v  Research Assistant, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHED PROJECTS

ü  Research AssistanT

·  Research Assistant in Electrical Machines and Transformer Research Laboratory (EMTRL),

Department of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology.Founder and Director:  Prof. Mirsalim.

ü  Funded Research Experiences

·  Estimation Effect of Power Losses in Load Interruptions,

Regional Electric Power Companies of Khuzestan

Fault Current limiting methods for Transmission System of Iran (Funded Research project)

Iran Power System Engineering Research Center (IPSERC), Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran, (Supervised by Prof. Seifi and Prof. Sheikh-El-Eslam).

ü  RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHED PROJECTS

·  Fault Current Limiting  in Distributed Systems Including Distributed Generation ,

My M.Sc. Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Professor Mirsalim and Dr Gharehpetian).

Resulted in 13 international papers and one journal paper (ICREPQ’08, EPE and PeCon, PSPC, ICEE, Journal of Simulation).

·  “Design and Prototyping Cuk converter for Power Factor Correction (PFC) and Harmonic Elimination in Distribution Systems to Improve Power Quality”

My B.Sc. Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

University of Kashan, (Supervised by Dr. Ketabi).

·  Effects of Inrush Current of Power Transformers in Power System

Power System Analysis Lab., Electrical Engineering Department,

University of Kashan, (Supervised by Dr. Taher),

Resulted in 2 national conference papers (ISCEE 2005).

·  Contingency Ranking in Electric Power Systems,

Power System Analysis and Operation Lab., Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Abedi),

Resulted in 1 international journal paper (International Journal of Modeling and Simulation).

·  Application of Heuristic Approaches to Find the Optimal Path for Building Z-Matrix of Large Interconnected Power Systems,

Power System Analysis and Operation Lab., Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Abedi),

Resulted in 2 national and international journal paper (Journal of Tabriz University, IEEE Trans. On Power Sys.).

·  Analysis of Synchronous Machine under the Unsymmetrical Faults,

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Monfared).

·  Fuzzy Speed and Position Controller  for a DC Motor,

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Rastegar). 

·  Fuzzy Control of Wind Generation Station,

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Rastegar). 

·  Design of Fuzzy Logic Based Power System Stabilizer,

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Rastegar). 

·  Online Control of UPFC using Artificial Neural Networks to Improve Transient Stability Margins,

FACTS Lab, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Gharehpetian).

Resulted in 1 international journal paper (Elsevier SIMPAT, IJEIS ).

·  Economic Design of a Hybrid Wind-Solar Power Plant According to Reliability Indices, Using Intelligent Algorithm

Renewable Energy Lab., Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Riahy).

Resulted in 1 national conference paper and one ISI journal paper (PSC-2007, ICCEP2008, Journal of Simulation).

·  Pricing of Power losses and Congestion Management based on Static Security Assessment and Voltage Stability

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Hosseinian),

Resulted in 1 international journal paper (International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems (IJEEPS).

·  Pricing Methods and Loss Allocation in Deregulated Power Systems

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Hosseinian). 

Resulted in 1 Journal and 1 conference papers (DRPT and IEEE Transaction). 

·  Short Term Load Forecasting using ANNs

Reearch Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology.

·  Identification and Parameter Estimation for Synchronous Machine,

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Rastegar). 

·  Improvement of Power System Security and Voltage Stability by Optimal Allocation FACTS Devices Using heuristic Algorithms”

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Vahidi).

Resulted in 2 international conference papers (MEPCON08, OPTIM08)

·  Online Adaptive Single Phase Autoreclosure Schemes for HV Transmission Lines

High Voltage Lab, Electrical Engineering Department, 

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Vahidi).

Resulted in 3 national and international conference and journal paper (PSPC08, MEPCON08, and OPTIM08).

·  Online Fault Detection in HVDC Converters

High Voltage Lab, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Dr. Vahidi and Dr. Moshtagh).

Resulted in 2 national and international conference papers (MEPCON08 and ICEE08).

·  Load Flow Analysis Using Dynamic RBF-Neural Networks,

Research Project., Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Mirsalim).

Resulted in 1 international journal paper (DRPT).

·  Optimal Allocation of Multi-Type FACTS Devices for Enhancement of Power System Security Using heuristic Algorithms”

FACTS Lab, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Gharehpetian).

Resulted in 5 national and international conference and journal paper (ICEE, DRPT, POWERCON, EUROCON, IEEE Transaction).

·  PID Controller Design for Power System Stabilization

Research Project, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Vahidi).

Resulted in 3 international conference papers (T&D08, ECT, and POWERCON08).

·  Power Quality Aspects in the Interconnection of DG units to the Grid

EMTRL and FACTS Lab, Electrical Engineering Department,

Amirkabir University of Technology, (Supervised by Prof. Mirsalim and Prof. Gharehpetian).

Resulted in 14 international conference and journal paper (ICREPQ08, Speedam, UPEC08, EPE08, PeCon08 and OPTIM08).

·  Application of Harmony Search for Transmission Expansion Planning Considering Security Index and Uncertainty

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), (Supervised by Prof. Kiani).

Resulted in 2 international conference and journal paper (WASET).