Overview
Personal Profile
Vahan Gevorgian joined NLR in October 1994 and has served many roles over the years. He is chief engineer of NLR’s Power Systems Engineering Center and an NLR senior research fellow. His contributions to NLR research have been recognized through the NLR Hubbard award and multiple Outstanding Individual and Team Staff Awards. He also received several prestigious industry awards.
Research Interests
Grid integration modeling, developing controls, and testing of wind and solar generation technologies, hydropower technologies, and energy storage
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Electrical Engineering, State Engineering University of Armenia
Master, Electrical Engineering, Yerevan Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor, Electrical Engineering, Yerevan Polytechnic Institute
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Data Center Power Systems: Architectures, Impact on Grid Reliability, Modeling Considerations, and Megawatt-Scale Hardware Testing
Shah, S., Gevorgian, V., Koralewicz, P., Wallen, R., Mather, B., Kroposki, B. & Kurtz, J., 2026, 42 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Demonstration of Power System Black Start with Hydropower Generator and Battery Energy Storage: Preprint
Yan, W., Gevorgian, V., Koralewicz, P., Wallen, R. & Alam, S. M., 2026. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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NREL Validation of S3.2 and S3.3: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-13-00503
Kempe, M., Gevorgian, V., Silverman, T., Berry, J. & Palmstrom, A., 2026, 47 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Operating Wind Turbine as Synchronous Generator: Modeling and Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop Demonstration
Yan, W., Gevorgian, V., Koralewicz, P., Wallen, R., Alam, S. M. S., Shah, S., Hussain, T. & Gallego-Calderon, J., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 17, 2, p. 1191-1201 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wind Power as a Virtual Synchronous Generator (WindVSG)
Gevorgian, V., Shah, S., Yan, W., Koralewicz, P., Wallen, R., Mendiola, E., Choi, J. & Corbus, D., 2026, 65 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
Awards and Honors
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Zhu, K. (Recipient), Vidal, J. (Recipient), Tao, L. (Recipient), Tan, J. (Recipient), Smith, W. (Recipient), Schaidle, J. (Recipient), Reese, M. (Recipient), Parilla, P. (Recipient), Palmintier, B. (Recipient), Musial, W. (Recipient), Moriarty, P. (Recipient), Mann, M. (Recipient), Mai, T. (Recipient), Luther, J. (Recipient), Laurens, L. (Recipient), King, J. (Recipient), Johnston, S. (Recipient), Jackson, R. (Recipient), Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Heath, G. (Recipient), Hale, E. (Recipient), Habas, S. (Recipient), Gruchalla, K. (Recipient), Gevorgian, V. (Recipient), Geisz, J. (Recipient), Fleming, P. (Recipient), Farrell, J. (Recipient), Ding, F. (Recipient), Denholm, P. (Recipient), Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), Churchfield, M. (Recipient), Bomble, Y. (Recipient) & Blackburn, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award