Vijay Vittal

Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

SUM/WTR Faculty Research

Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 5706

Sustainability Scientists and Scholars

Senior Sustainability Scientist

Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 5706

Biography

Professor
Ira A. Fulton Chair Professor in Electrical Engineering

ASU Foundation Professor in Electric Power Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering

In 2005 Dr. Vittal was appointed the Ira A. Fulton Chair Professor at ASU. Prior to joining ASU, Dr. Vittal was an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor at the Iowa State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. In addition, Dr. Vittal was a Murray and Ruth Harpole Professor and director of the university's Electric Power Research Center and site director of the National Science Foundation IUCRC Power System Engineering Research Center. He also served as the program director for power systems for the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical and Communication Systems in Washington, D.C., from 1993 to 1994. He was the Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems from 2005 - 2011.

Dr. Vittal was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2004. In 2013 he was awarded the IEEE Herman Halperin Transmission and Distribution Technical Field Award. He also received the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award in 2000. He was elected IEEE Fellow in 1997 and also was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1985.

Expertise

Electric Power power system dynamics and controls nonlinear systems

Education

1982, Ph.D., Iowa State University
1979, MT Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

1977, BE B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India

Fax

480-727-2052

Research Awards

Publications

Yang, B., Vittal, Vijay, Heydt, Gerald, Sen, Arunabha. A Novel Slow Coherency Based Graph Theoretic Islanding Strategy. IEEE (2007).

