CAPER Ongoing Projects by Research Theme
Power Delivery Infrastructure and Systems:
PD-04: Development and Demonstration of a Power Electronics Assisted Distribution Voltage Regulator
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Tiefu Zhao at UNC Charlotte in collaboration with NC State University
EHP-06-PD: Basics of Distribution System Modeling and Power Flow Workshop
- Duke Energy Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Valentina Cecchi and Dr. Badrul Chowdhury with UNC Charlotte
Power Generation, Storage and Integration:
PG-01: Distributed Energy Storage and EV Holding Capacity with Value Proposition Development
- Duke Energy Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Johan Enslin at Clemson University in collaboration with UNC Charlotte
EHP-04-PG: Smart Battery Gauge for Continuous Battery Assessment
- Duke Energy Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Chow at NC State in collaboration with Clemson University
- Duke Energy Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. David Lubkeman at NC State in collaboration with UNC Charlotte and Clemson University
Data Management, Analytics and Security:
DM-02: Identification and Mitigation of Coordinated Attacks on Distributed Energy Management
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Badrul Chowdhury at UNC Charlotte in collaboration with NC State University
CAPER Completed Projects by Research Theme
Power Delivery Infrastructure and Systems:
PD-01: Critical Infrastructure Resilience of the Distribution Grid
- Lead Researcher — Dr. Chowdhury at UNC Charlotte in collaboration with Clemson University
- Lead Researcher — Dr. Lubkeman at NC State in collaboration with Clemson University
PD-03: Customer-oriented Planning Strategies for Active Distribution Systems
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Lubkeman at NC State in collaboration with Clemson University
EHP-01-PD: GMLC – Southeast Regional Partnership/Resilient Distribution System & Optimization
- SRNL Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Chowdhury at UNC Charlotte in collaboration with Clemson University
EHP-05-PD: Fundamentals of Power Engineering to Support Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
- Duke Energy Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Hadidi at Clemson University in collaboration with UNC Charlotte and NC State University
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Data Management, Analytics and Security:
DM-01: Cyber Vulnerability Assessment of Electrical Power Systems using Distributed Synchophasers
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Manjrekar at UNC Charlotte in collaboration with NC State University
Energy Policy, Markets and Economics:
EHP-03-EP: How State Regulators are Attributing Costs and Benefits to Distributed Generation
- Duke Energy Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Baran at NC State in collaboration with UNC Charlotte
Power Generation, Storage and Integration:
EHP-02-PG: Development and Demonstration of a 40kW Photovoltaic Synchronous Generator (PVSG)
- Duke Energy Enhancement Project
- Lead Researcher – Dr. Huang at NC State in collaboration with Clemson University