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Academic CV
Thomas E. McDermott, Ph.D., P.E., FIEEE
Chief Engineer, Distribution Analysis/Demand Response
Electricity Infrastructure Group
Pacific Northwest National Lab
(starting August 1, 2016)
3820 Horn Rapids Road
Richland, WA 99354
Phone: 509-xxx-xxxx
Email: tbd@pnnl.gov
A. Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Univ.
Electric Power Engineering
Electric Power Engineering
Electrical Engineering
B.S. (1980),
M. Eng. (1981)
Ph.D. (1998)
B. Appointments and Employment
Pacific Northwest National Lab
University of Pittsburgh
MelTran, Inc.
EnerNex, Inc.
Ansoft, Inc.
Electrotek Concepts, Inc.
Power Technologies, Inc.
Westinghouse Electric
American Electric Power
Chief Engineer
Assistant Professor, ECE
President and Founder
Sr. Consulting Engineer
Sr. R&D Engineer
Project Engineer
Senior Engineer
Senior Engineer
Co-op Engineer
2016 – present
2012 – 2016
2009 – 2016
2004 – 2009
1994 – 1997, 2002 – 2004
1997 – 2002
1988 – 1994
1981 – 1988
1978 – 1980
C. Publications
C.1 Refereed Journals
1. W. H. Cole, T. E. McDermott, “A Computer Study and Model Demonstration of Safety
Ground Locations During High Voltage Line Maintenance,” IEEE Transactions on Power
Apparatus & Systems, vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 455-462, March 1984.
2. T. H. Frick, J. R. Stewart, A. R. Hileman, C. R. Chowaniec, T. E. McDermott, “Transmission
Line Insulation Design at High Altitude,” IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus &
Systems, vol. 103, no. 12, pp. 3672-3680, December 1984.
3. N. C. Abi-Samra, R. F. Smith, T. E. McDermott, M. B. Chidester, “Analysis of ThyristorControlled Shunt SSR Countermeasures,” IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus &
Systems, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 584-597, March 1985.
4. D. Bhasavanich, T. E. McDermott, D. M. Milone, J. S. Barnick, L. S. Frost, C. F. Kropp,
“Digital Simulations and Field Measurements of Transients Associated with Large Capacitor
Bank Switching on Distribution Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus &
Systems, vol. 104, no. 8, pp. 2274-2282, August 1985.
5. D. L. Elkins, A. C. Jain, T. E. McDermott, V. Rees, “Transients During 138-kV SF6 Breaker
Switching of Low Inductive Currents,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 29,
no. 4, pp. 721-726, July/August 1993.
6. T. E. McDermott, T. A. Short, J. G. Anderson, “Lightning Protection of Distribution Lines,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 138-152, January 1994.
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7. T. McDermott, P. Zhou, J. Gilmore, Z. Cendes, “Electromechanical System Simulation with
Models Generated from Finite Element Solutions,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol.
33, no. 2, pp. 1682-1685, March 1997.
8. T. E. McDermott, I. Drezga, R. P. Broadwater, “A Heuristic Nonlinear Constructive Method
for Distribution System Reconfiguration”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 14, no.
2, pp. 478-483, May 1999. (Ph. D. Thesis Research)
9. T. E. McDermott, P. Famouri, S. Polter, “High-Phase-Order Induction Generators for
Electric Ships,” Naval Engineers Journal, v. 127, n. 2, June 2015, pp. 77-83.
C.2 Book Chapters
1. T. E. McDermott, “Surge Arresters” section in CRC Electric Power Engineering Handbook:
Power Systems, 3rd ed., 2012, 17 pp.
2. T. E. McDermott, “Transient Recovery Voltage” section in CRC Electric Power Engineering
Handbook: Power Systems, 3rd ed., 2012, 19 pp.
3. T. E. McDermott, “Grid Monitoring and State Estimation” section in Wiley Smart Grid
Handbook, in press, 2016, ≈15 pp.
