POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (PSerc)

Robert H. Lasseter (Site Director) / Dennis Ray (Executive Director) 2559A Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1691 Tel: 608/262-5546 Fax: 608/262-1267 E-mail: lasseter@engr.wisc.edu www.pserc.org

This multi-university, NSF-funded research consortium includes representatives from UW-Madison, Arizona State University, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, University of California-Berkeley, Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Iowa State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Texas A&M University, Colorado School of Mines, and Washington State University. Its mission is to significantly contribute to the restructuring of the electric power industry without compromising its standing as a critically reliable component of the infrastructure.

PSerc consists of a diverse group of faculty and students dedicated to solving the challenges arising from power system restructuring. This cross-disciplinary team includes specialists in power system dynamics, applied mathematics, nonlinear systems, power electronics, advanced control theory, computing, economics and public policy. There are many dimensions to the PSerc vision including analytical, technical, regulatory, economic and educational.

Industrial Sponsors: ABB, Alcatel, Allegheny Power, Alliant Energy, ALSTOM ESCA, American Electric Power, American Transmission Company, Arizona Public Service, California Independent System Operator, Constellation Power Source, Duke Energy, EPRI, Exelon, Entergy, GE Power Systems, Florida Power & Light, Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec (IREQ), Iberdrola, MidAmerican Energy, ISO New England, New York ISO, Nxt Phase, Mitsubishi Electric, Omaha Public Power District, Oncor, Pacific Gas & Electric, PJM Interconnection, PowerWorld Corp., Powertech Labs, Salt River Project, Southern Company, Reliant Energy/HL&P, Tennessee Valley Authority, Steel Tube Institute of North America, Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Western Area Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy