TECHNICAL DOMAINS
ENGINEERING FOCUS AREAS
Porus Lab focuses on practical engineering methods for control systems, energy technologies, and embedded applications. Our work combines mathematical modeling, algorithm development, system-level analysis, and verification to explore engineering challenges from concept to implementation.
Developing dispatch strategies and optimization methods for coordinating distributed energy resources in microgrids and behind-the-meter applications.
Areas of focus
Energy management and economic dispatch
Renewable generation coordination
Battery energy storage dispatch
Peak demand management and peak shaving
Rule-based and optimization-based strategies
Grid-connected and islanded operation
MATLAB-based modeling and simulation
Engineering objective: Develop practical dispatch strategies that balance operating cost, energy availability, system constraints, and operational requirements.
Exploring plant-level control strategies for renewable energy power plants, focusing on active and reactive power regulation, supervisory control, and grid integration.
Areas of focus
Active power control
Reactive power and voltage control
Plant-level coordination and supervisory algorithms
Grid-code compliance concepts
Engineering objective: Understand and develop robust plant-level control approaches that support grid integration and reliable renewable power plant operation.
Applying structured systems engineering methods to translate engineering needs into requirements, architectures, designs, and verifiable solutions.
Areas of focus
Stakeholder needs and requirements engineering
System architecture and interface definition
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) & SysML v2 modeling
Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
Verification and validation planning
Technical documentation and lifecycle management
Engineering objective: Demonstrate a systematic, traceable, and risk-informed approach to engineering development across the system lifecycle.
Exploring battery monitoring, protection, control, and embedded implementation through an end-to-end Battery Management System development initiative.
Areas of focus
Battery monitoring and protection
State of Charge (SOC) and State of Health (SOH) estimation
Battery limits and operating constraints
Embedded firmware development
Model-Based Design (MBD)
Hardware–software integration
Engineering objective: Integrate systems engineering, control algorithms, embedded software, and hardware development into a practical BMS engineering demonstrator.
Across all focus areas, Porus Lab emphasizes requirements-driven development, modeling and simulation, engineering analysis, verification, and transparent technical documentation.