C.3 Refereed Conference Proceedings
1. T. E. McDermott, S. F. Mauser, “Digital Computer Simulation of Electromagnetic Transients
in the Power Industry,” Society for Computer Simulation Conference, pp. 233-238, Norfolk,
VA, April 18-20, 1984.
2. R. P. Broadwater, J. C. Thompson, T. E. McDermott, “Pointers and Linked Lists in Electric
Power Distribution Circuit Analysis,” IEEE PICA Conference Proceedings, Baltimore, pp.
16-21, May 1991.
3. T. McDermott, S. Hess, Z. Cendes, “A New Approach to Using Finite Element Solutions in
System Simulation,” International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation,
paper 96VR006, Florence, Italy, June 1996, 8 pp.
4. P. Zhou, T. McDermott, Z. Cendes, M. Rahman, “Steady State Analysis of Synchronous
Generators by a Coupled Field-Circuit Method,” paper TA1-3, IEEE International Electric
Machines and Drives Conference Proceedings, May 18-21, 1997, Milwaukee, WI, 3 pp.
5. R. C. Dugan, D. L. Brooks, T. E. McDermott, A. Sundaram, "Using Voltage Sag and
Interruption Indices in Distribution Planning", Proceedings IEEE Winter Power Meeting, pp.
1164-1169, February 1999, New York, NY.
6. R. C. Dugan, T. E. McDermott, "Design of Interfaces for Power Systems Analysis
Components", Proceedings IEEE Summer Power Meeting, pp. 852-857, July 1999,
Edmonton, Alberta.
7. T. E. McDermott, V. J. Longo, "Advanced Computational Methods in Lightning
Performance - the EPRI Lightning Protection Design Workstation", Proceedings IEEE
Winter Power Meeting, pp. 2425-2430, January 2000, Singapore.
8. T. E. McDermott, R. C. Dugan, “Foundations for Power Systems Software Development”,
2001 IEEE/PES Summer Power Meeting Proceedings, vol. 2, pp. 1078-1082, 15-19 July
2001.
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9. R. C. Dugan, T. E. McDermott, D. T. Rizy, S. J. Steffel, “Interconnecting Single-Phase
Backup Generation to the Utility Distribution System”, 2001 IEEE/PES T&D Conference
and Exposition Proceedings, vol. 1, pp. 486-491, 28 October – 2 November 2001.
10. T. E. McDermott, “Distribution System Reliability and Reconfiguration Software Tools”,
2001 IEEE/PES T&D Conference and Exposition Proceedings, vol. 1, p. 993, 28 October – 2
November 2001.
11. T. E. McDermott, “Feeder Overcurrent Protection Design Tools for Power Quality
Improvement”, Power Quality 2005 Conference Proceedings, 25-27 October 2005,
Baltimore, MD, 10 pp.
12. T. E. McDermott, “Line Arrester Energy Discharge Duties”, 2006 IEEE/PES T&D
Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 21-26 May 2006, Dallas, 5 pp.
13. T. E. McDermott, “Induction Machine Test Case for Distribution Feeders – Steady State and
Dynamic Solutions”, 2006 IEEE/PES T&D Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 21-26
May 2006, Dallas, 3 pp.
14. T. E. McDermott, R. Juchem, D. Devarajan, “Distribution Feeder and Induction Motor
Modeling with VHDL-AMS”, 2006 IEEE/PES T&D Conference and Exposition
Proceedings, 21-26 May 2006, Dallas, 6 pp.
15. T. E. McDermott, “An Open Source Distribution System Simulator”, IEEE / PES 2006
General Meeting Proceedings, June 18-22, 2006, Montreal, Canada, 4 pp.
16. N. Samaan, T. E. McDermott, R. Zavadil, J. Li, “Induction Machine Test Case for the 34-Bus
Test Feeder – Steady State and Dynamic Solutions”, IEEE / PES 2006 General Meeting
Proceedings, June 18-22, 2006, Montreal, Canada, 5 pp.
17. T. E. McDermott, “Radial Distribution Feeder and Induction Machine Test Cases – Steady
State Solutions”, IEEE / PES 2006 General Meeting Proceedings, June 18-22, 2006,
Montreal, Canada, 3 pp.
