Tor Arne Folkestad

Tor Arne Folkestad is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electric Energy of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Gjøvik. He specializes in electrical energy systems and educational technology.

Teaching: Courses include ELEG1001 (Introduction to Electrical Circuits), ELEG1002 (Electrical Circuit Modeling), IELEG2118 (Electric Power Systems), and bachelor thesis supervision (IELEG2910/IELEG3290).

Research Interests: Focuses on optimizing power distribution networks through capacitor deployment and improving voltage profiles. Also explores interactive online learning methodologies, as seen in his 2008 report on developing dialog-based web lectures.

Outreach: Participated in conferences like the 2018 IEEE CPE-POWERENG in Doha and the 2017 MNT Conference in Oslo, presenting work on power systems and educational technology.