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Biography
Kurt Myers is a renewable electric and grid integration market area lead, project manager and staff electrical engineer at Idaho National Laboratory. He works on many types of power transmission, distribution and generation technologies including wind, solar, fuel cells/storage, diesel and gas, and many aspects of power control, protection and integration. Other specialties include wind data analysis, wind and solar power feasibility studies, wind and solar farm design and construction projects, micro/island grids, battery/storage systems testing and integration, and research in dynamic transmission rating. He earned his a bachelor’s degree in physics in 1992 from the University of Washington and his master’s in electrical engineering in 1997 from Washington State University. He is also a licensed professional engineer in the State of Idaho. Kurt has co-authored many technical papers, reports, articles and presentations on wind and solar power, electrical engineering, and power systems.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Physics, University of Washington
Master, Electrical Engineering, Washington State University Pullman
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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High-Penetration Microgrids Providing Grid Stability Using Frequency-Watt Control
Gilbert, J., Hill, P., Myers, K. & Poudel, B., 2024, 2024 IEEE Green Technologies Conference, GreenTech 2024. IEEE Computer Society, p. 22-25 4 p. (IEEE Green Technologies Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Idaho National Laboratory (INL) microgrid testbeds
Myers, K., Jan 1 2024, Risk-informed Methods and Applications in Nuclear and Energy Engineering: Modeling, Experimentation, and Validation: Modeling, Experimentation, and Validation. Elsevier, p. 259-262 4 p. (Risk-informed Methods and Applications in Nuclear and Energy Engineering: Modeling, Experimentation, and Validation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Inverter-Based Layered Volt-VAR Control Scheme for High-Penetration Microgrids
Hill, P., Gilbert, J., Myers, K. & Poudel, B., Jul 25 2024, 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM). IEEE, p. 1-5 5 p. 10689208. (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Investigating Net-Zero Carbon Microgrids for DOE’s National Laboratory Facilities: A Case Study for Idaho National Laboratory: A Case Study for Idaho National Laboratory
Poudel, B., Gilbert, J., McJunkin, T. R., Archibald, I. L., Myers, K., Kang, N., Stoons, T. M., Auble, M. H., Barnes, K. A. & Dixon, S. R., Sep 25 2023, 2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023. IEEE Computer Society, (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; vol. 2023-July).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Energy management system, method of controlling one or more energy storage devices and control unit for one or more power storage units
Bhattarai, B. P. (Inventor) & Myers, K. S. (Inventor), Aug 2022, Patent No. 11,404,875Research output: Patent
Prizes
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USAF Design Award and Presidential Award for Leadership
Myers, K. (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Honorary award
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INL deploys new microgrid technology at Felt hydropower plant
08/2/23
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INL unveils Microgrid in a Box; Technology can be deployed quickly to remote locations during emergencies
07/29/23
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How tech can protect rural Idaho‘s power supply in an emergency
07/24/23
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How tech can protect rural Idaho’s power supply in an emergency
07/24/23
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