18. T. E. McDermott, J. C. Smith, “Software Tools for Distributed Wind Applications”, AWEA
WindPower 2006 Proceedings, June 4-7, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA, 11 pp.
19. T. E. McDermott, L. Fagan, S. Tourian, C Bryan, “Cape Wind System Impact Studies for
Interconnection Approval”, AWEA WindPower 2006 Proceedings, June 4-7, 2006,
Pittsburgh, PA, 12 pp.
20. T. M. Smith, B. A. Muschlitz, F. R. Goodman, T. E. McDermott, “Advanced Feeder Design
for Distributed Generation”, IEEE / PES 2007 General Meeting Proceedings, June 24-28,
2007, Tampa, FL, 6 pp.
21. T. E. McDermott, “Distribution System Data Exchanges to Support Line and Cable
Parameter Calculations”, IEEE / PES 2007 General Meeting Proceedings, June 24-28, 2007,
Tampa, FL, 7 pp.
22. T. E. McDermott, “Development of Tools and Resources to Assess the Impact of Wind
Generation on Utility Distribution Systems”, APPA Engineering & Operations Conference,
April 15-18, 2007, Atlanta, GA, 12 pp.
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23. T. E. McDermott, “Open Source Data Translation for Distribution System and Transient
Modeling”, IEEE / PES 2008 T & D Conference Proceedings, April 20-23, 2008, Chicago,
IL, 6 pp.
24. T. E. McDermott, “Designing and Maintaining a Pollution-Resilient Electric Power System”,
IEEE / PES 2008 T & D Conference Proceedings, April 20-23, 2008, Chicago, IL, 4 pp.
25. J. Schoene, T. E. McDermott, “Modeling Large-Scale Power Systems with FrequencyDependent Transmission Line Models”, IEEE / PES 2008 T & D Conference Proceedings,
April 20-23, 2008, Chicago, IL, 7 pp.
26. T. E. McDermott, “Neutral-Earth Voltage Test Case Solutions with an Electromagnetic
Transients Program”, IEEE / PES 2008 General Meeting Proceedings, July 20-24, 2008,
Pittsburgh, PA, 5 pp.
27. T. E. McDermott, “Working Group on Recommended Practice for Distribution System
Analysis – P1729”, IEEE / PES 2008 General Meeting Proceedings, July 20-24, 2008,
Pittsburgh, PA, 2 pp.
28. M. Baran, T. McDermott, “Distribution System State Estimation Using AMI Data”, IEEE
Power Systems Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2009, March 15-18, 2009, Seattle,
WA, 3 pp.
29. R. C. Dugan, W. H. Kersting, S. Carneiro, R. F. Arritt, T. E. McDermott, “A Roadmap for
the IEEE PES Test Feeders”, IEEE Power Systems Conference and Exposition Proceedings,
2009, March 15-18, 2009, Seattle, WA, 4 pp.
30. T. E. McDermott, “Distributed Wind Evaluation Methodology”, AWEA WindPower 2009,
Chicago, IL, May 4-7, 2009, 15 pp.
31. T. E. McDermott, J. F. Manwell, J. G. McGowan, “A Checklist Approach to DR
Interconnection and Impact Studies”, IEEE / PES 2009 General Meeting Proceedings, July
26-30, 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 4 pp.
32. T. E. McDermott, “Behavioral Models of DR Technologies for Feeder-Level Analysis”,
IEEE / PES 2009 General Meeting Proceedings, July 26-30, 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
4 pp.
33. T. E. McDermott, R. C. Dugan, T. L. King, M. F. McGranaghan, “Modeling Distribution
Automation Schemes with a Control Systems Overlay”, IEEE / PES 2009 General Meeting
Proceedings, July 26-30, 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 3 pp.
34. M. Baran, T. E. McDermott, “State Estimation for Real Time Monitoring of Distribution
Feeders”, IEEE / PES 2009 General Meeting Proceedings, July 26-30, 2009, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, 4 pp.
