Clayton Barrows
Clayton Barrows is a member of the Energy Forecasting and Modeling Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Postdoctoral Researcher
On staff since January 2013
Phone number: 303-275-3921
E-mail: clayton.barrows@nrel.gov
Areas of expertise
- Power system modeling
Primary research interests
- Power and energy systems
- Complex system optimization
- Network science
Education and background training
- Ph.D. in energy and mineral engineering, Penn State, 2013
- B.S. in electrical engineering, University of Wyoming, 2005
Prior work experience
- Teaching Assistant, Penn State (2007-2012)
- Research Assistant, Penn State (2007-2012)
- Graduate Intern, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2011)
- Software Application Engineer, Carel USA (2007)
- Student Engineer, University of Wyoming, Motor Testing Facility (2004-2006)
Other affiliations
- Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Selected publications
Barrows, C.; Blumsack, S. (2012). "Transmission Switching in the RTS-96 Test System." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. Vol. 27(2), May; pp. 1134-1135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2170771
Barrows, C.; Blumsack, S.; Bent, R. (2012). "Computationally efficient optimal Transmission Switching: Solution space reduction." 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting on July 22-26, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345550
Cotilla-Sanchez, E.; Hines, P.D.H.; Barrows, C.; Blumsack, S. (2012). "Comparing the Topological and Electrical Structure of the North American Electric Power Infrastructure." IEEE Systems Journal. Vol. 6(4), December; pp. 616-626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2012.2183033
Blumsack, S.; Hines, P.; Patel, M.; Barrows, C.; Cotilla Sanchez, E. (2009). "Defining power network zones from measures of electrical distance." 2009 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting on July 22-30, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PES.2009.5275353
Personal interests/hobbies
Bicycling, skiing
