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D-Index
59
Citations
13213
World Ranking
1751
National Ranking
701

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the integration of visualization and analysis tools for power systems.
  • 2006 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to power system education and simulation.

Overview

Thomas J. Overbye is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions to electrical and electronic engineering as well as control and systems engineering. Additional areas of study include geophysics, artificial intelligence, and astronomy and astrophysics.

Their work spans several main topics, specifically:

  • Power System Optimization and Stability
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Smart Grid Security and Resilience
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Recent publications by Thomas J. Overbye cover a range of subjects related to power systems and smart grids. Notable papers include:

  • "Joint Detection and Localization of Stealth False Data Injection Attacks in Smart Grids Using Graph Neural Networks," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • "Transmission-and-Distribution Dynamic Co-Simulation Framework for Distributed Energy Resource Frequency Response," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • "The Creation and Validation of Load Time Series for Synthetic Electric Power Systems," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • "Building Highly Detailed Synthetic Electric Grid Data Sets for Combined Transmission and Distribution Systems," 2020, IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy
  • "Dynamic Joint Allocation of EV Charging Stations and DGs in Spatio-Temporal Expanding Grids," 2020, IEEE Access

Frequent coauthors include Jessica L. Wert, Adam B. Birchfield, Komal S. Shetye, Hanyue Li, and Farnaz Safdarian. These collaborations have contributed to the development of research in smart grid systems and power engineering.

Their research findings have been disseminated across several publication venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • 2021 North American Power Symposium (NAPS)
  • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy

Thomas J. Overbye has been recognized by the professional community with distinctions such as being a Member of the National Academy of Engineering since 2013 for contributions to the integration of visualization and analysis tools for power systems. Additionally, they have been an IEEE Fellow since 2006 for contributions to power system education and simulation.

Best Publications

  • Grid Structural Characteristics as Validation Criteria for Synthetic Networks

    Adam B. Birchfield;Ti Xu;Kathleen M. Gegner;Komal S. Shetye

  • Detecting False Data Injection Attacks on DC State Estimation

    Rakesh B. Bobba;Katherine M. Rogers;Qiyan Wang;Himanshu Khurana

  • A comparison of the AC and DC power flow models for LMP calculations

    T.J. Overbye;Xu Cheng;Yan Sun

  • Line Outage Detection Using Phasor Angle Measurements

    J.E. Tate;T.J. Overbye

  • A power flow measure for unsolvable cases

    T.J. Overbye

  • A two-level optimization problem for analysis of market bidding strategies

    J.D. Weber;T.J. Overbye

  • The Power Grid Library for Benchmarking AC Optimal Power Flow Algorithms

    Sogol Babaeinejadsarookolaee;Adam B. Birchfield;Richard D. Christie;Carleton Coffrin

  • SCADA Cyber Security Testbed Development

    C. M. Davis;J. E. Tate;H. Okhravi;C. Grier

  • An Authenticated Control Framework for Distributed Voltage Support on the Smart Grid

    Katherine M Rogers;Ray Klump;Himanshu Khurana;Angel A Aquino-Lugo

  • A Test Case for the Calculation of Geomagnetically Induced Currents

    R. Horton;D. H. Boteler;T. J. Overbye;R. J. Pirjola

  • An energy based security measure for assessing vulnerability to voltage collapse

    C.L. DeMarco;T.J. Overbye

  • Power System Level Impacts of PHEVs

    C. Roe;E. Farantatos;J. Meisel;A.P. Meliopoulos

  • Voltage contours for power system visualization

    J.D. Weber;T.J. Overbye

  • An individual welfare maximization algorithm for electricity markets

    J. D. Weber;T. J. Overbye

  • PTDF-based power system equivalents

    Xu Cheng;T.J. Overbye

  • SCPSE: Security-Oriented Cyber-Physical State Estimation for Power Grid Critical Infrastructures

    S. Zonouz;K. M. Rogers;R. Berthier;R. B. Bobba

  • Improved techniques for power system voltage stability assessment using energy methods

    T.J. Overbye;C.L. DeMarco

  • Integration of geomagnetic disturbance modeling into the power flow: A methodology for large-scale system studies

    Thomas J. Overbye;Trevor R. Hutchins;Komal Shetye;Jamie Weber

  • A Control Framework for the Smart Grid for Voltage Support Using Agent-Based Technologies

    Angel A Aquino-Lugo;R Klump;T J Overbye

  • Computation of a practical method to restore power flow solvability

    T.J. Overbye

  • Power System Analysis & Design

    Thomas J. Overbye;Mulukutla S. Sarma;J. Duncan Glover

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. Sauer
Peter W. Sauer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
George Gross
George Gross University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jonathan W. Kimball
Jonathan W. Kimball Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mladen Kezunovic
Mladen Kezunovic Texas A&M University
M.A. Pai
M.A. Pai University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ian Dobson
Ian Dobson Iowa State University
Ian A. Hiskens
Ian A. Hiskens University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Erchin Serpedin
Erchin Serpedin Texas A&M University
Bernard C. Lesieutre
Bernard C. Lesieutre University of Wisconsin–Madison
Muhammad Ismail
Muhammad Ismail University of Engineering and Technology Mardan

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