EPRI | Anand Kumar

Anand Kumar

Research Staff Level IV

Anand Kumar is an Energy Systems Techno-Economic Analyst in the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Group at EPRI. Mr. Kumar’s work focuses on conducting technoeconomic analyses and researching the cost and performance of current and emerging power sector technologies to support utility resource planning.

Before joining EPRI, Mr. Kumar served as a Technical Business Development Manager at Engro Energy in Pakistan. Additionally, he gained research experience as a member of the Advanced Computational Electricity Systems Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he contributed to an EPRI-sponsored project focusing on fast hosting capacity analysis of distribution feeders.

Mr. Kumar earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan and pursued his master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology as a Fulbright Scholar. Anand is based in Canada.

Recent Publications

[1] A. Kumar, S. Grijalva, J. Deboever, J. Peppanen and M. Rylander, "Mathematical Representation of Voltage Regulation Impact on Distribution Feeder Voltages," 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Chicago, IL, USA, 2019, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.9198970.
[2] M. U. Qureshi, A. Kumar, S. Grijalva, J. Deboever, J. Peppanen and M. Rylander, "Fast Hosting Capacity Analysis Considering Over-Voltage Criteria and Impact of Regulating Devices," 2020 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), Chicago, IL, USA, 2020, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/TD39804.2020.9300035.
[3] M. U. Qureshi, A. Kumar, S. Grijalva, J. Deboever, J. Peppanen and M. Rylander, "Fast Hosting Capacity Analysis for Thermal Loading Constraint Using Sensitivity-based Decomposition Method," 2020 52nd North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Tempe, AZ, USA, 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/NAPS50074.2021.9449771.
[4] D. Diaz et al., "Scenario-Selection for Hosting Capacity Analysis of Distribution Feeders with Voltage Regulation Equipment," 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Washington, DC, USA, 2019, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791586.