Andrew Cifala

Andrew Cifala

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Technology and innovation- this is what gets me up in the morning...

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  • Keysight Technologies Graphic

    Keysight Technologies

    Loveland, CO

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    Fort Collins, Colorado

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    Fort Collins, Colorado

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    Fort Collins, Colorado

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    Fort Collins, Colorado

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    Billings, Montana

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    Bozeman, Montana

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    Billings, Montana

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    Bozeman, Montana

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    Billings, Montana

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    Bozeman, Montana

Education

  • Montana State University-Bozeman Graphic

    Montana State University-Bozeman

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    Activities and Societies: ►Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): Student Member (2009-2011)

    ►Specialized in Power Systems/Alternative Energy

    ►Research: "Frequency and Voltage Response Analysis for Various Penetrations of Photovoltaic Generation in an Islanded Microgrid." Supported in part by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and prepared under contract for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
    ►Submitted for presentation at the 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting.

    ►Independent Study: Smart Real-Time Management and Control of Microgrids with…

    ►Specialized in Power Systems/Alternative Energy

    ►Research: "Frequency and Voltage Response Analysis for Various Penetrations of Photovoltaic Generation in an Islanded Microgrid." Supported in part by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and prepared under contract for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
    ►Submitted for presentation at the 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting.

    ►Independent Study: Smart Real-Time Management and Control of Microgrids with Alternative Energy Distributed Generation (AEDG) Systems

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    Activities and Societies: Carroll College Fighting Saints Golf Team, 2005-2009 ● American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2005-2007 ● Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), 2009

    ►Honors Thesis: "An Investigation of the Use of Piezoceramics in an Energy Harvesting Flooring System as a Source of Alternative Energy"

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Publications

  • Impact of High Penetration of PV Generation on Frequency and Voltage in a Distribution Feeder

    IEEE PES NAPS 2012,

    This paper presents an evaluation of the impact of various levels of photovoltaic (PV) power penetration in a distribution feeder connected to a simplified grid model (SGM). PV generation is implemented in second-by-second iterations with power output based on actual solar radiation and air temperature data. High penetration levels of intermittent PV generation (15% and 30%) are employed in a feeder-configured microgrid to evaluate grid frequency and voltage characteristics. In this study, only…

    This paper presents an evaluation of the impact of various levels of photovoltaic (PV) power penetration in a distribution feeder connected to a simplified grid model (SGM). PV generation is implemented in second-by-second iterations with power output based on actual solar radiation and air temperature data. High penetration levels of intermittent PV generation (15% and 30%) are employed in a feeder-configured microgrid to evaluate grid frequency and voltage characteristics. In this study, only governor droop control is included in the proposed SGM without the secondary control action (known as load frequency control). Two different grid models (fast and slow grid), PV generation configurations (concentrated and distributed), and PV penetration levels (15% and 30%) are considered in the simulation studies. Simulation results indicate the impact of the aforementioned parameters on the system frequency and voltage. Results also reveal that distributed PVs in a wide geographical area with different weather regime have less impact on the frequency and voltage.

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Patents

  • Terminal Block Design with Means for Easy Assembly and Use

    Filed US 15/189516

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    • Sunil Ganta

  • System and Method for Interchangeable Stylus Tip Identification

    Filed US PCT/US16/27510

    Other inventors

  • Controls System for a Fuel Cell-Powered Data Center

    Filed US PCT/US2015/067527

    Other inventors
    • Tahir Cader
    • Hai Nguyen
    • Ameya Soparkar
    • William Kosik

Courses

  • Project Management Fundamentals

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

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