Graduate Student Thesis Projects
Last Updated: 23 Jan 2009
Nils Stenvig, MSEE,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx May 2010)
- Research Focus: Power Line Carrier, Broadband Over Power Lines
& Transformers
- Support: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Elizaveta Egorova, MSEE,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx May 2010)
- Research Focus: Electric Machines, Power System Control and
Operation
- Support: Fulbright
Oskar Reynisson, MSEE,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx May 2010)
- Research Focus: EMTP Modeling of Switching Transients
- Support: American Transmission Company
Jayanth Ramamurthy, PhD,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx Dec 2010)
- Research Focus: Power System Transients, Transformers
- Support: GTA, Xcel Energy
Himanshu Bahirat, MS,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx May 2009)
- Research Focus: Power System Transients, Circuit Breaker ratings,
Capacitive Switching, TRV
- Support: Xcel Energy
Kevin Demeny, MS,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx May 2009)
- Research Focus: Arc Flash Energy - Theoretical Basis and
Prediction/Simulation Methods
- Support: Minnesota Power
Jing Liu, MS,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx May 2009)
- Research Focus: Communications Channels through Power
Infrastructure
- Support: MTRI
Shiwei Lu, MS,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx May 2009)
Research Focus:
System Stability, Voltage Stability, WAM
Support: NSF
Muhammad Ali Memon, PhD,
in Progress (Expected Graduation: Approx Dec 2010)
- Research Focus: Power System Stability, PMU, WAM Application
- Support: NED University, Pakistan
Alejandro Avendaño Ceceña, PhD, in Progress (Expected Graduation:
Approx Dec 2010)
- Research Focus: Transformer Modeling in EMTP
- Support: CONACYT (National Council of Science & Technology
of Mexico)
Andrew Kunze, MS, Aug 2008
- Research Focus: Transformer Modeling, Lab Measurements, Transient
Simulation, Ferroresonance
- Support: MTU GTA; SINTEF Energy Research Transformer Performance
Project, Trondheim, Norway; Xcel Energy
- Present Employer: S&C, Chicago, IL
Xingkang (Kevin) Wang, PhD, in Progress (Expected
Graduation: May 2009)
- Research Focus: EMTP Simulation of Wind Generators, SSR
Issues at Wind Farm Interconnects
- Support: MTU GTA for one semester, Xcel Energy thereafter
- Present Employer: Areva, Seattle, WA
Rakesh Prasad, MS, Dec 2007
- Coursework Project: Time-Domain Simulation of Impedance
Trajectories During Faults and Stability Swings
- Support: Self Supported, Grad Coop at Kewaunee Nuclear
Plan, GTA
- Present Employer: Realtime Utility Engineers, Madison, WI
Ruhai Hao, MS, Dec
2007
- Thesis Title: Power Swing and System Separation Based on
Phasor-Domain Simulations
- Support: Self Supported during first semester; NSF thereafter.
- Present Employer: ITC - International Transmission, Novi, MI
Sandhya Prabhu, MS, August 2007
- Report Title: Power System Protection during Stability Swings
- Support: Self Supported, Grading Assistant, GTA, Grad Coop at
Wolverine Power
- Present Employer: Excel Engineering, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Ramanathan Arunachalam, MS, June
2006
- Thesis Title: Time Domain Models for Power System Stability and
Unbalance
- Support: Self Supported; Grading Assistant; Grad Coop at Xcel
Energy, Minneapolis, MN
- Present Employer: Black & Veatch, Ann Arbor, MI
Ruchi Singh, MS, June 2006
- Report Title: Phasor-Domain Modeling of Power System Stability
Including Reduced Dynamic Equivalencing
- Support: Self Supported; Grading Assistant; GTA, Grad Coop at
Xcel
Energy, Minneapolis, MN
- Present Employer: Black & Veatch, Ann Arbor, MI
Ranveig Jordet, MS, June 2005
- Report Title: Broadband over Power Line (BPL)
- Support: US-Norway Fulbright Fellowship; Self Supported
- Present Employer: Esso Norge AS (An ExxonMobil Subsidiary),
Tønsberg, Norway
Swen Sorvala, MS, Apr 2005
- Coursework Project: Matlab GUI for Directional Overcurrent and
Impedance Protection of Transmission Line
- Support: Self Supported; Grading Assistant; GTA
- Present Employer: Black & Veatch, Ann Arbor, MI
Vikas Bhargava, MS, Jan 2005
- Thesis Title: Transient Analysis of Single-Pole Switching
Strategies
- Support: Self Supported; Xcel Energy GRA; Math Dept. Grader;
Summer Intern at Electrocon (CAPE)
- Present Employer: Black & Veatch, Ann Arbor, MI
Ajitha Yerribelli, MS, Dec 2004
- Coursework Project: Frequency-Response Measurments of Power Line
Carrier Components
- Support: Self Supported; Grading Assistant; Coop at Patrick
Engineering, Detroit; GTA
- Present Employer: Patrick Engineering, Inc., Livonia, MI
Robert Koepp, MS, May 2004
- Coursework Project: ATP Modeling of Instrument Transformers for
Power System Protection
- Support: Self Supported
- Present Employer: Shawano Municipal Utilities, Shawano, WI
Brian Runowski, MS, Progress on hold.
