Cascading failures in power grids
Hines P, Balasubramaniam K, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "Cascading failures in power grids." IEEE Potentials. 28(5):24-30 (2009)
CV
Education
- B.S. in Github, Github University, 2012
- M.S. in Jekyll, Github University, 2014
- Ph.D in Version Control Theory, Github University, 2018 (expected)
Work experience
- Summer 2015: Research Assistant
- Github University
- Duties included: Tagging issues
- Supervisor: Professor Git
- Fall 2015: Research Assistant
- Github University
- Duties included: Merging pull requests
- Supervisor: Professor Hub
Skills
- Skill 1
- Skill 2
- Sub-skill 2.1
- Sub-skill 2.2
- Sub-skill 2.3
- Skill 3
Publications
Do topological models provide good information about electricity infrastructure vulnerability?
Hines P, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Blumsack S. "Do topological models provide good information about electricity infrastructure vulnerability?." Chaos. 20(3) (2010)
Comparing the topological and electrical structure of the North American electric power infrastructure
Cotilla-Sanchez E, Hines PDH, Barrows C, Blumsack S. "Comparing the topological and electrical structure of the North American electric power infrastructure." IEEE Systems Journal. 6(4):616-626 (2012)
Predicting critical transitions from time series synchrophasor data
Cotilla-Sanchez E, Hines P, Danforth CM. "Predicting critical transitions from time series synchrophasor data." IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 3(4):1832-1840 (2012)
Multi-attribute partitioning of power networks based on electrical distance
Cotilla-Sanchez E, Hines PDH, Barrows C, Blumsack S, Patel M. "Multi-attribute partitioning of power networks based on electrical distance." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 28(4):4979-4987 (2013)
Understanding early indicators of critical transitions in power systems from autocorrelation functions
Ghanavati G, Hines PDH, Lakoba TI, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "Understanding early indicators of critical transitions in power systems from autocorrelation functions." IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers. 61(9):2747-2760 (2014)
Assessing the impact of the grid-connected pacific marine energy center wave farm
Armstrong S, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Kovaltchouk T. "Assessing the impact of the grid-connected pacific marine energy center wave farm." IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 3(4):1011-1020 (2015)
Dynamic modeling of cascading failure in power systems
Song J, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Hines PDH, Ghanavati G. "Dynamic modeling of cascading failure in power systems." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 31(3):2085-2095 (2015)
Benchmarking and validation of cascading failure analysis tools
Bialek B, Ciapessoni E, Cirio D, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Dent C, Dobson I, Henneaux P, Hines P, Jardim J, Miller S, Panteli M, Papic M, Pitto A, Quiros-Tortos J, Wu D. "Benchmarking and validation of cascading failure analysis tools." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 31(6):4887-4900 (2016)
An optimization framework for decision making in large, collaborative energy supply systems
DuPont B, Azam R, Proper S, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Hoyle C, Piacenza J, Oryschchyn D, Zitney S, Bossart S. "An optimization framework for decision making in large, collaborative energy supply systems." ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. 138(5):051601 (2016)
A backend framework for the efficient management of power system measurements
McCamish B, Meier R, Landford J, Bass RB, Chiu D, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "A backend framework for the efficient management of power system measurements." Electric Power Systems Research. 140:797-805 (2016)
A rapid PMU-based load composition and PMU estimation method
McCamish B, Kulkarni J, Ke Z, Harpool S, Huo C, Brekken T, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Zhang J, von Jouanne A, Yokochi A. "A rapid PMU-based load composition and PMU estimation method." Electric Power Systems Research. 143:44-52 (2016)
A learning scheme for microgrid reconnection
Lassetter C, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Kim J. "A learning scheme for microgrid reconnection." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 33(1):691-700 (2018)
Comparative study of clustering techniques for real‐time dynamic model reduction
Purvine E, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Halappanavar M, Huang Z, Lin G, Lu S, Wang S. "Comparative study of clustering techniques for real‐time dynamic model reduction." Statistical Analysis and Data Mining: The ASA Data Science Journal. 10(1):263-276 (2017)
Adaptive server–client unscented Kalman filter for grid voltage frequency estimation
