
Sahand Karimi Arpanahi
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Inact)
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
I am a PhD candidate in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, doing my research under the supervision of Dr Ali Pourmousavi, A/Prof Nesimi Ertugrul, and Dr Nariman Mahdavi (CSIRO Energy). I work on developing new battery storage sizing and operation strategies for utility-scale PV/wind farms to maximise their profits in electricity markets.
I hold a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (major: Power Systems) from Sharif University of Technology (Iran's top institution in engineering fields), which were received in 2016 and 2018, respectively. I was also a Research Assistant in the Reliability and Distributed Generation Lab of Sharif University from 2018 to 2020.
I have 5+ years of experience in researching and working on analysis, modelling, and optimisation of various power system problems. These include electricity market analysis, sizing and operation of battery storage systems, distribution network planning and operation, and grid integration of electric vehicles and distributed energy sources.
The interesting findings in some of these projects are published in several high-quality journals and presented at international conferences. The full texts of these publications are available in my ResearchGate profile.
In the following video, I explain my PhD research in simple words to a non-specialist audience (the video was created for the 2022 3MT competition):
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Casual Academic The University of Adelaide 2020 - ongoing PhD candidate The University of Adelaide 2018 - 2020 Research Assistant Sharif University of Technology 2017 - 2018 Teaching Assistant Sharif University of Technology -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2021 Scholarship Granted CSIRO postgraduate supplementary scholarship for my PhD research Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia - 2020 Scholarship Granted fully-funded PhD scholarship and tuition fee waiver University of Adelaide Australia - 2018 Achievement Ranked 1st among 2.5k participants in the Iranian Nationwide University Entrance Exam for PhD degree in Electrical Engineering -- Power Iran's Ministry of Higher Science, Research and Technology Iran, Islamic Republic of - 2016 Achievement Ranked 3rd among 30K participants in the Iranian Nationwide University Entrance Exam for MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering (all majors) Iran's Ministry of Higher Science, Research and Technology Iran, Islamic Republic of - 2012 Scholarship Received the Iran National Elite Foundation (INEF) Educational Scholarship for high academic achievements Iran National Elite Foundation (INEF) Iran, Islamic Republic of - 2012 Achievement Ranked 25th among 230K participant in the Iranian Nationwide University Entrance Exam for BSc degree Iran's Ministry of Higher Science, Research and Technology Iran, Islamic Republic of - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Persian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2020 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2016 - 2018 Sharif University of Technology Iran Master of Science 2012 - 2016 Sharif University of Technology Iran Bachelor of Science -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Jooshaki, M., Pourmousavi, S. A., & Lehtonen, M. (2022). Leveraging the flexibility of electric vehicle parking lots in distribution networks with high renewable penetration. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 142, 12 pages.
2021 Jooshaki, M., Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Lehtonen, M., John Millar, R., & Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. (2021). An MILP Model for Optimal Placement of Sectionalizing Switches and Tie Lines in Distribution Networks with Complex Topologies. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 12(6), 4740-4751.
Scopus6 WoS52020 Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Jooshaki, M., Moein-Aghtaie, M., Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M., & Lehtonen, M. (2020). Considering forecasting errors in flexibility-oriented distribution network expansion planning using the spherical simplex unscented transformation. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 14(24), 5816-5822.
Scopus3 WoS32020 Jooshaki, M., Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Lehtonen, M., Millar, R. J., & Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. (2020). Reliability-Oriented Electricity Distribution System Switch and Tie Line Optimization. IEEE Access, 8, 130967-130978.
Scopus16 WoS162020 Jooshaki, M., Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Lehtonen, M., Millar, R. J., & Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. (2020). Electricity distribution system switch optimization under incentive reliability scheme. IEEE Access, 8, 93455-93463.
Scopus11 WoS122020 Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Jooshaki, M., Moeini-Aghtaie, M., Abbaspour, A., & Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. (2020). Incorporating flexibility requirements into distribution system expansion planning studies based on regulatory policies. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 118, 9 pages.
Scopus13 WoS11- Karimi-Arpanahi, S., & Pourmousavi, A. (n.d.). Efficient anomaly detection method for rooftop PV systems using big data
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2022 Dinh, N. T., Pourmousavi, S. A., Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Kumar, Y. P. S., Guo, M., Abbott, D., & Liisberg, J. A. R. (2022). Optimal sizing and scheduling of community battery storage within a local market. In e-Energy 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 13th ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (pp. 34-46). ACM.
2021 Jooshaki, M., Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Millar, J., Lehtonen, M., & Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. (2021). OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SWITCH PLANNING CONSIDERING MALFUNCTION OF SWITCHES. In CIRED 2021 - The 26th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution. Institution of Engineering and Technology.
2020 Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Jooshaki, M., Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M., & Lehtonen, M. (2020). Flexibility-Oriented Collaborative Planning Model for Distribution Network and EV Parking Lots Considering Uncertain Behaviour of EVs. In 2020 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, PMAPS 2020 - Proceedings (pp. 6 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: IEEE.
2019 Karimi-Arpanahi, S., Jooshaki, M., Moeini-Aghtaei, M., Abbaspour, A., & Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. (2019). A Flexibility-Oriented Model for Distribution System Expansion Planning Studies. In ICEE 2019 - 27th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (pp. 737-741). Yazd Univ, Yazd, IRAN: IEEE.
Scopus4 WoS32018 Mirzapour, O., Karimi-Arpanahi, S., & Oraee, H. (2018). Evaluating Grid Harmonics Effect on Induction Motor Using Reduced Thermal Model. In Proceedings - 2018 Smart Grid Conference, SGC 2018 (pp. 339-+). Univ Kurdistan, Sanandaj, IRAN: IEEE.
Scopus32018 Mirzapour, O., & Arpanahi, S. K. (2018). Photovoltaic parameter estimation using heuristic optimization. In 2017 IEEE 4th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Engineering and Innovation, KBEI 2017 Vol. 2018-January (pp. 0792-0797). Iran Univ Sci & Technol, Tehran, IRAN: IEEE.
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Marker, Lab Demonstrator, and Workshop Supervisor at The University of Adelaide:
- "Electric Energy Conversion" course (2nd-year course) in the first semester of 2022
- "Power Quality and Condition Monitoring" course (4th-year course) in the first semester of 2022
Teaching Assistant (Tutoring and marking) at Sharif University of Technology:
- "Distributed Generation Technologies" course (postgraduate course) in fall 2017-18 semester
- "Electrical Energy Generation Systems" course in spring 2017-18 semester
Lab Teaching Assistant (Demonstrating and marking) at Sharif University of Technology:
"Electrical Energy Conversion" course in spring 2016-17 semester
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Mentoring
Date Topic Location Name 2021 - 2022 What insights we can get from the PV generation time-series? The University of Adelaide Zonghao Li
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