Petr Musilek

Biography

Petr Musilek received the Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering (1991) and PhD degree in Technical Cybernetics (1995) from the Military Technical Academy in Brno, Czech Republic. Between 1995-1997, he was a Director of Computer Applications Group at the Military Medical Academy J. E. Purkyne in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. In 1997, he was awarded a NATO Science Fellowship, tenured at the Intelligent Systems Research Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, between 1997-1999. Since 1999, he has been with the University of Alberta, where he is presently a Professor and an Associate Chair for the Undergraduate Program. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a registered Professional Engineer in Alberta (APEGA).

Research Interest

Research Interests My research is concerned with the effects of weather on power systems, with ways of modelling and forecasting them, and with the use of intelligent techniques to process and interpret the modelling results. Weather plays an important role in the operability of electric power systems. This has become even more important with the recent advent of weather-dependent renewable, distribute energy resources, and the push for their mass integration into the existing electric power grids. Meteorological conditions impact power production and consumption patterns, and the characteristics and integrity of the power delivery infrastructure. Although the influence of weather has been known for a long time, the use of weather information was limited to climatological statistics and publicly available weather forecasts. The recent advances in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP), accompanied by increased availability of high performance computing, made it possible to perform specialized weather forecasts and model the effects of weather on electric power systems.