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Overview
Personal Profile
Bidzina Kekelia focuses on novel cooling solutions for power electronics and integrated electric traction drives for ground vehicles and electrified aviation applications. His career has included extensive support for the Ministry of Energy of Georgia, including preparing pre-feasibility techno-economic studies to attract funding to major power sector projects, and developing the Georgian power generation dispatch model for assessing the technical and financial benefits of exporting surplus summer electricity production from existing and proposed hydropower plants to neighboring countries.
Research Interests
Power electronics and electric machines
Thermal management systems for integrated electric traction drives
Thermal energy recovery, storage, and applications
Passive two-phase heat transfer (heat pipes, thermosiphons)
Professional Experience
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Utah (2012–2015)
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Utah (2007–2011)
Senior Energy Expert, CORE International (2004–2006)
Project Engineer, PA Consulting Group (2001–2003)
Deputy Project Director, Academy for Educational Development – Energy & Environment Program (1999–2000)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Georgian Technical University
Master, Renewable Energy, University of Oldenburg
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Electric Motor Thermal Management
Chaudhary, R., Cousineau, E., Feng, X., Kekelia, B., Tomerlin, J., Rallabandi, V., Mohammad, M., Anderson, I., Monson, T., Joshi, Y., Kumar, S., Hossain, J., Sarlioglu, B. & Jahns, T., 2024, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).Research output: NREL › Poster
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Integrated Traction Drive Thermal Management: Keystone Project 3
Kekelia, B., 2024, 16 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Modelling a Motor Cooling System with Stator Lamination Fins
Dobzhanskyi, O., Narumanchi, S., Tomerlin, J., Kekelia, B., Gouws, R. & Cousineau, E., 2024. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Modular Coaxial Power Converter for High-Density Integration into Medium-Voltage Cables
Cairnie, M., Kamalapur, A., Nassar, R., Knoll, J., Yuchi, Q., Bae, J.-S., DiMarino, C., Ngo, K., Lu, G.-Q., Li, Q., Boroyevich, D., Zhou, J., Cao, Y., DeVoto, D. & Kekelia, B., 2024, p. 599-607. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Thermal Management System for an Electric Machine With Additively Manufactured Hollow Conductors With Integrated Heat Pipes
Chowdhury, T., Koushan, S., Al-Qarni, A., Vahid, S., El-Refaie, A., Bennion, K., Cousineau, E., Feng, X. & Kekelia, B., 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 60, 3, p. 3763-3772 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus Citations
Activities
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Pesaran, A. (Member), Bay, C. (Member), Veers, P. (Fellow), Walker, A. (Fellow), DeVoto, D. (Member), Moreno, G. (Member), Zhu, G. (Member), Hamilton, N. (Member), Martin, M. (Member), Paret, P. (Member), Kekelia, B. (Member), Chaudhary, R. (Member) & Biglu, M. (Member)
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Experimental Aviation Association (External organization)
Kekelia, B. (Member)
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Nagarajan, A. (Member), Markel, A. (Member), Bernstein, A. (Member), Solanki, B. (Member), Hodge, B.-M. (Member), Uriarte, C. (Member), Barrows, C. (Member), Perkins, C. (Member), Palmintier, B. (Member), Thomas, D.-M. (Member), Saleem, D. (Member), DeVoto, D. (Member), Khan, F. (Member), Seo, G.-S. (Member), Moreno, G. (Member), Johnson, G. (Member), Cavraro, G. (Member), Dunham, H. (Member), Jorgenson, J. (Member), Zhang, J. (Member), Sanyal, J. (Member), Kisacikoglu, J. (Member), Rivera, J. (Member), Duwadi, K. (Member), Doubleday, K. (Member), Panda, K. (Member), Sedzro, K. S. (Member), Panossian, N. (Member), Guba, N. (Member), Martin, M. (Member), Guerra Fernandez, O. J. (Member), Baggu, M. (Member), Emami, P. (Member), Paret, P. (Member), Koralewicz, P. (Member), Awara, S. (Member), McFly, S. (Member), Dhulipala, S. C. (Member), Ovaitt, S. (Member), Paul, S. (Member), Abraham, S. A. (Member), De Silva M, T. (Member), Singh, V. K. (Member), Zhang, X. (Member), Zhou, X. (Member), Agalgaonkar, Y. (Member), Wright, J. (Member), Pao, L. (Member), Kekelia, B. (Member), Chang, C.-Y. (Member), Kiboma, L. (Member), Ramirez Arbelaez, L. (Member), Chaudhary, R. (Member), Wijekoon, R. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow), Kurtz, S. (Member), Truong, T. (Member), Poudyal, A. (Member) & Sekulic, W. (Member)
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International Solar Energy Society (External organization)
Blair, N. (Member) & Kekelia, B. (Member)
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SAE International (External organization)
Pesaran, A. (Fellow), Markel, A. (Member), Green, J. (Fellow) & Kekelia, B. (Member)
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