Jorge F. Dopazo

Author

Sasson, A.M. ; Merril, H.M.

Author_Institution

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, New York, NY, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

20-23 March 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Jorge F. Dopazo was a pioneer in computer applications in electric power systems. Before, during, and after the Castro revolution in Cuba he was head of Operations and Planning for the Cuban Electric Company. He led development of the first and second generations of digital control centers for the American Electric Power Company, including successful development of a pioneering state estimator. He was at the top of his field technically, but his greatest contributions were in leading professional teams.

Keywords

biographies; history; power engineering computing; power system control; American Electric Power Company; Cuban Electric Company; computer application; digital control center; electric power system; engineering education; frequency control; power state system estimation; power system control; power system modeling; power system monitoring; power system parameter estimation; research and development management; Companies; Computers; Load flow; Planning; Real time systems; State estimation; Engineering; Engineering education; Frequency control; Power system control; Power system modeling; Power system monitoring; Power system parameter estimation; Power system state estimation; Research and development management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Systems Conference and Exposition (PSCE), 2011 IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-789-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-61284-787-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PSCE.2011.5772570

Filename

5772570