September 22nd, 6:30 PM Central: IEEE (PI)2 Austin Technical Meeting: “New Developments in The Visualization of Wide-Area Electric Grid Information with Application to Grid Interconnection Studies”
September 22nd, 6:30 PM Central: IEEE (PI)2 Austin Technical Meeting: “New Developments in The Visualization of Wide-Area Electric Grid Information with Application to Grid Interconnection Studies”
Speaker: Tom Overbye, PHD, Texas A&M
Tom Overbye reviewed the ongoing power system challenge of how best to utilize and ultimately present information to a human user derived from either actual system sensors or engineering studies for large-scale electric grids. Data might come from measurement systems such as SCADA or PMUs for Operations, and for Studies, it might be generated by various applications such as power flow and dynamic simulations. In either context, the best techniques for visualizing this information in ways that humans can quickly and thoroughly understand are constantly being improved. Dr Overbye discussed some of the newer visualization techniques that are being deployed by the electric power industry. Human Factors Engineering provides critical input to the tools, which requires cross-training for the power systems engineers and the human factors engineers. The techniques include animation, contouring, time-varying graphs, geographic-based displays, image blending, and data aggregation techniques. The techniques are demonstrated using a variety of actual and synthetic electric grids including some studies focused on the interconnection of large-scale electric grids.
About the Speaker:
Thomas J. Overbye is professor and holder of the Erle Nye ‘59 Chair for Engineering Excellence in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU). Prior to joining TAMU in 2017 he was a Fox Family Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before starting his academic career he was employed with Madison Gas and Electric Company. He is the original developer of PowerWorld Simulator, a co-founder of PowerWorld Corporation, and an author of a widely used Power System Analysis and Design book. He was also the recipient of the Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize for Technological Innovation, a University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Distinguished Achievement Award, the IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award, and is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. overbye@tamu.edu