Selected Publications

Most of our publications can be found through IEEExplore. A few reports and special publications are linked below.

• Final report on Hurricane Katrina telecommunications power damage – "Hurricane Katrina: Damage Assessment of Power Infrastructure For Distribution, Telecommunication, and Backup," by A. Kwasinski, W. W. Weaver, P. T. Krein, P. L. Chapman.  This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award ECS-0554090.

Software and Services

The following links provide access to downloadable programs and services related to Power and Energy Systems

• POWERWORLD Corporation – power system simulation software available.
• Elements of Power Electronics, by P. T. Krein – These pages provide extra services for this new textbook, published by Oxford University Press. The book supports undergraduate courses in power electronics.

Research Information

• Benchmark dc-dc converters – a suite of power electronic converter circuits (that have been tested in hardware) suitable as closed-loop tests for simulators or for controllers
• Blue Boxes – units used in education and research to quickly build a variety of power converters and other power circuits.
• Toolbox – Matlab/Simulink Electric Machines and Power Electronics Toolbox

Position Announcements and Student Opportunities

• Job postings (text)
• Student opportunities for jobs in our labs

Information Resources

Here are a few links to useful information resources related to power engineering.

• WWW Archive for Electric Power Engineering Education
• EPRI Home Page
• IEEE Power Electronics Society
• IEEE Power Engineering Society
• IEEE Industry Applications Society
• IEEE Central Illinois Chapter
• Power System Stability by M.A.Pai

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