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By Date of Publication

• "Planning Systems for Power Quality," E. Cano, May 2008
• "On Using Linear Approximation and Distribution Factors," Pterra Consulting, April 2008
• "The Increasing Harmonic Penetration in Transmission Systems," E. Cano and K. Dartawan, March 2008
• "Rising Out of the Trench: Insight from the Voltage Response Curve," October 2007
• "Observability and Controllability in Highly Compensated Systems ," September 2007
• R. Austria, "The Voltage Ledge," April 2007
• "Application of DVRs in Networks Subject to Reactive Deficiencies," March, 2007.
• M. Gutierrez, R. Austria, "Developing Open Form User Models for Dynamic Simulation," February 2007
• "Going Underground - Geothermal Power," December, 2006.
• "AC to DC Line Conversion - It's time to think about it," October, 2006.
• "Living on the Ledge - Operating Distribution Systems at Low Voltage," September, 2006.
• "Is Solar the Next Wind?," August, 2006.
• "Towards Better Dynamic Simulation," July, 2006.
• "Subtransmission Planning," R. Austria, June, 2006.
• "The Renewables: Part 1 - Wind Farms," May 2006.
• "Steel Mill in the Neighborhood: Part 2 (In Your Backyard)," K. Dartawan, R. Austria, April 2006.
• "Developing My Dynamic Model," M. Gutierrez, March, 2006.
• "Two Views of Power System Reliability," R. Austria, February, 2006.
• "Steel Mill in the Neighborhood," K. Dartawan, M. Gutierrez, R. Tapia, R. Austria and C. St. Pierre, January 2006.
• "The In-Between Voltage State," by R. Austria, December 2005.
• "Open Source or Proprietary Data: the Model Dilemma," by R. Austria and M. Gutierrez, November 2005.
• "Capacitor Applications in Distribution Systems," by K. Dartawan, October 2005.
• "Transmission Planning - Returning to Fundamentals," by R. Austria, September 2005.
• "Overlaying DC Transmission On an AC System" by R. Austria, R. Tapia, K. Dartawan, M. Elfayoumy, M. Gutierrez, August 2005.
• "Resource Planning for Island Networks" by R. Austria, July 2005.
• "Why not Voltage Uprating as a Planning Option?"  by R. Austria, June 2005.

By Topic

Distribution Analysis

• "Capacitor Applications in Distribution Systems," by K. Dartawan, October 2005.

Dynamic Simulation

• "Towards Better Dynamic Simulation," July, 2006.
• "Developing My Dynamic Model," M. Gutierrez, March, 2006.
• "Open Source or Proprietary Data: the Model Dilemma," by R. Austria and M. Gutierrez, November 2005.

Power Quality

• "Steel Mill in the Neighborhood," K. Dartawan, M. Gutierrez, R. Tapia, R. Austria and C. St. Pierre, January 2006.
• "Steel Mill in the Neighborhood: Part 2 (In Your Backyard)," K. Dartawan, R. Austria, April 2006.
• "The Increasing Harmonic Penetration in Transmission Systems," E. Cano and K. Dartawan, March 2008
• Planning Systems for Power Quality," E. Cano, May 2008

Planning

• "Transmission Planning - Returning to Fundamentals," by R. Austria, September 2005.
• "Overlaying DC Transmission On an AC System" by R. Austria, R. Tapia, K. Dartawan, M. Elfayoumy, M. Gutierrez, August 2005.
• "Resource Planning for Island Networks" by R. Austria, July 2005.
• "Why not Voltage Uprating as a Planning Option?"  by R. Austria, June 2005.
• "Subtransmission Planning," R. Austria, June, 2006.
• "AC to DC Line Conversion - It's time to think about it," October, 2006.
• Planning Systems for Power Quality," E. Cano, May 2008

Reliability

• "Two Views of Power System Reliability," R. Austria, February, 2006.

Renewable Energy

• "The Renewables: Part 1 - Wind Farms," May 2006.
• "Is Solar the Next Wind?," August, 2006.
• "Going Underground - Geothermal Power," December, 2006.

Operations Analysis

• "Living on the Ledge - Operating Distribution Systems at Low Voltage," September, 2006.
• "Observability and Controllability in Highly Compensated Systems ," September 2007
• "On Using Linear Approximation and Distribution Factors," Pterra Consulting, April 2008

Voltage Analysis

• "Why not Voltage Uprating as a Planning Option?"  by R. Austria, June 2005.
• "The In-Between Voltage State," by R. Austria, December 2005.
• "Living on the Ledge - Operating Distribution Systems at Low Voltage," September, 2006.
• R. Austria, "The Voltage Ledge," April 2007
• "Application of DVRs in Networks Subject to Reactive Deficiencies," March, 2007.
• "Observability and Controllability in Highly Compensated Systems ," September 2007
• "Rising Out of the Trench: Insight from the Voltage Response Curve," October 2007

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