GridWrx   Lab  Research Projects

Awarded Projects:

1. Dr. Ning Lu,  "An Artificial Intelligence Engineering System Analysis Assistant (Aiesaa) for auto-creation of integrated transmission-distribution grid models"

   • Managing Division Abbreviation: NSF ECCS, PD 18-7607 Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN), Award Number (FAIN): 2329536

   • Total Intended Award Amount: $397,000 

   • Award Period of Performance:   Start Date: 01/01/2024 End Date: 12/31/2026

2. Drs. Ning LU and Mesut Baran. "NC Research Capacity Building for a Secure & Reliable Power Grid 2050"

   • Funded by the University of North Carolina System, UNC Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI)

   • Total Intended Award Amount: FY 24 budget: $125,000 

   • Award Period of Performance: Aug 2023 - Aug 2026

3. Ning Lu, Project Title: “A Machine Learning based Automated Load Model Parameterization Tool”

   • Funded by: CAPER

   • Award Period of Performance:  Aug 2023 - Aug 2025

   • Awarded Amount: $42,499

4. Ning LU, "MEGA Impact Analysis and Design Review,"

   •  June 16, 2022 - Sept, 2022

   • Folder

5. ERC Planning Funds: Folder.

6. Dr. Ning LU, Grid Observatory, CAPER

   • Award Period of Performance: August 16, 2021 - Dec 15, 2023

   • Awarded Amount: $42,499

7. Dr. Ning Lu, Energy Storage Applications, PNNL

   • Award Amount: $80,000; August 16, 2021 - August 15, 2022

   • meeting notes

   • folder

8. Dr. Baran, Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty, Dr. Ning Lu, Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow, Dr. Wenye Wang, Dr. Wenyuan Tang,  David Safer. Cybersecurity for Electric Power Systems. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program. Department of Education

• 1. • Award Amount: ~$450,729; PI: Dr. Mesut Baran; Co-PIs: Dr. Baran, Dr. Wenyuan Tang, Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty, Dr. Ning Lu, Dr. Mo-yuen Chow, etc.  

• • Highlight: We support domestic students to conduct research in the area of cyber security in power systems area.

    • 3 fellows from Department of Education

    • 1 fellowship from university

    • US citizens or permanent residents can apply.

  • Comm: GANN

    • Description; References

9. Dr. Ning Lu, Dr. Lubkeman, Dr. Lukic, Dr. Baran, Dr. Tang. DOE SETO ASSIST,  (PINS 94411),  "Photovoltaic Analysis and Response Support Platform for Solar Situational Awareness and Resiliency Services", doc, [estimated start time Aug. 15, 2019 – Aug. 14, 2022]  website

• • Award: $3.1 M; PI: Dr. Ning LU  Co-PIs:  Dr. Lubkeman, Dr. Lukic, Dr. Baran, Dr. Tang

    • Project Highlight: We develop new grid support functions for PV systems at both normal and abnormal operation conditions.

    • Comm: ASSIST SETO Project: EE0008770: PARS by NC State 

    • Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy(EERE) under the Solar Energy technologies Office Award Number DE-EE0008770. 

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  • Project introductions: 

    • List of publications

    • Introduction of the project

      • Presentations; flyers; 1-page descriptions

  • Project Management (private folders)

    • DOE Project Report Center

      • Project Management: Project folder; Team contacts: NCSU project Team Assignments;notes; Meeting Minutes; Reference; NDA; costshare

      • Group 1: modeling group. 

    • Group 2: HIL group

    • Group 3: outreach

      • Group 4: PNNL

      • Group 5: Wilson and ElectriCities: meeting

10. Dr. Mesut Baran and Dr. Ning LU. (PINS 95653) Electricity, "Data Analytics Using Advanced Meeting Data", [Jan 01, 2020 – 12/31/2020]

1. • Award: $50,000

   • PI: Dr. Mesut Baran

     • co-PI: Dr. Ning Lu

   • Comm: DA-SmartMeter

   • Highlight: We conduct smart meter data analysis for utilities to better understand their loads and the impact of DER integration.

   • Project folder:

   • Data request

11. Dr. Ning Lu and Dr. David Lubkemen, DOE, ARPA-E,  (PINS 91057), "Economical Data-fused Grid Edge Processor (EDGEPRO) for Future Distribution Grid Control Applications", ABB&NCSU [2019 - 2022]  notes Project Management

1. • • Awarded amount: $707,703

     • PI: Dr. Ning Lu

     • Co-PI: Dr. David Lubkeman

   • Comm: EDGEPRO

   • Highlight: We work with ABB to develop grid edge computing platform and applications to support both centralized and distributed control and monitoring functions for both utilities and load service providers.

     • Meeting Notes

   • Project folders

   • meetings

   • Task 2: Catie McEntee

   • Task 3: Mingzhi Zhang

   • Task 4: Ming Liang 

   • Task 5: Asmaa

   • Task 6: Load Forecasting

12. Dr. Lu and Dr. Lubkeman, CAPER, with UNCC. "Developing a Combined System Model and Simulation Process for Integrated Planning and Operations across Transmission and Distribution Systems" [Nov 1 2019 - Dec 2020]

1. • Awarded amount: $68,000

   • Meeting minutes: kickoff;

   • Highlight: We evaluate the co-simulation tool SYNCAL and compare the results with traditional approach where transmission and distribution system modeling are separately conducted.

