Jigar Shah

Jigar Shah

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    Electrify America

    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Houston, Texas Area

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    Albany, New York Area

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    Six Sigma - Green Belt

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  • Field test of wake steering at an offshore wind farm

    Wind Energy Science

    In this paper, a field test of wake-steering control is presented. The field test is the result of a collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Envision Energy, a smart energy management company and turbine manufacturer. In the campaign, an array of turbines within an operating commercial offshore wind farm in China have the normal yaw controller modified to implement wake steering according to a yaw control strategy. The strategy was designed using NREL wind farm…

    In this paper, a field test of wake-steering control is presented. The field test is the result of a collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Envision Energy, a smart energy management company and turbine manufacturer. In the campaign, an array of turbines within an operating commercial offshore wind farm in China have the normal yaw controller modified to implement wake steering according to a yaw control strategy. The strategy was designed using NREL wind farm models, including a computational fluid dynamics model, Simulator fOr Wind Farm Applications (SOWFA), for understanding wake dynamics and an engineering model, FLOw Redirection and Induction in Steady State (FLORIS), for yaw control optimization. Results indicate that, within the certainty afforded by the data, the wake-steering controller was successful in increasing power capture, by amounts similar to those predicted from the models.

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  • Cost-Optimal Consumption-Aware Electric Water Heating Via Thermal Storage Under Time-of-Use Pricing

    IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

    Time-of-use electricity pricing is touted as one of the solutions toward optimal load distribution in the future of smart grid. However, the benefits of such an approach are limited as human electricity usage can often be described as inelastic in nature, or not sensitive to pricing in economic theory. Water heating constitutes one of the largest components of such usage. This paper proposes technology to enable residential water heating to be converted from an inelastic to an elastic demand…

    Time-of-use electricity pricing is touted as one of the solutions toward optimal load distribution in the future of smart grid. However, the benefits of such an approach are limited as human electricity usage can often be described as inelastic in nature, or not sensitive to pricing in economic theory. Water heating constitutes one of the largest components of such usage. This paper proposes technology to enable residential water heating to be converted from an inelastic to an elastic demand, which would respond to pricing incentives. This is accomplished by utilizing consumer hot water use patterns combined with thermal storage to calculate a user-specific temperature profile. Results demonstrated that such an approach could not only reduce electrical water heating costs significantly and allow for realization of large-scale grid benefits, but also improve customer experience as thermal storage capability would enable more hot water to be delivered at times of peak consumption.

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  • Cloud-based model predictive building thermostatic controls of commercial buildings: Algorithm and implementation

    IEEE American Control Conference (ACC), 2015

    Based on contract with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), this publication details the design and implementation of demand response technology for commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) loads using model predictive control algorithms

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  • Cost-Optimal, Robust Charging of Electrically-Fueled Commercial Vehicle Fleets via Machine Learning

    Systems Conference (SysCon), 2014 8th Annual IEEE

    Details design, testing, and implementation of a system to reduce demand charges for a commercial fleet of electric vehicles. The approach combines a controls solution designed at GE Global Research and implemented in a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) with a machine learning approach developed by Columbia University. Robustness considerations for a commercial implementation along with the ability for the system to automatically adjust to customer/fleet operator behavior…

    Details design, testing, and implementation of a system to reduce demand charges for a commercial fleet of electric vehicles. The approach combines a controls solution designed at GE Global Research and implemented in a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) with a machine learning approach developed by Columbia University. Robustness considerations for a commercial implementation along with the ability for the system to automatically adjust to customer/fleet operator behavior over time are discussed.

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  • Wireless Authentication: RFID Checkout System Design

    Circuit Cellar Magazine

    Details design and implementation of a prototype system that would enable multiple-item instant checkout at the register using parallel-read, anti-collision Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as a Universal Product Code (UPC) replacement.

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Patents

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING TRANSMISSION CONGESTION VIA DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

    Filed US US20170285720

    A method and a system for mitigating transmission congestion are provided. The computer-implemented method uses distributed computing and blockchain technology to convert electricity to useful work when determined beneficial to the electricity grid or grid assets. The method also includes an arrangement and prioritization of nodes to perform such work, whether located remotely or within a designated facility.

