{"id":62,"date":"2020-06-02T21:57:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T21:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jcai.oucreate.com\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:09:28","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Active Research Topics:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-DynamicModel2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-DynamicModel2.jpg 396w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-DynamicModel2-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-DynamicModel2-285x235.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research-dynamicmodel\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"173\">Vapor Compression Modeling &amp; Control <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Topic-Sustainable-Community.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research-community\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"181\">Sustainable Community Control<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Topic-LoadBasedTesting.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Topic-LoadBasedTesting.png 379w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Topic-LoadBasedTesting-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Topic-LoadBasedTesting-283x235.png 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research-heat-pump-load-based-testing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"132\">Heat Pump Load Based Testing<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Living-Lab-illust.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research-ai-driven-commercial-building-operation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"132\">AI-Driven Commercial Building Operation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-MotorAging.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-MotorAging.jpg 394w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-MotorAging-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Topic-MotorAging-281x235.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/aging-aware-thermal-system-control\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"340\">Aging-Aware Control of Thermal Systems<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Previous\/Non-Active Research Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/freezing-desalination\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"234\">Freeze Desalination<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research-powervoltagecontrol\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"149\">Thermal Loads for Voltage Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research-pcm\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"161\">Design &amp; Control of PCM Energy Storage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/research-frequencyregulation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"132\">Thermal Loads for Frequency Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selected External Projects: (total funding secured as PI\/Co-PI = $11.3M; Cai&#8217;s share = $3.3M)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CAREER: An Altruistic Game Theoretic Framework to Characterize Environmental Responsiveness of Residential Electricity Consumption, NSF CBET, 02\/2023-02\/2028 (Active). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aging-Aware Management of Motorized Energy Storage for Grid Flexibility Provision, DOE SC, 09\/2022-08\/2027 (Active).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Innovative Zero-Liquid Discharge Eutectic-Freeze Desalination System, ARPA-E, 04\/2019-08\/2022 (Completed). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sponsors:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/cairesearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sponsors-Mar-2026-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:615px;height:187px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active Research Topics: Previous\/Non-Active Research Topics Selected External Projects: (total funding secured as PI\/Co-PI = $11.3M; 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