PhD Thesis (ongoing)

“Enhancing grid flexibility by efficiently using distributed energy resources on the power system in the United States and India”. NC State University. Preliminary oral exam successfully completed in Dec. 2019. Committee: J.X. Johnson (chair), J.L. Mathieu, J. Kern, C. Galik, and A. Greishop.

MS Thesis (Submitted Jun. 2018)

“Quantifying the energy efficiencies of buildings providing ancillary services”. University of Michigan. Committee: J.L. Mathieu (chair), J.X. Johnson, and I.A. Hiskens

Papers

P9)  A. Keskar, V. Soni, J. Shukla, S. Jain, S. Ghosh, R.N. Patel, and J.X. Johnson. “Tapping the Unused Energy Potential of Solar Water Pumps in India” Environmental Science & Technology virtual special issue “Accelerating Environmental Research to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (2023).

P8)  S. Jain, SVS Phani, V. Sonti, S. Ghosh, J.X. Johnson, and R.N. Patel. “High-Performance Hybrid MPPT Algorithm based Single-Stage Solar PV fed Induction Motor Drive for Standalone Pump Application” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (2023).

P7)  A. Keskar, C. Galik, and J.X. Johnson. “Planning for winter peaking power systems in the United States” Accepted in Energy Policy, (2022)

P6)  A. Keskar, S. Lei, T. Webb, S. Nagy, H. Lee, I.A. Hiskens, J.L. Mathieu, and J.X. Johnson. “Assessing the performance of global thermostat adjustment in commercial buildings for load shifting demand response.” Accepted in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, (2022).

P5)  S. Jain, SVSP. Kumar, A. Keskar, J.X. Johnson, S. Ghosh, and R.N. Patel,. “A Hybrid MPPT Algorithm for Solar PV Water Pumping Systems.” In: Proceedings of the IEEE Transactional Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy, and Control (STPC), (2021).

P4)  A. Keskar, S. Lei, T. Webb, S. Nagy, H. Lee, I.A. Hiskens, J.L. Mathieu, and J.X. Johnson. “Stay cool and be flexible: energy-efficient grid services using commercial buildings HVAC systems.” In: Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. (virtual), Aug. 2020.

P3)  A. Keskar, D. Anderson, J.X. Johnson, I.A. Hiskens, and J.L. Mathieu. “Do commercial buildings become less efficient when they provide grid ancillary services?” In: Energy Efficiency 13.3 (2019), pp. 487–501.

P2) A. Keskar, J.X. Johnson, I.A. Hiskens, and J.L. Mathieu. “Estimate of the Capacity of University of Michigan Buildings to Balance Wind and Solar Power Variability.” Report for University of Michigan Energy Institute. Feb. 2019.

P1) A. Keskar, D. Anderson, J.X. Johnson, I.A. Hiskens, and J.L. Mathieu. “Experimental investigation of the additional energy consumed by building HVAC systems providing grid ancillary services”. In: Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Pacific Grove, CA, Aug. 2018.