
Jin Tan
Researcher V-Electrical Engineering
Jin.Tan@nrel.gov
303-275-3741
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0599-7730
Jin Tan is a principal engineer and a distinguished member of the research staff in the Transmission and Distribution Interaction Group within the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at NREL. She leads development of the Multi-Timescale Integrated Dynamic and Scheduling (MIDAS) framework to address the challenges of planning and operating extremely high renewable penetrated grid. She is also developing advanced electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation capability for power grids with large numbers of distributed energy resources to study the stability of 100% renewables.
Research Interests
Power system stability and control with large-scale renewable integration
Multi-timescale dynamic modeling of various renewable generation
Ancillary control of renewable integration
Energy storage for grid applications
Education
B.E., Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee (2014–2015)
Associations and Memberships
Editor, International Transactions on Electrical Energy System
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Member, Power and Energy Society (PES)
Member, IEEE Women in Engineering
Featured Work
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Awards and Honors
NREL’s President Awards (2018, 2020)
NREL Outstanding Mentor Awards (2020, 2021)
NREL’s Best Paper Awards (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
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