Jacob Mueller

Electrical Engineer

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Electrical Engineer

jmuelle@sandia.gov

(505) 218-3490

Biography

Jacob A. Mueller is a Senior Member of Technical Staff with the Energy Storage Technology and Systems Department at Sandia National Laboratories. Before joining Sandia, he attended Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, and received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in 2012, 2014, and 2018, respectively. At Sandia, he has been primarily engaged in developing the capabilities of the Advanced Power Electronic Conversion Systems (APEX) lab. His current research focuses on improving performance and reliability of power conversion systems for utility-scale energy storage applications. More generally, he is interested in addressing critical challenges of grid resiliency and energy security through the development of advanced power conversion solutions and intelligent controls.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Publications

  • Monson, T., Pearce, C.J., Hoyt, M.R., Delaney, R.E., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Stevens, T.E., Mueller, J.A., & Atcitty, S. (2024). Advanced Magnetics for High Frequency Link Converters [Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2586190 Publication ID: 159304
  • Dutta, O., Mueller, J.A., Wauneka, R., & de Angelis, V. (2024). A Technology-Agnostic Plug-n-Play Battery Integration Platform [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585990 Publication ID: 158656
  • Dutta, O., Mueller, J.A., Montoya, A.Y., Cardoza, A.D., de Angelis, V., & Rios, M.A. (2024). Open Source Software Platform for Modular Power Electronics for Energy Storage Systems [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585975 Publication ID: 158596
  • Palacios, F., & Mueller, J.A. (2024). Multilevel Converters For Distribution Level Grid Connected Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585968 Publication ID: 158568
  • Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Mueller, J.A., Rios, M.A., Cardoza, A.D., Palacios, F., Matthews, R.C., Gill, L., Wauneka, R., Dutta, O., & de Angelis, V. (2024). Modeling and Control of a Direct-Connect Medium-Voltage Storage System Featuring a Cascaded DC Subsystem [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585966 Publication ID: 158560
  • Mueller, J.A., Wauneka, R., Lujan, R.D., Preger, Y., Kurzawski, A.J., Meehan, M.A., & Hewson, J.C. (2024). Implementation of a Storage System Testbed for Validation of Rack-Scale Thermal Models [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585945 Publication ID: 158484
  • Preger, Y., Mueller, J.A., Fresquez, A.J., & Rich, C. (2024). Impact of Parallelization on Li-ion Battery Module Performance and Degradation [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585823 Publication ID: 158060
  • Kaplar, R.J., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Palacios, F., Dasgupta, S., Mueller, J.A., Gill, L., Flicker, J.D., & Atcitty, S. (2024). Reliability of Wide-Bandgap Power Electronics: Devices to Systems [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585807 Publication ID: 158008
  • Mueller, J.A. (2024). MERIT: Medium Voltage Resource Integration Technologies, SNL Section [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2585735 Publication ID: 157760
  • Mueller, J.A. (2024). Isolated Three-Phase AC-AC Converter with Phase Shift Modulation [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2588371 Publication ID: 153604
  • Mueller, J.A., Flicker, J.D., Dow, A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Palacios, F. (2024). Isolated Three-Phase AC-AC Converter with Phase Shift Modulation [Conference Paper]. Conference Proceedings – IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition – APEC. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85192706350&origin=inward Publication ID: 153608
  • Dutta, O., Mueller, J.A., Wauneka, R., Dow, A., & de Angelis, V. (2023). Power Electronics and System Integration for Long Duration Energy Storage [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2431046 Publication ID: 127624
  • Dutta, O., Mueller, J.A., Wauneka, R., & de Angelis, V. (2023). System Integration for Grid-scale Hybrid Battery Technologies [Conference Poster]. Conference Proceedings – IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition – APEC. https://doi.org/10.2172/2431983 Publication ID: 130864
  • Dutta, O., Mueller, J.A., Wauneka, R., & de Angelis, V. (2022). System Integration for Grid-scale Hybrid Battery Technologies [Conference Paper]. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC43580.2023.10131626 Publication ID: 121528
  • Preger, Y., Mueller, J.A., Baker, G., & Fresquez, A.J. (2022). Beyond Single Cell Characterization: Impacts of Module Configuration on Lithium-Ion Battery Performance and Degradation [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2005398 Publication ID: 119032
  • Mueller, J.A., & Garcia Rodriguez, L.A. (2022). Efficiency Optimization in Parallel Multi-Stage Energy Storage Interface Converters [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2005282 Publication ID: 118580
  • Preger, Y., Mueller, J.A., Baker, G., & Fresquez, A.J. (2022). Impacts of Module Configuration on Li-ion Battery Performance and Degradation [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2005277 Publication ID: 118560