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  • METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING WIND TURBINES IN A WIND TURBINE FARM

    Filed CN WO2017107920A1

    Method and system for operating a wind turbine farm, comprising a plurality of wind turbines (1) having at least one ambient sensor (8) and at least one operating sensor (10). The wind turbines (1) are in communication with a control unit (2)， which in turn is connected to at least one database (3) in which the ambient data and the operating data are stored. The control unit (2) determines a desired first control parameter (11) for controlling a selected wind turbine. A second control parameter…

    Method and system for operating a wind turbine farm, comprising a plurality of wind turbines (1) having at least one ambient sensor (8) and at least one operating sensor (10). The wind turbines (1) are in communication with a control unit (2)， which in turn is connected to at least one database (3) in which the ambient data and the operating data are stored. The control unit (2) determines a desired first control parameter (11) for controlling a selected wind turbine. A second control parameter (12) is then calculated based on the first control parameter (11) using a relationship (13) between a first operating parameter (11) and a second operating parameter (12). This relationship (13) and a normal second control parameter are used to generate a reduced second control parameter (12) which is transmitted to the selected wind turbine. The control unit (2) monitors the change of the first operating parameter (11) to determine when the selected wind turbine has reached the reduced operating level.

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  • METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPERATING A WIND TURBINE FARM

    Filed CN WO2017107919A1

    A system for operating a wind turbine farm, comprising a plurality of wind turbines (1) having at least one ambient sensor (7) and optionally at least one operating sensor (9). The wind turbines are in communication with a remote control unit(2) which in turn is connected to at least one database(3) in which the ambient data and, optionally, the operating data are stored. The remote control unit(2) selects an upwind wind turbine and determines a first power output thereof, and further selects a…

    A system for operating a wind turbine farm, comprising a plurality of wind turbines (1) having at least one ambient sensor (7) and optionally at least one operating sensor (9). The wind turbines are in communication with a remote control unit(2) which in turn is connected to at least one database(3) in which the ambient data and, optionally, the operating data are stored. The remote control unit(2) selects an upwind wind turbine and determines a first power output thereof, and further selects a downwind wind turbine and determines a second power output thereof. The remote control unit(2) determines a relationship between the first and second power outputs which is then used to determine a reduced operating level of the selected upwind wind turbine. A method thereof is also provided.

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  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING IDENTITY INFORMATION OF AN ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE MACHINE

    Filed US US20160274157

    A system for determining identity information corresponding to an electrically operable machine is disclosed, where the electrically operable machine receives electricity from a power supply port. The system includes at least one sensor to generate a signal indicative of the electricity being drawn by the electrically operable machine from the power supply port. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to determine the identity…

    A system for determining identity information corresponding to an electrically operable machine is disclosed, where the electrically operable machine receives electricity from a power supply port. The system includes at least one sensor to generate a signal indicative of the electricity being drawn by the electrically operable machine from the power supply port. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to determine the identity information corresponding to the electrically operable machine based on one or more electrical characteristics of the signal sensed by the at least one sensor. Method and non-transitory computer readable media for determining the identity of the electrically operable vehicle are also disclosed. Moreover, a system for controlling charging of a vehicle that is operated at least partially by the electricity is also disclosed.

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  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LOADS ON A WIND TURBINE

    Filed US US14303052

    A method and a system for managing loads on a wind turbine are provided. The computer-implemented method is implemented using a processor coupled to a memory device. The method includes determining a first moment of a wind load acting about a first axis of a rotor of the wind turbine, determining a second moment of a wind load acting about a second axis of a rotor of the wind turbine, and determining a resultant moment of the first moment and the second moment. The method also includes…

    A method and a system for managing loads on a wind turbine are provided. The computer-implemented method is implemented using a processor coupled to a memory device. The method includes determining a first moment of a wind load acting about a first axis of a rotor of the wind turbine, determining a second moment of a wind load acting about a second axis of a rotor of the wind turbine, and determining a resultant moment of the first moment and the second moment. The method also includes generating an error signal indicating a difference between the resultant moment and a predetermined moment level threshold signal and generating, by the processor, a first activation signal over a range of the generated error signal between a first zero activation signal level and a first full activation signal level.

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