Richard Raustad
Program Director - Electric Vehicle Transportation Center At UCF FSEC
Florida, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Raustad is a seasoned energy and transportation researcher with 12+ years focused on electric vehicle systems and more than three decades at the Florida Solar Energy Center advancing HVAC and efficiency science. As Program Director of the U.S. DOT-funded Electric Vehicle Transportation Center at UCF/FSEC, he leads applied research in V2G, V2B, V2H, wireless charging, and EVSE siting modeling for both highway and municipal transit systems. He combines hands-on laboratory development—building an EV lab for wireless charging and V2G experimentation—with large-scale modeling of turnpike and bus-route energy use to inform deployment strategies. Based in Florida and trained as an electrical and electronics engineer at UCF, he blends deep technical modeling experience with practical field and lab testing, making him adept at turning research insights into real-world transportation electrification solutions.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Central Florida
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Github Skills (20)
simulation10
modeling-tool10
energy10
water10
consumption10
power-systems10
renewable-energy10
energyplus10
modelica10
radiance9
prediction-model9
regression9
risk-assessment8
electrical-engineering7
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Github contributions (5)
energy-plus/EnergyPlus
Feb 2016 - Aug 2022
EnergyPlus™ is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model both energy consumption and water use in buildings.
Contributions:2 PRs, 77 pushes, 10 branches in 6 years 7 months
modelicarenewable-energyenergy-consumptionenergy-simulationsimulation
NREL/EnergyPlus
Apr 2014 - Jan 2023
EnergyPlus™ is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model both energy consumption and water use in buildings.
Contributions:1 release, 2032 reviews, 1898 commits in 8 years 10 months
renewable-energypower-systemsenergy-consumptionenergy-simulationsimulation
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