From October 21 to October 25, Professor Joe H. Chow, an Outstanding Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University, IEEE Life Fellow, National Academy of Engineering Fellow, and Foreign Fellow of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, taught the overseas short-term course "New Type Power System Modeling and Analysis" at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronics (EEA) of Tsinghua University.

Before the course began, Professor Kang Chongqing, Dean of EEA, delivered a welcome speech, extending greetings to both internal and external students enrolled in the course. He emphasized that new type power systems are a key research focus in the industry, and modeling and analysis of these systems are critical. Professor Joe H. Chow is a leading figure in the field, and his presence provided students with a rare opportunity for learning.

Professor Kang Chongqing’s Opening Remarks

The course covered topics such as synchrophasor data analysis, small-signal models of power systems, reactive power analysis, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), wide-area control, wind turbine models, and system inertia estimation. Through lectures and classroom demonstrations, the course helped students understand and further develop research in the modeling and analysis of future new type power systems. Professor Joe H. Chow’s explanations were clear and insightful, and his use of abundant case studies helped students better understand the theoretical knowledge. His detailed teaching provided students with a systematic and comprehensive knowledge framework.

Professor Joe H. Chow Teaching the Course

On October 25, after four days of intensive study, each student presented a report related to their own research area. Professor Joe H. Chow provided patient and detailed guidance and feedback on each student’s report. After the presentations, Professor Chow granted course completion certificates to the students and took group photos with them. After the course ended, students expressed that they had gained a lot from the lectures and had developed a deeper understanding of their own research fields. A total of 27 students successfully completed the course, including 18 graduate students/postdoctoral researchers from Tsinghua University, 4 graduate students from North China Electric Power University, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Three Gorges University, and Southern University of Science and Technology, as well as 5 professionals from enterprises such as China Electronics Technology Group, China Renewable Energy Association, and In-To Simulation Technology Co., Ltd.

Students Presenting Their Reports

Professor Joe H. Chow Granting Certificates to Students

The four students receiving certificates are from China University of Mining and Technology (top left), Tsinghua University (top right), North China Electric Power University (bottom left), and the power system simulation enterprise (bottom right)

The course was organized by Professor Kang Chongqing as the departmental leader, with Assistant Researcher Guo Hongye assisting in the organization and PhD student Wang Yunfei serving as the teaching assistant.

Professor Joe H. Chow with Students and Teachers

Instructor Profile:

Professor Joe H. Chow received Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and Master’s and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has served as the Acting Department Head of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs at the School of Engineering, and Acting Dean of the School of Engineering. Professor Chow has received numerous awards, including the Donald Eckman Award from the American Automatic Control Council, the Control Systems Technology Award from the IEEE Control Systems Society, and the Charles Concordia Power Systems Engineering Award from the IEEE Power & Energy Society. His research interests include power system modeling and control as well as synchrophasor data analysis. Since 2021, Professor Chow has served as an Outstanding Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University.