P. Donalek

ORCID: 0000-0001-5151-611X
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Research Areas
  • Power System Optimization and Stability
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Power System Reliability and Maintenance
  • Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps
  • Power Systems and Technologies
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Wind Turbine Control Systems
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • Water Systems and Optimization
  • Experimental Learning in Engineering
  • Engineering Education and Pedagogy
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Smart Grid and Power Systems
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Power Systems Fault Detection
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Real-time simulation and control systems

Stantec (United States)
2017-2020

Decision Sciences (United States)
2013

Swedish Defence Research Agency
2011

Mercy Willard Hospital
2008

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2005

ATA Engineering (United States)
1998

On August 14, 2003, a cascading outage of transmission and generation facilities in the North American Eastern Interconnection resulted blackout most New York state as well parts Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, Canada. September 23, nearly four million customers lost power eastern Denmark southern Sweden following that struck Scandinavia. Days later, between Italy rest central Europe left darkness on 28. These major blackouts are among worst system failures last few decades. The Power...

10.1109/tpwrs.2005.857942 article EN IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 2005-11-01

Pumped storage hydro (PSH) based generation of electricity is a proven grid level technique. A new configuration i.e., adjustable speed PSH (AS-PSH) power plant modeled and discussed in this paper. Hydrodynamic models are created using partial differential equations the governor topology adopted from an existing, operational AS-PSH unit. Physics-based simulation both hydrodynamics system dynamics has been studied individually past. This paper demonstrates co-simulation unit between penstock...

10.1016/j.epsr.2017.08.010 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Electric Power Systems Research 2017-09-12

For thousands of years, people have been harnessing water to perform work. Archeologists discovered ancient cities where was stored in natural or human-made reservoirs provide potable and irrigate crops. Therefore, pumped storage as part modern electric grids has deep historic roots.

10.1109/mpe.2020.3001418 article EN IEEE Power and Energy Magazine 2020-08-19

This presentation will focus on low-head run-of-river type generators generally known as ldquosmall hydrordquo or ldquodistributed generationrdquo. provide updates turbine - generator options applied to small hydro sites in the context of distributed generation and Run Of River generating plants.

10.1109/pes.2008.4596416 article EN 2008-07-01

It is recognized that hydro generation and pumped storage can play a unique role in the operation of modern power systems. As part introduction regional electricity market for Balkans region, study was made to identify based market. The included an analysis hydrologic conditions individual countries as well region. results determined region could be simulated three conditions; wet, normal dry. A system simulation year 2005 used quantify value hydro. cost energy at designated nodes Cost...

10.1109/pes.2003.1267207 article EN 2003 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37491) 2004-06-15

Readers are encouraged to share their views on issues affecting the electric power engineering profession. Send your letters Mel Olken, editor in chief, m.olken@ieee.org. Letters may be edited for publication.

10.1109/mpe.2011.940224 article EN IEEE Power and Energy Magazine 2011-02-22

It is proposed that a series of system simulation studies be prepared for the bulk power northwestern United States, and they include pumped storage hydro project. The objective to demonstrate extent which project, with adjustable speed machines, could have minimized effects July August 1996 disturbances.

10.1109/39.655589 article EN IEEE Power Engineering Review 1998-01-01
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