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Power System Automation Laboratory

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Research Projects

“US Department of Energy, Prevention of Wildfire Ignition from Powerline Equipment Failures Using ML-Based Classification of Real-Time Electrical Measurements”, 2024-2028, $3,165,418

“Application of DFA Technology to Chevrons Power Distribution Facilities,” 2021-2025, Chevron USA, $660,000 with Carl Benner, et al.

“Central Electric Cooperative (Oregon): Wildfire Risk Reduction via DFA Technology: Demonstration and Integration Collaboration,” 2020-2025, Central Electric Cooperative, $735,000 with Carl Benner, et al.

“Wildfire Risk Reduction via DFA Technology: Demonstration and Integration Collaboration with Pacific Gas and Electric,” 2019-2025, Pacific Gas and Electric, $1,603,000 with Carl Benner.

“PacifiCorp: Wildfire Risk Reduction via DFA Technology: Demonstration and Integration Collaboration,” 2020-2024, PacifiCorp, $945,000 with Carl Benner, et al.

“Liberty Utilities: Wildfire Risk reduction via DFA Technology: Demonstration and Integration Collaboration,” 2020-2025, Liberty Utilities, $455,000 with Carl Benner, et al.

“Improving Distribution System Reliability Using DFA,” 2020-2021, TEES Smart Grid Center, $40,000, with Carl Benner and Thomas Overbye.

“Peace River Electric Cooperative Demonstration of DFA,” 2022-2023, Peace River Electric Cooperative, $180,000, with Carl Benner.

“Signature Library Framework Development,” UT-Battelle on behalf of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $165,000, 2020, with Carl Benner, et al.

“Demonstration and Development of a Business Case for the Use of DFA Technology by TVPPA-Member Electric Cooperatives,” 2019-2021, Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, $210,000.

“Demonstration of DFA Technology by Dominion Energy,” 2018-2021, Dominion Energy Company, $190,000, with Carl Benner.

“Optimizing Operational Use of DFA Data at Pedernales,” 2018-2020, Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc., $100,000, with Carl Benner.

“Prevention of Power Line Caused Wildfires”, State of Texas, 2014-2017, $3,000,000 with Carl Benner

“Event Data Collection for EPRI’s DMD Project,” 2016-2018, Electric Power Research Institute, $250,000, with Carl Benner.

“Texas Power Line-Caused Wildfire Mitigation Demonstration,” 2013-2017, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, $3,000,000, with Carl Benner.

“Integration and Demonstration of Distribution Fault Anticipation (DFA) Technology at Southern Company,” Electric Power Research Institute, 2011-2012, $180,000, with Carl Benner.

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B. Don Russell

Carl L. Benner

Karen L. Butler-Purry

Jeffrey Wischkaemper

Karthick Manivanna

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