Munoz JP, Magana ME, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "Adaptive server–client unscented Kalman filter for grid voltage frequency estimation." IET Signal Processing, 12(4):496-505 (2018)
A generative graph model for electrical infrastructure networks
Aksoy SG, Purvine E, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Halappanavar M. "A generative graph model for electrical infrastructure networks." Journal of Complex Networks, (7)1:128-162 (2018)
Dynamic frequency and amplitude estimation for three-phase unbalanced power systems using the unscented Kalman filter
Wu C, Magana ME, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "Dynamic frequency and amplitude estimation for three-phase unbalanced power Systems using the unscented Kalman filter." IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 68(9):3387-3395 (2019)
Understanding the Impact of Decision Making on Robustness During Complex System Design: More Resilient Power Systems
Piacenza JR, Faller KJ, Bozorgirad MA, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Hoyle C, Tumer IY. "Understanding the Impact of Decision Making on Robustness During Complex System Design: More Resilient Power Systems." ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, 6(2):021001 (2020)
Evaluating Measurement-Based Dynamic Load Modeling Techniques and Metrics
Cicilio P, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "Evaluating Measurement-Based Dynamic Load Modeling Techniques and Metrics." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 35(3):1805-1811 (2020)
uGrid: Reliable Minigrid Design and Planning Toolset for Rural Electrification
Cicilio P, Orosz M, Mueller A, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "uGrid: Reliable Minigrid Design and Planning Toolset for Rural Electrification." IEEE Access. (7):163988-163999 (2019)
Estimating the Impact of Ocean Wave Energy on Power System Reliability with a Well-Being Approach
Johnson B, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "Estimating the Impact of Ocean Wave Energy on Power System Reliability with a Well-Being Approach." IET Renewable Power Generation,(14)4:608-615 (2019)
A Monte Carlo methodology for earthquake impact analysis on the electrical grid
Johnson B, Chalishazar V, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Brekken TKA. "A Monte Carlo methodology for earthquake impact analysis on the electrical grid." Electric Power Systems Research, (184):106332 (2020)
A Risk-Based Approach to Assess the Operational Resilience of Transmission Grids
Papic M, Ekisheva S, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "A Risk-Based Approach to Assess the Operational Resilience of Transmission Grids." Applied Sciences. 10(14):4761 (2020)
Transmission hosting capacity of distributed energy resources
Cicilio P, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Vaagensmith B, Gentle J. "Transmission hosting capacity of distributed energy resources." IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 12(2):794-801 (2021)
A Coupled Karhunen-Loève and Anisotropic Sparse Grid Interpolation Method for the Probabilistic Load Flow Problem
Johnson B, Gibson N, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "A Coupled Karhunen-Loève and Anisotropic Sparse Grid Interpolation Method for the Probabilistic Load Flow Problem" Electric Power Systems Research, (193):107044 (2021)
Resilience in an Evolving Electrical Grid
Cicilio P, Glennon D, Mate A, Barnes A, Chalishazar V, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Vaagensmith B, Gentle J, Rieger C, Wies R, Kapourchali MH. "Resilience in an Evolving Electrical Grid" Energies, 14(3):694 (2021)
On PMU Data Integrity under GPS Spoofing Attacks: A Sparse Error Correction Framework
De Silva S, Kim J, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Hagan T. "On PMU Data Integrity under GPS Spoofing Attacks: A Sparse Error Correction Framework." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 36(6):5317-5332 (2021)
Toward Models of Impact and Recovery of the US Western Grid from Earthquake Events
Weinmann R, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Brekken TKA. "Toward Models of Impact and Recovery of the US Western Grid from Earthquake Events." Energies. 15(24):9275 (2022)
Implementing Power System Protection Algorithms in a Digital Hardware-in-the-Loop Substation
Hagan T, Senaratne D, Meier R, Cotilla-Sanchez E, Kim J. "Implementing Power System Protection Algorithms in a Digital Hardware-in-the-Loop Substation." IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, 14(8) (2022)
Load Oscillating Attacks of Smart Grids: Vulnerability Analysis
Alanazi F, Kim J, Cotilla-Sanchez E. "Load Oscillating Attacks of Smart Grids: Vulnerability Analysis." IEEE Access, 11 (2023)
Talks
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Teaching
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