Overview
Personal Profile
Bharat Solanki is an energy systems researcher in the Integrated Systems Engineering group of NLR’s Resilient Infrastructure and Security Center. An electrical engineer, Solanki has specialized in microgrid projects since 2014. This includes four years as a technical lead for Siemens Canada, where he contributed to high level conceptual microgrid designs, and the implementation of solutions for microgrid protection and control.
Research Interests
Modeling
Simulation
Control
Optimization of microgrids and power systems
Professional Experience
Technical Lead – Microgrid, Siemens Canada (Feb 2020 – April 2022)
Protection and Control Specialist – Microgrid, Siemens Canada (May 2018 – Jan 2020)
Visiting Researcher, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (May 2016 – Aug 2016)
Analog Hardware Design Engineer (Jun 2011 – Dec 2013)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Electrical Engineering, Gujarat University
Master, Electrical Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Cyber-Informed Engineering Power Generation Guide: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
Venkataramanan, V., Williams, G., Hatic, D., Etigowni, S., MaGill, C., Solanki, B., Martin, M., Macwan, R., Welch, J., Yockey, P., Gellner, J., Rawson, S., Evans, R. & Meng, J., 2026, 60 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Hydrogen Infrastructure Analysis Frameworks for Aviation Applications
Bracci, J., Martens, L., Tran, S., Hartmann, K., Fernandes Tomon Avelino, A., Franco, A., Miller, E., Akhtar, S., Simpson, L., Collins, E., Solanki, B., Cary, S. & Nagasawa, K., 2026, 155 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Customizable Technical Specifications for Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Projects: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
Michel, V., Van Geet, O., Lowder, T., Bartlett, N. & Solanki, B., 2025, 37 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Antigua and Barbuda Distributed Energy Resources Deployment Guidelines
Solanki, B., Rane, J. V., Robby, K., Elsworth, J., Bracho, R. & Van Geet, O., 2024, 57 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Hydrogen Infrastructure Analysis for the Port Applications
Semchukova, V., Polemis, K., Abdin, Z., Solanki, B. & Cary, S., 2024, 102 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
Activities
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IEEE Power and Energy Society (External organization)
Sahu, A. (Member), Hoke, A. (Member), Solanki, B. (Member), Palmintier, B. (Member), Saleem, D. (Member), Comden, J. (Member), Panda, K. (Member), Panwar, M. (Member), Koralewicz, P. (Member), Dhulipala, S. C. (Member), Paul, S. (Member), Singh, V. K. (Member), Wang, W. (Member), Wright, J. (Member), Kiboma, L. (Member), Poudyal, A. (Member), Thiagarajan, R. (Member), Lara Aguilar, J. D. (Member), Kumar, U. (Member), Chen, Y. (Member), Ucer, E. (Member), Venkataramanan, V. (Member), Joshi, P. (Member) & Brodt-Giles, D. (Member)
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Nagarajan, A. (Member), Markel, A. (Member), Bernstein, A. (Member), Solanki, B. (Member), Hodge, B.-M. (Member), Uriarte, C. (Member), Barrows, C. (Member), Perkins, C. (Member), Palmintier, B. (Member), Thomas, D.-M. (Member), Saleem, D. (Member), DeVoto, D. (Member), Khan, F. (Member), Seo, G.-S. (Member), Moreno, G. (Member), Johnson, G. (Member), Cavraro, G. (Member), Dunham, H. (Member), Jorgenson, J. (Member), Zhang, J. (Member), Sanyal, J. (Member), Kisacikoglu, J. (Member), Rivera, J. (Member), Duwadi, K. (Member), Doubleday, K. (Member), Panda, K. (Member), Sedzro, K. S. (Member), Panossian, N. (Member), Guba, N. (Member), Martin, M. (Member), Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Member), Baggu, M. (Member), Emami, P. (Member), Paret, P. (Member), Koralewicz, P. (Member), Awara, S. (Member), McFly, S. (Member), Dhulipala, S. C. (Member), Ovaitt, S. (Member), Paul, S. (Member), Abraham, S. A. (Member), De Silva M, T. (Member), Singh, V. K. (Member), Zhang, X. (Member), Zhou, X. (Member), Agalgaonkar, Y. (Member), Wright, J. (Member), Pao, L. (Member), Kekelia, B. (Member), Chang, C.-Y. (Member), Kiboma, L. (Member), Ramirez Arbelaez, L. (Member), Chaudhary, R. (Member), Wijekoon, R. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow), Kurtz, S. (Member), Truong, T. (Member), Poudyal, A. (Member), Sekulic, W. (Member), Pawaskar, V. (Member) & Emery, K. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network