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The Smart Grid Center is an interdisciplinary university environment organized to modernize how electricity is delivered from suppliers to consumers and to enable new electricity products, services, and markets.

Overlays

Mission: To form a competitive environment to advance efficient use of electric energy and modernization of the electricity grid, as well as to promote creation of multidisciplinary research teams to solve problems and deliver innovative and effective smart grid.

Vision: Seamless integration of power system infrastructure with the transportation and existing built environment to create 21st century energy ecosystems capable of solving pressing energy issues while meeting the needs and expectations of future generations.

Robert Balog, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Office: 205D WEB, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840
Tel: (979) 862-4985
Fax: (979) 845-6443
Email: rbalog@tamu.edu
Website 1; Website 2
Research Interests: Advance power electronics systems and controls solar photovoltaic and electrical energy storage power systems; Photovoltaic balance of systems (BOS); Non-planer photovoltaic systems and BiPV; Techno-economic optimization of renewable resource-based energy systems; Microgrids and distributed DC power systems; Power quality enhancement in AC electrical distribution system; Model predicative control of power electronic systems; Power electronics for solid state lighting (LED); Arc fault detection in photovoltaic, battery and dc systems

Dehghanian, P., Y. Guan, and M. Kezunovic, “Real-Time Life-Cycle Assessment of High Voltage Circuit Breakers for Maintenance using Online Condition Monitoring Data,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 1135-1146, March/April 2019.

More peer-reviewed journal publications >

Kezunovic M. and T. Dokic, “Big Data Framework for Predictive Risk Assessment of Weather Impacts on Electric Power Systems” Grid of the Future, CIGRE US National Committee, Atlanta, November 2019.

More conference papers >