Research Activity

Vittal,Vijay*, Kwan,Sau Y, Mays,Larry W, Zhang,Junshan. CRISP Type 2: Resilient Cyber-Enabled Electric Energy and Water Infrastructures: Modeling and Control under Extreme Mega Drought Scenarios. NSF-ENG-CBET(8/1/2015 - 7/31/2018).
Vittal,Vijay*. Numerical Sensitivity Analysis for Load Modeling. ELECTRIC POWER RSR INST (EPRI)(6/8/2015 - 11/30/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Voltage Dip Analysis. LAWRENCE BERKLEY NATL LAB(5/28/2015 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Case Study of Protection Models in Planning Studies. ELECTRIC POWER RSR INST (EPRI)(11/1/2014 - 12/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*, Tylavsky,Daniel John. Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC)- Phase 2. DOE-NETL(9/9/2014 - 3/14/2016).
Vittal,Vijay*. The Energy Authority (TEA) PSERC Membership. TEA(9/2/2014 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Sensitivity Analysis Work on Load Modeling. ELECTRIC POWER RSR INST (EPRI)(4/1/2013 - 7/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*. National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) - PSERC Industry member. NASA(1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013).
Vittal,Vijay*. Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL) - New PSERC Affiliate Industry Member. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC(7/6/2012 - 12/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*. Southwest Power Pool (SPP) - New PSERC Affiliate Industry PSERC Membership. SPP(4/1/2012 - 3/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Analytical studies to investigate the behavior of single phase induction motor loads on three-phase systems to support model development and understan. LAWRENCE BERKLEY NATL LAB(2/20/2012 - 6/30/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. National Renewable Energy Laboratory - PSERC Membership. NREL:NATL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB(9/16/2011 - 3/31/2015).
Ayyanar,Raja*, Heydt,Gerald, Vittal,Vijay. High Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation Study - Flagstaff Community Power. APS-AZ PUBLIC SERVICE(6/27/2011 - 1/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)-New PSERC Affiliate Industry Member. LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB(4/26/2011 - 4/25/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Voltage Stability Analysis and Optimization of Reactive Power Requirements. EPRI SOLUTIONS, INC(4/1/2011 - 6/30/2012).
Vittal,Vijay*. SCE Inertia Reduction Study. SOUTHERN CA EDISON CO(10/15/2010 - 12/31/2011).
Zhang,Junshan*, Vittal,Vijay. CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Architecture and Distributed Management for Reliable Mega-scale Smart Grids. NSF-CISE(9/15/2010 - 8/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*. Fast Voltage Collapse. ELECTRIC POWER RSR INST (EPRI)(8/2/2010 - 4/6/2011).
Vittal,Vijay*. Cisco Systems, Inc. - PSERC Member. CISCO SYSTEMS INC(7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012).
Vittal,Vijay*. Vestas - New PSERC Affiliate Member. Vestas(7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011).
Ayyanar,Raja*, Heydt,Gerald, Vittal,Vijay, James,Timothy Jon*, Ayyanar,Raja, Basile,George Matthew, Croucher,Matthew James, Heydt,Gerald, Lant,Timothy W, Pahle,Robert, Vittal,Vijay. High Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation Study - Flagstaff Community Power. APS-AZ PUBLIC SERVICE(4/1/2010 - 6/30/2011).
Vittal,Vijay*, Vittal,Vijay*, Ayyanar,Raja, Hedman,Kory W, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Zhang,Junshan. Collaborative Research: PSERC Collaborative Proposal for a Phase III Industry University Cooperative Research Center Program. NSF-ENG(3/1/2010 - 2/28/2016).
Vittal,Vijay*. San Diego Gas and Electric - New PSERC Member. SAN DIEGO GAS(1/28/2010 - 12/31/2013).
Heydt,Gerald*, Gorur,Ravi S, Vittal,Vijay. Interconnection-Level Analysis and Planning: Education System Studies in WECC Grid (Recovery Act-Resource Assessment and Interconnection-Level). WECC(1/1/2010 - 12/31/2013).
Vittal,Vijay*. PEPCO Holdings, Inc. - PSERC Member. Pepco(1/1/2010 - 12/31/2011).
Vittal,Vijay*, Ayyanar,Raja, Heydt,Gerald. Power System Operation and Planning for Enhanced Wind Generation Penetration - Collaborative Work Force Development. DOE-GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE(12/1/2009 - 5/31/2012).
James,Timothy Jon*, James,Timothy Jon*, James,Timothy Jon*, James,Timothy Jon*, Ayyanar,Raja, Ayyanar,Raja, Ayyanar,Raja, Ayyanar,Raja, Basile,George Matthew, Basile,George Matthew, Basile,George Matthew, Basile,George Matthew, Croucher,Matthew James, Croucher,Matthew James, Croucher,Matthew James, Croucher,Matthew James, Evans,Anthony John, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Lant,Timothy W, Lant,Timothy W, Lant,Timothy W, Lant,Timothy W, Pahle,Robert, Pahle,Robert, Pahle,Robert, Pahle,Robert, Vittal,Vijay, Vittal,Vijay, Vittal,Vijay, Vittal,Vijay. C/S: Arizona Solar Market and Analysis Tool. VPREA COST SHARE(6/30/2009 - 6/29/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*, Heydt,Gerald. Battelle SOW for Subcontract with ASU on Balancing Authority Functions in Power Systems. BATTELLE(4/20/2009 - 5/31/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*, Heydt,Gerald, Tylavsky,Daniel John. Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) DOE DE-FC26-09NT43321. DOE-NETL(1/1/2009 - 3/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. PSERC Membership Account - NETL. DOE-NETL(1/1/2009 - 3/14/2016).
Vittal,Vijay*. Quanta Technology - PSERC Industry Member. Quanta Technology(11/24/2008 - 6/30/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*. Southern California Edison - New PSERC Industry Member. SOUTHERN CA EDISON CO(8/18/2008 - 12/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*, Ayyanar,Raja. Control Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Reduced Inertia of Variable Frequency Wind Generators on the Transient Stability of Power Systems. NSF-ENG-ECS(7/1/2007 - 12/31/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*. Bonneville Power Administration - PSERC Membership. DOE-BPA(8/31/2006 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Department of Energy Membership Account. DOE(4/27/2006 - 12/31/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*. Baltimore Gas & Electric - PSERC Membership. BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC(1/1/2006 - 12/31/2007).
