Education Background
Ph.D. - 1980 Iowa State University
M.S. - 1977 Iowa State University
B.S. - 1972 Iowa State University
Experience
Clarkson University
7/18-present Research Professor
7/18-6/25 Director, Center for Electric Power System Research
7/01 – 6/10 ECE Department Chair
7/92 – 6/18 Professor
7/85 - 6/92 Associate Professor
9/79 - 7/85 Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Univ. of Canterbury, New Zealand
6/09—8/09 Visiting Erskine Fellow, EE Department,
Electric Power Research Institute 6/07 – 9/07 Renewable Energy Grid Integration Study Plan
Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
7/93 - 6/94 Visiting Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
USAF-SCEEE 1982 Summer Faculty Fellow, Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
NASA-ASEE 1981 Summer Faculty Fellow, Lewis Research Center
Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, Illinois
6/72 - 8/76 General Engineer, Western Division Operational Analysis Department.
Courses Taught
Selected Courses Taught
- EE 331 Electromechanical Energy Conversion
- EE 333 Power System Engineering
- EE 431 Power Distribution and Utilization
- EE 436 Electric Machines and Drives
- EE 437 Protective Relaying for Power Systems
- EE 680 Power Systems I
- EE 681 Power Systems II
Grants
Recent Grants
- National Science Foundation. REU Site: Summer Research Experience on Resilient Carbon-Free U.S. Electric Power Systems. PI: Y. Leo Jiang. Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer. 2022-2025.
- NYSERDA, De-risk Meshed-ready HVDC for Offshore Wind with Realtime EMT Modeling Studies, collaborating with New York Power Authority and Intelligent NRG Solutions, 2023-2025. PI: Tuyen Vu. Co-PI: Jianhua Zhang, Tom Ortmeyer.
- DOE/NOWRDC, Atlantic seaboard offshore stability risk evaluation & service, collaborating with New York Power Authority and GE Energy Consulting, 2022-2025 PI: Tuyen Vu, Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer, Co-PI: Jianhua Zhang
- DOE/NOWRDC. AIRU-WRF: AI-powered Physics-based Tool for OSW Forecasting and Grid Integration Agency: Rutgers University (prime) Clarkson PI: Leo Jiang. Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer.
- DOE, District Energy Systems. GE (prime), 2024-2027. Clarkson PI: Leo Jiang; Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer.
- NYSERDA, “Coordinated Grid Controllers and DERs to Enhance Distribution Grid Operation,” 2024-2026. PI: Jianhua Zhang. Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer, Leo Jiang, Tuyen Vu.
- DOE/OPTIMA, “Advanced Methods for Integrating Renewables in Grid Planning (ADMIRE- GridPlan),” 2025-2027, Florida International University (prime), Clarkson PI: Jianhua Zhang. Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer
- NYSERDA, "Physics-Assisted Learning for Monitoring of Y49 Transmission (PALM49)". INS (prime), Clarkson PI Tom Ortmeyer Co-PI Paul McGrath
Publications
Selected Papers
- Phil Barker, Tom Ortmeyer, Clayton Burns. “Community Microgrid Dynamic and Power Quality Design Issues. In Microgrids: Theory and Practice, Peng Zhang, editor, Print ISBN:9781119890850 |Online ISBN:9781119890881. Jan. 18, 2024.
- SC Das, T Vu, D Ramasubramanian, E Farantatos, J Zhang, T Ortmeyer. “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimizing Inverter Control: Fixed and Adaptive Gain Tuning Strategies for Power System Stability.” arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.01451
- T. Ortmeyer, T. Vu, Y. Jiang, J. Zhang, "Energy Storage as a Pillar of the Architecture of a Resilient Electric Grid," in the Book Distributed Energy Storage in Urban Areas, IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPO214E_ch3
- T. Ortmeyer, T. Vu, Y. Jiang, J. Zhang, "Energy Storage as a Pillar of the Architecture of a Resilient Electric Grid," in the Book Distributed Energy Storage in Urban Areas, IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPO214E_ch3
- Y. Jiang, T. Ortmeyer, and M. Fan, “Data-Driven Fast Uncertainty Assessment of Distribution Systems with Correlated EV Charging Demand and Renewable Generation,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1446 – 1456, Jul., 2023
- Y. Jiang, T. Ortmeyer, M. Fan, and X. Ai, “Data-Driven Low-Rank Tensor Approximation for Fast Grid Integration of Commercial EV Charging Stations Considering Demand Uncertainties,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 517-529, Jan. 2023
- TT Nguyen, T Vu, T Ortmeyer, G Stefopoulos, G Pedrick, J MacDowell. “Real-Time Transient Simulation and Studies of Offshore Wind Turbines.” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 14, July 2023.