Madhu Sudhan Chinthavali

Madhu Chinthavali, Electrical Systems Integration Program Manager, was instrumental in founding the Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center, or GRID-C, at ORNL and has served in a series of leadership roles during more than two decades at the laboratory. He grew the lab’s power electronics and grid systems research expertise from a team to a larger group before taking the helm of the Electric Energy Systems Integration and Controls section. Chinthavali has managed ORNL’s energy portfolio at ORNL as program lead across multiple DOE offices and provided national leadership in helping DOE’s Office of Electricity establish the Power Electronics Accelerator Consortium for Electrification.

Chinthavali provides broad experience in developing many facets of power electronics technologies and innovative solutions for applications including vehicle charging, building energy integration, grid-tied energy storage and photovoltaic systems, and power flow control grid devices. He earned his master’s degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville while working at ORNL. Chinthavali has been recognized with multiple honors for leadership, technology innovations and collaboration projects.