Lalit Kishore Marepalli

Title: Lalit Kishore Marepalli: Microgrid Optimization Inventor

Introduction

Lalit Kishore Marepalli is an inventor based in Peoria, Illinois, and is associated with Caterpillar Inc. His work includes a patented approach to coordinating energy resources in hybrid AC-DC microgrids.

Latest Patents

Marepalli is named on 1 patent: “Distributed Optimization for Hybrid AC-DC Microgrid.” The invention describes a microgrid with both direct-current (DC) and alternating-current (AC) energy resources, local controllers, and a central microgrid controller. Each local controller determines the available output power of its associated resource based on operational constraints and reports that availability to the microgrid controller. The central controller uses these reports to determine the net available DC and AC output power, supporting coordinated management of the microgrid’s resources.

Career Highlights

Marepalli’s patent focuses on distributed optimization for hybrid microgrids, where different types of energy resources must be coordinated while respecting their operating constraints. This approach assigns resource-level assessments to local controllers and combines their information at the microgrid level.

Collaborations

The provided information identifies Chinmay Shah and Gregory Scott Hasler as Marepalli’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or the details of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Lalit Kishore Marepalli’s patented work addresses the coordination of AC and DC energy resources through local and central control, contributing an optimization approach for hybrid microgrid systems.