WATCH: UNC Charlotte Researcher Describes His Work on Power Grid Efficiency to WBTV
Dr. Kamalasadan’s research is backed by an NCInnovation grant
Charlotte, NC – WBTV recently interviewed UNC Charlotte researcher Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan about his work on power grid efficiency.
Dr. Kamalasadan is leading one of eight research projects included in NCInnovation’s first round of approved pilot grants to public universities. NCInnovation helps inventions advance towards commercialization by supporting university applied research through the critical R&D phase between proof concept and readiness for the private market.
UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber said of the research grants for her university, “As an emerging top-tier research university, UNC Charlotte and its researchers are developing breakthroughs in areas such as energy, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity and biotechnology. We’re thankful to state lawmakers and NCInnovation for recognizing the importance of university-applied research to our state’s economy. It’s great to see Charlotte professors Jordan Poler and Sukumar Kamalasadan, who are conducting impactful work, receive NCInnovation’s support.”
Watch UNC Charlotte Researcher Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan’s interview on WBTV:
Excerpts:
WBTV Anchor: The switch to solar, wind, et cetera isn’t as easy as hitting that switch on your wall. There are some things here to work out. Things dealing with reliability and quality, especially when it comes to big commercial and industrial energy users. The work to solve those issues is happening right here in our city at UNC Charlotte.
Dr. Kamalasadan: This is the power energy intelligence systems laboratory. It’s all about the electric grid. What we do here is see how we can modernize the electric grid, which is very important these days especially if you are to integrate renewable energy-based electric generation…There are challenges when you integrate renewable energy technologies, and the main challenge is that the energy sources, for example if it’s sunlight or wind source, they are not what you call dependable…Meaning, if you ask for some power, to turn the lights on, you might not get that power because there is no sunlight or there is no wind blowing at that time, so that has been a challenge.
Anchor: One Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan and his team at UNC Charlotte are working to solve…
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