Center for Energy, University of Pittsburgh
positioning our region for the future.
Gregory Reed
Associate Director, Center for Energy
Director, Electric Power Initiative
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Education
PhD (Electrical Engineering), University of Pittsburgh, 1997
MEng (Electric Power Engineering), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1986
BS (Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Concentration), Gannon University, 1985
Professional interests
Reed's research interests include a range of advanced power & energy generation, transmission, and distribution systems and technologies, with specific activities in the following areas:- power electronics (FACTS, HVDC) and control technologies;
- renewable energy systems and integration;
- smart grid technologies and applications;
- energy storage systems and developments;
- energy efficiency and energy management; and
- power quality
Experience
Reed brings over 25 years of industry and academic experience in the electric power and energy sector to the Center for Energy's leadership team. Prior to his appointment at Pitt, Reed served in various engineering, R&D, management, and executive positions in industry, including Senior Vice President of the Power System Planning and Management Group at KEMA, Inc. (2007-2008), an international company headquartered in The Netherlands providing power and energy consulting, technology implementation, and market knowledge expertise. Prior to that, he served in various management and executive roles at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (1997-2007) in Warrendale PA and Kobe, Japan, including as Vice President of Power Systems Marketing & Technology Development. While pursuing his PhD at Pitt (1992 -1997), he served in R&D roles for both the ABB Corporate Research Center in Baden, Switzerland and the ABB Transmission Technology Institute in Raleigh NC, as well as for the Westinghouse Electric Co. Advanced Electromechanical Systems Division in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Reed began his career as an electric power systems engineer at the Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. in New York City (1985-1992).
Reed is an active member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and Power Electronics Society (PELS), as well as a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He is currently a member of the IEEE PES Governing Board, serving as Vice President of Membership and Image. He also serves as the education working group chair for the IEEE PES Engineering Workforce Collaborative, is an associate editor of the IEEE PELS Letters on Power Electronics, and is a member of the IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee.
Selected Publications
Reed, G. F., Stanchina, W., "Smart Grid Education Models for Modern Electric Power System Engineering Curriculum,´ IEEE PES General Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2010.
O'Connor, R., Reed, G., Mao, Z., Jones, A.K., "Improving Renewable Resource Utilization through Integrated Generation Management," IEEE PES General Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2010.
Wang, H., Reed, G.F., Jones, A. K., "Analysis of Recovery Current and Core Structure of DC Power Supply in Electronic Current Transformer," IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2010, Bari, Italy, July 2010.
Wang, H., Reed, G.F., Jones, A. K., "Review: DC Power Supply of High Voltage Active Electronic Current Transformer," IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2010, Bari, Italy, July 2010.
Reder, W., Bose, A., Flueck, A., Lauby, M,, Niebur, D., Randazzo, A., Ray, D., Reed, G., Sauer, P., Wayno, F., "Engineering the Future – A Collaboraive Effort to Strengthen the U.S. Power and Energy Workforce," IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 4, July/August, 2010.
Reed, G.F., "The Smart Grid Technology Revolution: Links to Sustainability and Opportunities for Workforce and Technology Development." Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP), Pittsburgh Engineer Magazine, April 2010.
Reed, G.F., Grainger, B., Bassi, H., Taylor, E., "Analysis of High Capacity Power Electronic Technologies for Integration of Green Energy Management," Panel Session on FACTS Applications To Improve Power System Dynamic Performance, IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2010.
O'Connor, R., Reed, G., Mao, Z., Jones, A.K., "Improving Renewable Resource Utilization through Integrated Generation Management," IEEE PES General Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2010.
Reed, G.F., Stanchina, W., "The Power and Energy Initiative at the University of Pittsburgh: Addressing the Aging Workforce Issue through Innovative Education, Collaborative Research, and Industry Partnerships," Panel Session on Aging Work Force Issues - Solutions that Work, IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2010.
