Research

Projects and Grants

External Grants

• Adaptive Virtual Fault Current Limiters for Rural and Power Electronics-Based Microgrids, PI, MetEd / PenElec Sustainable Energy Fund, ($240,000) [2022-2025]

• Fuzzy Logic-Controlled Geomagnetically Induced Current Suppressor, PI, NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, ($26,284) [Jan 2022-May 2023]

• Machine Learning Algorithm for The Optimal Placement of Geomagnetically Induced Current Blocking Devices in Power Systems”, NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, ($25,645) [Jan 2021-Dec 2021]

• DOE: Laboratory Equipment Donation Program (~$7,700) [2020]

• Operating Photovoltaics in Arctic Environments: Potential Threats to Alaskan Power Systems, Co-PI, ConocoPhillips Arctic Science and Engineering Award ($67,080) [January 2019-December 2019]

• Multiscale Arctic Micro Grid Models for Validating Efficacy and Economic Impact, Co-PI, ConocoPhillips Arctic Science and Engineering Award ($99,889) [January 2018-December 2018].

• ·Development of a Power System Training Program, Program Developer, Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) via American Public Power Association (APPA) [September 2015 to December 2016].

• Mitigation of Geomagnetic Induced Current (GIC) Effects on Power Transformers, Student Researcher, FedEx Institute of Technology [July 2014 to August 2015].

Internal Grants

• Energy Storage Sizing for Low Inertia Renewable Generators, Faculty Research Grant, ($8,530) [May 2022-December 2023]

• 2022 IEEE North American Power Symposium, Faculty Development Grant ($2,077.42) [March 2022-October 2022]

•  2021 IEEE North American Power Symposium, Faculty Development Grant ($1,648.56) [November 2021-March 2022]

•  Fuzzy Logic Controlled Virtual Fault Current Limiter for AC Microgrids, Faculty Research Grant, ($9000) [May 2021-December 2022]

• Graduate Research Assistant ($12,800) [Academic Year 2021/2022]

• 2021 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Faculty Development Grant ($1,648.56) [March 2021-December 2021]

• Graduate Research Assistant ($12,800) [Academic Year 2020/2021]

• Local Control of Fault Current Limiters for Distributed Generators, PI, Faculty Research Grant ($7,911) [May 2020-December 2021]

• 2020 IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, PI, Faculty Development Grant ($863.5) [March 2020-December 2020]

• The 14th Annual Pitt Electric Power Industry Conference (EPIC), PI, Faculty Development Grant Gannon ($523.08) [2019]

•  Fault Ride-Through Improvement of Grid Connected PV System Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer, PI, Faculty Development Award UAA ($6,000) [January 2019-June 2019]

•  Building Electric Machines and Drives Lab, PI, Seed Funding for Strategic Initiatives (SFSI) via UAA College of Engineering, ($86,036) [January 2018-June 2018].

•  Impact of Geomagnetically Induced Current on Distributed Generators, PI, Faculty Development Award UAA, ($9000) [January 2018-June 2018].