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most citedReverse and Forward Engineering of Local Voltage Control in Distribution Networks

68 citations · 103 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

cs.LG2020★ 2 cited

ResOT: Resource-Efficient Oblique Trees for Neural Signal Classification

Bingzhao Zhu, Masoud Farivar, Mahsa Shoaran

Classifiers that can be implemented on chip with minimal computational and memory resources are essential for edge computing in emerging applications such as medical and IoT device…

math.OC2018★ 68 cited

Reverse and Forward Engineering of Local Voltage Control in Distribution Networks

Xinyang Zhou, Masoud Farivar, Zhiyuan Liu +2

The increasing penetration of renewable and distributed energy resources in distribution networks calls for real-time and distributed voltage control. In this paper we investigate…

eess.SY2015★ 23 cited

Pseudo-gradient Based Local Voltage Control in Distribution Networks

Xinyang Zhou, Masoud Farivar, Lijun Chen

Voltage regulation is critical for power grids. However, it has become a much more challenging problem as distributed energy resources (DERs) such as photovoltaic and wind generato…

eess.SY2012★ 2 cited

Branch Flow Model: Relaxations and Convexification (Parts I, II)

Masoud Farivar, Steven H. Low

We propose a branch flow model for the anal- ysis and optimization of mesh as well as radial networks. The model leads to a new approach to solving optimal power flow (OPF) that co…

cs.ET2011★ 3 cited

Optimal Inverter VAR Control in Distribution Systems with High PV Penetration

Masoud Farivar, Russell Neal, Christopher Clarke +1

The intent of the study detailed in this paper is to demonstrate the benefits of inverter var control on a fast timescale to mitigate rapid and large voltage fluctuations due to th…

cs.NI2008

Two Dimensional Connectivity for Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks

Masoud Farivar, Behzad Mehrdad, Farid Ashtiani

In this paper, we focus on two-dimensional connectivity in sparse vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). In this respect, we find thresholds for the arrival rates of vehicles at entra…