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Saptarshi Bhattacharya

Saptarshi Bhattacharya

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Biography

Saptarshi Bhattacharya received his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY in 2014 and 2018 respectively. His research interests are in all aspects of optimization, control and learning techniques for cyber-physical energy systems. Specifically, he has worked on demand response algorithms for both thermal grids and power grids, coordinated charging of electric vehicles, risk management for renewable energy providers and hydro-storage optimization. During the summers of 2015 and 2016, he was a research intern at IBM Research, India, where he worked on developing demand response algorithms for district heating networks. Saptarshi joined PNNL in October 2018 and is currently a staff member in the Optimization & Control Group (OCG) under the Energy and Environment Directorate (EED). Saptarshi is a member of the IEEE and has served as a regular reviewer for several conferences (like ACC, CDC), and journals like IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Applied Energy (Elsevier).

Research Interests

  • Smart Grids
  • Renewable Energy
  • Power Systems
  • Energy Economics
  • Optimization
  • Data-driven techniques

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., (Electrical Engineering) - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA – 2018
  • M.S., (Electrical Engineering) - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA - 2014
  • B. Tech, (Electrical Engineering) - West Bengal Univ. Technology, Kolkata, India - 2012

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • IEEE (Student Member 2013, Member 2019)

Awards and Recognitions

  • Best-paper (Runner up) at NETGCooP 2014, Trento, Italy.
  • Student Video Competition (Runner up) at IEEE SmartGridComm, Venice, Italy, 2014.
  • GE Global Research Student Research Summit – best prototype award – Niskayuna, NY, 2013.

PNNL Patents

PNNL Publications

2024

  • Peerzada A.A., S. Hanif, B.W. Tarekegne, D.A. Baldwin, and S. Bhattacharya. 2024. "On the Impact of Tidal Generation and Energy Storage Integration in PV-rich Electric Distribution Systems." Applied Energy 357. PNNL-SA-181531. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122466

2023

  • Bhattacharya S., T. Ramachandran, B. Mitra, and A. Somani. 2023. "Flexibility Requirements for Energy Systems with Renewable Generation under Forecast Uncertainties." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2023), January 16-19, 2023, Washington, DC, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-177203. doi:10.1109/ISGT51731.2023.10066352
  • Kazimierczuk K., C.D. Henderson, K.P. Duffy, S. Hanif, S. Bhattacharya, S. Biswas, and E.C. Jacroux, et al. 2023. "A socio-technical assessment of marine renewable energy potential in coastal communities." Energy Research & Social Science 100. PNNL-SA-178137. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2023.103098
  • Naqvi S., V. Chandan, S. Bhattacharya, N. Luo, K. Kar, C. Sivaraman, and N. Radhakrishnan. 2023. "Data-Driven Co-optimization of Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality in Commercial Buildings." In e-Energy '23 Companion: Companion Proceedings of the 14th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, June 20-23, 2023, Orlando, FL, 140-144. New York, New York:Association for Computing Machinery. PNNL-SA-183755. doi:10.1145/3599733.3600262
  • Sadnan R., T. Ramachandran, S. Bhattacharya, and A. Somani. 2023. "Impact of Spatial Variation in Flexibility on System Operations in Electric Power Systems." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2023), July 16-20, 2023, Orlando, FL, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-179882. doi:10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252683
  • Upton S.A., G.L. Kidd, S. Kundu, S. Bhattacharya, Y. Lin, V.A. Adetola, and T. Ramachandran, et al. 2023. Introduction to ALERT: A User-Interface Tool for Resilient Optimization: Technical Report. PNNL-35082. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Introduction to ALERT: A User-Interface Tool for Resilient Optimization: Technical Report

