Publications
2024
[63] F. Safdarian, S. Kunkolienkar, J. Snodgrass, A. Birchfield, T. Overbye, “Creating a Portfolio of Large-Scale, High-Quality Synthetic Grids: A Case Study,” Kansas Power and Energy Conference 2024, April 2024.
[62] F. Safdarian, J. L. Wert, D. Cyr, T. J. Overbye, “Power System Resiliency and Reliability Issues from Renewable Resource Droughts”, Kansas Power and Energy Conference 2024, April 2024.
[61] F. Safdarian, J. Peeples, D. Richards, T. J. Overbye, “A Fast Learning-Based Unit Commitment Strategy with AC Optimal Power Flow for Large Grids with Direct Inclusion of Weather”, Kansas Power and Energy Conference 2024, April 2024.
[60] F. Safdarian, J. Cook, S. J. Lee, T. J. Overbye, “Calculation and Validation of Weather-Informed Renewable Generation in the US based on ERA5 Hourly Weather Measurements”, IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI) 2024, Urbana, IL, April 2024.
[59] F. Safdarian, M. Stevens, J. Snodgrass, T. J. Overbye, “Detailed Hourly Weather Measurements for Power System Applications”, 2024 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, Feb. 2024.
[58] S. Kunkolienkar, F. Safdarian, J. Snodgrass, A. Birchfield, T. Overbye, “A Description of the Texas A&M University Electric Grid Test Case Repository for Power System Studies”, 2024 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, Feb. 2024.
[57] J.S. Cook, F. Safdarian, J. Snodgrass, and T.J. Overbye, “Using Power Flow Application Capabilities to Visualize and Analyze US Energy Information Administration Generation Data”, 2024 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, Feb. 2024.
[56] J.S. Cook, M. Briones, F. Safdarian, and T.J. Overbye, “Enhancing Power Flow Studies Through Representative Scenario Selection”, 2024 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, Feb. 2024.
[55] T.J. Overbye, S. Kunkolienkar, F. Safdarian, A. Birchfield, “On the Existence of Dominant Inter-Area Oscillation Modes in the North American Eastern Interconnect Stability Simulations”, 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Honolulu, HI, January 2024.
2023
[54] K. Zhgun, F. Safdarian, J. Griffin, T.J. Overbye, “Identifying Problematic AC Power Flow Alternative Solutions in Large Power Systems”, 2023 North American Power Symposium, October 2023.
[53] J.L. Wert, F. Safdarian, D. Wallison, J.K. Jung, Y. Liu, T.J. Overbye, Y. Xu, “Spatiotemporal Operational Emissions Associated with Light-, Medium-, and Heavy-Duty Transportation Electrification,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, DOI: 10.1109/TTE.2023.3275050.
[52] J. L. Wert, T. Chen, F. Safdarian, J. Snodgrass, and T. J. Overbye, “Calculation and Validation of Weather-Informed Renewable Generator Capacities in the Identification of Renewable Resource Droughts,” IEEE PowerTech 2023, Belgrade, Serbia, June 2023.
[51] S. Kunkolienkar, F. Safdarian, J. Snodgrass, T. J. Overbye, “Quantification of Area Sparsity in Large-Scale Electric Grids,” Kansas Power and Energy Conference 2023, April 2023.
[50] S. Kunkolienkar, F. Safdarian, J. Snodgrass, T. J. Overbye, “Creating Active and Reactive Power Reserve Zones for Large-Scale Electric Grids,” Kansas Power and Energy Conference 2023, April 2023.
[49] F. Safdarian, J. Penaranda, S. Kang, J. Snodgrass, A. Birchfield, T. J. Overbye, “Improving Load Time Series of Electric Power Systems based on the Temperatures,” Kansas Power and Energy Conference 2023, April 2023.
[48] D. Wallison, U. Habiba, F. Safdarian, T. J. Overbye, “Auto-Regressive and Neural Network Models for Weather-Informed Load Forecasts,” Kansas Power and Energy Conference 2023, April 2023.
