Grady, William
Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources
Biography:
Dr. Grady's research interests are mainly in the area of electric power systems, with special focus on harmonics and power quality. He regularly teaches courses in power system engineering, power electronics, and circuits, and he recently started an undergraduate power electronics laboratory course. His research is presently funded by NSF and the Office of Naval Research. He also consults and teaches short courses for various utilities and industries on power quality-related issues. One of his most enjoyable consulting projects was the design and analysis of the extensive harmonic filter plan for the 2002 Winter Olympics ski area. Dr. Grady is the author of the PCFLO computer program for harmonics analysis, plus several other widely-used power system programs found on this web page. He is Chairman of the IEEE-PES Transmission & Distribution Committee, and was Technical Program Chairman for the IEEE-PES Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition, Dallas, September 2003.
