Funded Research Projects – Renewable Energy Systems Lab

RAISE: CET: Rare-Earth-Free Magnet and AI-Driven Control for Power Generation, transmission, and Grid Integration of Offshore Wind, Award # 2402634, $1,000,000, Start Date: 08/01/2024; End Date: 07/31/2028. (PI)

Adaptive Second-Use Battery Utilization with Different Degradation Levels for EV Charging Stations and Power Grid Support and Resiliency,” Sponsored by Department of Energy, $8,000,000. Federal support: $4,000,000, Cost Share: $4,000,000. (co-PI)

PFI-RP: Development of Novel Inverter Technologies and Prototypes for Enhanced Power Generation from Renewable Energy Resources,” Award # 2141067, $6050,000, 04/1/2022 – 03/31/2025. (PI)

IUCRC Phase II University of Alabama: Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EVSTS),” Award # 2137275, $500,000, 03/15/2022 – 02/28/2027 (co-PI)

I-Corps: Approximate Dynamic Programming and Artificial Neural Network Control for Microgrids, Principle Investigator (PI)

Toward Commercialization: Development of Neural Network Control and Power Converter Prototype for Renewables and Smart Grid Integration, Principle Investigator (PI)

EDU: Collaborative: When Cyber Security Meets Physical World: A Multimedia-based Virtual Classroom for Cyber-Physical Systems Security Education to Serve City/Rural Colleges, Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI)

Wind Power: Neural Network Control, Multidisciplinary Integration, and Advanced Simulation, Principle Investigator (PI)

Modern Computing Infrastructure for Research and Education of Future Smart and Renewable Energy Systems, Principle Investigator (PI)

A Study of Capacitor Bank Acoustic Emission Properties, Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI)

Audible Capacitor Noise Mitigation in the Presence of Non-Sinusoidal Excitation, Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI)

Developing a High Performance Computing Center Through Acquisition of a 128 Node PC Cluster for Cross-disciplinary Research and Education, Principle Investigator(PI)

Expansion of EE Program at TAMUK with Curriculum Reformation, Scholarships and Tutoring, Principle Investigator (PI)

Developing Simulation and Analytical Tools for Integrated Wind Energy Conversion and Utility Systems, Principle Investigator (PI)

Development and Testing of Parallel Codes for Microstructure Evolution in Materials, Principle Investigator (PI)

Research consultant: Comprehensive Fusion Simulation – Component-Based Software Engineering and Evolutionary Time Advancement, Principle Research consultant

Course Restructuring and Laboratories Development on Power Electronics and Electric Drives at TAMUK, Principle Investigator (PI)

Developing Digital Measurement Laboratory in Circuits and Electronics Lab at TAMUK using National Instruments LabView and NI ELVIS, Principle Investigator(PI)

FEMWater Data management – Scientific Visualization and Data Management Activities, Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI)