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Babak Mozafari

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Babak Mozafari

Also published under: B. Mozafari

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Science and Research Branch
Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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Babak Mozafari received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1998, 2001, and 2007, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Power Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran. His research interests include power system protection and power system dynamics.(Based on document published on 25 October 2018).
Publications
42
Citations
364
Publications by Year
20042020
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Distributed Consensus-Based Fault Tolerant Control of Islanded Microgrids

Mohammad Ali Shahab;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Soleymani;Nima Mahdian Dehkordi;Hosein Mohammadnezhad Shourkaei;Josep M. Guerrero

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
Year: 2020 | Volume: 11, Issue: 1 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (111)
This paper proposes a novel fault tolerant consensus-based secondary voltage and frequency restoration method considering disturbances and actuator faults by using the sliding mode control for islanded microgrids (MGs). Existing distributed methods commonly design restoration layer based on the ideal condition that the actuators of distributed generations (DGs) function healthily and there are no ...Show More

Distributed Consensus-Based Fault Tolerant Control of Islanded Microgrids

Mohammad Ali Shahab;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Soleymani;Nima Mahdian Dehkordi;Hosein Mohammadnezhad Shourkaei;Josep M. Guerrero

Year: 2020 | Volume: 11, Issue: 1 | Journal Article |

Stochastic Consensus-Based Control of $\mu$Gs With Communication Delays and Noises

Mohammad Ali Shahab;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Soleymani;Nima Mahdian Dehkordi;Hosein Mohammadnezhad Shourkaei;Josep M. Guerrero

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Year: 2019 | Volume: 34, Issue: 5 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (34)
We propose a novel stochastic consensus-based secondary voltage and frequency restoration scheme with communication delays and noises for islanded microgrids (μGs). Existing distributed methods commonly design restoration layer with the assumption of ideal communication among distributed generations (DGs). Albeit, the communication channels are exposed to delay and noise, whereas any DG receives d...Show More

Stochastic Consensus-Based Control of $\mu$Gs With Communication Delays and Noises

Mohammad Ali Shahab;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Soleymani;Nima Mahdian Dehkordi;Hosein Mohammadnezhad Shourkaei;Josep M. Guerrero

Year: 2019 | Volume: 34, Issue: 5 | Journal Article |

A Novel Method to Design Delay-Scheduled Controllers for Damping Inter-Area Oscillations

Rasoul Asghari;Babak Mozafari;Mohammad Salay Naderi;Turaj Amraee;Venera Nurmanova;Mehdi Bagheri

IEEE Access
Year: 2018 | Volume: 6 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (5)
The main problem of time delay in the application of remote signals is that it limits the contribution of the controller devices in damping inter-area oscillations, and thus to overcome this problem, we proposed a new time delayed controller in this paper. The controller takes the advantage of delay as a design parameter to solve the SVC contribution limitation problem resulting from delays in fee...Show More

A Novel Method to Design Delay-Scheduled Controllers for Damping Inter-Area Oscillations

Rasoul Asghari;Babak Mozafari;Mohammad Salay Naderi;Turaj Amraee;Venera Nurmanova;Mehdi Bagheri

Year: 2018 | Volume: 6 | Journal Article |

Delayless Extraction of Instantaneous Symmetrical Components in Power System Fault Conditions

Hamed Abdollahzadeh;Babak Mozafari

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
Year: 2018 | Volume: 65, Issue: 8 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (3)
In addition to the originally defined complex symmetrical components in phasor domain, the instantaneous ones are essential for power system studies in the time domain. From the basic definition, the instantaneous symmetrical components (ISCs), the zero-sequence one excluded, would be accessible following a significant time delay, making limitations on fast-responding applications. This brief deve...Show More

Delayless Extraction of Instantaneous Symmetrical Components in Power System Fault Conditions

Hamed Abdollahzadeh;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2018 | Volume: 65, Issue: 8 | Journal Article |

Power-Flow Control and Short-Circuit Current Limitation of Wind Farms Using Unified Interphase Power Controller

M. Firouzi;G. B. Gharehpetian;B. Mozafari

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Year: 2017 | Volume: 32, Issue: 1 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (35)
This paper presents analytical and simulation studies of wind farms (WFs) connected to power system through a unified interphase power controller (UIPC), which should control power flow and the short-circuit contribution of WF. The UIPC is based on an interphase power controller (IPC) in which the phase-shifting transforms are replaced by two series converters (SECs). In this paper, the UIPC model...Show More

Power-Flow Control and Short-Circuit Current Limitation of Wind Farms Using Unified Interphase Power Controller

