Research Interests and Research Project Grants

 
As a part of SGDRIL, our general research interests are in multiple aspects of smart grid as listed below with focus on power system operation and control.
 

• Smart grid

• Stability, security and vulnerability analysis
• Real time modeling and simulation
• Testing and validation of smart grid algorithms and devices
• Intelligent control application
• Distributed generation and micro-grid
• Decision support and situational awareness using phasor data
• Interoperability and data integration

• Operation, control and energy management of electric shipboard power system,
• Power system restructuring and electricity market
• Application of computational intelligence and control theory application in power system
• Engineering education

List of current research projects:

• Computational Needs for the Next Generation Electric Grid, Department of Energy, through Vanderbilt University, (10/2010-06/2011)
• Testing and Validation of Phasor Measurement Based Devices and Algorithms, NSF/PSERC, (06/2011-08/2013)
• Training program in clean energy smart grid engineering, Department of Energy (2010-2013)
• Course Development titled “Critical Infrastructure Security:  The Emerging Smart Grid”, PSERC/NSF/DOE
• Trustworthy cyber-infrastructure for the power grid, Department of energy (2010-2015)
• A Nationwide Consortium of Universities to Revitalize Electric Power Engineering Education by State-of-the-Art Laboratories, Department of Energy (DoE) through University of Minnesota, (07/2010- 07/2013).
• International Graduate Student’s Challenges: A Survey – based Study, Educational Research Project, Funded through designated funds (2008-2012)

Previous research projects:

• Advanced Naval Power Systems through Electric ship system research and development, Office of Naval Research (Prime) through Florida State University, (10/2007- 9/2010)
• Study of interconnection benefits, strategies and impact of distributed generation on the electric power grid. US Department of Energy (DoE) (06/2007 - 01/2010).
• The Western Interconnection Synchrophasor Project, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Smart Grid Investment Grant Program (SGIG) through Western Electricity Coordinating Council/ Pacific Gas and Electric (2010)
• Adaptive reconfiguration for shipboard power and support systems, Office of Naval Research (Prime) through Florida State University, (10/2006- 5/2007).
• Semantic-driven knowledge discovery system for wide area monitoring of electric power grid, funded by department of Homeland Security (DoHS), (04/07-12/08)
• High performance real time system for hardware in the loop testing and analysis of advanced power and control systems, DURIP, Department of Defense (DoD), (04/2006 - 03/2007)
• Remote, nondestructive testing of power system, Multiple University Research Initiative, ONR through Drexel University, (5/2005- 08/2010)
• Travel funding for attending American Society of Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA, Office of Research and Economic Development, Dean of Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2008)
• Student Travel Support for the 2009 North American Power Symposium, held at Starkville, MS October 4-6, 2009, National Science Foundation (09/01/2009-01/31/2010)

Additional details are available in updated CV and on SGDRIL webpage.