Energy
School of Environment, Resources and Development
Areas of Expertise (Keywords)
Artificial Intelligence Applications to Power Systems Parallel Processing Applications Power System Operation & Control Power System Restructuring
Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA, Dec. 1994.
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA, May 1991.
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, May 1988.
Professional Experience
Jan. 2003 – Present: Associate Professor, Energy, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
Oct 2001 – Dec. 2002: Coordinator, Electric Power System Management, Energy Program, SERD, AIT, Thailand
Jan. 2001- Dec. 2002: Assistant Professor, Energy Program, SERD, AIT, Thailand
June –Dec. 2000: Head, School of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Thailand
June 1999-Dec. 2000: Chairperson, Electrical Engineering Program, School of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, SIIT, Thammasat University, Thailand
Mar.-Dec. 2000: Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Program, School of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, SIIT, Thammasat University, Thailand
Sept. 1995-Feb. 2000: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, SIIT, Thammasat University, Thailand
Jan.-Sept. 1995: Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, SIIT, Thammasat University, Thailand
Professional Services
The Research and Development Journal of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, Advisory Editorial Board Member, 1998.
Technical Committee Member, The 12th Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI), Pattaya, Thailand, Nov. 2-6, 1998.
Reviewer, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 2000-Present.
Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Nov. 2001-Present.
Reader, Research Proposal Reviewing Committee, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University, July 2001- June 2003.
Member, Publication Reviewing Committee, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University, April 2001- Mar. 2003.
Chairman, Academic Committee on the Draft Standard on Insulated Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electric Energy, Thai Industry Standard Institute, April 2002-Present.
Session Chair, Power System Planning and New Developments II, The IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Crete, Greece, June 25-28, 2002.
Present Research Involvements
Electric Power Systems Management Training to Personnel from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
Sponsor: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Thailand Energy and Environment Network (TEENET) Project under Regional Energy Resources Information Center (RERIC)
Sponsor: National Energy Policy Office
Doctoral Research Supervision
Transmission Pricing for Thailand
Parallel Micro Genetic Algorithm for Constrained Economic Dispatch
An Enhanced Lagrangian Relaxation for Generation Scheduling in Day-Ahead Electricity Market
Constrained Optimal Power Dispatch for Electricity and Ancillary Services Auctions
Optimal Placement of FACTS Devices by Hybrid Tabu Search/Simulated Annealing Approach
A Two-Phase Optimization Neural Network for Optimal Power with UPFC
Selected Publications
G. Huang and W. Ongsakul, "Managing the Bottlenecks in Parallel Gauss-Seidel Type Algorithms for Power Flow Analysis," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 9, no. 2, May 1994, pp. 677-684.
G. Huang and W. Ongsakul, "An Efficient Load-Balancing Processor Scheduling Algorithm for Parallelization of Gauss-Seidel Type Algorithm," Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, vol. 22, no. 2, Aug. 1994, pp. 350-358.
G. Huang and W. Ongsakul, "Speedup and Synchronization Overhead Analysis of Gauss-Seidel Algorithm on a Sequent Balance Machine," IEE Proceedings, Part C, Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, vol. 141, no. 5, Sept. 1994, pp. 437-444.
W. Ongsakul, “Real-time Economic Dispatch Using Merit Order Loading for Linear Decreasing and Staircase Incremental Cost Functions,” Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 51, no. 3, Sept. 1999, pp. 167-173.
W. Ongsakul and J. Tippayachai, “Micro Genetic Algorithm based on Migration and Merit Order Loading Solutions to the Constrained Economic Dispatch Problems”, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 24, no. 3, Mar. 2002, pp. 223-231.
W. Ongsakul and J. Tippayachai, “Parallel micro genetic algorithm based on merit order loading solution for constrained dynamic economic dispatch”, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 61, no. 2, Mar. 2002, pp. 77-88.
M. Pipattanasomporn, W. Ongsakul, R. Pacudan, and T. Lefevre, “Electricity Prices in a Competitive Market: A Preliminary Analysis of the Deregulated Thai Electricity Industry”, Utilities Policy, vol. 9, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 171-179.
J. Tippayachai, W. Ongsakul, and I. Ngamroo, “Parallel micro genetic algorithm for constrained economic dispatch”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 17, no. 3, Aug. 2002, pp. 790-797.
N. Ruangpayoongsak, W. Ongsakul, and S. Runggeratigul, “Constrained Economic Dispatch by Combined Genetic and Simulated Annealing Algorithm,” International Journal of Electric Power Components and Systems, vol. 30, no. 9, Sept. 2002, pp. 917-931.
