Power System Research

Electrotek offers a wide array of power system research and software development services. Best known for our work as a major contractor for EPRI®, we have completed numerous projects for research/government agencies and electric utilities. Highlights include:

Power Quality Research

• An Assessment of Distribution Power Quality (EPRI DPQ)
• Reliability Benchmarking Methodology (EPRI RBM)
• Power Quality Manual (TVPPA/NRECA)
• Power Quality Signature Database (NRECA/CRN)
• Customer Power Factor Correction Capacitor Application Guide (CEATI)
• Monitoring and Analysis of Power Quality Problems Associated with Distribution Capacitor Banks (CEATI)
• Evaluating the Impact of Transients on Utility Customers (CEATI)
• Impact of Utility Voltage Variations on Customer Systems (CEATI)
• Power Quality Case Study Library (CEATI)
• Establishment of a Web-Based Database of Common PQ Problems and Effective Mitigation Solutions (CEATI)
• Practical Guidelines for Evaluating Harmonics on Utility and Customer Systems (CEATI)
• Power Quality Considerations for Wind Power (CEATI)
• Detection and Analysis of Incipient Distribution System Faults (CEATI)
• Power Quality at Supply Points to Distribution Companies (CEATI)
• Evaluation of Distribution Capacitor Switching Concerns (EPRI)
• Power Quality, Quantity and Pricing Internet Project (DOE)
• Evaluation of Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage System
• Assessment of Transmission Power Quality

Research in Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation

• ERCOT Wind Monitoring Project
• NREL Wind Monitoring Project
• UWIG Study of Impacts of Wind Power on Utility Power System Operations
• UWIG Study of Impacts of Wind on Utility Distribution Systems
• Assessment of DG as a Grid-Reinforcement Strategy for Long Beach Island, NJ
• Interconnection Guidelines for Distributed Generation (Multi-Client Study with Platts Research & Consulting)

Software Development

• PQView
• PQWeb
• Power Quality Diagnostic System
• Power Quality Database
• Power Quality Toolbox
• PQ Planner
• Lightning Protection Design Workstation
• SuperHarm
• TOP, The Output Processor