Dr. Shri Ram has over ten years of research experience in the economical, reliable, and sustainable design of power systems. His areas of expertise include Steady-state modeling, analysis, and optimization of power systems; Electricity regulatory and policy issues; Distribution system analysis and optimization.
Shri Ram has performed numerous studies related to various wholesale electricity markets. He has also worked on the design and study of electricity market clearing engines for PJM, AEMO, and IEX (India). His research includes optimal power flow formulations, locational marginal pricing, financial transmission right, co-optimized energy and flexibility market, optimal available transmission capability, and transmission pricing. He has worked on the steady-state modeling of battery energy storage systems, multi-terminal HVDC systems, renewable energy systems, and distributed energy systems in the electricity markets. He has published six journals, nine conferences, and one white paper. He is proficient in MATLAB, CVX, GNU OCTAVE, GAMS, Python, EXCEL, and LATEX software.
Shri Ram holds a B.Tech degree in electrical engineering from Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, India, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. His Ph.D. thesis was Designing Advance Locational Marginal Pricing Schemes and FTR Instruments for the Power Market.