Publications
Showing 34 results for Author: Aditya Sundararajan
Aug, 2026
Journal
Roadmap and benchmarking: Privacy in federated load forecasting
Data-driven techniques for energy demand forecasting continue to emerge with promising impacts on distribution grid planning. However, the development of robust and generalizable machine learning models requires that representative high quality training data are available. Distributed energy resources have begun to embed intelligence, gathering large amounts of data on cus…
Mar, 2026
Conference Paper
Day-Ahead Forecasting with Federated LSTM to Plan Energy Sharing in a Community Microgrid
Energy balancing in microgrids is a key enabler of resilience. Community microgrids located close to each other have the added benefit of networking and sharing surplus energy, if available. Such complex decision-making runs on optimization that requires reliable short-term (up to very-short-term) forecasts of energy generation and consumption for scheduling or trading. Ea…
Mar, 2026
Conference Paper
A Graph-Net with Node Embeddings to Detect False Data Injection Attacks in Photovoltaic Systems
Distributed energy resources (DER) contribute to the operational stability of the larger power grid both at utility-scale as well as commercial and residential scales in aggregated forms. These DER in-turn are susceptible to increasing cyber threats. An adversary can plug into the same local network that a field photovoltaic (PV) system uses to interconnect its data logger…
Mar, 2026
Conference Paper
Modeling Grid Data Flows for Transmission and Distribution Operations: Review, Design, Next Steps
Operational scenarios of the power grids grow multifold to accommodate the diverse needs of both the utilities and end consumers, and the various other stakeholders in-between. To comprehensively model and apply analytics to support objectives and business functions of grid sectors, a reliable approach to characterize and design data flows is crucial. The flows bridge busi…
Mar, 2026
Conference Paper
A Networked Microgrid Framework and Testbed for Communication, Controls, and Optimization Testing
This paper presents the development and experimental results of a networked AC microgrid testbed located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The testbed comprises two, 480V three-phase, four wire microgrids designed to operate standalone, grid-tied, or as a network of microgrids. This testbed represents both the state of the industry, by incorporating grid-assets commonly fo…
Mar, 2026
Conference Paper
Dynamic Boundary Microgrids Under Privatization Considerations
Microgrids have physical, electrical, and logical (data, network, and ownership) boundaries. To power unserved customer loads during an outage, microgrids can extend the traditional operational boundaries. This can become complex when considering microgrid-to-microgrid (M2M) interactions where sensitive information such as competitive microgrid operational data is not shar…
Mar, 2026
Conference Paper
Data-Driven Model for Photovoltaic Generation: Comparison with Physical Models Using a Microgrid in Puerto Rico
Photovoltaic (PV) generation is a critical component of microgrids, but its accurate modeling is challenging due to the complex and dynamic interactions between solar irradiance, temperature, and PV system installation. This paper develops a multilayer perceptron (MLP) model that inputs solar irradiance and temperature to estimate the PV generation, and it compares the pro…
Mar, 2026
Conference Paper
Networked Microgrid Ownership, Data, and Control Implications: Challenges and Open Questions
Microgrid deployments increasingly favor the potential to form networks for greater benefits to resilience, reliability, and energy sovereignty. Both independent and networked micro-grids predominantly have a single-entity-ownership and control, where the associations from ownership to data requirements to control functions to microgrid objectives is linear. The emerging m…