Ewald F. Fuchs
Biography
The fundamental contributions made by Ewald F. Fuchs to power systems are enjoyed today by people around the world. Three and half decades ago, a considerable amount of power electronics-based loads began emerging in power systems, which caused power-quality issues that the industry could not fully understand. Fuchs and his team’s groundbreaking work enabled utilities to solve it. Early on, Fuchs also investigated the automatic paralleling of two power systems. The approaches he developed are now required for the combined or separate operation of main and microgrids to ensure reliable power operation especially when snow, ice storms, or floods paralyze the power system.
An IEEE Life Fellow, Fuchs is a professor emeritus of electrical, computer, and energy engineering, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
