Bharat Solanki is an energy systems researcher in the Applied Engineering group of NREL’s Energy Security and Resilience Center. An electrical engineer, Solanki has specialized in microgrid projects since 2014. This includes four years as a technical lead for Siemens Canada, where he contributed to high level conceptual microgrid designs, and the implementation of solutions for microgrid protection and control.

Research Interests

Modeling

Simulation

Control

Optimization of microgrids and power systems

Education

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo

M.S., Electrical Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

B.E., Electrical Engineering, Gujarat University

Professional Experience

Researcher V Electrical Engineer, NREL (May 2022 – Present)

Technical Lead – Microgrid, Siemens Canada (Feb 2020 – April 2022)

Protection and Control Specialist – Microgrid, Siemens Canada (May 2018 – Jan 2020)

Visiting Researcher, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (May 2016 – Aug 2016)

Analog Hardware Design Engineer (Jun 2011 – Dec 2013)

Associations and Memberships

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Member, Power and Energy Society IEEE

Featured Work

A Review of Modeling and Applications of Energy Storage Systems in Power Grids, Proceedings of the IEEE (2022)

Smart Residential Load Simulator for Energy Management in Smart Grids, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2019)

The Energy Twin – A Solution for Techno-Economic Business Case Analysis of Microgrids & Distributed Energy Systems, Canadian National Committee of the International Council on Large Electric Systems, Canada Conference (2019)

Practical Energy Management Systems for Isolated Microgrids, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (2019)

Electric Thermal Storage System Impact on Northern Communities’ Microgrids, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (2019)

Energy Storage in Microgrids: Compensating for Generation and Demand Fluctuations While Providing Ancillary Services, IEEE Power and Energy Magazine (2017)

A Sustainable Energy Management System for Isolated Microgrids, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (2017)

Including Smart Loads for Optimal Demand Response in Integrated Energy Management Systems for Isolated Microgrids, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (2017)

Integrated Energy Management System for Isolated Microgrids, Power Systems Computation Conference (2016)

Multi-Functional Measurement Circuit, System And Method Thereof, Official Journal of the Patent India Office (2015)