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Nehrir's Research
Dr. Nehrir is active in research in the following areas:
Alternative Energy
- Modeling, power management and control of wind, photovoltaic, and fuel cell power generation systems
- Distributed Generation Systems
- Application of intelligent control to power/voltage control of alternative energy generation systems
Load Management
- Predicting distribution feeder power demand at steady state and after a period of power outage (cold load pickup)
- Modeling and control of residential electric water heater, space heater, and other end-use loads for distribution system performance enhancement
- Application of intelligent control to demand management and distribution automation
Power System Stability
- Enhancing the damping power system low frequency oscillations using power system stabilizers and flexible AC Transmission system (FACTS) devices
His research has been supported by one or more of the following sources: The National Science Foundation, NSF-EPSCoR, USDOE, DOE-EPSCoR, Electric Power Research Institute, The Montana Power Company, Montana Electric Power Cooperatives, and Montana Electric Power Affiliates Program (MEPRA).
Under Dr. Nehrir's supervision, physically-based computer models have been developed for PEM and solid-oxide fuel Cells.
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