  • Monson, T., Stevens, T.E., Pearce, C.J., Hoyt, M.R., Delaney, R.E., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Mueller, J.A., & Atcitty, S. (2022). Advanced Magnetics for High Frequency Link Converters [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2005243 Publication ID: 118432
  • Dutta, O., Mueller, J.A., Wauneka, R., Dow, A., & de Angelis, V. (2022). System Development for Optimal Operation of Hybrid Storage Technologies [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2005238 Publication ID: 118412
  • Kaplar, R.J., Dasgupta, S., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Flicker, J.D., Bays, N.R., Gill, L., Binder, A.T., & Atcitty, S. (2022). Wide-Bandgap Power Electronics Reliability: Device Physics to Converter Performance [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2004868 Publication ID: 118296
  • Kurzawski, A.J., Mueller, J.A., Preger, Y., & Hewson, J.C. (2022). Thermal runaway propagation models: from module scale to system scale [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2004860 Publication ID: 118264
  • Rathore, V., Prakash Reddy Siddavatam, R., Rajashekara, K., Krishnamoorthy, H., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Atcitty, S. (2022). Analysis and Experimental Validation of Isolated Multilevel High Gain DC-DC Converter [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2004828 Publication ID: 118136
  • Zhang, Z., Hu, B., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Ray, A., & Atcitty, S. (2022). An Isolated Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with High Voltage Conversion Ratio and Reduced Output Current Ripple [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2004825 Publication ID: 118124
  • Mueller, J.A., Kaplar, R.J., Flicker, J.D., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Binder, A.T., Ropp, M.E., Gill, L., Palacios, F., Rashkin, L.J., Dow, A., & Elliott, R.T. (2022). System Integration Analysis for Modular Solid-State Substations. https://doi.org/10.2172/1889517 Publication ID: 80278
  • Mueller, J.A., Preger, Y., Kurzawski, A.J., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Hewson, J.C. (2022). Energy Redistribution as a Method for Mitigating Risk of Propagating Thermal Runaway [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2004335 Publication ID: 116556
  • de Angelis, V., Dutta, O., Mueller, J.A., & Wauneka, R. (2022). System Integration for Grid-scale Hybrid Battery Technologies [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2004334 Publication ID: 116552
  • Mueller, J.A., Preger, Y., Kurzawski, A.J., & Hewson, J.C. (2022). Energy Redistribution in Response to Thermal Runaway [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2003112 Publication ID: 111872
  • Dasgupta, S., Slobodyan, O., Smith, T., Binder, A.T., Flicker, J.D., Kaplar, R.J., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Atcitty, S. (2022). Identification of the defect dominating high temperature reverse leakage current in vertical GaN power diodes through deep level transient spectroscopy. Applied Physics Letters, 120(5). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0082257 Publication ID: 79991
  • Mueller, J.A., Preger, Y., Kurzawski, A.J., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Hewson, J.C. (2022). Energy Redistribution as a Method for Mitigating Risk of Propagating Thermal Runaway [Conference Paper]. 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition Ecce 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947872 Publication ID: 115072
  • Mueller, J.A., Preger, Y., Kurzawski, A.J., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Hewson, J.C. (2022). Energy Redistribution as a Method for Mitigating Risk of Propagating Thermal Runaway [Conference Presentation]. 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022. https://doi.org/10.2172/2005253 Publication ID: 118472
  • Bock, J.A., Bishop, S.R., & Mueller, J.A. (2021). High Tempeature Capacitor Development [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1908747 Publication ID: 79908
  • de Angelis, V., Mueller, J.A., Rosewater, D., Dutta, O., & Wauneka, R. (2021). Integrated power converters for optimal operation of Hybrid battery packs [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2002976 Publication ID: 111384
  • Ray, A., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Atcitty, S., Baker, G., & Wauneka, R. (2021). Multi-Stage Power Conversion Systems for Next-Generation Energy Storage [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1893285 Publication ID: 76310
  • Zhang, Z., Hu, B., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Ray, A., & Atcitty, S. (2021). High Gain DC-DC Converter Collaborative: The Ohio State University Design [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1891978 Publication ID: 76230
  • Rathore, V., Siddavatam, R.P.R., Rajashekara, K., Krishnamoorthy, H., Mueller, J.A., Ray, A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Atcitty, S. (2021). High Gain DC-DC Converter Collaborative: University of Houston Design [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1891981 Publication ID: 76232
  • Kimball, J., & Mueller, J.A. (2021). AC-AC Dual Active Bridge Converter Development [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1892148 Publication ID: 76241
  • Mueller, J.A., Preger, Y., Hewson, J.C., & Kurzawski, A.J. (2021). Dispersion of Stored Energy in Response to Thermal Runaway [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1895021 Publication ID: 76332
