Dr Mehmet Takci

Virtual Power Plant for Interoperable and Smart isLANDS (VPP4ISLANDS)

Granted By: European Commission –Horizon 2020 (www.vpp4islands.eu), EUR 587,620

Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Worked on building communication structure between a remote control unit to the Virtual Energy Storage System (VESS) components via REST-API and Modbus-TCP in Python using Raspberry Pi(s).

Sustainable Energy Demand Side Management for Green Data Centers (GreenDC)

Granted By: Horizon 2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 (www.greendc.eu), EUR 234,000

Position: Researcher

 The GREENDC project contributes to greener data centers by developing a decision support tool that helps data center managers predict energy demands better and evaluate strategies to minimize energy waste and  emissions.

• Worked on parsing, cleaning, and synchronizing the measured data in order to define forecasting parameters.
• Developed nonlinear power consumption model of IT, Cooling devices and the total of Data Center.
• Devised forecasting models for power consumption of data center using nonlinear regression analysis and artificial neural network methods.
• Managed the field trial process of GREENDC Decision Support System v1.0 by providing further information about the usefulness of the software and check the usability and functionality.
• Taken part in writing technical deliverables and financial reports for GTU.
• Made several presentations, participated in dissemination activities.
• Worked on developing the optimization tool that defines optimum power management schedule by allocating energy sources and allowing the data center to participate in demand side management systems to minimize cost and energy waste.

Impact Map Development of Distribution Systems Highly Penetrated with Local Generation

Granted By: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, USD 85,500

Position: Research Scholar

An impact map has been brought out to guide the local generators placement strategies of distribution network operators and delaying investments required by the changing traditional distribution networks. The size of the local generators that can be added to any location in the distribution network has been determined and also the distribution network operation conditions have been examined when the generator location is designated.

•  Worked within the scope of the literature review work package and writing project deliverables.

01.2018 - 06.2018

Developing Experimental Platform for Practical Programming - GTU- Scientific Research Project

The project aims to make the learning of the C/C++ programming language easier and faster in “Introduction to Computer” and “Introduction to Programming” courses given at the beginning of electronic engineering education. In the project, the instructional modules that facilitate the understanding of the programming in the laboratory have been developed. These modules were created on an “experimental platform” with the microprocessor-based card, Arduino.

•  Contributed developing the project proposal and preparing experiment manuals for “experimental platform” including special tasks to enhance the learning skills of students in the laboratory sessions of the “Algorithms and Programming Course.

04.2012 - 02.2013

Developing a New Method for Harmonic Producing Load Detection

Granted By: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, USD 139,000

Position: Research Scholar

 A new method based on single-point measurements is introduced to determine harmonic producing loads distributed in power systems. The new method detects harmonic producing load and shares harmonic responsibility between utility and consumer.

•  Contributed to the literature review work package and writing project deliverables.
• Developed linear and nonlinear load models via Matlab-Simulink environment to test the accuracy of the methods for detecting harmonic producing loads and sharing harmonic contributions between utility and consumer.
• Modelled a voltage source in Matlab environment that generates random harmonic content in accordance with the IEC 61000-3-6 standard for the simulation.
• Built a test system that contained linear and nonlinear real loads which are supplied by the programmable power supply in order to test the accuracy of indices and methods