Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment

Education :

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University
• M.S., Renewable Energy, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Professional Affiliations or Organizations:

• North American Wind Energy Academy (NAWEA)

I founded the International Association for the Integration of Science and Engineering (IAISAE). IAISAE organizes biennial Thermodynamics 2.0 Conference. 

Research Interests:

• Hybrid Energy System (Wind, Solar, Hydro etc.)
• Renewable Energy Storage and Integration
• Energy Access and Development
• Application of Thermodynamics for Sustainability and Human Society

Publications :

• Poudel, Ram, Venkat Krishnan, James Reilly, Przemyslaw Koralewicz, and Ian Baring-Gould. "Integration of Storage in the DC Link of a Full Converter-Based Distributed Wind Turbine." 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting.
• Poudel, Ram, J. F. Manwell, and J. G. McGowan. "Performance analysis of hybrid microhydro power systems." Energy Conversion and Management 215 (2020): 112873.
• Poudel, Ram C., Heidi Tinnesand, and Ian Baring-Gould. "An Evaluation of Advanced Tools for Distributed Wind Turbine Performance Estimation." In Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1452, no. 1, p. 012017. IOP Publishing, 2020.
• Poudel, Ram C. "Quantitative decision parameters of rural electrification planning: A review based on a pilot project in rural Nepal." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 25 (2013): 291-300.

Courses Taught :

• Wind and Hydro Power Technology
• Battery-Based PV Systems