[47] J. K. Jung, F. Safdarian, J. L. Wert, D. Wallison, and T. J. Overbye, “Spatiotemporal Impact of Electric Vehicles in Mitigating Damages from Destructive Storms,” 2023 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, February 2023.
[46] J. Wert, F. Safdarian, A. Gonce, T. Chen, D. Cyr, and T. J. Overbye, “Wind Resource Drought Identification Methodology for Improving Electric Grid Resiliency,” 2023 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, February 2023.
[45] T. J. Overbye, F. Safdarian, W. Trinh, Z. Mao, J. Snodgrass, J. Yeo, “An Approach for the Direct Inclusion of Weather Information in the Power Flow,” Proc. 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 2023.
2022
[44] F. Safdarian, J. Snodgrass, J. Yeo, A. Birchfield, C. Coffrin, C. Demarco, S. Elbert, B. Eldridge, T, Elgindy, S. Greene, N. Guo, J. Holzer, B. Lesieutre, H. Mittelmann, R. O’Neill, T. J. Overbye, B. Palmintier, P. Van Henternryck, A. Veeramany, T. WK Mak, J. Wert, “Grid Optimization Competition on Synthetic and Industrial Power Systems,” North American Power Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2022.
[43] J.L. Wert, H. Chang, F. Safdarian, T.J. Overbye, Y. Xu, “The Economic and Technical Impacts of Houston’s Electric Vehicles on the Texas Transmission System: A Case Study,” in the IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), Manhattan, KS, April 2022.
[42] J.L. Wert, F. Safdarian, T.J. Overbye, D.J. Morrow, “Case Study on Design Considerations for Wide-Area Transmission Grid Operation Visual Storytelling,” in the IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), Manhattan, KS, April 2022.
[41] F. Safdarian, J. Wert, Y. Liu, A. Birchfield, K. S. Shetye, H. Chang, and T. J. Overbye,” Reactive Power and Voltage Control Issues Associated with Large Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources in Power Systems,” Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, Urbana, IL, March 2022.
[40] F. Safdarian, Z. Mao, W. Jang, and T. J. Overbye, “Power System Sparse Matrix Statistics,” IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference, College Station, TX, February 2022.
[39] J. Snodgrass, S. Kunkolienkar, U. Habiba, Y. Liu, M. Stevens, F. Safdarian, T. Overbye, R. Korab, “Case Study of Enhancing the MATPOWER Polish Electric Grid,” IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference, College Station, TX, February 2022.
[38] J.L. Wert, J. Yeo, F. Safdarian, T.J. Overbye, “Situational Awareness for Reactive Power Management in Large-Scale Electric Grids,” in the IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, TX, February 2022.
2021
[37] Safdarian, F., Kargarian, A., & Hasan, F. (2021). Multiclass Learning-aided Temporal Decomposition and Distributed Optimization for Power Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
[36] F. Safdarian, A. Birchfield, K. Shetye, and T.J. Overbye, “Additional Insights in Creating Large-Scale, High-Quality Synthetic Grids: A Case Study,” Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), Apr. 2021.
[35] T.J. Overbye, J. Wert, K. Shetye, F. Safdarian, and A. Birchfield, “Delaunay Triangulation Based Wide-Area Visualization of Electric Transmission Grids,” Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), Apr. 2021.
[34] Overbye, T. J., Wert, J. L., Shetye, K. S., Safdarian, F., & Birchfield, A. B. (2021, February). The Use of Geographic Data Views to Help With Wide-Area Electric Grid Situational Awareness. In 2021 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
2020
[33] Safdarian, F., (2020). Temporal Decomposition for Multi-Interval Optimization in Power Systems.
[32] Safdarian, F., & Kargarian, A. (2020). Temporal decomposition-based stochastic economic dispatch for smart grid energy management. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(5), 4544-4554.
