Transmission Adequacy Consulting
Generation and Transmission Power System Reliability Assessment

· Transmission and Generation System Reliability Modeling
· ATC and FCITC Analysis for New and Existing Generation
· ATC model now has OPF and N-2 AC loadflow solutions
· Independent Review of Electric Network Studies by Others
· Expert Testimony on Transmission Access and System Reliability
· Complete Confidentiality of Study Results
· Low Fees Charged for Advanced Studies
· Quick Turnaround on Study Requests

Eugene G. Preston, PhD, PE
6121 Soter Parkway
Austin, TX 78735-6100
512-892-3621 ofc
512-921-3337 cel
g.preston@ieee.org

Texas P.E. Board Registration
Eugene G. Preston's Resume

PLF Computer Program Description (written in Fortran)
Why physicists still love Fortran (and Engineers also)

Dissertation on composite generation/transmission reliability (1.25 Mb) Appendices A B C D and Bibliography and Defense
IEEE paper on generation reliability modeling with transmission constraints
IEEE paper on transmission reliability modeling for multiple line outages (zipflow)

Electrical Engineering classes at the University of Texas

Energy Production Headlines:
Texas supports new transmission lines for wind power
T. Boone Picken's Energy Plan and web page for joining his movement.
Coal-generated Carbon Dioxide Captured In Australia -- A First
A prediction made years ago that is proving to be an accurate forecast.
Fusion is the ultimate energy source with billions of years supply of fuel in the oceans.
Shell Oil says we need an energy breakthrough. Nuclear fusion is the most likely candidate.
The petroleum age is coming to an end says NY Times and General Motors.
Increased electric use of electric power is necessary to lower CO2 production.
ITER Fusion Project update .. We need this source of energy if we are to improve our standard of living.
ITER engineering details .. main parameters .. systematic modeling .. fusion conditions .. physics basics .. etc ..
Physics World - Dreaming of Fusion ... (copyright)
Lecture on inertial fusion being the best approach to fusion (1.5 hr).
US DOE cuts FutureGen funding because of cost
Nuclear Power In Germany Gets New Support, rethinks its decision to phase out nuclear power.
UK opts in for nuclear power, says mistake was made in 2003.
EV World predicts oil production will not keep up with demand - see this graph.
Roscoe wind farm ATC (available transmission capability) study was done by this consultant.

Climate Change Science:
Glacial Dynamics is now a hot topic among geologists.
The Earth is very close to a runaway thermal condition if methane release sharply increases.
Fusion is the best long term (billions of years) solution to fossil fuels.
Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Expected, UN Reports.
The Carnegie Institute says CO2 must end to stabilizing the climate.
EPRI report says that electric vehicles could significantly reduce greenhouse gases.
Latest Report on Greenland's Ice
Latest Report on Antarctica's Ice and UCI
New IEEE Magazine on the Earth's Global Changes
Some Bio Fuels Are Worse Environmentally Than Fossil Fuels and also this second report
A Risk Assessment of Taking Action versus Not Taking Action on Climate Change and The UN Report on the need to take action.
NASA Scientist Jim Hansen's latest climate report and a Summary of this report made recently to EV World Premium Subscribers.
Important Ideas in Jim Hansen's report:
1) The Earth has a warm mode and a cold mode. The current CO2 level due to humans is causing a flip in the climate to the warm mode. Within decades the polar regions melting will begin to cause significant ocean rises. Jim Hansen thinks its too late to stop this trend because of positive feedback mechanisms.
2) The Earth's coal reserves are large enough to cause dangerous increases in CO2 that could lead to climate changes like the great extinction 250 million years ago.
Other Global Warming Recent Reports and an Ocean Rise Prediction and other Headlines
Steve Clemmer's recent presentation on Global Warming effect on the power industry.

Miscellaneous:
K5GP's newly designed broadband 80 meter antenna with < 2:1 swr from 3.5 to 4.0 MHz also covers 160 meters.
K5GP's antennas in a covenant restricted subdivision cover all HF bands with no external tuners needed.
ICOM 756P2 & P3 Improvements: 1) S meter accuracy, 2) Improved NR, 3) Setting Output Power, and 4) Frequency Calibration.
Austin Broadband over Power Lines Information and BPL787 group files
Sprites are a form of lightning.
LED light in series with 5k ohm resistor, diode, and 18 VAC bell xfmr
Free circuit analysis software for small circuits
Locating power line noise and RFI by K5GP
A noise problem with a happy ending.
How to fix RFI from a high efficiency washing machine.
Pioneer 10 Anomaly Possible Explanation, a recent Space.com report, and an American Institute of Physics Bulletin.
Advanced Nuclear Propulsion Concept
Photon frequency is constant while moving between gravity potentials
Fusion Vacuum Tube Concept (+ new ideas) - see fusor group discussion
Development of an electronic model for the electron and muon
Experience the Awe and Grandeur of our Universe
Matrix solver program source code and .exe executable and another matrix solver
Complex Value Matrix solver program source code and .exe executable
K5GP ham radio page ... info on ham radio ... samples of shortwave signals ... Free antenna handbook.
Preston family page
A simple salsa recipe.