David Rosewater

Electrical Engineer

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Electrical Engineer

dmrose@sandia.gov

(505) 844-3722

Biography

David Rosewater received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT, USA, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. He currently works as a grid energy storage researcher with Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, USA. His research focuses on all aspects of integrating batteries into the power grid including safety, technology standards, modeling, control, and economics. David has served as the chair of the IEEE Std. 2686 working group, chair of the IEEE PES Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT) conference and was awarded the 2025 Young Professional Achievement Award from the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Committee. He has held a Professional Engineering license in New Mexico since 2014.

Research Interests

  • Energy storage analytics: modeling and simulation, optimal control for grid applications, battery management systems, economic performance.
  • Energy storage system safety: battery worker safety, hazard analysis, systems integration, accident analysis, thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery cells

Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX), 2020
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Montana Tech of the University of Montana (Butte, MT), 2011
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Montana Tech of the University of Montana (Butte, MT), 2009

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Publications

  • Rosewater, D., Baldick, R., Santoso, S., & Santoso, S. (2020). Risk-Averse Model Predictive Control Design for Battery Energy Storage Systems. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(3), pp. 2014-2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSG.2019.2946130 Publication ID: 65417
  • Rosewater, D., Williams, A., & Williams, A. (2015). Analyzing system safety in lithium-ion grid energy storage. Journal of Power Sources, 300, pp. 460-471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.09.068 Publication ID: 44226
  • Zia, K., Papasani, A., Lee, W., Rosewater, D., & Rosewater, D. (2021). A Zero Bouncing Circuit for Battery Short-Circuit Model Development [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1894998 Publication ID: 76364
  • Rosewater, D. (2021). Energy Storage Models for Market Formulations [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1891749 Publication ID: 76200
  • Rosewater, D. (2021). Battery Management System Standards [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1891745 Publication ID: 76201
  • West, A., Rosewater, D., & Rosewater, D. (2021). Energy Storage Peaker Plant Replacement: Battery/PV Sizing and Control [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1826738 Publication ID: 75241
  • Rosewater, D., Preger, Y., Mueller, J., Atcitty, S., Willard, S., Smith, M., Thompson, J., Long, D., & Long, D. (2021). Electrical Energy Storage Data Submission Guidelines, Version 2. https://doi.org/10.2172/1815349 Publication ID: 79330
  • Rosewater, D. (2021). Energy Storage System Safety Wisconsin PUC Workshop [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1871423 Publication ID: 78693
  • Rosewater, D. (2021). Grid-scale Energy Storage Hazard Analysis and Design Objectives for System Safety [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1864636 Publication ID: 78183
  • Rosewater, D. (2020). Moving Beyond the Battery: A System Perspective on Safety [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1889032 Publication ID: 71318
  • Olis, W., Rosewater, D., Nguyen, T.A., & Nguyen, T.A. (2020). Modeling Energy Storage Systems in Extreme Climates [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1823226 Publication ID: 71017
  • Rosewater, D., Lamb, J., Hewson, J., Viswanathan, V., Paiss, M., Choi, D., Jaiswal, A., & Jaiswal, A. (2020). System Level Safety Design and Planning [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1821833 Publication ID: 74954
  • Rosewater, D. (2020). Battery Management System Standards [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1821834 Publication ID: 74955
  • Headley, A., Schenkman, B., Rosewater, D., & Rosewater, D. (2020). Discrete logic vs optimized dispatch for energy storage in a microgrid [Conference Poster]. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85099146275&origin=inward Publication ID: 66228
  • Zia, K., Papasani, A., Rosewater, D., Lee, W.-J., & Lee, W.-J. (2020). Determine the Electrode Configuration and Sensitivity of the Enclosure Dimensions when Performing Arc Flash Analysis. Conference Record – Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 2020-June. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2020.3020531 Publication ID: 74136
  • Rosewater, D., Schenkman, B., Santoso, S., & Santoso, S. (2020). Adaptive modeling process for a battery energy management system [Conference Poster]. 2020 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, SPEEDAM 2020. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85091144775&origin=inward Publication ID: 73910
  • Rosewater, D. (2020). Battery Energy Storage Control: Modeling Uncertainty and Applications. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1615178 Publication ID: 73265
  • Rosewater, D. (2020). Battery Energy Storage Control: Modeling Uncertainty and Applications (PhD Defense Presentation) [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1771923 Publication ID: 73082
  • Rosewater, D. (2020). IEEE Draft Battery Management System (BMS) Recommended Practice [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1769584 Publication ID: 72942
  • Rosewater, D. (2019). Battery Management System Standards [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1642573 Publication ID: 65074
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Patents & Trademarks

Crosstalk Compensation in Analysis of Energy Storage Devices Patent Number: US 8762109 B2, Publication Date June 24, 2014