[31] Safdarian, F., Mohammadi, A., Kargarian, A. & Falahati, B., (2020). Partitioning Analysis in Temporal Decomposition for Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch . 2020 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), 1-6 .
2019
[30] Safdarian, F., Mohammadi, A., & Kargarian, A. (2019). Temporal decomposition for security-constrained unit commitment. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 35(3), 1834-1845.
[29] F. Safdarian, and A. Kargarian, "A Horizontal Time Decomposition Strategy for Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch," IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 13pp. 2019
[28] A. Mohammadi, F. Safdarian, A. Kargarian, "Sensitivity of Distributed Optimization Convergence Performance to Reference Bus Location," IEEE PES General Meeting, 2019.
[27] Mohammadi, A., Safdarian, F., Mehrtash, M., & Kargarian, A. (2019). A System of Systems Engineering Framework for Modern Power System. Sustainable Interdependent Networks II: From Smart Power Grids to Intelligent Transportation Networks, 217.
[26] Safdarian, F., Lamonte, L., Kargarian, A., & Farasat, M. (2019, February). Distributed Optimization-Based Hourly Coordination for V2G and G2V. In 2019 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
[25] Ciftci, O., Mehrtash, M., Safdarian, F., & Kargarian, A. (2019, February). Chance-Constrained Microgrid Energy Management with Flexibility Constraints Provided by Battery Storage. In 2019 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
2018
[24] Safdarian, F., Ciftci, O., & Kargarian, A. (2018, August). A time decomposition and coordination strategy for power system multi-interval operation. In 2018 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
[23] Yaghoobi, Z. S., Nazari, M. E., & Safdarian, F. (2018, June). Comparison between the Optimal Sizing of a Photovoltaic System in Interconnected and Isolated Modes Using Gravitational Search Algorithm. In 2018 1st International Conference on Advanced Research in Engineering Sciences (ARES) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
2016
[22] Abedi, M., Salmanpour, M., Safdarian, F., Riahi, J., (2016). Electrical Systems: Firing System, UPS System, CCTV, Theft Alarm, Partian Publications, 978-600-5578-42-3.
[21] Abedi, M., Salmanpour, M., Safdarian, F., Riahi, J., (2016). Electrical Systems: Electrical Panels, Building Wiring, Partian Publications, 978-600-5578-43-0.
[20] Abedi, M., Salmanpour, M., Safdarian, F., (2016). Electrical Systems: Starting of Electrical Motors, Elevators, Commanding Circuits, Partian Publications, 978-600-5578-41-6.
[19] Abedi, M., Salmanpour, M., Safdarian, F., (2016). Electrical Systems: PLC Training, Logo Systems, Partian Publications, 978-600-5578-40-9.
[18] Gholami, A., M. M. Ardehali, Poornazaryan, B., Safdarian, F. (June 1, 2016). Optimal Sizing of a Stand-alone Wind-Photovoltaic Hybrid system for Supplying a Remote Intermittent Load Considering the System Reliability and Using Firefly Algorithm, International Conference on Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2015
[17] Safdarian, F., Ardehali, M. M., Gharehpetian, G. B. (2015).Performance of Optimal Controller of VSC-HVDC Systems in weak networks, International Journal of Modern Engineering (IJME), Volume 15, Number 1, Fall/Winter 2014, p.68.
[16] Safdarian, F., Ardehali, M. M., Gharehpetian, G. B. (2015). Ramp Rate Effect on Maximizing Profit of a Microgrid Using Gravitational Search Algorithm, International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation (IJERI), Volume 7, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2015, p.32.
[15] Safdarian, F., Nazari, M. E. Optimal sizing of solar-thermal collector for residential applications, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation (IJMEA), Volume 2, Number 11, 2015.
