Doctoral Student
Date of Enrollment: Fall 2015
Email: tlawanso@uncc.edu
Tumi received her bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Covenant University, Nigeria, where she graduated with first class honors. Prior to her graduation, she interned with the power generation and systems unit at Chevron Nigeria Limited. In the fall of 2015, she joined the PhD program of the UNC Charlotte’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department.
Tumi’s research interests include Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR), the Common Information Model (CIM) for power systems, and the use of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data to improve distribution system operations.
Research Areas
- Conservation Voltage Reduction(CVR)
- Common Information Model (CIM)
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
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Publications:
- R. Karandeh, T. Lawanson and V. Cecchi,”Impact of Operational Decisions and Size of Battery Energy Storage Systems on Demand Charge Reduction” 2019 IEEE PowerTech, Milan, Italy, 2019
- T. Lawanson, R. Karandeh, V. Cecchi and A. Kling, “Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources and Load Models on Conservation Voltage Reduction” 2018 Clemson University Power Systems Conference (PSC), Charleston, SC, 2018
- T. Lawanson, R. Karandeh, V. Cecchi, Z. Wartell and I. Cho, “Improving Power Distribution System Situational Awareness Using Visual Analytics,” SoutheastCon 2018, St. Petersburg, FL, 2018, pp. 1-6.
