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Manisha Maharjan joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as Power System Research Engineer in 2022. She completed her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (EE) at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in January 2022. Her research interests include distribution system, voltage regulation, renewable energy integration, solid state transformer, and power electronics and control.

2024

• Bel O., J. Kim, W.J. Hofer, M. Maharjan, B. Hyder, S. Purohit, and S. Niddodi. 2024. "Co-Simulation Framework For Network Attack Generation and Monitoring." IEEE Access 12, no. _:142227 - 142240. PNNL-SA-183545. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3468272
• He L., S.A. Siddiqui, S. Nekkalapu, S. Datta, T.C. Douville, K. Oikonomou, and M. Maharjan. 2024. "Multi-temporal Analysis and Techno-Economic Evaluation of Offshore Wind Energy Integration to the Western Interconnection." IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy 11, no. _:383 - 395. PNNL-SA-194209. doi:10.1109/OAJPE.2024.3440173
• Jinsiwale R., M.J. Rice, M. Maharjan, P.T. Mana, and B. Hyder. 2024. Scalability of Real-time Distribution Models. PNNL-37021. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Scalability of Real-time Distribution Models
• Kim J., M. Maharjan, W. Kim, B. Vyakaranam, S. Datta, J.K. Westman, and Q.H. Nguyen, et al. 2024. "Quantified Fast Frequency Response of Inverter-Based Resources for Bulk-Power System Study." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2024), July 21-25, 2024, Seattle, WA, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-192153. doi:10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10688466
• Maharjan M., S. Poudel, S.R. Mix, and T.E. McDermott. 2024. "Cybersecurity Assessment in DER-rich Distribution Operations: Criticality Levels and Impact Analysis." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2024), February 19-22, 2024, Washington, D.C., 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-188336. doi:10.1109/ISGT59692.2024.10454167
• Nguyen Q.H., S. Seo, W. Kim, E. Muljadi, N.A. Samaan, W. Du, and M. Maharjan, et al. 2024. "Optimal Droop Setting for Congestion Reduction in a 100% Grid-Forming Inverter-based Power System." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2024), July 21-25, 2024, Seattle, WA, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-192119. doi:10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10688786

2023

• Jinsiwale R., M. Maharjan, P.T. Mana, A. Ashok, T. Becejac, S.E. Harpool, and W.J. Hofer, et al. 2023. Design and Development of a High Fidelity Cyber-Physical Testbed. PNNL-34860. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Design and Development of a High Fidelity Cyber-Physical Testbed
• Maharjan M., A. Ekic, M. Beedle, J. Tan, and D. Wu. 2023. "Evaluating Grid Strength Under Uncertain Renewable Generation." International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 146. PNNL-SA-173663. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108737
• Maharjan M., Q.H. Nguyen, S. Mohiuddin, J. Kim, B. Mitra, N. Shamim, and A. Tbaileh, et al. 2023. "EMT and Phasor-Domain Co-simulation of a Low Frequency AC Transmission System for Offshore Wind Integration." In Proceedings of the IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2023), July 16-20, 2023, Orlando, FL, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-179494. doi:10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10253405
• Mukherjee M., M. Maharjan, and T.D. Hardy. 2023. "Transactive Emergency Power Allocation." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2023), July 16-20, 2023, Orlando, FL, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-179853. doi:10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252732

2022

• Kim J., E. Muljadi, B. Vyakaranam, Q.H. Nguyen, M. Maharjan, A. Tbaileh, and S. Datta, et al. 2022. "Enhanced Frequency Support Scheme of Generic Inverter-Based Resource Models for Renewable-Dominated Power Grids." In IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2022), October 9-13, 2022, Detroit, MI, 1-7. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-177207. doi:10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9948100

2020

• Bhattarai B.P., M. Maharjan, S. Hanif, M. Cai, and R.G. Pratt. 2020. "Transactive Electric Water Heater Agent: Design and Performance Evaluation." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), February 17-20, 2020, Washington DC, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-147289. doi:10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087638