PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

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SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; MAHDAVI, MEISAM; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CANHA, LUCIANE. Power Distribution Systems Self-Healing. Smart Cyber-Physical Power Systems, Volume 1: Fundamental Concepts, Challenges, and Solutions, edited by Ali Parizad, Hamid Baghaee, Saifur Rahman, IEEE Wiley Press.

Industry Papers

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SMITH, JEREMY; DEAN, COREY; MAYER, JOHN; ROWELL, JERICK; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BRIDGES, TRENT; BULT, MATTHEW. Case Study: A Subtransmission-Level Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR) Scheme. In: Minnesota Power Systems Conference (MIPSYCON) and Texas A&M Conference for Protective Relay Engineers, Nov, 2024.

Industry Guides

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SCHMITT, KONRAD; JONES, MIKE; BULT, MATTHEW. Restoring Power Outages Caused by Voltage Events with DMS FLISR, SEL Inc, Application Note, 2025.

Peer-Reviewed Transactions

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; JURADO, FRANCISCO. A Flexible Distribution Network Topology Determination in Presence of Scattered Energy Sources Using Coherence Between Load Type and Components. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2024.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. An Effective Robust Strategy for Reconfiguring Distribution Systems Considering Load and DG Uncertainties and Demand Variability. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2024.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. Economical Installation of Capacitor Banks in Optimal Places of Distribution Feeders Considering Load Fluctuation. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2024.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; JURADO, FRANCISCO; MARFO, EMMANUEL; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Efficiently Including Time and Voltage Variability of Loads in Optimization of Distribution Systems Topology. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2024.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; JURADO, FRANCISCO; BAYNE, STEPHEN; MARFO, EMMANUEL; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE. A Mixed-Integer Programming Model for Reconfiguration of Active Distribution Systems Considering Voltage Dependency and Type of Loads and Renewable Sources. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2024.

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SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; MAHDAVI, MEISAM; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CANHA, LUCIANE. Power Distribution Systems Optimal Outage Restoration with Miscoordination Detection. In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2024.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; JURADO, FRANCISCO; BAYNE, STEPHEN. An Effective Formulation for Minimizing Distribution Network Costs Through Distributed Generation Allocation in Systems With Variable Loads. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2024.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Effective Strategies for Distribution Systems Reconfiguration Considering Loads Voltage Dependence. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2023.

04.

MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. An Efficient Framework for Optimal Allocation of Renewable Energy Sources in Reconfigurable Distribution Systems with Variable Loads. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2023.

03.

MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Distribution Systems Reconfiguration Considering Dependency of Loads on Grid Voltage and Temperature. In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2023.

02.

MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO, SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. Electricity Generation From Cow Manure Compared to Wind and Photovoltaic Electric Power Considering Load Uncertainty and Renewable Generation Variability. In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, November, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; JURADO, FRANCISCO. Robust Distribution Network Reconfiguration in the Presence of Distributed Generation Under Uncertainty in Demand and Load Variations. In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, May, 2023.

Peer-Reviewed Journals

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HOJATI, ELHAM; SILL, ALAN; MENGEL, SUSAN; SAYEDI, SAYED; BILBAO, ARGENIS; SCHMITT, KONRAD. A Comprehensive Monitoring, Visualization, and Management System for Green Data Centers. In: IEEE Systems Journal, 2025

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MURSHED, MAHTAB; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; POL, SUHAS; ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Renewable Energy Integration for Power Outage Mitigation: A Data-Driven Approach in Advancing Grid Resilience Strategies. In: Preprints.

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MURSHED, MAHTAB; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; POL, SUHAS; ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Sizing PV and BESS for Grid-Connected Microgrid Resilience: A Data-Driven Hybrid Optimization Approach. In: Energies, no. 16: 7300.

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MURSHED, MAHTAB; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BHATTA, RABINDRA; ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; BAYNE, STEPHEN. An Integrated Testbed for Power System Cyber-Physical Operations Training. In: Applied Sciences 13, no. 16: 9451.

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MURSHED, MAHTAB; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BHATTA, RABINDRA; ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Design and Performance Analysis of a Grid-Connected Distributed Wind Turbine. In: Energies 13, no. 16:5778.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Evaluation of Voltage Fluctuations Effect on Reconfiguration of Distribution Systems. In: IEEE Systems Journal, June, 2023.

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SCHMITT, KONRAD; BHATTA, RABINDRA; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; MURSHED, MAHTAB; OSMAN, ILHAM; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CANHA, LUCIANE. A Review on Active Customers Participation in Smart Grids. In: IEEE Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, 2023.

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CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BHATTA, RABINDRA; LIYANAGE, SANKA; OSMAN, ILHAM; MURSHED, MAHTAB; BAYNE, STEPHEN; MACFIE, JOSHUA. Buildings Participation in Resilience Enhancement of Community Microgrids: Synergy Between Microgrid and Building Management Systems. In: IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 100922-100938, 2022.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; RAMOS, RICARDO; ALHELOU, HASSAN. Role of hydro-carbons and renewable energies in Iran’s energy matrix focusing on bioenergy: review. In: IET Renewable Power Generation, Volume 16, Issue 15 p. 3384-3405.