35. M. E. Baran, J. Jung, T. E. McDermott, “Including Voltage Measurements in Branch Current
State Estimation for Distribution Systems”, IEEE / PES 2009 General Meeting Proceedings,
July 26-30, 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 5 pp.
36. M. E. Baran, J. Jung, T. E. McDermott, “Topology Error Identification Using Branch Current
State Estimation for Distribution Systems”, IEEE T&D Conference & Exposition: Asia and
Pacific, October 26-30, 2009, 4 pp.
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37. T. E. McDermott, “A New Version of the IEEE Flash Program”, IEEE / PES 2010 T&D
Conference Proceedings, April 19-22, 2010, New Orleans, LA, 4 pp.
38. T. E. McDermott, “Voltage Control and Voltage Fluctuations in Distributed Resource
Interconnection Projects”, IEEE / PES 2010 T&D Conference Proceedings, April 19-22,
2010, New Orleans, LA, 4 pp.
39. R. C. Dugan, R. Arritt, T. E. McDermott, S. M. Brahma, K. Schneider, “Distribution System
Analysis to Support the Smart Grid”, IEEE / PES 2010 General Meeting Proceedings, July
25-29, 2010, Minneapolis, MN, 8 pp.
40. J. G. Cleary, T. E. McDermott, J. Fitch, D. J. Colombo, J. Ndubah, “Case Studies:
Interconnection of Wind Turbines on Distribution Circuits”, IEEE Conference on Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient and Reliable Electricity Supply, September 27-29, 2010,
Waltham, MA, 5 pp.
41. V. Akhmatov, B. C. Gellert, T. E. McDermott, W. Wiechowski, “Risk of Temporary OverVoltage and High-Voltage Fault-Ride-Through of Large Wind Power Plants”, 9th
International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as
well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms, October 18-19, 2010, Quebec
City, QC, 6 pp.
42. J. Schoene, T. McDermott, R. Zavadil, L. Freeman, R.Walling, J. Fielder, “Perspectives on
New and Emerging Customer Loads and the Impact on Utility Operations”, 2011
DistribuTECH Conference, January 31 – February 3, 2011, San Diego, CA, 16 pp.
43. T. E. McDermott, “A Test Feeder for DG Protection Analysis”, IEEE / PES 2011 Power
Systems Conference & Exposition Proceedings, March 20-23, 2011, Phoenix, AZ, 7 pp.
44. T. E. McDermott, C. Dafis, “Cost-Effective Ship Electrical System Simulation”, ASNE
Intelligent Ships Symposium IX, May 25-26, 2011, Philadelphia, PA, 13 pp.
45. R. C. Dugan, T. E. McDermott, “An Open Source Platform for Collaborating on Smart Grid
Research”, IEEE / PES 2011 General Meeting Proceedings, July 24-29, 2011, Detroit, MI, 7
pp.
46. T. E. McDermott, “Modeling PV for Unbalanced, Dynamic and Quasistatic Distribution
System Analysis”, IEEE / PES 2011 General Meeting Proceedings, July 24-29, 2011,
Detroit, MI, 3 pp.
47. J. Schoene, T. E. McDermott, J. C. Smith, R. Zavadil, J. Lamoree, “Flicker from Distributed
Wind Generation”, IEEE / PES 2011 General Meeting Proceedings, July 24-29, 2011,
Detroit, MI, 9 pp.
48. T. E. McDermott, “Using IEEE Flash to Estimate Transmission and Distribution Line
Lightning Performance”, IEEE / PES 2012 T&D Conference Proceedings, May 7-10, 2012,
Orlando, FL, 2 pp.
49. T. E. McDermott, T. A. Short, F. G. Velez, J. S. McDaniel, “Open Source Lightning
Protection and Electromagnetic Transients Software”, IEEE / PES 2013 General Meeting
Proceedings, July 21-25, 2013, Vancouver, BC, 5 pp.