M. Firouzi;G. B. Gharehpetian;B. Mozafari

Year: 2017 | Volume: 32, Issue: 1 | Journal Article |

A PMU-Based LOE Protection of Synchronous Generator in the Presence of GIPFC

Amir Ghorbani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Year: 2016 | Volume: 31, Issue: 2 | Journal Article |
Cited by: Papers (34)
The existence of a generalized interline power-flow controller (GIPFC) in the transmission lines changes the voltage and current signals which are measured with the protection relays of power system dynamically. In this paper, the effects of the GIPFC on the measured impedance by the loss of excitation (LOE) relay of the synchronous generator are first investigated by analytical and computational ...Show More

A PMU-Based LOE Protection of Synchronous Generator in the Presence of GIPFC

Amir Ghorbani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2016 | Volume: 31, Issue: 2 | Journal Article |

Impact of shunt capacitance of a SSSC-compensated transmission line on performance of distance relays

Hamed Abdollahzadeh;Babak Mozafari;Arash Tavighi;José Martí

2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting
Year: 2013 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (1)
Taking the shunt capacitance of a transmission line, compensated by a static synchronous series compensator (SSSC), as well as other affecting factors into account, and in case of a single line to ground (SLG) fault when the compensator resides in the fault path, this paper derives a precise formula for the apparent impedance seen by the ground element of a distance relay. In the case where the SS...Show More

Impact of shunt capacitance of a SSSC-compensated transmission line on performance of distance relays

Hamed Abdollahzadeh;Babak Mozafari;Arash Tavighi;José Martí

Year: 2013 | Conference Paper |

Short-Term Hydrothermal Scheduling via Honey-Bee Mating Optimization Algorithm

Hamed Baradaran Tavakoli;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Soleymani

2012 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (1)
In the present paper, a new approach for solving short-term hydrothermal scheduling problem is introduced which results in minimizing the final production cost and optimizing power generation, via honey-bee mating optimization (HBMO) algorithm. Considering the fact that in hydrothermal scheduling, a large number of constraints are involved, power balance, water balance, delay time, reservoir volum...Show More

Short-Term Hydrothermal Scheduling via Honey-Bee Mating Optimization Algorithm

Hamed Baradaran Tavakoli;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Soleymani

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

A novel SVM approach of islanding detection in micro grid

Hamideh Bitaraf;Mohsen Sheikholeslamzadeh;Ali Mohammad Ranjbar;Babak Mozafari

IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (5) | Patents (1)
Passive islanding detection schemes are more used in utilities due to their low costs and less harmonic problems although having larger Non Detection Zones (NDZ) relative to other schemes. Passive system measurements at the point of common coupling (PCC) are the basis of this scheme. A new approach in passive techniques is the use of intelligent based methods in data-mining to classify the system ...Show More

A novel SVM approach of islanding detection in micro grid

Hamideh Bitaraf;Mohsen Sheikholeslamzadeh;Ali Mohammad Ranjbar;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

Neuro-fuzzy islanding detection in distributed generation

Hamideh Bitaraf;Mohsen Sheikholeslamzadeh;Ali Mohammad Ranjbar;Babak Mozafari

IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (14)
Islanding detection methods are divided into three main groups as remote, active and passive. Although passive schemes have larger Non Detection Zones (NDZ) relative to other schemes, they are more used in utilities due to their low costs and less PQ problems than other schemes. Passive Schemes are based on the measurements of passive system parameters. These parameters are measured at the point o...Show More

Neuro-fuzzy islanding detection in distributed generation

Hamideh Bitaraf;Mohsen Sheikholeslamzadeh;Ali Mohammad Ranjbar;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

Improve the voltage profile of grid connected induction generator under load variation and symmetrical short circuit in the presence of SVC and STATCOM

Mehdi Mohammadzadeh Rostami;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

2012 Proceedings of 17th Conference on Electrical Power Distribution
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
Induction generator due to its simplicity and small size relative to the output power and no need for protection considerations, is a good option for wind power plants and heat recovery systems and similar power sources connected to an existing power system. But this generator has restrictions and problems such as frequency and reactive power control, and it has problem in output voltage control u...Show More

Improve the voltage profile of grid connected induction generator under load variation and symmetrical short circuit in the presence of SVC and STATCOM

Mehdi Mohammadzadeh Rostami;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

Effects of FACTS devices on improving quality of produced energy from self excited squirrel cage induction generator due to dynamic load fluctuations

Mehdi Mohammadzadeh Rostami;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

2012 Proceedings of 17th Conference on Electrical Power Distribution
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
In this article in order to improve quality of produced energy from self-excited asynchronous generator, with regard to the problems such as voltage control, frequency and reactive power control under load variation and symmetrical short circuit and issues related to power quality, the use of two important FACTS devices namely STATCOM and SVC is evaluated and it is shown that these equipments have...Show More