Vittal,Vijay*. Electric Power Reseach Institute - PSERC Membership. ELECTRIC POWER RSR INST (EPRI)(1/1/2006 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. ITC Holdings Corp (Old Michigan Electric Transmission Co LLC) - PSERC Membership. ITC(1/1/2006 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Workshop on Understanding and Preventing Cascading Failures in Power Systems. NSF-ENG(9/15/2005 - 8/31/2006).
Heydt,Gerald*, Vittal,Vijay. An Agent Based Self Healing Scheme for Large Power Systems Using Adaptive Islanding. LAWRENCE BERKLEY NATL LAB(9/1/2005 - 9/30/2008).
Vittal,Vijay*. ABB Power TD PSERC Membership. ABB POWER T&D(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. American Electric Power-PSERC Membership. AMERUCAN ELECTROIC POWER(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. American Transmission Company - PSERC Membership. AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Areva TD - PSERC Membership. (7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. AZ Public Service - PSERC Membership. APS-AZ PUBLIC SERVICE(7/1/2005 - 6/30/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. British Columbia Transmission Corp - PSERC Membership. British Columbia Transmission(7/1/2005 - 3/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. California ISO - PSERC Membership. CALIFORNIA ISO(7/1/2005 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. CenterPoint Energy - PSERC Membership. CENTERPOINT ENERGY(7/1/2005 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Duke EnergyPower - PSERC Membership. DUKE POWER(7/1/2005 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Entergy Services Inc - PSERC Membership. ENTERGY(7/1/2005 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Exelon - PSERC Membership. EXELON(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*. First Energy - PSERC Membership. FIRSTENERGY CORP(7/1/2005 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. General Electric International Inc - PSERC Membership. GE INTERNATIONAL INC(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Hydro-Quebec (IREQ) - PSERC Membership. IREQ HYDRO QUEBEC(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*. ISO-New England - PSERC Membership. ISO NEW ENGLAND(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*. Korean Electric Power Research Institute - PSERC. KOREA ELECTRIC POWER(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2006).
Vittal,Vijay*. MidAmerican Energy - PSERC Membership. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2012).
Vittal,Vijay*. Midwest ISO - PSERC Membership. MIDWEST ISO(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. National Grid USA - PSERC Membership. NATIONAL GRID USA(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) - PSERC Membership. NRECA(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. New York ISO - PSERC Membership. NY ISO INC(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. New York Power Authority - PSERC Membership. NY Power Authority(7/1/2005 - 4/7/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Pacific Gas and Electric - PSERC Membership. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. PJM Interconnection - PSERC Membership. PJM INTERCONNECTION(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. PowerWorld Corporation - PSERC Membership. POWERWORLD Corp(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. RTE - France - PSERC Membership. RTE FRANCE(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Salt River Project - PSERC Membership. SRP-SALT RIVER PROJECT(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Siemens - PSERC Membership. SIEMENS POWER(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2008).
Vittal,Vijay*. Southern Company Services - PSERC Membership. SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. Tennessee Valley Authority - PSERC Membership. TVA(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2013).
Vittal,Vijay*. Tri-State Generation Transmission - PSERC Membership. TRI-STATE GENERATION(7/1/2005 - 7/24/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*. TXU Electric Delivery - PSERC Membership. TXU ELECRIC DELIVERY(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*. Western Area Power Admin - PSERC Membership. WAPA(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2014).
Vittal,Vijay*. ASU Site: SST-Sensor Network for a Secure National Electric Energy Infrastructure. IOWA STATE UNIV(4/1/2005 - 6/30/2008).
Vittal,Vijay*. ASU Site: Pserc CERTS. IOWA STATE UNIV(1/1/2005 - 12/31/2006).
Heydt,Gerald*, Gorur,Ravi S, Karady,George G, Kobayashi,Yoshihiro, Tylavsky,Daniel John, Vittal,Vijay. POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (PSERC) INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIP. CORNELL UNIV(11/9/2001 - 5/31/2008).
Heydt,Gerald*, Ayyanar,Raja, Deviche,Pierre, Gorur,Ravi S, Holbert,Keith Edwin, Karady,George G, Tylavsky,Daniel John, Vittal,Vijay. ACEPS: Center for the Advanced Control of Energy and Power Systems. SRP-SALT RIVER PROJECT(7/1/1996 - 8/31/2016).

Courses

Summer 2018
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2018
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 575	Power System Stability
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 471	Power System Analysis
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 470	Electric Power Devices
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 576	Power System Dynamics
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 575	Power System Stability
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 471	Power System Analysis
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2014
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 470	Electric Power Devices
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2014
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 684	Internship
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2014
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 576	Power System Dynamics
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 691	Seminar
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2013
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 575	Power System Stability
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 691	Seminar
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Expertise Areas

Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

Renewable Energy

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