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50. J. Schoene, T. E. McDermott, R. Walling, C. Pallem, “Evaluating the Response of Surge
Arresters to Temporary Overvoltages”, Insulator News and Market Report (INMR) World
Congress, September 11, 2013, Vancouver, BC, 11 pp.
51. B. Grainger, O. Scioscia, T. E. McDermott, G. F. Reed, E. Lin, “Prediction and Experimental
Verification of Core Loss and Temperature Distribution for Geometrically Scaled FINEMET
Toroids Using Finite Element Analysis”, IEEE APEC, March 16-20, 2014, Fort Worth, TX,
6 pp.
52. B. Grainger, V. Kounev, G. Reed, T. McDermott, D. Tipper, Z. Mao, “Analysis of an
Offshore Medium Voltage DC Microgrid Environment – Part I: Power Sharing Controller
Design”, IEEE / PES 2014 T&D Conference Proceedings, April 15-17, 2014, Chicago, IL, 5
pp.
53. L. Wieserman, T. E. McDermott, “Fault current and overvoltage calculations for inverterbased generation using symmetrical components”, IEEE Energy Conversion Conference &
Exposition, September 14-18, 2014, Pittsburgh, PA, 6 pp.
54. T. E. McDermott, P. Famouri, S. Polter, “High-Phase-Order Induction Generators for
Electric Ships,” ASNE Day Conference, March 4-5, 2015, Arlington, VA, 7 pp.
55. V. Kounev, D. Tipper, M. Levesque, B. M Grainger, T. McDermott, G. F. Reed, “A
Microgrid Co-Simulation Framework”, 2015 IEEE Workshop on Modeling and Simulation
of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, April 13, 2015, Seattle, WA, 6 pp.
56. Y. Fang, T. E. McDermott, “Grid Models and Building Models of Residential Energy
Loads”, Engineering Sustainability 2015, April 19-21, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA, 2 pp.
57. S. P. Cortes, T. E. McDermott, A. D. Cardoza, M. J. Korytowski, “Case Study for
Sustainable Building Modeling on a University Campus”, Engineering Sustainability 2015,
April 19-21, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA, 2 pp.
58. S. B. Swindler, T. J. Dionise, S. A. Johnston, T. E. McDermott, “Using Simulation Tools to
Predict and Prevent Vacuum Circuit Breaker Switching Induced Transformer Failures”,
ASNE Intelligent Ships Symposium, May 20-21, 2015, Philadelphia, PA, 14 pp.
59. T. E. McDermott, R. Clark, “Revitalizing an Electromechanical Energy Conversion Course”,
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 14-17, 2015, Seattle, WA, 18 pp.
60. A. P. Reiman, T. E. McDermott, G. F. Reed, B. Enayati, “Guidelines for High Penetration of
Single-Phase PV on Power Distribution Systems”, IEEE PES General Meeting, July 26-30,
2015, Denver, CO, 5 pp.
61. S. R. Abate, T. E. McDermott, M. Rylander, J. Smith, “Smart Inverter Settings for Improving
Distribution Feeder Performance”, IEEE PES General Meeting, July 26-30, 2015, Denver,
CO, 5 pp.
62. T. E. McDermott, R. Clark, “Improving a Flipped Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Course”, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 26-29, 2016, New Orleans, LA, 17
pp.
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C.4 Non-refereed Publications
1. T. McDermott, P. Zhou, J. Gilmore, Z. Cendes, “Simulation Models Magnets that Move,”
Machine Design, pp. 79-85, December 14, 1995.
2. T. E. McDermott, R. C. Dugan, G. J. Ball, “Power Quality for Distribution Planning”, PQA
'98 North America, June 8-11, 1998, Phoenix, AZ.
3. S. Bhatt, T. E. McDermott, D. Brooks, R. C. Dugan, "Impact of Utility Lightning Protection
Practices on Customer Facilities", PQA '99 North America, May 24-27, 1999, Charlotte, NC.
4. R. C. Dugan, T. E. McDermott, W. C. Roettger, "Distribution Planning with Distributed
Generation", Latin America Power 99, June 29-July 1, 1999, Miami, FL.
