Working Papers

  1. Y. Sang, J. Xue, M. Sahraei-Ardakani, and G. Ou, “Reducing Hurricane-induced Power Outages through Preventive Operation,” 2018.
  2. F. Mohammadi and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, "Tractable Stochastic Unit Commitment for Large Systems during Predictable Hazards," 2019.

Journal Publications

  1. Y. Sang and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “Effective Power Flow Control via Distributed FACTS Considering Future Uncertainties,” Electric Power System Research, vol. 168, pp. 127-136, March 2019.
  2. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “Merchant Power Flow Controllers,” Energy Economics, vol. 74, pp. 878-885, Aug. 2018.
  3. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and Y. Sang, “Discussion on Linear Modeling of Variable Reactance in ‘Co-optimization of Transmission Expansion Planning and TCSC Placement Considering the Correlation Between Wind and Demand Scenarios’,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no 5, pp. 5808-5809, Sep. 2018. 

  4. A. Nikoobakht, J. Aghaei, M. Parvania, and Sahraei-Ardakani, “Contribution of FACTS Devices in Power Systems Security using MILP-Based OPF,” IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 12, no. 15, pp. 3744 – 3755, 2018.
  5. Y. Sang, M. Sahraei-Ardakani and Masood Parvania, “Stochastic Transmission Impedance Control for Enhanced Wind Energy Integration,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, in press.
  6. Y. Sang and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “The Interdependence between Transmission Switching and Variable-Impedance Series FACTS Devices,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, in press.
  7. Q. Zhang and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “Distributed DCOPF with Flexible Transmission,” Electric Power System Research, vol. 154, pp. 37-47, Jan 2018.
  8. X. Li, P. Balasubramanian, M. Sahraei-Ardakani, K. W. Hedman, and R. Podmore, “Real-Time Contingency Analysis with Corrective Transmission Switching,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 2604 - 2617, Jul. 2017.
  9. M. Abdi-Khorsand, M. Sahraei-Ardakani, and Y. Al-Abdullah, “Corrective Transmission Switching with N-1-1 Contingency Analysis,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems – Special Issue on Harnessing Flexible Transmission Assets, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 1606-1615, Mar. 2017.
  10. Y. Al-Abdullah, M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “Analysis of Reserve Relaxations in Electric Energy Markets,” Electric Power System Research, vol. 141, pp. 460-466, Dec. 2016.
  11. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and K. W. Hedman, “Computationally Efficient Control of FACTS Set Points in DC Optimal Power Flow with Shift Factor Structure,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 1733 - 1740, May 2017.
  12. J. Lyon, S. Maslennikov, M. Sahraei-Ardakani, T. Zhang, E. Litvinov, X. Li, P. Balasubramanian, and K. Hedman, “Harnessing Smart Flexible Transmission: Corrective Transmission Switching for ISO-NE,” IEEE Power and Energy Technology Systems Journal, vol 3., no. 3, pp. 109-118, Sep. 2016.
  13. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and S. Blumsack, “Transfer Capability Improvement through Market-Based Operation of Series FACTS Devices,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 3702-3714, Sep. 2016.
  14. Balasubramanian, M. Sahraei-Ardakani, X. Li, and K. W. Hedman, “Towards Smart Corrective Switching: Analysis and Advancement of PJM’s Switching Solutions,” IET Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1984-1992, 2016.
  15. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and K. Hedman, “A Fast LP Approach for Enhanced Utilization of FACTS Devices,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 2204-2213, May 2016.
  16. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and K. Hedman, “Day-Ahead Corrective Adjustment of FACTS Reactance: A Linear Programming Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 2867-2875, Jul. 2016.
  17. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, X. Li, P. Balasubramanian, K. Hedman, and M. Abdi-Khorsand, “Real-Time Contingency Analysis with Transmission Switching on Real Power System Data,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 2501-2502, May 2016.
  18. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, S. Blumsack, and A. Kleit, “Estimating Zonal Electricity Supply Curves in Transmission-Constrained Electricity Markets,” Energy, vol. 90, pp. 10-19, Feb. 2015.
  19. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, S. Blumsack, and A. Kleit, “Distributional Impacts of State-Level Energy Efficiency Policies in Regional Electricity Markets,” Energy Policy, Vol. 49, pp. 365-372, Oct. 2012.
  20. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and A. Rahimi-Kian, "A Dynamic Replicator Model of the Players' Bids in an Oligopolistic Electricity Market", Electric Power System Research, Vol. 79, pp. 781-788, May 2009.

