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Dr Janaka Ekanayake

Dr Janaka Ekanayake

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Email
ekanayakej@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 0675
Campuses
Room E/2.25, Queen's Buildings - East Building, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA

Overview

Expertise in: - Wind turbines and their integration into the power system. HVDC systems are preferred choice for connecting large wind farms. - Future power system planning and operation. It is anticipated that the future power system will have active controllers and information and communication infrastructure which could help real time operations.  
Energy and Environment

Biography

Publications

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Contracts

TitlePeopleSponsorValueDuration
SUPERGEN HDPS - Core - with Strathclyde - HIDEFJenkins N, Ekanayake J, Wu JEPSRC42181101/07/2009 - 30/06/2013
Peer to peer smart energy distribution networksWu J, Ekanyake J, Jenkins NEuropean Commission - Horizon 202030459201/01/2015 - 31/12/2017
UKERC Landscape report update- Electricity transmission and distributionChaudry M, Ekanayake JUKERC (STFC)150028/11/2011 - 27/01/2012
Contribution of DFIG based wind turbines to system voltage supportThomas HR, Ekanayake JAssociation of Commonwealth Universities143015/09/2008 - 14/12/2008
Commonwealth Professional Fellowship: Mr Kaplia Senarath BandaraEkanayake JCommonwealth Scholarship Commission100029/09/2010 - 28/12/2010
Commonwealth Professional ScholarshipEkanayake JCommonwealth Scholarship Commission75015/01/2011 - 14/04/2011
Commonwealth Professional Scholarship 2015, Mr Ruwan MudiyanselageEkanayake JCommonwealth Scholarship Commission UK115001/10/2015 - 22/12/2015
Commonwealth proffessional fellowship - Mr WMTVijayanandaEkanayake JCommonwealth Scholarship Commission50015/09/2009 - 15/12/2009
Supporting energy efficiency in smart generations grids through ICT - SEESGEN-ICTEkanayake J, Wu YCommission of European Communities1152001/06/2009 - 31/05/2011
Mobile Energy Resources in Grids of Electricity (MERGE)Ekanayake J, Jenkins N, Cipcigan L, Wu JEuropean Commission (FP7)23855801/01/2010 - 31/12/2011
Commonwealth fellowshipEkanayake J, Rogers DCommonwealth Scholarship Commission80015/09/2013 - 15/12/2013
Commonwealth fellowshipEkanayake J, Rogers DBritish Council105001/10/2012 - 31/12/2012
Demand management through smart metersEkanayake J, Wu JTOSHIBA RESEARCH EUROPE LTD150001/10/2013 - 31/12/2013
Demand management through smart metersEkanayake J, Wu JToshiba Research Europe Ltd2018801/01/2010 - 30/09/2011
Commonwealth Professional Fellowship 2015 - Mr SamarakoonEkanayake J, Wu JCommonwealth Scholarship Commission153926/01/2015 - 24/04/2015

Supervised Students

TitleStudentStatusDegree
Operation Of Energy MicrogridsAWAD BieshoyGraduatePhD
Demand Side Management: Flexible Demand In The GB Domestic Electricity SectorDRYSDALE BrianGraduatePhD
Inertial Response From Wind TurbinesMOORE Ian FrancisGraduatePhD
Use Of Smart Meters For Frequency And Voltage ControlSAMARAKOON KamalanathGraduatePhD
Integration of Large Offshore Windfarms Through Multi -Terminal High Voltage Direct Current NetworksLIVERMORE LukeGraduatePhD
Integration of wind power to the AC transmission systemNAWIR Manal HusseinCurrentPhD
The Integrated Design of New Build Mulit Vector Energy Supply SchemesREES MarcGraduatePhD
Modelling of an Integrated Gas and Electricity Network with Significant Wind CapacityQADRDAN MeysamGraduatePhD
Modelling And Control Of Multi-Terminal HVDC Netwroks For Offshore Wind Power Generation.ZHOU ShuGraduateMPhil
RESIDENTIAL DEMAND RESPONSE IN THE POWER SYSTEMNISTOR SilviuGraduatePhD
Open ICT Infrastructure For SmargridsHE YanCurrentPhD

Supervision

Past projects