Vilcheck, W.S., Stinson, R., Gates, G., Kemp, D., Reed, G.F., "Eaton and the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering Collaborate to Train Students in Electric Power Engineering," Panel Session on Aging Work Force Issues - Solutions that Work, IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2010.
Reed, G.F., "Advances in Energy Storage Technologies and Applications for Renewable Energy Integration," Engineering Sustainability Conference, MCSI, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, April 2009.
Bose, A., Fluek, A., Lauby, M., Niebur, D., Randazzo A., Ray, D., Reder, W., Reed, G.F., Sauer, P., Wayno, F., "Preparing the U.S. Foundation for Future Electric Energy Systems: A Strong Power and Energy Engineering Workforce," IEEE Power & Energy Society, April, 2009.
Reed, G.F., "Two Solutions to Aging Workforce Issues (Pitt Power & Energy Initiative and KEMA Operations & Planning Knowledge Tools)," Power Engineering Mag., Vol. 112, No. 8, August 2008.
Reed, G.F., Lovell, M., Shuman, L., Stanchina, W., "A Renewed Power and Energy Initiative Development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering," IEEE PES General Meeting, Power Engineering Education Committee 'Education of the Power Engineer of the Future' Panel Session, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 2008.
Reed, G.F., "The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering Power & Energy Initiative: Building Engineering Education and Research Partnerships through Academic-Industry Collaboration," IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, March/April, 2008.
Reed, G.F., Brydges, A., "The Utility as a Driver for Community-Based Sustainable Power and Growth," Engineering Sustainability Conference, MSI, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, April 2007.
Kusic, G.L., Reed, G.F., "Parameters for Three-Phase Transmission Lines," IEEE PES Power System Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, October/November 2006.
Sullivan, D.J., Paserba, J.J., Reed, G.F., Croasdaile, T., Westover, R., Pape, R., et. al., "Voltage Control in Southwest Utah with the St. George Static Var System," IEEE PES Power System Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, October/November 2006.
Reed, G.F., "Value Proposition of Advanced Reactive Power Technologies," Super Session on Reactive Power, IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, Dallas, Texas, May 2006.
Sullivan, D.J., Paserba, J.J., Reed, G.F., Croasdaile, T., Pape, R., Shoup, D.J., et. al., "Design and Application of a Static VAR Compensator for Voltage Support in the Dublin, Georgia Area," FACTS Panel Session, Proceedings of the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, Dallas, Texas, May 2006.
Reed, G.F., "Resolving Transmission Gridlock – The Case for Implementing Power Electronics Control Technologies," North American T&D Conference and Exposition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 2005.
Reed, G.F., Paserba, J.J., Salavantis, P., "The Key to Resolving Transmission Gridlock – Implementing Power Electronics Control Technologies," Electricity Transmission Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, December 2004.
Reed, G.F., Pape, R. "Application of Power Semiconductor Device 'IEGT' to FACTS Controllers – the Injection Enhanced Gate Transistor," EPRI FACTS User's Group Meeting #7, Austin, Texas, November 2004.
Reed, G.F., Pape, R. "Value Proposition of FACTS Technologies and Emerging Design Concepts," EPRI FACTS User's Group Meeting #6, Utica, New York, October 2003.
Reed, G.F., Paserba, J.J, Salavantis, P., "The FACTS on Resolving Transmission Gridlock," IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, Vol. 1, No.5, September/October, 2003.
Reed, G.F., Hellested, R, Takeda, M. et. al., "Applications and Development Concepts for a New Transformer-less FACTS Device – the Multimode Static Series Compensator (MSSC)," Panel Session on FACTS Applications To Improve Power System Dynamic Performance, Proceedings of the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, Dallas, Texas, September 2003.
Reed, G.F., Pape, R.A., Takeda, M., "Advantages of Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) Based Design Concepts for FACTS and HVDC-Link Applications," VSC Working Group I5 Panel Session, IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July, 2003.
