Dr. Saraf has over 7 years of practical experience in power system planning focusing on transient stability assessment and application of optimization techniques in electric grid. He has performed numerous renewable grid integration studies, generation interconnection studies as well as NERC compliance studies in ERCOT as well as other markets in the US. Dr. Saraf is a subject matter expert on dynamic modeling of solar inverters and wind turbines. Dr. Saraf’s areas of expertise include power system planning, power system dynamics, small signal stability, application of optimization techniques to power systems and optimization applications for demand response and micro-grid applications. At EE+, Dr. Saraf’s focus is on developing next generation solutions to enable integration of emerging technologies and electricity markets specifically involving formulation of optimization problems as well as data science applications.
Dr. Saraf holds a Bachelor’s Degree from COEP (India) and an M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering – Power System Dynamics and Optimization from Clemson University, SC, USA.