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Baker, Kyri A.

Assistant Professor and Lewis-Worcester Faculty Fellow

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  • Kyri Baker is an Associate Professor in the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She also holds a courtesy appointment in the Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering Department. She is a Fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), a joint institute between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and CU Boulder. Dr. Baker's research focuses on how to use optimization and control techniques to better integrate renewable energy, increase system-wide energy efficiency, and further our future smart grids' and smart cities' resiliency, sustainability, and reliability. She has expertise in optimization spanning electricity markets, power grids, and buildings. Lastly, Dr. Baker is very interested in applications of machine learning in energy.

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  • Power Systems, Smart Grids, Building-to-Grid, Renewable Energy, Optimization, Control Systems

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  • AREN 3040 - Circuits for Architectural Engineers
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    This course will cover the basics of DC and AC circuit theory relevant to the modeling, design, and control of residential and commercial building systems, including Kirchoff's laws, Thevenin/Norton theorems, transient analysis of DC systems, three phase analysis, induction and synchronous motors, AC power (including real and reactive power analysis), power factor correction, and transformers.
  • AREN 4319 - Architectural Engineering Design 2
    Secondary Instructor - Spring 2023
    Continues the capstone experience for AREN students. Student teams continue their design of a modest commercial building through the Design Development phase with support from faculty and industry mentors. Additionally, topics of professionalism, engineering ethics, and life-long learning are covered.
  • AREN 4570 - Building Electrical Systems Design 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
    Introduces the generation and distribution of electrical power. Focuses on understanding the loads, control, and protection of secondary electrical distribution systems in building. Applies the national electric code to residential and commercial buildings. Same as AREN 5570.
  • AREN 4830 - Special Topics for Seniors/Grads
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2021
    Supervised study of special topics of interest to students under instructor guidance. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
  • AREN 5001 - Building Science and Engineering I
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Prepares graduate students with general knowledge and skills that are required by advanced AREN technical courses. Covers two parts of materials: Building Lighting Systems and Building Electrical Systems.
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