Vahan joined NREL in October 1994 and has served many roles over the years. He is
currently working with Transmission and Grid Integration group focused on renewable
energy impacts on transmission and interconnection issues and dynamic modeling of
variable generation systems. He is involved in many different areas including dynamometer
and field testing of large and small wind turbines, dynamometer testing of wind turbine
drivetrain components, development of advanced data acquisition systems, and wind
turbine power quality. Vahan provides technical support to NREL industry partners
and major U.S. wind turbine manufacturers. He is member of the IEC team for wind turbine
power quality standards. His contributions to NREL research have been recognized through
multiple Outstanding Individual and Team Staff Awards.
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, State Engineering University of Armenia
M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (Armenia)