MARIO A. ROTEA
rotea@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-2720
Mail Box: ECW 31
Office: ECSW 3.355G
800 West Campbell Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
PROFESSOR, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DIRECTOR, UTD WIND
SITE DIRECTOR, WINDSTAR
Education
PhD, Control Science and Dynamical Systems, University of Minnesota
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota
BS, Electronics Engineering, National University of Rosario
Research Interests
Optimization and control of wind energy systems; control theory.
Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books
- Kumar, D., & Rotea, M. A., “Wind turbine power maximization using log-power proportional-integral extremum seeking,” Energies, 2022, 15 (3), 1004. doi:10.3390/en15031004
- Chetan, M., Sakib, M.S., Griffith, D.T., Gupta, A., Rotea, M.A., “Design of a 3.4-MW wind turbine with integrated plasma actuator-based load control,” Wind Energy, 2022, 25 (3), pp. 517-536, doi: 10.1002/we.2684
- Bernardoni F, U Ciri, MA Rotea, S Leonardi, “Identification of wind turbine clusters for effective real time yaw control optimization,” Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2021, 13 (4), doi:10.1063/5.0036640.
- Gupta A., MA Rotea, M Chetan, MS Sakib, DT Griffith, “A methodology for robust load reduction in wind turbine blades using flow control devices,” Energies, 2021, 14 (12), 3500, doi:10.3390/en14123500
- Ciri U., Leonardi, S., Rotea, M.A., “Evaluation of log-of-power extremum seeking control for wind turbines using large eddy simulations,” Wind Energy, 2019, 22 (7), pp. 992-1002, doi: 10.1002/we.2336
Major Honors and Awards
- Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), for contributions to robust and optimal control of multivariable systems, 2007.
- Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1993.
- Seed for Success Award Winner, periods April to June 2004 and April to June 2005, for attracting research grants in excess of $1M to Purdue University.
- CT Sun Excellence in Research Award, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, 2006.
Selected Lectures
- “Extremum Seeking Control of Wind Energy Systems” TU Delft Wind Energy Institute Lecture, June 24, 2021.
- “Systems and Control for Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Production,” M.A. Rotea, Tutorial on Systems and Control Opportunities for Decarbonization of the Energy System, 21st International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress 2020, July 11-17, 2020.
- “Extremum Seeking Control of Wind Energy Systems,” M.A. Rotea, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Wind Workforce Development Series, October 8, 2020, https://www.nrel.gov/wind/wind-workforce-development-series.html
- “Control of Wind Energy Systems,” M.A. Rotea, Inaugural WindSTAR Webinar, The University of Massachusetts, Lowell, June 19, 2020, https://echo360.org/media/d1efb951-51cf-49b9-9d7d-cd10dbee19a2/public
- “Wind Energy at UT Dallas,” M.A. Rotea, Center Stage Seminar Series, UT Dallas, Richardson, June 17, 2020, https://research.utdallas.edu/blog/center-stage-seminar-series-with-dr-mario-rotea