02.

NEGRI, CESAR; DANESHVARDEHNAVI, SAEED; SCHMITT, KONRAD; NEZHAD, ALI; NARDELLI, PEDRO; BAYNE, STEPHEN; GIESSELMANN, MICHAEL. Centralized Control Topology for PV Farms Shading Detection and GMPP Searching Restarting Condition. In: IEEE Access.

01.

SCHMITT, KONRAD; NEGRI, CESAR; DANESHVARDEHNAVI, SAEED; BAYNE, STEPHEN; GIESSELMANN, MICHAEL; NIMMAGADDAA, SANDEEP. Short Circuit and Arc Flash Study on a Microgrid Facility. In: Asian Basic and Applied Research Journal, 2021.

Access: https://globalpresshub.com/index.php/ABAARJ/article/view/1057

Peer-Reviewed Conferences

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SHRESTHA, RAJENDRA; SOUTO, LARISSA; EISENKRAEMER, PEDRO; BHATTA, RABINDRA; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN; BILBAO, ARGENIS. Optimal Phasor Measurement Unit Placement Using Machine Learning Technique. In: 2024 16th Seminar on Power Electronics and Control (SEPOC), Nov, 2024.

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CHAMANA, MANOHAR; MURSHED, MAHTAB; BHATTA, RABINDRA; SCHMITT, KONRAD; SOUTO, LARISSA; SHRESTHA, RAJENDRA; MAHDAVI, MEISAM; ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Hierarchical Operation of Community Microgrids with Clustered Load Participation for Economic Benefits. In: IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), May, 2024.

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ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CANHA, LUCIANE; SCHMITT, KONRAD; MURSHED, MAHTAB; SOUTO, LARISSA; ALAO, AGBOOLA. Operation Model for Utility-Microgrid Interaction. In: IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), May, 2024.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; JURADO, FRANCISCO; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; MARFO, EMMANUEL. Network Reconfiguration in the Presence of Distributed Generators and Voltage-Dependent Loads. In: IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), October, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; JURADO, FRANCISCO; MARFO, EMMANUEL. Flexible Feeder Reconfiguration Based on Correlation of Load Components and Consumption Type. In: IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), October, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; MARFO, EMMANUEL; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Comparing PV and Wind Turbine Electricity Generation With Electric Energy Obtained from Chicken Manure-Based Biogas Units. In: IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), October, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; JURADO, FRANCISCO; MARFO, EMMANUEL; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Distribution Feeders Reconfiguration Considering Dependency of Time-Varying Loads on Grid Voltage. In: IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), October, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; GOPI, PASALA; JURADO, FRANCISCO; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; MARFO, EMMANUEL; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Determining Relationship Between Load Type and Its Components in Distribution System Reconfiguration. In: IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), October, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; JURADO, FRANCISCO; MARFO, EMMANUEL; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Impact of Ambient Temperature Increase on Distribution Network Load and Configuration. In: IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), October, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; JURADO, FRANCISCO; MARFO, EMMANUEL; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE. Distribution Systems Reconfiguration Considering Load Type: An Efficient Model. In: IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), October, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; DJOKIC, SASA; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. Coordinated Feeder Reconfiguration, Capacitor Placement and Allocation of Distributed Energy Resources for Loss Reduction Under Variable Loading Conditions. In: IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), August, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. An Efficient Formulation for Optimal Placement of Capacitor Banks in Distribution Feeders Connected to Time-Varying Loads. In: IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), August, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. Load Profile Effect on Shunt Capacitor Placement in Radial Distribution Feeders. In: IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), August, 2023.

Access: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10215426

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SCHMITT, KONRAD; BHATTA, RABINDRA; SHRESTA, RAJENDRA; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; MAHDAVI, MEISAM; ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CANHA, LUCIANE. Investigating Protection Challenges on Distribution Systems Self-Healing. In: IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, USA, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; JURADO, FRANCISCO; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE. Effect of Demand Side Pattern on Feeder Switching and Reactive Power Compensation in Distribution Networks. In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2023 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC /ICPS Europe), Madrid, Spain, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; AWAAFO, AUGUSTINE; SCHMITT, KONRAD; JURADO, FRANCISCO; VERA, DAVID. Potential of Morocco in Energy Generation from Agricultural Residues. In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2023 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC /ICPS Europe), Madrid, Spain, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO; VERA, DAVID; SCHMITT, KONRAD. Potential of Moroccan Agriculture Sector for Energy Generation from Barley Straws. In: 2023 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET), May, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO; VERA, DAVID; SCHMITT, KONRAD. Potential of Energy Generation from Cereal-Based Agricultural Residues in Morocco. In: 2023 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET), May, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO;SCHMITT, KONRAD. Comparing Biomass Electricity Generation From Cow Manure With Photovoltaic and Wind Electric Energy Generation. In: 2023 IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (GlobConET), May, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO; SCHMITT, KONRAD; RAMOS, RICARDO. Consumption Manner Effect on Renewable DG Allocation in Reconfigurable Distribution Systems. In: IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies, 2023, Male City, Maldives. GlobConHT, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. Wheat Agricultural Residences for Bioenergy Generation in Morocco. In: IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies, 2023, Male City, Maldives. GlobConHT, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; JURADO, FRANCISCO. Optimal Allocation of Renewable Energy Sources in Reconfigurable Distribution Systems Including Variable Electricity Consumption. In: IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies, 2023, Male City, Maldives. GlobConHT, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO; SCHMITT, KONRAD; RAMOS, RICARDO. Future Heat and Electricity Generation from Bertoni Plant in Morocco. In: IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies, 2023, Male City, Maldives. GlobConHT, 2023