Effects of FACTS devices on improving quality of produced energy from self excited squirrel cage induction generator due to dynamic load fluctuations

Mehdi Mohammadzadeh Rostami;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

Prioritizing demand response programs from reliability aspect

Mehdi Nikzad;Mahdi Bashirvand;Babak Mozafari;Ali Mohamad Ranjbar

2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (5)
In this paper, the impact of demand response programs (DRPs) on reliability improvement of the restructured power systems is quantified. In this regard, the demand response (DR) model which treats consistently the main characteristics of the demand curve is developed for modeling. In proposed model, some penalties for customers in case of no responding to load reduction and incentives for customer...Show More

Prioritizing demand response programs from reliability aspect

Mehdi Nikzad;Mahdi Bashirvand;Babak Mozafari;Ali Mohamad Ranjbar

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

A SCUC-based approach to determine time-of-use tariffs

Babak Mozafari;Mahdi Bashirvand;Mehdi Nikzad;Soodabeh Solaymani

2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (5)
Nowadays, there are several demand response (DR) programs which are offered to electricity customers in different countries. Accordingly system operators are usually facing with appropriate designing and pricing of DR programs that could be incentive for consumers to participate in such programs which lead to improvement of some technical and economic characteristics. In this paper, time-of-use (T...Show More

A SCUC-based approach to determine time-of-use tariffs

Babak Mozafari;Mahdi Bashirvand;Mehdi Nikzad;Soodabeh Solaymani

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

Analyzing technical and economical aspects of running emergency demand response programs in smart grids

Shoorangiz Shams Shamsabad Farahani;Mehdi Nikzad;Mahdi Bashirvand;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Solaymani

2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (2)
This paper explores the impact of smart grid on implementation of emergency demand response programs (EDRPs). In this regard, the power model of EDRP with consideration of incentive rate for customers who respond to reducing their loads is developed. The methodology is demonstrated through case study simulated on Iranian power system. The impact of smart grid on EDRP programs is discussed and it i...Show More

Analyzing technical and economical aspects of running emergency demand response programs in smart grids

Shoorangiz Shams Shamsabad Farahani;Mehdi Nikzad;Mahdi Bashirvand;Babak Mozafari;Soodabeh Solaymani

Year: 2012 | Conference Paper |

Design of optimal power swing damping and fuzzy logic controller for SVC using Improved Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm

H. Hasanvand;B. Bakhshideh Zad;B. Mozafari;S. Soleymani

2011 IEEE International Conference on Computer Applications and Industrial Electronics (ICCAIE)
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (3)
In this paper, the problem of optimal tuning of power swing damping controller (PSDC) parameters based Static VAR Compensator (SVC) is considered. This problem is formulated as an optimization problem which is solved by Improved Particle Swarm Optimization (IPSO) algorithm. Furthermore, in this paper, optimal design of fuzzy logic controller (FLC) based SVC is investigated and IPSO is used to opti...Show More

Design of optimal power swing damping and fuzzy logic controller for SVC using Improved Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm

H. Hasanvand;B. Bakhshideh Zad;B. Mozafari;S. Soleymani

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

CHP optimized selection methodology for a multi-carrier energy system

A. Sheikhi;B. Mozafari;A.M. Ranjbar

2011 IEEE Trondheim PowerTech
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (14)
Today, the interest on distributed generation has been increasing, especially due to technical development on generation systems that meet environmental and energy policy concerns. One of the most important distributed energy technologies is Combined Heat and Power (CHP). CHP is small and self-contained electric generation plan that can provide power for household applications, commercial or indus...Show More

CHP optimized selection methodology for a multi-carrier energy system

A. Sheikhi;B. Mozafari;A.M. Ranjbar

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

Optimal allocation of SVC to enhance Total Transfer Capability using Hybrid Genetics Algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming

Farzad Khandani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

The 8th Electrical Engineering/ Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI) Association of Thailand - Conference 2011
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (5)
This paper concentrates on studying the effects of SVC controller on Total Transfer Capability (TTC) of power transactions between source and sink areas using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm-Sequential Quadratic Programming (GA SQP). GA-SQP is a novel algorithm in power systems. The proposed algorithm is used to determine optimal placement of SVC controller and solving optimal power flow (OPF) to enhance...Show More

Optimal allocation of SVC to enhance Total Transfer Capability using Hybrid Genetics Algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming

Farzad Khandani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

Optimal placement of SVC to improve voltage profile using hybrid genetics algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming

Farzad Khandani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

16th Electrical Power Distribution Conference
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
This paper concentrates on optimal placement of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) controller to improve voltage profile using a novel hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming (GA-SQP) method. The proposed algorithm is used to determine optimal placement of SVC controller and solving optimal power flow (OPF) to improve voltage profile simultaneously. The proposed OPF is used to impr...Show More

Optimal placement of SVC to improve voltage profile using hybrid genetics algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming

Farzad Khandani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

Impact of distributed generation and interruptible load on energy supply strategies of distribution companies in day-ahead market

Sadjad Sarkhani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari;Hadi Afaghzadeh

16th Electrical Power Distribution Conference
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (1)
This paper introduces an energy supply model for a distribution company (Disco) in day-ahead electricity market. The model consists of two nested blocks, wherein, outer block maximizes Discos profits, while inner block simulates the independent system operator's (ISO's) market clearing problem and minimizes generation costs and compensation costs for interrupting load. In this model, Discos have d...Show More

Impact of distributed generation and interruptible load on energy supply strategies of distribution companies in day-ahead market

Sadjad Sarkhani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari;Hadi Afaghzadeh

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

Optimal placement of SVC to improve voltage profile using hybrid Genetics Algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming [abstract only]

Farzad Khandani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

16th Electrical Power Distribution Conference
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
This paper concentrates on optimal placement of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) controller to improve voltage profile using a novel hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming (GA-SQP) method. The proposed algorithm is used to determine optimal placement of SVC controller and solving optimal power flow (OPF) to improve voltage profile simultaneously. The proposed OPF is used to impr...Show More

Optimal placement of SVC to improve voltage profile using hybrid Genetics Algorithm and Sequential Quadratic Programming [abstract only]

Farzad Khandani;Soodabeh Soleymani;Babak Mozafari

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

Impact of distributed generation and Interruptible load on energy supply strategies of distribution companies in day-ahead market [abstract only]

Sadjad. Sarkhani;Soodabeh. Soleymani;Babak. Mozafari;Hadi. Afaghzadeh

16th Electrical Power Distribution Conference
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
This paper introduces an energy supply model for a distribution company (Disco) in day-ahead electricity market. The model consists of two nested blocks, wherein, outer block maximizes Discos profits, while inner block simulates the independent system operator's (ISO's) market clearing problem and minimizes generation costs and compensation costs for interrupting load. In this model, Discos have d...Show More

Impact of distributed generation and Interruptible load on energy supply strategies of distribution companies in day-ahead market [abstract only]

Sadjad. Sarkhani;Soodabeh. Soleymani;Babak. Mozafari;Hadi. Afaghzadeh

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

Demand response impact on spinning reserve optimum scheduling

Farzad Partovi;Babak Mozafari;Mehdi Nikzad;Abolfazl Jafari

2011 10th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (5)
The possibility of employing the demand response in the electricity market environment can lead to an improvement on the power system reliability and unit's production scheduling. To inquire these concepts, two scenarios are defined to schedule day-ahead energy and spinning reserve market simultaneously based on deterministic criteria. In the first scenario, reserve capacity can only be provided b...Show More

Demand response impact on spinning reserve optimum scheduling

Farzad Partovi;Babak Mozafari;Mehdi Nikzad;Abolfazl Jafari

Year: 2011 | Conference Paper |

Reliability enhancement and price reduction of restructured power system with probabilistic day-ahead real time pricing contract

Mehdi Nikzad;Babak Mozafari;Ali Mohammad Ranjbar

2010 International Conference on Power System Technology
Year: 2010 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (1)
Lack of demand response has always been the main reason for price increasing, shortage of production capacity and system risk increasing as the electricity markets have been greatly involved during the past years. In Electricity market, the exchanges are profitable for producers and consumers when both can participate freely. Based on this new environment, we are currently facing with a new concep...Show More

Reliability enhancement and price reduction of restructured power system with probabilistic day-ahead real time pricing contract

Mehdi Nikzad;Babak Mozafari;Ali Mohammad Ranjbar

Year: 2010 | Conference Paper |

An approach for daily assessment of active power reserve capacity and spinning reserve allocation in a power system

Farzad Partovi;Babak Mozafari;Mona Ranjbar

2010 International Conference on Power System Technology
Year: 2010 | Conference Paper |
Cited by: Papers (6)
In this paper a new algorithm for determination of optimal active power reserve capacity requirements and energy and spinning reserve allocation in power system during the 24 hours is presented. In the proposed method, the optimum amount of reserve capacity per hour is determined proportional to network security level required by the system operator. In this way, it is essential to define a proper...Show More

An approach for daily assessment of active power reserve capacity and spinning reserve allocation in a power system

Farzad Partovi;Babak Mozafari;Mona Ranjbar

Year: 2010 | Conference Paper |

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