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Seminar 11

July 1, 2008

1:00 to 2:00 PM

Voltage Stability for Undergraduates

Carson W. Taylor - Bonneville Power Administration (retired)

"What should be included in 1-3 discussion hours on voltage stability as part of a first course on power systems? What is voltage stability? What is the relation to angle (synchronous) stability? What are time frames? What are mechanisms and countermeasures?"

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Biography

Carson Taylor retired from Bonneville Power Administration in 2006, where he was a Principal Engineer, Transmission Operations and Planning. He joined BPA in 1969 after earning degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His interests include power system control and protection, system dynamic performance, ac/dc interactions, and power system planning and operation. Mr. Taylor is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and past chairman of the IEEE Power System Stability Controls Subcommittee. He is a Distinguished Member of CIGRÉ and convenor of three CIGRÉ task forces on power system voltage and angle stability. He is the author of the book Power System Voltage Stability. Mr. Taylor has authored or co-authored numerous IEEE and CIGRÉ papers.