Power System Protection, Control & Communication
The importance of power system protection has been highlighted by recent blackouts and efforts continue in research relating to wide area protection leveraging other modern developments such as the global positioning satelittes. Work on power system communications both within and external to substations is also undertaken.
Leading faculty members:
Prof Peter Crossley
Power system protection, integration of renewable energy resources, isolated power systems
Prof Vladimir Terzija
Wide-area power system monitoring, switchgear control, modelling of arcing phenomena
Dr Haiyu Li
Power system communication, power system automation, measurement and signal processing
Current research projects:
- Phasor measurement unit (PMU) placement
- Application of pattern recognition to distribution system fault location