3 papers
eess.SY2026
Minimizing Grid Interconnection Capacity Requirements for AI Data Centers: A Developer-Side Planning Framework with Onsite Resources and Workload Flexibility
Hassan Zahid Butt, Rida Fatima, Xingpeng Li
Securing grid interconnection capacity has become a bottleneck for AI data center projects and can take longer than constructing the facilities themselves. This mismatch can delay…
eess.SY2026
Optimal Loss Reduction in Distribution Networks Using Conservation Voltage Reduction and Network Topology Reconfiguration
Rida Fatima, Hassan Zahid Butt, Xingpeng Li
Conservation voltage reduction (CVR) and network topology reconfiguration (NTR) are widely employed to improve distribution system performance; however, existing approaches largely…
eess.SY2025
A Reliability-Cost Optimization Framework for EV and DER Integration in Standard and Reconfigurable Distribution Network Topologies
Rida Fatima, Linhan Fang, Xingpeng Li
The rapid growth of electric vehicle (EV) adoption poses operational and economic challenges for power distribution systems, including increased line loading levels and network con…