Reed, G.F., Paserba, J.J, et al, "SDG&E Talega STATCOM Project - System Analysis, Design, and Configuration," Panel Session on FACTS Technologies: Experiences of the Past Decade and Developments for the 21st Century in Asia and the World, Proceedings of the IEEE PES T&D-Asia Conference and Exposition, Yokahama, Japan, October 2002.
Reed, G.F., Paserba, J., Croasdaile, T., Takeda, M., Morishima, N., Hamasaki, Y., Thomas, L., Allard, W., "STATCOM Application at VELCO Essex Substation," Panel Session on FACTS Applications To Improve Power System Dynamic Performance, Proceedings of the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, October/November 2001.
Reed, G.F., "FACTS – Solutions for Upgrading Transmission System Infrastructure," EPRI FACTS User's Group Meeting #4, New York, New York, October 2001.
Reed, G.F., "An Introduction to Voltage Source Converter (VSC) Based STATCOM Technology for FACTS and Custom Power Applications," Power Quality Magazine, September/October 2001.
Reed, G.F., Takeda, M., Jochi, S., Aritsuka, T., "Custom Power Technologies for Power Quality Applications," PQA 2001 Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2001.
Reed, G., Paserba, J., Croasdaile, T., Takeda, M., Hamasaki, Y., Aritsuka, T., Morishima, N., Jochi, S., Iyoda, I., Nambu, M., Toki, N., Thomas, L., Smith, G., LaForest, D., Allard, W., Haas, D., "The VELCO STATCOM-Based Transmission System Project," Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE PES Winter Power Meeting, Columbus, OH, January/February 2001.
Reed, G.F., Croasdaile, T., Paserba, J., Williams, R., Takeda, M., Jochi, S., Morishima, N., Aritsuka, T., Hamasaki, Y., Yonehata, Y., Amakasu, S., Takamiya, K., "Application of Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) Technology for FACTS and Custom Power Installations," FACTS Technology Panel Session, PowerCon 2000, Perth, Australia, December 2000.
Reed, G.F., et al., "Application of a 5MVA, 4.16 kV D-STATCOM System for Voltage Flicker Compensation at Seattle Iron & Metals," FACTS & Custom Power Paper Session – IEEE/PES 2000 Summer Meeting, Seattle, Washington, July 2000.
Paserba, J., Reed, G.F., Takeda, M., Aritsuka, T., "FACTS and Custom Power Equipment for the Enhancement of Power Transmission System Performance and Power Quality," Symposium of Specialists in Electric Operational and Expansion Planning (VII SEPOPE), Curitiba, Brazil, May 2000.
Yonezawa, H., Shimato, T., Tsukada, M., Matsuno, K., Iyoda, I., Paserba, J.J., Reed, G.F., "Study of a STATCOM Application for Voltage Stability Evaluated by Dynamic PV Curves and Time Simulations," Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE PES Winter Meeting, Singapore, January 2000.
Suzuki, H., Takeda, M., Reed, G.F., "Application of Voltage Source Converter Technology to a Back-to-Back DC Link System," Voltage Source Inverter Working Group Panel Session - IEEE/PES 1999 Summer Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 1999.
Reed, G.F., Takeda, M., Iyoda, I., Murakami, S., Aritsuka, T., Tokuhara, K., "Improved Power Quality Solutions Using Advanced Solid-State and Static Compensation Technologies," Custom Power Task Force Panel Paper Session - IEEE/PES 1999 Winter Meeting, New York, New York, February 1999.
Reed, G.F., Takeda, M., Yamamoto, H., Kamiyama, I., Aritsuka, T., "Development of a Novel Hybrid Switch Device and Application to a Solid-State Transfer Switch," Custom Power Panel Session - IEEE/PES 1999 Winter Meeting Conference Paper, New York, New York, February 1999.
Reed, G.F., "Advanced Flexible AC Transmission Systems – The Past, Present, & Future of Power Delivery Solutions," EPRI FACTS User's Group Meeting #1, White Plains, New York, December 1998.
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