Refereed Conference Papers

  1. F. Mohammadi, M. Sahraei-Ardakani,and Y. Al-Abdullah, “Coordinated Operation of Power Generation and Water Desalination,” 10thIFAC Symposium on Control of Power and Energy Systems (CPES), September 2018, Tokyo, Japan.
  2. Y. Al-Abdullah and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “Differences in locational marginal prices: Deterministic vs. stochastic market formulations,” 2018 5thInternational Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications (ICREGA), Al-Ain, UAE.
  3. S. A. Sadat, D. Haralson, and M. Sahraei-Ardakani,“Security versus Computation Time in IV-ACOPF with SOCP Initialization,” 2018 IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS), Boise, ID, USA.
  4. Y. Sang, J. Xue, M. Sahraei-Ardakani, and G. Ou, “Effective Scenario Selection for Preventive Stochastic Unit Commitment during Hurricanes,” 2018 IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS),Boise, ID, USA.
  5. Y. Sang and Mostafa Sahraei-Ardakani, “Analyzing the Mutual Influence of Conventional and Distributed FACTS via Stochastic Co-optimization,” 2018 IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS), Boise, ID, USA.
  6. Y. Sang and Mostafa Sahraei-Ardakani, “Economic Benefit Comparison of D-FACTS and FACTS in Transmission Networks with Uncertainties,” IEEE PES General Meeting 2018, Portland, OR, USA.
  7. S. A. Sadat, D. Haralson, and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “Evaluation of Various Techniques to Warm-Start a Successive Linear Programming Algorithm for Solving the IV ACOPF,”IEEE PES General Meeting 2018, Portland, OR, USA.
  8. Q. Zhang and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “Impact of Communication Limits on Convergence of Distributed DCOPF with Flexible Transmission,” 2017 North American Power Symposium, Morgantown, WV, USA.
  9. Y. Sang and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “The Link Between Power Flow Control Technologies: Topology Control and FACTS,” 2017 North American Power Symposium, Morgantown, WV, USA. [Best Paper Award]
  10. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and Ge Ou, “Day-Ahead Preventive Scheduling of Power Systems During Natural Hazards via Stochastic Optimization,” IEEE PES General Meeting 2017, Chicago, IL, USA.
  11. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, A. Korad, K. Hedman, P. Lipka, and S. Oren, “Performance of AC and DC Based Transmission Switching Heuristics on a Large-Scale Polish System,” IEEE PES General Meeting 2014, Washington, DC, USA.
  12. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and S. Blumsack, “Marginal Value of FACTS Devices in Transmission-Constrained Electricity Markets,” IEEE PES General Meeting 2013, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  13. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and S. Blumsack, “Active Participation of FACTS Devices in Wholesale Electricity Markets,” 31st USAEE North American Conference, 2012, Austin, TX, USA.
  14. M. Sahraei-Ardakani and S. Blumsack, “Market Equilibrium for Dispatchable Transmission Using FACTS Devices,” IEEE PES General Meeting 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.
  15. S. Blumsack and M. Sahraei-Ardakani, “When is Transmission Not Transmission: Regulating Flexible Electric Transmission Architecture,” In Proc. of 31st Annual Eastern Conference, 2012, Shawnee, PA, USA.
  16. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, S. Blumsack, and A. Kleit, “Zonal Supply Curve Estimation With Fuzzy Marginal Fuel in Electricity Markets,” 30th USAEE North American Conference, 2011, Washington, DC, USA.
  17. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, M. Peydayesh, and A. Rahimi-Kian, "DG planning under uncertainty using AHP Method," IEEE PES General Meeting 2008, Jul. 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  18. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, M. Roshanaei, A. Rahimi-Kian, and C. Lucas, “A Study of Electricity Market Dynamics Using Invasive Weed Optimization,” IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG08), pp. 276- 282, Dec. 2008, Perth, Australia
  19. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, A. Rahimi-Kian, and M. Nili-Ahmadabadi, “Hierarchical Nash-Q learning in continuous games,” IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG08), pp. 276- 282, Dec. 2008, Perth, Australia.
  20. M. Sahraei-Ardakani, A. Rahimi-Kian, and M. Nili-Ahmadabadi, “Hierarchical Nash-Cournot Q-Learning in Electricity Markets,” 17th IFAC World Congress, Jul. 2008, Seoul, Korea.