Research
Active Research Topics:
Previous/Non-Active Research Topics
- Freeze Desalination
- Thermal Loads for Voltage Regulation
- Design & Control of PCM Energy Storage
- Thermal Loads for Frequency Regulation
Selected External Projects: (total funding secured as PI/Co-PI = $11.3M; Cai’s share = $3.3M)
- CAREER: An Altruistic Game Theoretic Framework to Characterize Environmental Responsiveness of Residential Electricity Consumption, NSF CBET, 02/2023-02/2028 (Active).
- Aging-Aware Management of Motorized Energy Storage for Grid Flexibility Provision, DOE SC, 09/2022-08/2027 (Active).
- Virtual Sensor-Based FDD and Control Suite for Widespread Adoption of Residential FDD-Embedded Heat Pumps, DOE BTO via Subcontract from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 10/2022-09/2027 (Active).
- An Innovative Zero-Liquid Discharge Eutectic-Freeze Desalination System, ARPA-E, 04/2019-08/2022 (Completed).
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