Javier Hernandez-Alvidrez

Senior Member of Technical Staff

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Senior Member of Technical Staff

jherna4@sandia.gov

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(505) 284-2274

Biography

Javier Hernández-Alvídrez was born in Delicias Chihuahua, México. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering and telecommunications from Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies at Monterrey NL, México; where he graduated with honors. He also holds a M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University at Las Cruces NM, USA. He worked for Thomson Consumer Electronics (formerly RCA) and Delphi Automotive Systems, where he developed a background in power electronics as a Hardware Design Engineer. Later, he moved towards software testing and automation. He also worked as a full-year Intern and later as a postdoc at Sandia National Laboratories, where he conducted research in the areas of: DC to AC converters, integration of solar inverters into the grid, modeling of inverters under fault scenarios, and protection schemes for micro-grids. Currently, he works as a Senior R&D engineer at Sandia National Laboratories.

Education

  • Ph.D. , New Mexico State University – 2018
  • Masters of Science, New Mexico State University – 2011
  • Bachelors of Science, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies – 2000

Publications

  • Reno, M., Jimenez Aparicio, M., Wilches-Bernal, F., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Montoya, A., Barba, P., Flicker, J., Dow, A., Bidram, A., Paruthiyil, S., Montoya, R., Poudel, B., Reimer, B., Lavrova, O., Biswal, M., Miyagishima, F., Carr, C., Pati, S., Ranade, S., … Paul, S. (2022). Signal-Based Fast Tripping Protection Schemes for Electric Power Distribution System Resilience. https://doi.org/10.2172/1890046 Publication ID: 80280
  • Jones, C.B., Ropp, M., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Darbali-Zamora, R., & Darbali-Zamora, R. (2021). Optimized Control of Distribution Switches to Balance a Low Cost Photovoltaic Microgrid [Conference Paper]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518413 Publication ID: 78849
  • Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Gurule, N., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M., Flicker, J., & Flicker, J. (2021). Modeling a Grid-Forming Inverter Dynamics Under Ground Fault Scenarios Using Experimental Data From Commercially Available Equipment [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1889594 Publication ID: 78904
  • Darbali-Zamora, R., Gurule, N., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Gonzalez, S., Reno, M., & Reno, M. (2021). Performance of a Grid-Forming Inverter Under Balanced and Unbalanced Voltage Phase Angle Jump Conditions [Conference Paper]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518539 Publication ID: 78937
  • Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Gurule, N., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M., Flicker, J., & Flicker, J. (2021). Modeling Grid-Forming Inverter Dynamics Under Ground Fault Scenarios Using Experimental Data From Commercially Available Equipment [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1876602 Publication ID: 78974
  • Patel, T., Gadde, P., Brahma, S., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Reno, M., & Reno, M. (2021). Real-time Microgrid Test Bed for Protection and Resiliency Studies [Conference Poster]. 2020 52nd North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2020. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85104684794&origin=inward Publication ID: 73953
  • Wilches-Bernal, F., Reno, M., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., & Hernandez Alvidrez, J. (2021). A Dynamic Mode Decomposition Scheme to Analyze Power Quality Events. IEEE Access, 9, pp. 70775-70788. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3078068 Publication ID: 78664
  • Wilches-Bernal, F., Bidram, A., Reno, M., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Barba, P., Reimer, B., Montoya, R., Carr, C., Lavrova, O., & Lavrova, O. (2021). A Survey of Traveling Wave Protection Schemes in Electric Power Systems. IEEE Access, 9, pp. 72949-72969. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3080234 Publication ID: 78665
  • Gurule, N., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M., Flicker, J., & Flicker, J. (2020). Experimental Evaluation of Grid-Forming Inverters Under Unbalanced and Fault Conditions [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1783655 Publication ID: 73536
  • Patel, T., Brahma, S., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Reno, M., & Reno, M. (2020). Adaptive Protection Scheme for a Real-World Microgrid with 100% Inverter-Based Resources [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1771928 Publication ID: 73085
  • Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Summers, A., Reno, M., Flicker, J., Pragallapati, N., & Pragallapati, N. (2019). Simulation of Grid-Forming Inverter Dynamic Models using a Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1640955 Publication ID: 69393
  • Gurule, N., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Reno, M., Summers, A., Gonzalez, S., Flicker, J., & Flicker, J. (2019). Grid-forming Inverter Experimental Testing of Fault Current Contributions [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980892 Publication ID: 69394
  • Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Summers, A., Reno, M., Flicker, J., & Flicker, J. (2019). Simulation of Grid-Forming Inverters (GFMIs) Dynamic Models using a Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1640965 Publication ID: 69411
  • Summers, A., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M., Johnson, J., Gurule, N., & Gurule, N. (2019). Comparison of Ideal Transformer Method and Damping Impedance Method for PV Power-Hardware-In-The-Loop Experiments [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980690 Publication ID: 69163
  • Darbali-Zamora, R., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Summers, A., Gurule, N., Reno, M., Johnson, J., & Johnson, J. (2019). Distribution Feeder Fault Comparison Utilizing a Real-Time Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Approach for Photovoltaic System Applications [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980944 Publication ID: 69198
  • Darbali-Zamora, R., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Summers, A., Gurule, N., Reno, M., Johnson, J., & Johnson, J. (2019). Distribution Feeder Fault Comparison Utilizing a Real-Time Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Approach for Photovoltaic System Applications [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980944 Publication ID: 69206
  • Gurule, N., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Reno, M., Summers, A., Gonzalez, S., Flicker, J., & Flicker, J. (2019). Grid-forming Inverter Experimental Testing of Fault Current Contributions [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980892 Publication ID: 69331
  • Summers, A., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M., Johnson, J., Gurule, N., & Gurule, N. (2019). Comparison of Ideal Transformer Method and Damping Impedance Method for PV Power-Hardware-In-The-Loop Experiments [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980690 Publication ID: 69084
  • Hernandez Alvidrez, J. (2017). Parametric PV grid-support function characterization for simulation environments [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1458405 Publication ID: 57020
  • Elkhatib, M.E., Hernandez Alvidrez, J., Ellis, A., & Ellis, A. (2017). Fault Analysis and Detection in Microgrids with High PV Penetration. https://doi.org/10.2172/1367437 Publication ID: 56524
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Patents & Trademarks

  • Method of Interfacing Grid Forming Inverters into a PHIL testbed (in progress)