Power systems today operate in an environment where reliability and safety must be maintained despite rising loads, expanding ...

Eight forum sessions have been organized with each one containing papers from related disciplines. Forum sessions at the 2016 IEEE PES T&D Conference & Expo provide an opportunity to learn more about ...

Distributed control systems (DCSs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) have been commonplace in power plants for decades, but the technology has not been stagnant. Today’s systems are beginning ...

The virtual power plant (VPP) is an increasingly popular choice for realizing the aggregation, optimization, and control of flexible resources that are not necessarily within the same geographical ...

Over the years, the need for increased reliability of electrical systems is no secret to those in the electrical industry. Data centers, hospitals, emergency call centers, government buildings, and ...

The Bonneville Power Administration reports that its power system is operating normally and it is taking steps to maintain reliability following attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the ...

Kauai, one of the most remote islands of Hawaii, stands steady among the timeless crash of ocean waves. Electric waves, ...

The extreme cold temperatures experienced by a large part of the United States this month have highlighted the vulnerability of power systems equipment in such extreme weather. This week’s snowstorm ...