David Rosewater

Electrical Engineer

(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

David Rosewater, Ross Baldick, Surya Santoso, (2020). Risk-Averse Model Predictive Control Design for Battery Energy Storage Systems IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid https://doi.org/10.1109/TSG.2019.2946130 Publication ID: 65417

David Rosewater, Adam Williams, (2015). Analyzing system safety in lithium-ion grid energy storage Journal of Power Sources https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.09.068 Publication ID: 44226

Kaynat Zia, Anusha Papasani, Wei Lee, David Rosewater, (2021). A Zero Bouncing Circuit for Battery Short-Circuit Model Development https://doi.org/10.2172/1894998 Publication ID: 76364

David Rosewater, (2021). Energy Storage Models for Market Formulations https://doi.org/10.2172/1891749 Publication ID: 76200

David Rosewater, (2021). Battery Management System Standards https://doi.org/10.2172/1891745 Publication ID: 76201

Amanda West, David Rosewater, (2021). Energy Storage Peaker Plant Replacement: Battery/PV Sizing and Control https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1826738 Publication ID: 75241

David Rosewater, Yuliya Preger, Jacob Mueller, Stanley Atcitty, Steve Willard, Morgan Smith, Joe Thompson, Dirk Long, (2021). Electrical Energy Storage Data Submission Guidelines, Version 2 https://doi.org/10.2172/1815349 Publication ID: 79330

David Rosewater, (2021). Energy Storage System Safety Wisconsin PUC Workshop https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1871423 Publication ID: 78693

David Rosewater, (2021). Grid-scale Energy Storage Hazard Analysis and Design Objectives for System Safety https://doi.org/10.2172/1864636 Publication ID: 78183

David Rosewater, (2020). Moving Beyond the Battery: A System Perspective on Safety https://doi.org/10.2172/1889032 Publication ID: 71318

Walker Olis, David Rosewater, Tu Nguyen, (2020). Modeling Energy Storage Systems in Extreme Climates https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1823226 Publication ID: 71017

David Rosewater, Joshua Lamb, John Hewson, Vilayanur Viswanathan, Matthew Paiss, Daiwon Choi, Abhishek Jaiswal, (2020). System Level Safety Design and Planning https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1821833 Publication ID: 74954

David Rosewater, (2020). Battery Management System Standards https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1821834 Publication ID: 74955

Alexander Headley, Benjamin Schenkman, David Rosewater, (2020). Discrete logic vs optimized dispatch for energy storage in a microgrid IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1643251 Publication ID: 66228

Kaynat Zia, Anusha Papasani, David Rosewater, Wei Lee, (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 https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2020.3020531 Publication ID: 74136

David Rosewater, Benjamin Schenkman, Surya Santoso, (2020). Adaptive modeling process for a battery energy management system 2020 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, SPEEDAM 2020 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1804851 Publication ID: 73910

David Rosewater, (2020). Battery Energy Storage Control: Modeling Uncertainty and Applications https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1615178 Publication ID: 73265

David Rosewater, (2020). Battery Energy Storage Control: Modeling Uncertainty and Applications (PhD Defense Presentation) https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1771923 Publication ID: 73082

David Rosewater, (2020). IEEE Draft Battery Management System (BMS) Recommended Practice https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1769584 Publication ID: 72942

David Rosewater, (2019). Battery Management System Standards https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/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