Theme & Coordinators
| Theme | Description | Theme Coordinators (US) |
Theme Coordinators (India) |
Time Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detail: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. |
Noel Shulz, WSU Anurag Srivastava, WSU |
Suresh Srivastava, IITK Santanu Mishra, IITK , Ankush Sharma, IITK |
Y1Q1-Y1Q2 |
| 2 |
Detail: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. |
Noel Shulz, WSU Anurag Srivastava, WSU |
A R Abhyankar, IITD Santanu Mishra, IITK Suresh Srivastava, IITK N P Padhy, IITR |
Y1Q3-Y2Q4 |
| 3 |
Detail: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. |
Noel Schulz, WSU |
Ankush Sharma, IITK Ram Krishna, TERI |
Y1Q4-Y3Q2 |
| 4 |
Detail: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. |
A. Srivastava, WSU Miroslav Begovic, TAMU |
Mahesh Kumar,IITM S R Samantaray,IITBBS Santanu Mishra,IITK |
Y1Q3-Y3Q4 |
| 5 |
Detail: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. |
Mladen Kezunovic, TAMU A. Srivastava, WSU |
Manav Bhatnagar, IITD B.K.Panigrahi, IITD Navpreet Singh, IITK Ketan Rajawat, IITK Amey Karkare, IITK Sandeep Shukla, IITK Rajesh Kumar, PGCIL |
Y1Q3-Y3Q4 |
| 6 |
Detail:The objectives of the task are Load Profiling and Forecasting, System Reconfiguration and State Estimation, Optimal Operation of DERs, and Demand Side Management. |
Kevin Davies, HNEI Ahmed Saber, ETAP A Srivastava, WSU Anu Annaswamy, MIT Chanan Singh, TAMU |
A R Abhyankar, IITD A Mohapatra, IITK S R Sahoo, IITK Saikat Chakrabarti, IITK |
Y1Q4-Y4Q2 |
| 7 |
Detail: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. |
Anu Annaswamy, MIT Anjan Bose, WSU |
A K Saxena, TERI Anoop Singh, IITK A R Abhyankar, IITD |
Y2Q1-Y4Q3 |
| 8 |
Detail: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. |
A Srivastava, WSU
Mladen Kezunovic, TAMU Rob Hovsapian, NREL |
Santanu Misra, IITK N P Padhy, IITR |
Y2Q3-Y5Q1 |
| 9 |
Detail: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. |
A Srivastava, WSU
Noel Shulz, WSU Mike Diedsch, AVISTA |
Saikat Chakrabarti, IITK Ankush Sharma, IITK Suresh Srivastava, IITK Subrata Sarkar, NETRA Ram Krishna, TERI |
Y2Q2-Y5Q4 |
| 10 |
Detail: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. |
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 |
| 11 |
Detail: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. |
Noel Shulz, WSU Adaora Ifebigh, NRECA |
Santanu Mishra, IITK Ankush Sharma, IITK |
Y1Q3-Y5Q4 |
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