LDRD-DR FY10-12:

Optimization and Control Theory for Smart Grids


PI: Michael Chertkov (T-4) [Statistical Physics, Graphical Algorithms]

co-PI: Russell Bent (D-4) [Optimization, Control Theory, Infrastructure Software]

Investigators:

Marian Anghel (CCS-3) [Network Analysis]
Alan P. Berscheid (D-4) [Power Engineering]
Scott Backhaus (MPA-10) [Experiment and Energy Hardware]
Eli Ben-Naim (T-4) [Statistical Physics, Rare Events]
Rajan Gupta (T-2) [Energy Policy, Modeling and Simulations]
David Izraelevitz (D-6) [Multi-Objective Optimization]
Feng Pan (D-6) [Operation Research]
Gasper L. Toole (D-4) [Electrical Engineering]
Tim Wallstrom (T-4, TSM) [Statistics, Data Assimilation]

PostDocs:

Jason Johnson (CNLS & T-4, DFPD) [Graphical Models, Machine-Learning]
Nandakishore Santhi (CCS-3, PD) [Information Theory, Software Engineering]
Nikolai Sinitsyn (CNLS & CCS-3, DFPD) [Complex Networks]
Lenka Zdeborova (CNLS & T-4, DFPD) [Combinatorial Optimization, Algorithms]

Institutional Collaborators/Advisers:

LANL Utility and Infrastructure Division : A. Erickson [Data, Application]

External Collaborators/Advisers:

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM): W. Ranken, S. Willard [Data, Application]
Los Alamos Utility : J.E. Arrowsmith, R. De La Torre [Data, Application]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): M. Daleh, D. Gamarnik, S. Mitter [Optimization, Control & Queuing Theory]
U of Minnesota: M. Amin, B. Wollenberg [Electric Power Science]
U of Wisconsin Madison: I. Dobson [Grid Outages]
U of Vermont: P. Hines [Grid Control]
Penn State: S. Blumsack [Grid Regulation]
Our Poster for NNSA/LDRD meeting in DC, Aug 19, 2009
Submitted Proposal
Proposal Presentation (19 pages)
Submitted Pre-Proposal
Pre-Proposal Presentation (7 pages)
Presentation at Energy Town Hall LANL/county meeting (April 21, 2009; 5 pages)
Incomplete List of Relevant Research Papers [bib]
Some relevant Bookmarks


Our Publications Related to the Project:

Outages, Rare Events [bib]
Optimization, Control & Inference [bib]
Power, Energy [bib]
Infrustructure and Power Networks [bib]