2022

  • Maloney P.R., S. Bhattacharya, X. Ke, A. Venkatraman, A. Somani, and D. Bhatnagar. 2022. "Capacity Expansion Planning for LA Basin: the Role of Energy Storage." In IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference (EESAT 2022), November 8-9, 2022, Austin, TX, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-174795. doi:10.1109/EESAT55007.2022.9998038
  • Naqvi S., K. Kar, S. Bhattacharya, and V. Chandan. 2022. "Peak Power Minimization for Commercial Thermostatically Controlled Loads in Multi-Unit Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings." IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 13, no. 2:998 - 1010. PNNL-SA-162501. doi:10.1109/TSTE.2022.3140655
  • Nazir M., T. Ramachandran, S. Bhattacharya, A. Singhal, S. Kundu, and V.A. Adetola. 2022. "Optimization-Based Resiliency Verification in Microgrids via Maximal Adversarial Set Characterization." In American Control Conference (ACC 2022), June 8-10, 2022, Atlanta, GA, 2214-2220. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-167569. doi:10.23919/ACC53348.2022.9867826
  • Pennock S., D. Coles, A. Angeloudis, S. Bhattacharya, and H. Jeffrey. 2022. "Temporal complementarity of marine renewables with wind and solar generation: implications for GB system benefits." Applied Energy 319. PNNL-SA-168316. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119276
  • Ramachandran T., S. Bhattacharya, A. Somani, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2022. "Impacts of Energy Flexibility in Transactive Energy Systems with Large Scale Renewable Generation." IEEE Access 10. PNNL-SA-167947. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3148685

2021

  • Bhattacharya S., H. Sharma, and V.A. Adetola. 2021. "Towards Learning-Based Architectures for Sensor Impact Evaluation in Building Controls." In Proceedings of the Twelfth ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (e-Energy '21), June 28-July 2, 2021, Virtual, Online, 493-498. New York, New York:Association for Computing Machinery. PNNL-SA-161319. doi:10.1145/3447555.3466591
  • Bhattacharya S., S. Pennock, B. Robertson, S. Hanif, M.E. Alam, D. Bhatnagar, and D.C. Preziuso, et al. 2021. "Timing Value of Marine Renewable Energy Resources for Potential Grid Applications." Applied Energy 299. PNNL-SA-156569. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117281
  • Chalishazar V.H., S. Bhattacharya, S. Hanif, D. Bhatnagar, M.E. Alam, B. Robertson, and D.C. Preziuso, et al. 2021. "Data-Driven Reliability Assessment for Marine Renewable Energy Enabled Island Power Systems." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2021), July 26-29, 2021, Washington DC, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-157769. doi:10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9637995
  • Hanif S., S. Bhattacharya, V.H. Chalishazar, D. Bhatnagar, M.E. Alam, B. Robertson, and D.C. Preziuso, et al. 2021. "Storage Requirements for Grid Integration of Marine Renewable Energy - a Parametric Study." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2021), February 16-18, 2021, Washington DC, 01-05. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-155924. doi:10.1109/ISGT49243.2021.9372165
  • Raza Naqvi S.A., K. Kar, S. Bhattacharya, and V. Chandan. 2021. "Peak Power Reduction for HVAC Operations in Multi-unit Commercial Buildings." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2021), February 16-18, 2021, Washington DC, 01-05. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-156176. doi:10.1109/ISGT49243.2021.9372176

2020

  • Bhattacharya S., Y. Chen, S. Huang, and D.L. Vrabie. 2020. "A Learning-based time-efficient framework for building energy performance evaluation." Energy and Buildings 228. PNNL-SA-152322. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110411
  • Naqvi S.A., K. Kar, S. Bhattacharya, and V. Chandan. 2020. "Optimizing HVAC Operations in Multi-unit Buildings for Grid Demand Response." In American Control Conference (ACC 2020), July 1-3, 2020, Denver, CO, 2333-2338. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-147350. doi:10.23919/ACC45564.2020.9147566

2019

  • Bhattacharya S., D. Bhatnagar, D.C. Preziuso, M.E. Alam, and R.S. O'Neil. 2019. "Grid Value Propositions for Tidal Generation Resources - a Temporal Analysis." In OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE, October 27-31, 2019, Seattle, WA. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-147233. doi:10.23919/OCEANS40490.2019.8962857

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