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Award for Collaboration between TAMU and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Mladen Kezunovic, Eugene E. WebKezunovic_Taranto_v2b Professor at TAMU, and Glauco Taranto, Professor at COPPE/Federal University of Rio de Janeirois, are leading the international collaborative research titled “Development of Advanced Open-Source PMU/PDC Lab and Applications with Synchronized Data Obtained from Simulation and Actual Power Network.”  The development of a more precise synchrophasor technology will help to avoid and mitigate power system blackouts by improving monitoring, control and protection of the electric grid.