HyungSeon Oh
HyungSeon Oh is a member of the Energy Forecasting and Modeling Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Engineer II
On staff since August 2007
Phone number: 303-384-7456
E-mail: hyungseon.oh@nrel.gov
Analysis expertise
- Smart Grid
- Performing economic impact analysis of implementing smart meters
- Assessing impacts of demand-side management
- Developing a visualization tool for system operators and market participants
- Energy Systems Optimization
- Impact analysis of renewable energy penetration
- Integrating renewable energy resources and storage capabilities into energy systems
- Developing an algorithm to identify the optimal expenditure level for energy resources
- Modeling transmission network for the Wind Deployment System (WinDS)
- Investigating benefits of installing Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices
- Assessing economic impact of carbon storage options
Primary research interests
- Analysis and control of nonlinear electric power systems
- Impact and feasibility assessment of economic implications for renewable and conventional energy technologies
- Economic analysis of energy storage, distributed energy, and PHEVs
- Supply- and demand-side market simulations
- Energy policy analysis and market design
- Transmission network modeling
Education and background training
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 2005
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 2002
Prior work experience
- Graduate Faculty (electrical engineering), University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado (2009)
- Instructor (physics), Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, Colorado (2008)
- Post-Doc, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (2005-2007)
Other affiliations
- Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society
- Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Member of the Engineering and Economics of Electricity Research Group
Selected publications
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Oh, H. and R. J. Thomas. (2010). "Nonlinear Time Series Analysis on the Offer Behaviors Observed in an Electricity Market." Decision Support Systems. Vol. 49(2), May 2010; pp. 132-137; NREL Report No. JA-6A2-47539. doi:10.1016/j.dss.2010.01.008
Oh, H. and R. J. Thomas. "Estimation of A Sensitivity-Based Metric for Detecting Market Power." Journal of Energy Engineering. (Accepted for publication).
Oh, H. and W. Short. (2009). "Optimal Expansion Planning for the Deployment of Wind Energy." Journal of Energy Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 3, 83-88. September.
Oh, H. and R. J. Thomas. (2008). "Demand-side Bidding Agent: Modeling and Simulation." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 23, No. 3, 1050-1056. August.
Oh, H. and R. J. Thomas. (2006). "A Diffusion-Model-Based Supply-Side Offer Agent." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 21, No. 4, 1729-1735.
Oh, H., R. J. Thomas, B. Leiseutre and T. Mount. (2005). "A Method for Classifying Offer Strategies Observed in an Electricity Market," Journal of Decision Support System, 449-460. (PDF 571 KB)
Choi, J., T. Tran, A. El-Keib, R. J Thomas, H. Oh and R. Billinton, 2005. "A Method for Transmission. System Expansion Planning Considering Probabilistic Reliability Criteria." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 20, No. 3, 1606-1615.
Full list of HyungSeon Oh publications (NREL)
Personal interests/hobbies
Board games (Baduk and Janggi), photography
