RESEARCH
Research Interests
- Engineering Education
- Mach’s Principle
- Photovoltaic System Optimization
- Novel Energy Technologies
- Smart Residential Microgrids
- Sustainable Transportation
Major Research Work
Dr Jansson has authored and co-authored over 130 research papers that have been published in major engineering journals. He has also presented some of his research work at major engineering conferences such as the IEEE Annual Power Engineering Society Conference and the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.
Selected Publications
P.M. Jansson and P.S. Kaladius, “Undergraduate Engineering Students Enhance Novel Instrumentation to Detect the Mach Effect,” 2020 ASEE Annual Virtual Conference & Exhibition, Montreal, Quebec Canada, 21-24 June 2020
P.M. Jansson, W.S. Zanardi, P. Kaladius, E.L. Jansson, S. Sedig, W. McGrath and F.R. Jansson, “Mach Field Sensor / Detector and Results,” 2019 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), Sophia Antipolis, France, 2019, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SAS.2019.8706081
O. Sikder and P.M. O. Sikder and P. M. Jansson, “Thermal Inertia of a Building as Virtual Energy Storage: A Sustainable Solution for Smart Grids,” 2018 53rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Glasgow, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/UPEC.2018.8541964.
P. Asare , C. Ononuju and P.M. Jansson, “Preliminary Quantitative Evaluation of Residential Virtual Energy Storage Using Power Sensing,” 2017 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS 2017), Glassboro, New Jersey, 13-15 March 2017, IEEE Xplore Digital Object Identifier: 0.1109/SAS.2017.7894092
P.R. Diefenderfer, P.M. Jansson and E.R. Prescott, “Application of Power Sensors in the Monitoring and Control of a Residential Microgrid,” 2015 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS 2015), Zadar, Croatia, 13-15 April 2015, IEEE Xplore Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/SAS.2015.7133612, pp. 1-6
P.R. Diefenderfer, E.R. Prescott and P.M. Jansson, “Peak and Energy Contributions of Distributed PV to PJM,” 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA 2015), Palermo, Italy, 22-25 November 2015, IEEE Xplore Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ICRERA.2015.7418611, pp. 1265-1268
C. Barreiro, P. Jansson, A. Thompson and J. Schmalzel, “PV By-Pass Diode Performance in Landscape vs. Portrait Modalities,” Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Seattle, Washington, 19-24 June 2011
J. Schmalzel, P. Jansson, D. Schmalzel, O. Fishman, U. Schwabe, “New Paradigm Inverter Technology Increases Lifetime Reduces Cost”, Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Seattle, Washington, 19-24 June 2011
P.M. Jansson, K. Whitten, J.L. Schmalzel, “Photovoltaic Module Shading: Smart Grid Impacts,” Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, 22-24 February 2011, IEEE Xplore Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109 / SAS.2011.5739826, pp. 323-328
U. Schwabe and P.M. Jansson, “Utility-Interconnected Photovoltaic Systems Reaching Grid Parity in New Jersey,” Proceedings of the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 25-29 July 2010, IEEE Xplore Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109 / PES.2010.558968 , pp. 1-5