Energy and Power

Professor Allison, Gedra, Ramakumar

The field of energy and power has achieved national prominence due to federal deregulation of the industry. The resulting widely fluctuating energy prices and demands have led to major blackouts during times of peak usage, and unpredictable energy costs. Areas of this very broad field studied at Oklahoma State University include energy conversion, renewable energy sources and systems, reliability, electric power systems analysis, power system economics and pricing. Before deregulation, many universities discontinued power engineering, leading to a current national need for graduates.

Graduate level courses include topics such as “green” technologies involving direct energy conversion, computer analysis of power system methods, and economics and regulation of the power industry. A unique undergraduate lab facility funded by the NSF offers teaching opportunities.

Source:www.ece.okstate.edu/old/Research/