[14] Shafinejad, M., Safdarian, F., Abedi, (Apr 14-15, 2015). Feasibility Study of Installing Off-shore Wind Farms in the Vicinity of the Caspian Sea, International Conference on Engineering Sciences, Art and Law (ICESAL 2015), Autonama University of Barcelona, Spain.
[13] Safdarian, F., Nazari, M. E. (September 1-4, 2015). Optimal tilt angle and orientation of solar collectors in Iran, 10th IEEE International symposium on Diagnostics for Electric Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, Special Session on Distributed Generation Systems and Microgrids, Guarda, Portugal.
2014
[12] Safdarian, F., Ardehali, M. M., Gharehpetian, G. B. (September 25-27, 2014). Performance of Optimal Controller of VSC-HVDC Systems in weak networks, 4th IAJC/ISAM Joint International Conference, Orlando, Florida.
[11] Safdarian, F., Ardehali, M. M., Gharehpetian, G. B. (September 25-27, 2014). Ramp Rate Effect on Maximizing Profit of a Microgrid Using Gravitational Search Algorithm, 4th IAJC/ISAM Joint International Conference, Orlando, Florida.
[10] Safdarian, F., Gharehpetian, G. B., Ardehali, M. M., Poursistani, M. R., Shafiee, M. (August 21-22, 2014). Comparison of Effect of Energy Prices in Iran and USA on Short-term Planning of an Industrial Microgrid, 1st International Conference and Project Meeting on Advanced Science and Technologies for Sustainable Development in Iran, STSD 2014, Freie Universitt Berlin, Germany.
[9] Safdarian, F., Ardehali, M. M., Gharehpetian, G. B., Poursistani, M. R. (September 9-10, 2014). Short-Term Planning of a Microgrid Considering Uncertainty of Wind Generation, 1st Joint Iran and Germany Conference on Renewable Energy, IGCRE 2014, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
[8] Safdarian, F., Gharehpetian, G. B., Ardehali, M. M., Poursistani, M. R. (September 9-10, 2014). Optimization of an Industrial Microgrid for Short-Term Planning Considering Effect of Energy Prices in Iran, 1st Joint Iran and Germany Conference on Renewable Energy, IGCRE 2014, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
[7] Safdarian, F., Ardehali, M. M., Poursistani, M. R., Hosseinian, S. H. (May 20-22, 2014). Power Generation Optimization of Various Microgrid Units in the Competitive Electricity Market, The 22nd Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2014), Tehran, Iran.
[6] Hajilu, N., Poursistani, M. R., Safdarian, F., Hosseinian, S. H. (May 6-7, 2014). A Survey on the Effect of Units and Lines Presence in Active and Reactive Power Loss Allocation Using Current Adjustment Factors method, 19th Electric Power Distribution Conference, Tehran, Iran.
[5] Poursistani, M., Hajilu, N., Safdarian, F., Hosseinian, S. H. (May 6-7, 2014). A Method to Optimize Price Offering and Production Quantities in Electricity Market, 19th Electric Power Distribution Conference, Tehran, Iran.
[4] Hajilu, N., Moradi, M., Safdarian, F. (May 14-15, 2014) . Methodological Approach for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Demand Side Management, The 1st National Conference of Green Building, Mashhad, Iran.
[3] Hajilu, N., Safdarian, F., Poursistani, M. R. (August 19-21, 2014). Determining Numerical Harmonic Contributions at the Point of Common Coupling, 6th Iranian Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering - ICEEE, Gonabad, Iran.
2013
[2] Safdarian, F., Ardehali, M. M., Poursistani, M. R., Hosseinian, S. H. (December 17-18, 2013). Energy Management of Microgrids in Competitive Electricity Market Using Gravitational Search Algorithm, Smart Grid Conference, Tehran, Iran.
[1] Safdarian, F., Hajilu, N., Nazari, M. E. (April 18,2013). Feasibility study on Using CHP Systems Considering a Factory in Iran, 1st National Power Systems Engineering Conference, Malayer, Iran.