5. T. E. McDermott, R. C. Dugan, G. J. Ball, "A Methodology for Including Power Quality
Concerns in Distribution Planning", 5th International Conference on Electrical Power Quality
and Utilisation (EPQU 99), September 15-19, 1999, Cracow, Poland, 8 pp.
6. R. C. Dugan, T. E. McDermott, "Distributed Generation and Power Quality", PQA 2000
North America, May 15-18, 2000, Memphis, TN, 15 pp.
7. R. C. Dugan, T. E. McDermott, G. J. Ball, "Planning for Distributed Generation", IEEE
Industry Applications Magazine, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 80-88, March/April 2001.
8. R. C. Dugan, T. E. McDermott, "Distributed Generation", IEEE Industry Applications
Magazine, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 19-25, March/April 2002. (Prize Article for 2002).
9. T. E. McDermott, R. C. Dugan, "PQ, Reliability and DG", IEEE Industry Applications
Magazine, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 17-23, September/October 2003.
10. L. Wieserman, T. McDermott, C. Stoltenberg, “Impacts of Solar Variability”, Energy
Association of Pennsylvania Spring Meeting, March 23-25, 2015, Mars, PA.
C.5 Invited Talks
1. Utility Variable Generation Integration Group, “PV Applications on Distribution Feeders”,
September 19, 2012, Albuquerque, NM.
2. OpenDSS Training Workshop, invited presentation by EPRI and FirstEnergy, Akron, OH,
January 21-23, 2013 (note: attendee organizations included Case Western, WVU, Kema, GE
and FirstEnergy).
3. CEATI Smart Grid Task Force, “New Developments in IEEE 1547 for Distributed Resource
Interconnections”, ~20 organizations by webinar, March 26, 2014.
4. University of Central Florida, “Challenges and Opportunities in Renewable Energy
Integration into the Electric Power System”, April 3, 2014.
5. Utility Variable Generation Integration Group, panel session chair and update on IEEE
Standard 1547, May 19-22, 2014, Anchorage, AK.
6. Utility Variable Generation Integration Group, “PV Applications on Distribution Feeders”,
June 17, 2014, Portland, OR.
7. Duquesne Light, “Current and Voltage Transformers”, April 29, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA.
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8. IEEE PELS Pittsburgh Chapter, “Advanced Inverter Functions for Distributed Solar
Integration”, February 23, 2016, Monroeville, PA.
9. University of Central Florida, “Advanced Inverter Functions for Distributed Solar
Integration”, April 29, 2016.
10. IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Presentation (with graduate student Andrew Reiman),
“Analysis of Stochastic Solar Generation Behavior on Distribution Systems”, Boston, July
18, 2016.
11. IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Presentation and Moderator, “Inverter Voltage Regulation
Settings that Always Work”, Boston, July 20, 2016.
D. Externally Funded Research Grants
1. FirstEnergy, “Electric Power Distribution Modeling for Feeder Analytics and Distributed
Energy Resource Integration”, June 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015, $165,000. Co-PI with
Greg Reed.
2. Electric Power Research Institute, “Smart Inverter Research”, September 1, 2014 – April 30,
2015, $40,346 total cost. Principal investigator.
3. Electric Power Research Institute, “Inverter Testing and Modeling Research”, January 1 –
December 31, 2016, $99,173 total cost. Principal investigator.
4. University of Central Florida (DOE), “FEEDER Steering Committee and Student Innovation
Board”, October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2018. $172,000 federal funding after 20% cost
share. Principal investigator.
5. Sandia National Laboratory (DOE), “SuNLaMP: Rapid QSTS Simulations for HighResolution Comprehensive Assessment of Distributed PV Impacts”, October 1, 2015 –
September 30, 2018, $247,028 total cost. Principal investigator.
6. CEATI, “Methodology for Lightning Performance Improvement”, July 1, 2016 – June 30,
2017, $29,229 total cost. Principal investigator.