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO; SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Role of Consumption Pattern in Optimal Allocation of Distributed Generators in Electric Power and Energy Systems. In: Texas Power and Energy Conference, 2023, College Station, USA. TPEC, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; JURADO, FRANCISCO; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. An Efficient Model for Optimal Allocation of Renewable Energy Sources in Distribution Networks with Variable Loads. In: Texas Power and Energy Conference, 2023, College Station, USA. TPEC, 2023.

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. Robust System Reconfiguration in the Presence of Uncertain Loads and Renewable Generation. In: Texas Power and Energy Conference, 2023, College Station, USA. TPEC, 2023.

Access: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10078654

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MAHDAVI, MEISAM; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CHAMANA, MANOHAR. Reconfiguration of Power Distribution Systems in the Presence of Voltage-Dependent Loads. In: Texas Power and Energy Conference, 2023, College Station, USA. TPEC, 2023.

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BHATTA, RABINDRA; SHRESTHA, RAJENDRA; NEGRI, CESAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; MURSHED, MAHTAB; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; OSMAN, ILHAM; BAYNE, STEPHEN; MACFIE, JOSHUA. Feasibility of a Real-world Test Microgrid Facility to Provide Economic and Resiliency Benefits in Extreme Weather Conditions. In: 2022 IEEE Power Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), New Orleans,
LA, USA, 2022.

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CHAMANA, MANOHAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BHATTA, RABINDRA; OSMAN, ILHAM; LIYANEGE, SANKA; MAHTAB, MURSHED; BAYNE, STEPHEN; MACFIE, JOSHUA. Hierarchical Operation of Flexible Building Microgrids for Distributed Critical Loads Resiliency. In: IEEE Resiliency Week 2021, Virtual.

05.

SCHMITT, KONRAD; OSMAN, ILHAM; BHATTA, RABINDRA; MURSHED, MAHTAB; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. A Dynamic Load Control Strategy for an Efficient Building Demand Response. In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, 2021, Virtual. IEEE ECCE, 2021

Access: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9595716

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DANESHVARDEHNAVI, SAEED; NEGRI, CESAR; SCHMITT, KONRAD; BAYNE, STEPHEN; GIESSELMANN, MICHAEL. A Case Study For Connecting Bidirectional PEV Station for Reactive Power Support to the GLEAMM Prototype Microgrid. In: IEEE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE, 2021, Virtual. IEEE GREENTECH, 2021.

03.

SCHMITT, KONRAD; CANHA, LUCIANE; PEREIRA, PAULO; ANTUNES, MARCIO; MARTINS, BRENO; ARAUJO, SIMONE. Real-Time Hardware-In-the-Loop testbed applied to voltage control in distribution smart grids. In: IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America, 2019, Gramado, Brazil. IEEE PES ISGT LA, 2019.

02.

SCHMITT, KONRAD; CANHA, LUCIANE; ANTUNES, MARCIO; PEREIRA, PAULO. A smart local voltage regulator methodology for dynamic integration between volt-var control and distributed energy resources. In: 2018 IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exhibition Latin America (T&D LA), 2018, Lima, Peru. IEEE PES T&D LA, 2018. p. 1.

01.

CANHA, LUCIANE; PEREIRA, PAULO; MILBRADT, RAFAEL; ABAIDE, ALZENIRA; SCHMITT, KONRAD; ANTUNES, MARCIO. Intelligent voltage regulator to distributed voltage control in smart grids. In: 2017 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2017, HERAKLION. 2017 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2017. p. 1.

Peer-Reviewed Posters

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SCHMITT, KONRAD; BHATTA, RABINDRA; SHRESTA, RAJENDRA; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; MAHDAVI, MEISAM; ADEYANJU, OLATUNJI; BAYNE, STEPHEN; CANHA, LUCIANE. Investigating Protection Challenges on Distribution Systems Self-Healing. In: IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, USA, 2023.

02.

SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Analysis of Distribution Networks Self-Healing Response. In: IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, USA, 2022.

01.

SCHMITT, KONRAD; CHAMANA, MANOHAR; BAYNE, STEPHEN. Centralized Approach of Self-Healing for Distribution Systems Restoration. In: IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, USA, 2022.