US-India CollAborative For Smart DiStribution System WIth STorage

Theme & Coordinators

Theme	Description	Theme Coordinators (US)	Theme Coordinators (India)	Time Period	Overview
1	Finalizing Overall Product Management Architecture	Noel Shulz, WSU Anurag Srivastava, WVU	Suresh Srivastava, IITK Santanu Mishra, IITK Ankush Sharma, IITK	Y1Q1-Y1Q2	The theme deals with overall planning and execution of various objectives of the project in a cohesive manner. This task also includes knowledge dissemination by publishing relevant updates on website and interacting with the advisory board members.
2	Distribution System Modeling and Benchmark system development	Noel Shulz, WSU Anurag Srivastava, WVU	A R Abhyankar, IITD Santanu Mishra, IITK Suresh Srivastava, IITK N P Padhy, IITR	Y1Q3-Y2Q4	The objective of this task is to develop benchmark models which can be used by various research group members of this project to test and validate their research and development work.
3	Energy Storage Modeling Optimal Management	Noel Shulz, WSU	Ankush Sharma, IITK Olive Ray, IITBBS Falti Teotia , TERI	Y1Q4-Y3Q2	The objective of this task is to analyse and model storage technology for smart distribution system. As a part of this task, hardware models will also be developed to study the impact of storage systems under dynamic operation of microgrids.
4	Microgrid and Active Distribution System Converter Primary Controller Secondary Controller Protection	A. Srivastava, WVU Miroslav Begovic, TAMU	Mahesh Kumar, IITM S R Samantaray, IITBBS Santanu Mishra, IITK	Y1Q3-Y3Q4	The objective of this theme includes development of novel converter topologies, associated controls and protection system for AC/DC microgrid application. As a part of this task, primary controller design, secondary controller design, and AC/DC microgrid protection mechanisms will be studied.
5	Cyber Security Infrastructure Measures	Mladen Kezunovic, TAMU A. Srivastava, WVU	Manav Bhatnagar, IITD B.K.Panigrahi, IITD Navpreet Singh, IITK Ketan Rajawat, IITK Amey Karkare, IITK Sandeep Shukla, IITK Rajesh Kumar, PGCIL	Y1Q3-Y3Q4	The objective of this theme is to study various cyber infrastructure suitable for smart distribution grid. It will also validate their performance to make the overall system reliable and tolerant to cyber-attacks.
6	DSO Functions/Energy Management Forecasting MMS ADMS Control and Optimizations Planning	Kevin Davies, HNEI Ahmed Saber, ETAP A Srivastava, WVU Anu Annaswamy, MIT Chanan Singh, TAMU	A R Abhyankar, IITD A Mohapatra, IITK S R Sahoo, IITK Saikat Chakrabarti, IITK	Y1Q4-Y4Q2	The objectives of the task are Load Profiling and Forecasting, System Reconfiguration and State Estimation, Optimal Operation of DERs, and Demand Side Management.
7	DSO-Market and Regulatory Issues	Anu Annaswamy, MIT Anjan Bose, WSU	A K Saxena, TERI Anoop Singh, IITK A R Abhyankar, IITD	Y2Q1-Y4Q3	The objectives of the task are addressing market and regulatory Issues, distribution market development, Integration of market mechanisms with frequency regulation and volt-VAR control.
8	Lab Testing and Validation Offline Real Time HIL	A Srivastava, WVU Mladen Kezunovic, TAMU Rob Hovsapian, NREL	Santanu Misra, IITK N P Padhy, IITR	Y2Q3-Y5Q1	As a part of this theme five testbeds are developed to test various research concepts developed as a part of R & D activities. This provides a mechanism to validate concepts in a lab environment before any possible deployment of technology.
9	Field Demonstration	A Srivastava, WVU Noel Shulz, WSU Mike Diedsch, AVISTA	Saikat Chakrabarti, IITK Ankush Sharma, IITK Suresh Srivastava, IITK Shiv Kumar Singh, IITK Subrata Sarkar, NETRA Falti Teotia, TERI	Y2Q2-Y5Q4	As a part of this theme two urban, two rural and one semi-urban pilots will be developed. The pilots will also provide a means to test new technology in real-life smart distribution system.
10	Impact analysis and Policy Recommendations	Christine Horne, WSU (Social Impact) Anjan Bose, WSU	A K Saxena, TERI Deep Mukherjee, IITK Anoop Singh, IITK	Y4Q1-Y5Q4 Except part of social study during Y1Q4	The societal impact of smart distribution grid will be studied as a part of this theme. Based on this study various policy recommendation will be made to improve the impact of smart distribution system.
11	Workforce Development	Noel Shulz, WSU Adaora Ifebigh, NRECA	Santanu Mishra, IITK Ankush Sharma, IITK	Y1Q3-Y5Q4	As a part of this activity various workshops, training programs, and conferences will be organized to educate and train workforce members to operate, maintain, and sustain a smart distribution grid.