E. Contributions to Teaching
E.1 Courses Taught
Number
ECE 3778
ECE 0031
ECE 2774
ECE 3893
ECE 1771
ECE 3778
ECE 2774
ECE 3893
ECE 1771
Title
Power System Transients 2
Linear Circuits & Systems 1
Power Sys Analysis 2
Graduate Seminar (presented one)
Electric Machinery
Power System Transients 2
Power Sys Analysis 2
Graduate Seminar
Electric Machinery
Term
F 2011
F 2012
S 2013
S 2013
F 2013
F 2013
S 2014
S 2014
F 2014
8
Level
Grad
Soph
Grad
Grad
Jr/Sr
Grad
Grad
Grad
Jr/Sr
Type
Size
Lecture
9
Lecture
57
Lecture
9
1-cr
54
Lec/Lab
13
Lecture
8
Lecture
9
1-cr
61
Lec/Lab
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ECE 2795
ECE 0041
ECE 1710
ECE 2795
ECE 1771
ECE 3778
ECE 0031
Title
Sustainable Systems Modeling
Linear Circuits & Systems 2
Distribution and Smart Grid
Protective Relaying & Automation
Electric Machinery
Power System Transients 2
Linear Circuits & Systems 1
Academic CV
Term
F 2014
S 2015
Sum 15
Sum 15
F 2015
F 2015
S 2016
Level
Grad
Soph
Jr/Sr
Grad
Jr/Sr
Grad
Soph
Type
Size
Lecture
13
Lecture
57
Lec/Lab
22
Lecture
28
Lec/Lab
19
Lecture
5
Lecture
26
Highlighted courses were developed by the applicant. In addition, the new hardware and
software lab components of ECE 1771 (a 4-credit course) were developed by the applicant.
E.2 Classroom Innovations Introduced
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Flipped the classroom in Fall 2014 offering of ECE 1771, with results described in an
ASEE paper coauthored with Renee Clark.
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Prepared 134 screen-cast example problem solutions for ECE 0041 in Spring 2015,
posted to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTEq1cfVXOEO7sKgtZbdUw
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Attended the ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI-1) workshop, July 2931, 2015 in Montreal. Introduced handouts with scaffolding, and detailed learning
objects, in fall 2015 classes.
E.3 Contributions to Non-classroom Teaching
“Computer Modeling for the Real World”, a mini-hackathon for high-school students, was
developed and delivered for the first time at Carnegie Science Center, February 21, 2015.
Developed and presented industry seminars:
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Shipboard Electrical Systems, NSWCCD (Philadelphia), 4 offerings 2009 – present
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Distributed Wind Integration, UWIG and WAPA, 10 offerings 2006 – present
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Power Electronics with SPICE, Pittsburgh Section IEEE, 1 offering 2000
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Lightning Protection of Overhead Lines, EPRI, 11 offerings 1992 – 2000
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Probability & Statistics, Westinghouse/Penn State (3 credits), 1 offering 1985
F. Graduate Students
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Stephen Abate, MS Thesis, “Distribution System Modeling for Assessing Impact of
Smart Inverter Capabilities”, passed thesis defense March 26, 2015, supported by
department and EPRI.
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Andrew Reiman, MS Thesis, “An Analysis of Distributed Photovoltaics on Single-Phase
Laterals of Distribution Systems”, passed thesis defense and Ph.D. preliminary exam
March 25, 2015, supported by FirstEnergy.
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Laura Wieserman, Ph. D. Proposal Exam, “Modeling Photovoltaic Inverter Transients
using the Hammerstein-Wiener Method”, passed December 17, 2015, supported by
department and EPRI.
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Cedric Ofakem, MS, passed thesis defense December 15, 2015, “Overvoltages
Associated with Photovoltaic Inverter Transients”, supported by department.
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Ying Fang, MS (professional), graduated spring 2015, supported internally by MCSI seed
grants.
Mohammed Hatatah, Ph. D. Preliminary Exam, “ANN-Based PSS Design for Reactive
Power Regulation using Synchronous Condenser”, passed November 23, 2015.
