Research challenges and opportunities in microgrid control and optimization: Industrial perspectives
Title: Research challenges and opportunities in microgrid control and optimization: Industrial perspectives
Presenter: Dr. Satish Vedula
Date and Time: Monday 11/24/2025, 2-3PM
Room: CAPS 120 (2000 Levy Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32310, Building A)
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss emerging challenges in the control of microgrids incorporating energy storage systems, the associated research opportunities, and the strategies needed to prepare for these opportunities. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technologies, coupled with the growing emphasis on resilient and high-availability data centers, is driving a significant shift in power system requirements. Modern facilities increasingly impose stochastic, high-load, and high ramp-rate demands, creating unprecedented engineering and operational complexities.
Meeting these demands requires innovative microgrid architectures and advanced control methodologies capable of ensuring reliability, stability, and resilience under both normal operating conditions and extreme event scenarios. This presentation will examine how industry stakeholders are currently addressing these challenges, including the deployment of advanced storage technologies, predictive control algorithms, and grid-interactive operational frameworks.
Finally, I will highlight key research directions with the potential to support this rapidly evolving energy ecosystem. These include new methods for real-time optimization, resilience-oriented system design, AI-enabled control, and robust integration of distributed energy resources. Together, these developments represent a critical opportunity to build next-generation power systems capable of sustaining the accelerating computational and infrastructural demands of the future.
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- 2000 Levy Ave
- Tallahassee, Florida
- United States 32310
- Building: BLDG. A
- Room Number: 120
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Dr Vedula of GE
Research challenges and opportunities in microgrid control and optimization: Industrial perspectives
Satish Vedula is a Lead Controls Engineer at GE Vernova, specializing in advanced controls, optimization, and grid-integrated energy systems. He brings deep technical expertise in designing and implementing high-performance control strategies for modern power and renewable generation assets.
Satish holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. His doctoral research focused on battery health management, with emphasis on diagnostics, prognostics, and optimizing performance and lifespan in energy-storage systems.
At GE Vernova, Satish leads efforts in controls innovation, model-based design, system optimization, and cross-functional integration, contributing to technologies that improve reliability, flexibility, and decarbonization of the power grid. He is passionate about applying advanced engineering methods to create sustainable, resilient, and data-driven energy solutions.
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Bio:
Satish Vedula is a Lead Controls Engineer at GE Vernova, specializing in advanced controls, optimization, and grid-integrated energy systems. He brings deep technical expertise in designing and implementing high-performance control strategies for modern power and renewable generation assets.
Satish holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. His doctoral research focused on battery health management, with emphasis on diagnostics, prognostics, and optimizing performance and lifespan in energy-storage systems.
At GE Vernova, Satish leads efforts in controls innovation, model-based design, system optimization, and cross-functional integration, contributing to technologies that improve reliability, flexibility, and decarbonization of the power grid. He is passionate about applying advanced engineering methods to create sustainable, resilient, and data-driven energy solutions.
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