Research The research activities within EKC² is organised in four research programs. Maintenance Management , focusing on strategies for, and planning of power system maintenance, including aspects such as Reliability Centered Maintenance and component life-time modeling and diagnostics, as well as support tools such as information systems. Controllable Power Systems, focusing on economical as well as technical control of power systems in deregulated power markets. IT applications to Power system operation and control, focusing on non-functional aspects, such as performance, reliability and security, of using information sytems for communication and automation of power grids. High Performance Electrical Machines Drives, focusing on design and development of electrical machines and drives that can achieve high performance for a large set of applications