. Louis, MO

$20,000

PI

100%

2002 – 2003

Equipment Acquisition for a Power Quality Lab Ameren/UE, St. Louis, MO

$50,000

PI

100%

2000 – 2001

Acquisition of Test Equipment for Compatibility Research in Ultra-Fast Digital Electronics and Power Electronics National Science Foundation

$100,000

Co-PI

11%

1999 – 2003

Mid-term Voltage Stability Assessment and Measures for Mitigating Voltage Collapse in Interconnected Power Grids National Science Foundation

$344,444

PI

34%

1999 – 2000

Utility Analysis with Energy Storage Sandia National Labs

$42,710

Co-PI

40%

1999 – 2000

A Modular Power Electronics-Based Systems Laboratory for Undergraduate Power Engineering Curriculum National Science Foundation

$75,000

Co-PI

20%

1999 – 2000

A Power Electronics-Based Systems Laboratory for Undergraduate Power Engineering Curriculum Enhancement Ameren Corp. Ameren/UE, St. Louis, MO

$25,000

Co-PI

20%

1998 – 2000

A High Performance Network Connection for UW National Science Foundation

$350,000

Co-PI

25%

1997 – 2000

Restructuring Power Engineering Education to Meet New Challenges National Science Foundation

$207,765

PI

40%

1997 – 2000

Power Engineering and Power Electronics Laboratory Improvement UniversityofWyomingResearch Office

$25,000

PI

40%

1997 – 2000

Restructuring Power Engineering Education to Meet New Challenges EPRI,Palo Alto,CA

$60,000

PI

40%

1997 – 1999

System Characterization and Conditioning for Efficient Electric Energy Utilization – Phase III Department of Energy +WyomingDept. Commerce

$240,070

PI

35%

1997 – 1998

A Solar Water Pumping System forGlendoState Park Wyoming Department of Commerce

$15,000

Co-PI

50%

Project Duration

Project Title

Agency

Total Amount

Role

Shared Credit

1997 – 1999

System Characterization and Conditioning for Efficient Electric Energy Utilization – Phase II Department of Energy +WyomingDept. Commerce

$200,000

PI

35%

1995 – 1997

Fast time-domain voltage stability assessment EPRI,Palo Alto,CA+ BPA,Portland,OR

$35,000

PI

100%

1995 – 1997

System Characterization and Conditioning for Efficient Electric Energy Utilization – Phase I Department of Energy +WyomingDept. Commerce

$170,640

PI

35%

1995 – 1997

Distributed Utility-integrated Generation Demonstrations. Construction was sub-contracted to PowerLight of Berkeley, California. Wyoming Department of Commerce + PacifiCorp and UW

$582,712

PI

100%

1996 – 1997

Block Grant for Student Travel to 1996 IEEE Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting inDenver,Colorado National Science Foundation

$6,150

Co-PI

50%

1994 – 1995

Intelligent Fault Detection in Power Systems NASA

$12,000

PI

100%

1992 – 1994

A Computer-aided Instruction Laboratory for Power System Engineering Education National Science Foundation

$17,600

PI

100%

1992 – 1993

US DOE Graduate Traineeships in Global Change Department of Energy

$14,000

Co-PI

50%

1992 – 1993

A Hybrid Expert System and Neural Net Support for On-line Dynamic Security Assessment and Control in Power Systems UniversityofWyomingResearch Office

$24,110

PI

100%

1991 – 1993

Isolated, Stand-alone Electric System Demonstrations forWyoming’s Electric Utility Customers Wyoming Department of Commerce + Sandia National Labs

$134,251

Co-PI

50%

1990 – 1992

An Expert System as a Dispatcher’s Aid in Real-time Solutions of Optimal Power Flow,” $65,000, Principal Investigator. National Science Foundation

$65,000

PI

100%