  • Mueller, J.A. (2021). Enabling Energy Storage For Grid Applications Through Advanced Power Electronics [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1886772 Publication ID: 75595
  • Mueller, J.A., & Kimball, J.W. (2021). Modeling and Analysis of DC Microgrids as Stochastic Hybrid Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 36(8), pp. 9623-9636. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2021.3055456 Publication ID: 75172
  • Rosewater, D., Preger, Y., Mueller, J.A., Atcitty, S., Willard, S., Smith, M., Thompson, J., & Long, D. (2021). Electrical Energy Storage Data Submission Guidelines, Version 2. https://doi.org/10.2172/1815349 Publication ID: 79330
  • Gill, L., Mueller, J.A., Neely, J.C., & Garcia Rodriguez, L.A. (2021). A Comparative Study of SiC JFET Super-Cascode Topologies [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1883496 Publication ID: 79496
  • Rathore, V., Rajashekara, K., Ray, A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Mueller, J.A. (2021). A current-fed high gain multilevel DC-DC converter for BESS grid integration applications [Conference Paper]. Conference Proceedings – IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition – APEC. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC42165.2021.9487339 Publication ID: 77704
  • Pickrell, G.W., Neely, J.C., Flicker, J.D., Atcitty, S., Gill, L., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Schrock, E.A., Mar, A., Hjalmarson, H.P., Kaplar, R.J., Lehr, J., & Maynard, B. (2021). ARC-SAFE: Accelerated Response Semiconducting Contactors and Surge Attenuation for DC Electrical Systems Quarterly Review June 2021 [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1872180 Publication ID: 78752
  • Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Gill, L., Mueller, J.A., & Neely, J.C. (2021). A High-Voltage Cascaded Solid-State DC Circuit Breaker Using Normally-ON SiC JFETs [Conference Presentation]. Proceedings of the Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition – Asia, ECCE Asia 2021. https://doi.org/10.2172/1870362 Publication ID: 78622
  • Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Mueller, J.A., Gill, L., & Neely, J.C. (2021). A High-Voltage Cascaded Solid-State DC Circuit Breaker Using Normally-ON SiC JFETs [Conference Paper]. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE-Asia49820.2021.9479388 Publication ID: 78094
  • Zhang, Z., Hu, B., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Ray, A., & Atcitty, S. (2021). An Isolated Bidirectional DC-DC Converter with High Voltage Conversion Ratio and Reduced Output Current Ripple [Conference Paper]. 2021 IEEE 8th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications, WiPDA 2021 – Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/WiPDA49284.2021.9645131 Publication ID: 75632
  • Gill, L., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Mueller, J.A., & Neely, J.C. (2021). A Comparative Study of SiC JFET Super-Cascode Topologies [Conference Paper]. 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2021 – Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595065 Publication ID: 76625
  • Zhang, Z., Hu, B., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Atcitty, S. (2020). High Gain DC-DC Converter Collaborative: The Ohio State University Design [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1821308 Publication ID: 74909
  • Rathore, V., Rajashekara, K., Krishnamoorthy, H., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Atcitty, S. (2020). High Gain DC-DC Converter Collaborative: University of Houston Design [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1821307 Publication ID: 74908
  • Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., & Atcitty, S. (2020). Enhancing the Capabilities of the Advanced Power Electronic Conversion Systems (APEX) Laboratory [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1821305 Publication ID: 74906
  • Kaplar, R.J., Flicker, J.D., Slobodyan, O., Mueller, J.A., Garcia Rodriguez, L.A., Binder, A.T., Dickerson, J., Smith, T., & Atcitty, S. (2020). Reliability Studies of Wide-Bandgap Power Semiconductor Devices Under Realistic Stress Conditions [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1821084 Publication ID: 74863
  • Mueller, J.A., & Atcitty, S. (2019). The Sandia Advanced Power Electronic Conversion Systems (APEX) Laboratory [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1645999 Publication ID: 65175
  • Atcitty, S., Pragallapatti, N., Ranade, S., & Mueller, J.A. (2019). MABC based Distributed Power Processing for Li-ion Batteries [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1646462 Publication ID: 65096
  • Mueller, J.A., & Atcitty, S. (2018). Distributed TABC based Bi-Directional Converter for Cell/Sub-Modular Level Battery Energy Storage System [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1639180 Publication ID: 64227
  • Atcitty, S., Mueller, J.A., Chalamala, B., & Sokoloff, D. (2018). Enabling Advanced Power Electronics Technologies for the Next Generation Electric Utility Grid (Workshop Summary Report). https://doi.org/10.2172/1817336 Publication ID: 64018
  • Mueller, J.A., Moonem, M.A., & Atcitty, S. (2018). Power Electronics Laboratory for Energy Storage Optimization (PELESO) [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1592299 Publication ID: 59057
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