About Me

Power Systems Engineer with over 4 years of experience in renewable energy integration, focusing on enhancing distribution system flexibility through aggregation of distributed energy resources. Skilled in building modeling, aggregation and incentive design for consumers.

Research Interests

• Distributed Energy Resources Aggregation
• Renewable Energy Systems and Integration
• Flexibility Quantification from DERs

Employment History

07/25	12/25	PhD Intern
		Advanced Computing, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland.
06/22	06/23	Project Associate - I
		Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
		Funded by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
03/20	10/20	Graduate Engineer Trainee
		Transmission and Construction Sub Division, Madakkathara, Kerala State Electricity Board Limited

Education

2023	present	PhD, Power Systems Washington State University
		GPA: 4.0
		Design of algorithms for aggregating and quantifying DER flexibility, facilitating consumer participation in distribution markets through demand response initiatives.
2020	2022	M.Tech. Power Systems National Institute of Technology Calicut
		CGPA: 9.47 Institute Gold Medalist
		Thesis title: Coordinated Control Strategy for Frequency Support in Wind Turbine Generators.
2015	2019	B.Tech.(Hons.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Trivandrum in Government Engineering College Thrissur
		CGPA: 8.57
		Project title: Simulation and Prototyping of Dual Rotor Induction Motor.
2013	2015	Class 12 Kerala State HSE Board, V.B.H.S.S. Thrissur Percentage: 97%
2010	2013	Class 10 Kerala State HS Board, C.M.S.H.S.S. Thrissur Percentage: 100%

Skills

Tools	EMTP, PSCAD/EMTDC, OpenDSS, MATLAB/Simulink
Coding	Python, R, c, c++, Julia, LATEX
Languages	English, Malayalam, Hindi
Misc.	Academic research, teaching, training, LATEX typesetting and publishing

Projects

• Energy Resiliency of a building using Reinforcement Learning Project employs a Zap Q-learning RL controller to ensure maximum and critical loads are served during grid blackouts caused by extreme weather, using 7-day weather and load forecasts to optimize decisions based on the availability of PV and Tesla Powerwall resources.
• EnergyPlus GUI App Development Plotly Dash-based web application has been developed as a GUI tool for accessing EnergyPlus, enabling generation, aggregation, and visualization using PNNL prototype data to simulate various scenarios based on user input.
• Distance Protection Schemes under High Renewable Penetration A distance protection technique is proposed for transmission lines in high-renewable scenarios, with DSP implementation and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing.
• Coordinated Control Strategy for Frequency Support in Wind Turbine Generators Project proposes a control strategy to enable inertial response from Doubly Fed Induction Generators in coordination with Super-conducting Magnetic Energy Storage Systems with minimized secondary effects.
• Simulation and Prototyping of Dual Rotor Induction Motor A co-axial dual squirrel cage rotor induction motor is discussed with potential application in electric vehicles. A conceptual analysis and mechanical configuration of this motor is presented in this project.
• Light Sensitive Emergency Lamp Energy saving is given high priority in this project. This is done by making sure that the emergency turns on only when absolutely required. Automatic adaption to natural light conditions is added using an LDR.
• Smart Switch Innovation of conventional switch into reliable touch switch. Any appliance can be controlled by a single touch.

Achievements

• Institute Gold medallist in M Tech Power Systems 2020-22 batch, NIT Calicut.
• Secured score of 626 in Graduate Aptitute Test in Engineering (GATE) for Electrical and Electronics Engineering stream in 2020.
• Awarded with “Best Project Award” for B. Tech. Project in Government Engineering College Thrissur by Alumni Association.
• Won Crazy Bulbs, a technical event conducted as part of Viviktha 15, the 14th annual convention of ISTE at Government Engineering College, Thrissur.