Oluwafemi Aworo, Ph. D. Preliminary Exam, “Transformer for Contactless Electric
Vehicle Charging with Bidirectional Power Flow”, to be scheduled spring 2016.
Andrew Reiman, Ph. D. Proposal Exam, “Model Segmentation and Simplification for
Electric Power Distribution Systems”, passed July 7, 2016, supported by Sandia National
Lab.
Boming Liu, Ph. D. Preliminary Exam, “A Comparison of Overvoltage Mitigation
Methods in a Wind Plant Collector System”, passed July 25, 2016, supported by Sandia
National Lab.
Matthieu Bertin, M. S. Student incoming August 29, 2016, supported by CEATI
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G. Honors and Awards
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IEEE Fellow, January 2014, “for contributions to modeling and analysis of electric power
distribution systems and lightning protection”
IEEE PES Pittsburgh Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award, May 2013
IEEE Distinguished Service Award, Power System Analysis, Computing and Economics
Committee, 2010
IEEE Standards Board Award for IEEE Std. 1410 - IEEE Guide for Improving the
Lightning Performance of Electric Power Overhead Distribution Lines, 2004
IEEE Working Group Award, Radial Test Feeders, 2003
IEEE Industry Applications Magazine Prize Article, 2002
IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000
Westinghouse Engineering Achievement Award, 1984
IEEE Fortescue Fellowship, 1980-1981
James Wynant Williams Prize at Rensselaer, 1980
H. Professional Service and Leadership Activities
H.1 Professional Society Leadership Positions
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IEEE/PES WG on Distributed Resource Integration (Chair – stepping down 2016)
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IEEE/PES WG on Wind & Solar Power Plants, System Impacts, and Interconnection
Requirements (Chair – stepping down 2015)
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IEEE/PES Distribution System Analysis Subcommittee (past Chair)
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IEEE/PES P1729 WG on Recommended Practice for Distribution System Analysis (past
Chair)
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IEEE/PES WG on the Lightning Performance of Overhead Lines (task force leader)
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IEEE/PES WG on Estimating the Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines (past
Chair)
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IEEE P1547.8 WG developing a Recommended Practice for High Penetration of
Distributed Resources (writing group leader, ballot resolution team)
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IEEE/PES Power System Analysis, Computing, and Economics Committee (Standards
Representative)
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Pittsburgh Section IEEE (past Chair, Treasurer for 2008 General Power Meeting)
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Cigre WG C4.502 on "Power System Technical Performance Issues Related to the
Application of Long HVAC Cables" (past task force leader)
H.2 Inter-University Committee
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Pitt’s representative to the Steering Committee for the DOE-funded FEEDER consortium
(www.feeder-center.org), which includes University of Central Florida, University of
Florida, Auburn University, Florida State University, University of South Carolina,
University of Arkansas and University of Kentucky, along with eight electric utilities,
two national labs and eleven industry partners on the advisory committee.
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I. Consulting Activities
Consulting activity during the period of University employment includes:
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Utility Variable Generation Integration Group – consulting on standards development,
seminar presentations, user group meetings, industry needs and case studies for
distributed renewable energy integration on the electric power grid. 2005 – present.
Williston Associates – Ruby Farms Strathroy Solar Protection Study, summer 2013.
Taihan Electric – forensic investigation of 345-kV cable failure, summer 2013
Northeast Utilities (now Eversource) – electromagnetic transient study of 345-kV cable
operation and switching overvoltages, November 2013 – May 2014. Owner’s engineer
review of OSHA transient overvoltage review for live-line maintenance, August 2015.
National Grid – completed reports for 17 distributed generation interconnection studies,
September – December 2012. Two anti-islanding special studies, August 2015 and
January 2016.
Qado Energy – Scientific Advisor to execution of a DOE SUNSHOT Incubator grant,
May 2011 – present.
Keyes, Fox & Weidman LLP – expert testimony on a solar power net energy metering
rate case before the Nevada Public Utility Commission, September – November 2015.
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