- Research Focus: Transmission Grid Black Start Simulations
- Support: MAPP (Mid-Continent Area Power Pool); Co-Advisor:
Leonard Bohmann
- Present Employer: Exelon Corp., Chicago, IL
Sung Don Cho, PhD, Dec 2002
- Dissertation Title: Parameter Estimation for Transformer Modeling
- Support: Xcel Energy
- Present Employer: Samsung Engineering & Construction Company,
Seoul, Korea
Han Zou, MS, May 2001
- Report Title: Vibro-Acoustic Methods for Monitoring Transformer
Operating States
- Support: Xcel Energy, Mich Tech GTA
- Present Employer:
ProTek Devices
, Tempe, AZ
Ramakrishna Sarabu, MS, June 1999
- Report Title: Evaluation of an Algorithm to Predict Lyapunov
Exponents of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
- Support: Mich Tech GTA (Computer Engineering)
- Present Employer: Motorola, Urbana, IL
Manjunatha Rao, MS, June 1999
- Report Title: Development of a Laboratory Test Setup Using
LabVIEW for a Power Quality Study
- Support: Mich Tech GTA (Computer Engineering)
- Present Employer: Motorola, Urbana, IL
Govind Gopakumar, MS, May 1999
- Thesis Title: Time-Domain Modeling of Transmission Lines Using
Finite Difference Techniques
- Support: Northern States Power, Minneapolis, MN
- Continued Education: Masters in Energy & Environmental
Policy, University of
Delaware, May 2001.
- Research Experience: Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in
Environment & Development(CISED), Bangalore, India, 2001-03.
- Continued Education: PhD in Science & Technology Studies,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Mar 2008.
David Greyerbiehl, MS, June 1998
- Thesis Title: Development and Investigation of Anhysteretic
Magnetic Core Models
- Support: NSF RIA Award & Mich Tech John Miles Fellowship
- Present Employer: Consumers
Energy
, Jackson, MI
Huihua (Maggie) Yan, MS, May 1998
- Thesis Title: System Protection Testing and Frequency
Characteristics of Nonlinear CCVT Models
- Support: Consumers Energy, Jackson, MI and Northern States
Power, Minneaplis, MN
- Present Employer: Epic
Systems Corporation
, Madison, WI
Michael Bjorge, MS, November 1996
- Thesis Title: Investigation of Short Circuit Models for a
Four-Winding Transformer
- Support: NSF RIA Award
- Present Employer: Boeing, Seattle, WA ?
Glenn Wrate, PhD, September 1996
- Dissertation Title: On Switching Transients and Nonlinear System
Frequency Characteristics Related to Shunt Capacitor Banks
- Support: Northern States Power, Minneapolis, MN
- Present Employer: Milwaukee
School
of Engineering
, Milwaukee, WI
Michael Gaffney, MS, August 1996
- Thesis Title: Amorphous Core Transformer Model for Transient
Simulation
- Support: NSF RIA Award
- Present Employer: Consumers
Energy
, Jackson, MI
Abhijit Devasthale, MS, July 1996
- Thesis Title: Transient Modeling of Three-Legged Amorphous Core
Transformer
- Support: NSF RIA Award
- Present Employer: International Computex, Inc, Atlanta, GA
Kedar Pandit, MS, August 1995
- Thesis Title: Automated Measurement of Transformer Core
Parameters
- Support: NSF RIA Award
- Present Employer: McKinsey
& Co., Chicago, IL
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