Firouz Badrkhani Ajaei, Western University

Research

Microgrid Charging infrastructure Control of EV chargers Cybersecurity Electric vehicle Protection of EV chargers Resilient charging power systems

Latest funding

Control and Protection Systems for the Next Generation Microgrids
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000
Resilient and Low-Footprint Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$717,803
Reliable control systems for the hybrid microgrid
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$30,000

All 4 grants and awards

Control and Protection Systems for the Next Generation Microgrids

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Badrkhani Ajaei, Firouz

Keywords: power systems; control; protection; microgrid; inverter-dominated; grid forming inverter; machine learning; mathematical morphology

$40,000

Resilient and Low-Footprint Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Badrkhani Ajaei, Firouz F

Keywords: charging infrastructure; control of ev chargers; cybersecurity; electric vehicle; microgrid; protection of ev chargers; resilient charging

$717,803

Reliable control systems for the hybrid microgrid

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: BadrkhaniAjaei, Firouz

$30,000

Protecting the Future Electric Power Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Badrkhani Ajaei, Firouz

Keywords: Adaptive relaying; Cascading outages; DC microgrid; Fault detection and location; HVDC grid; Power electronics converters; Power system protection; Relays; System protection schemes; Wide area protection

$168,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Microgrid Dear Professor Badrkhani Ajaei, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on microgrid connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Control and Protection Systems for the Next Generation Microgrids" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]