8 papers
Nuclear fusion for AI: A pathway to power data centers sustainably
Layla Araiinejad, Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
This perspective examines whether nuclear fusion can provide a scalable, low-carbon power source for rapidly growing AI-driven data center demand. As large language models, cloud c…
Understanding the role and value of battery storage in renewables-rich distribution grids under uncertainty and different market paradigms
Peer Valentin Brigger, Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Anuradha Annaswamy
Economy-wide electrification is driving steep load growth, while renewables and batteries are increasing pressure at the distribution grid edge often requiring costly upgrades. Loc…
Multiobjective optimization-based design and dispatch of islanded, hybrid microgrids for remote, off-grid communities in sub-Saharan Africa
Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
Reliable, affordable electricity remains inaccessible to over 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where islanded hybrid microgrids combining renewable generation, batte…
Dynamic resource coordination can increase grid hosting capacity to support more renewables, storage, and electrified load growth
Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Morteza Vahid-Ghavidel, Anuradha M. Annaswamy
We show that dynamic coordination of distributed energy resources (DERs) can increase the capacity of low- and medium-voltage grids, improve reliability and power quality, and redu…
A game-theoretic, market-based approach to extract flexibility from distributed energy resources
Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Anuradha Annaswamy
We propose a market designed using game theory to optimally utilize the flexibility of distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, batteries, electric vehicles, and flexible lo…
Resilience of the Electric Grid through Trustable IoT-Coordinated Assets (Extended version)
Vineet J. Nair, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Priyank Srivastava +10
The electricity grid has evolved from a physical system to a cyber-physical system with digital devices that perform measurement, control, communication, computation, and actuation…