Y. Sukamongkol, S. Chungpaibulpatana, and W. Ongsakul, “A Simulation Model for Predicting the Performance of a Solar Photovoltaic System with Alternating Current Loads”, Renewable Energy, vol. 27, no. 2, Oct. 2002, pp. 237-258.
W. Ongsakul and B. Phasaputra, “Optimal Power Flow with FACTS Devices by Hybrid TS/SA Approach”, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 24, no. 10, Dec. 2002, pp. 851-857.
T. Limpasuwan, J. W. Bialek, W. Ongsakul, and B. Limmechokchai, “The annual power fee based on electricity tracing”, accepted and to appear in Electric Power Systems Research.
T. Limpasuwan, J. W. Bialek, W. Ongsakul, and B. Limmechokchai, “A proposal for transmission pricing methodology in Thailand based on electricity tracing and long-run average incremental costs”, accepted and to appear in Energy Policy.
T. Limpasuwan, W. Ongsakul, and B. Limmechokchai, “A Transmission Pricing Method Based on Electricity Tracing in Thailand”, ScienceAsia: Journal of the Science Society of Thailand (ISSN 1513-1874), vol. 28, no. 1, March 2002, pp. 77-85.
W. Ongsakul, “Use of Economic Dispatch with Linear Decreasing and Staircase Incremental Cost Functions in Thailand,” Research and Development Journal of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, vol. 8, no. 1, 1997, pp. 54-63.
W. Ongsakul and J. Tippayachai, “Economic Dispatch with Linear Decreasing and Staircase Incremental Cost Functions by Micro Genetic Algorithms,” NECTEC Technical Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, May-June 1999, pp. 62-69.
W. Ongsakul and N. Ruangpayoongsak, “Constrained Dynamic Economic Dispatch by Simulated Annealing/Genetic Algorithms,” Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Power Industry Computer Applications (PICA), Sydney, Australia, May 20-24, 2001, pp. 207-212.
T. Limpasuwan, W. Ongsakul, and B. Limmeechokchai, “A Transmission Pricing Method Based on Long Run Incremental Cost and Electricity Tracing,” Proceedings of the 36th Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Swansea, UK, Sept. 12-14, 2001, pp. 299-303.
W. Ongsakul, S. Dechanupaprittha, and I. Ngamroo, “Tabu Search Algorithm for Constrained Economic Dispatch,” Proceedings of International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS), Wuhan, China, Sept. 3-5, 2001, pp. 428-433.
W. Ongsakul, S. Chirarattananon, and K. Chayakulkheeree, “Optimal Real Power Dispatching Algorithm for Auction Based Dispatch Problems,” Proceedings of International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS), Wuhan, China, Sept. 3-5, 2001, pp. 434-440.
W. Ongsakul and K. Chayakulkheeree, “Optimal Spinning Reserve Identification in Competitive Electricity Market Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System,” Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (EuroPES), Crete, Greece, June 25-28, 2002, pp. 119-123.
P. Bhasaputra and W. Ongsakul, “Optimal Power Flow with Multi-Type FACTS Devices by Hybrid TS/SA Approach”, Proceedings of 2002 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Bangkok, Dec. 11-14, 2002, pp. 285-290.
P. Bhasaputra and W. Ongsakul, “Optimal Placement of Multi-Type FACTS Devices by Hybrid TS/SA Approach”, accepted and to appear in 2003 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Bangkok, May 25-28, 2003.
Memberships/Credentials
Registered member, The National Research Council of Thailand, No. 38-50-0070, 1995-Present.
Member, Power System Society, Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (IEEE), No. 01373968, 1995-Present.
Professional power system engineer, No. 5647, Mar. 2000-Mar. 2005.
Member, The Engineering Council of Thailand, 2002-Present.
Recognition/Awards
Recipient, The Fouraker Graduate Fellowship, Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1992-1993.
Recipient, One-Time Scholarship, Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1994.
Recipient, Two Royal Golden Jubilee Scholarships from the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) in 1998-1999 (1.5-2.5 million baht each)
Best Paper Award in the Electrical Power Area (with co-author P. Bhasaputra), The 24th National Electrical Engineering Conference (EECON-24), Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Nov. 22-23 2001.
Teaching award – 2002 for the course ED14.24 Computer Aided Power System Analysis, School of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT, August 1, 2002.
Best Paper Award in the Electrical Power Area (with co-author P. Bhasaputra), The 25th National Electrical Engineering Conference (EECON-25), Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Nov. 21-22 2002.
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