   • Project folder

2. Load forecasting

   • folder

3. Dr. Lu and Dr. Lubkeman, CAPER, with UNCC. "Composite Load Model" [- - August 2021]

4. Dr. Lu and Dr. Lubkeman, CAPER, with Clemson. "Development of a Novel Passive Microgrid Islanding Events Detection and Control Mechanism" [--  - August 2021] 

Past Projects:

1. Dr. Lu, DOE, Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF), (PINS 93719), "Developing a Path Forward for the Integration of the Coordinated Real-time Sub-Transmission Volt-Var Control Tool (CReST-VCT) into Energy Management Systems (EMS)", PNNL&NC State&ABB. [2019-2020] notes

1. 1. Awarded amount: $50,000

   2. Sole PI: Ning Lu

   3. Highlight: We work with industry partners to commercialize the PV based volt-var control functions.

   4.  Project folder

2. Dr. Lu, Dr. Lubkeman, and Dr. Baran.  (PINS - 94642). "Enhancement Project for Center for Advanced Power Engineering Research (CAPER) led by Clemson University with NCSU being one of 3 partner institutions: Fundamentals of Power Engineering to Support Integration of Distributed Energy Resources", [Jan 2019 - May 2019]

   2. • Awarded amount: $50,000

      • PI: Ning Lu

      • co-PI: Dr. Baran and Dr. Lubkeman

3. Dr. Lu and Dr. Lubkeman, Dr. Lukic, Total S.A., (PINS - 95344) , "Hybrid Energy Management System Development [2017-2019] [Fuhong: 1-page description] [Ahmed: 1-page description] [LongQian: 1-page Descriptions]

   2. • Awarded amount: $160,000 + $120,000

      • PI: Ning Lu

      • co-PI: Dr. Lukic and Dr. Lubkeman

• • Introduction Presentation

    • project folder; 2020 Training folder

4. Dr. Lu, DOE, SETO, SuNLaMP, (PINS - 93719), "Enabling high penetration of distributed PV through the optimization of sub-transmission voltage regulation" [2016-2019] [Catie, Fuhong, David, MIngzhi, 1-page Description]

   2. • Awarded amount: $120,000 + $65,000 + $65,000

      • PI: Ning Lu

      • co-PI: Dr. Alex Huang

      • Project Publications can be found at ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Enabling-high-penetration-of-distributed-PV-through-the-optimization-of-sub-transmission-voltage-regulation

• • List of publications

5. Dr. Lubkeman and Dr. Lu, CAPER, (PINS-79590), "Customer-Oriented Planning Strategies for Active Distribution Systems: Core project for Center for Advanced Power Engineering Research (CAPER) led by Clemson University with NCSU being one of 3 partner institutions" [2017-2019] [Asmaa, 1-page description]

   2. • Awarded amount: $100,000

      • PI: Dr. Lubkeman

      • co-PI: Dr. Ning Lu

6. Dr. Lu, "NSF CyberSEEs Type 2: Cyber-Enabled Water and Energy Systems Sustainability Utilizing Climate Information" [2014-2019]

   2. • Awarded amount: $225,000 out of 1,200,000

      • PI: Dr. Ning Lu  (collaborative proposal)

7. CAPER, Advanced Data Analytics: Power System Data Applications [2016-2018]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: $50,000

      • PI: Ning Lu

8. The study of energy storage applications [Jan 2018 - Dec 2018] [1-page Description]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: ~$50,000 out of ???

      • co-PI: Ning Lu

9. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Building as a Virtual Battery. [2018] [1-page description]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: $60,000

      • sole PI: Ning Lu

10. Duke Energy, Zero-Energy Home [2017-2018] [1-page description]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: $40,000

      • sole PI: Ning Lu

11. NSF FREEDM, 1-MW Microgrid Test System Development (Green Energy Hub) [2013-2018]

12. Total Inc. and SunPower, Solar Electric Home Energy Management System and Modeling Tool [2013-2017]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: $385,600 + Total FREEDM Fellowship (1RA/3 year)

      • sole PI: Ning Lu

13. CAPER, Distribution Planning Criteria and Tools for Future Distribution Energy Resources [2015-2016]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: ~$20,000 out of $50,000

      • co-PI: Dr. Ning Lu

14. DOE, Micro-grid Demonstration: the Olney Town Center Microgrid [2014-2017]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: ~$100,000 out of $375,000

      • PI: Dr. David Lubkeman

      • co-PI: Dr. Ning Lu, Dr. Srdjan Lukic

15. Pacific Northwest National Lab: Hydro Model Integration [2014-2016]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: $60,000

      • sole PI: Ning Lu

16. Idaho Power, Probability-based Available Transfer Capability Tool Development Phase III [2013-2014]

1. 1. • Awarded amount: $30,000

      • sole PI: Ning Lu

2. NSF, Green Energy Hub [2014 - 2018]

   1. • Awarded amount: ~$50,000/year for my share

      • co-PI: Ning Lu

3. DOE, Plug-and-Play Solar Panel Design [2013]                   

   1. • Awarded amount: ~$50,000 out of ???

      • co-PI: Ning Lu

Collaborative Projects:

0. PNNL and ElectriCities: Energy Storage Evaluation for Peak Shaving; folder

Shared folders

1. Task Assignments: 2019 - 2020 May

2.  NCSU Power System Projects

3. 1-page Descriptions

4. FREEDM Draft Reports