Technical Programmes Attended

• Presented poster at Advanced Grid Institute Day 2024, PNNL-WSU
• Participated in DOE SETO 3D Solar Visibility Competition 2024
• Presented poster at PES General Meeting 2024 at Seattle
• Workshop on “Protection and Stability of Renewable Dominated Power Grids” held at Department of Electrical Engineering, IISc Banagalore.
• Power Engineering Research & Applications- 2022 (PERA22), a workshop on “Towards Sustainable and Resilient Power Systems” conducted by IEEE PES SBC IIT Kanpur.
• 2021 IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference (IPRECON)
• Power Engineering Research & Applications- 2021 (PERA21), a workshop on “Future Perspective of Microgrid” conducted by IEEE PES SBC IIT Kanpur.
• Distinguished Lecture Program on “Computational Challenges for Power Sytems Operation”conducted by IEEE PES SBC VJEC with IEEE PES Kerala Chapter
• Short-term course on “Modelling and Simulation Tools in Electrical Engineering” at NIT Tiruchirappalli.
• FDP on “Opportunities and Challenges of Integrating Renewable Energy in Smart Grid” organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, VJEC
• AICTE Training and Learning Academy online FDP on “Aritificial Intelligence” conducted by NIT Calicut.
• IEEE workshop session of MSP-430 held as part of Drishti 17 by the ISTE NIT Calicut Chapter.

Academic Initiative

• Speaker of “5-Day Hands-on Workshop on Python Programming” held at NIT Calicut.
• Organizing member of SERB Karyashala High end workshop on “Data Analytics in Electrical Energy System (DAEES 2023)” held at NIT Calicut.
• Organizing member of SERB Karyashala High end workshop on “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Power System Operation and Control” held at NIT Calicut.
• Class Representative of M Tech Power Systems 2020-22 Batch, NIT Calicut.
• Committee member of AICTE Training and Learning Academy (ATAL) online FDP on “Artificial Intelligence on Power System”.
• Coordinator of Voltland Yard, a technical competition as part of DYUTHI 2K17 held at Government Engineering College, Thrissur.
• Volunteered ALL INDIA POWER AND ENERGY SOCIETY STUDENT CONGRESS 17 under Power Energy Society of IEEE in Government Engineering College, Thrissur.
• Actively volunteered and participated in various IEEE events including KOCHI HUB MEET, INNOVANCE 1.0, INNOVANCE 2.0, WIE STAR etc.

Miscellaneous Experience

Professional Affiliations

• Senator at large, Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), WSU 2024-26.
• Treasurer of IEEE Power and Energy Society, NITC Student Branch Chapter 2021-22.
• Event Coordinator of IEEE Industry Applications Society, NITC Student Chapter 2021-22.

Technical Societies

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM)

Trainings at

• Keltron Controls Division, Kochi
• Poringalkuth Hydroelectric Power Station
• Kozhikode Diesel Power Project
• Nallalam 220kV Substation
• Southern Regional Load Despatch Centre, Grid-India, Bengaluru
• Kuttiyadi Basin Hydro Electric Projects

Research Publications

1. N. Gaikwad, K. Detlaff, P. A. Jose, and A. Dubey, “An open-source simulation and data management tool for energyplus building models,” in 2025 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), IEEE, 2025.
2. S.V.Chandran,P.A.Jose, M.Deepak, et al., “Enhancing primary frequency support from dfig with sssc optimized through honey badger algorithm,” in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), IEEE, 2023, pp. 1–7.
3. S. V. Chandran, P. A. Jose, and M. Deepak, “Improving primary frequency control of wind integrated power system with rfb,” in 2022 Second International Conference on Advances in Electrical, Computing, Communication and Sustainable Technologies (ICAECT), IEEE, 2022, pp. 1–6.
4. P. A. Jose and M. Deepak, “Fast frequency support from doubly fed induction generators in coordination with super-conducting magnetic energy storage systems,” in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), IEEE, 2022, pp. 1–6.
5. P. A. Jose, A. V. Jose, M. Deepak, R. Sunitha, et al., “A solution to power balancing in high renewable penetration power system: Use of abandoned generating units,” in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems (SPICES), IEEE, vol. 1, 2022, pp. 456–462.
6. P. Sarma S, S. V. Chandran, P. A. Jose, and M. Deepak, “Pev assisted primary frequency control of a wind integrated multi-source power system,” in 2022 IEEE International Power and Renewable Energy Conference (IPRECON), IEEE, 2022, pp. 1–6.

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me at athul.p@wsu.edu or connect with me on LinkedIn.

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