Courses that I teach
- • EEE 131: Electromechanics Laboratory
- • EEE 141: Power System Analysis
- • EEE 142: Energy Systems Control and Optimization
- • EEE 252: Power System Reliability and Planning
- • EEE 255: Introduction to Future Power Systems and Smart Grids
- • EEE 259: Advanced Topics in Power Systems
Selected Publications
- • Journals
- • M. Zarghami, Mariesa L. Crow, S. Jagannathan, ''Nonlinear Control of FACTS Controllers for Damping Interarea Oscillations in Power Systems'' IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 3113-3121, Oct. 2010.
- • M. Zarghami, Mariesa L. Crow, S. Jagannathan, Y. Liu, S. Atcitty, ''A Novel Approach to Inter-Area Oscillation Damping by Unified Power Flow Controllers Utilizing Ultracapacitors'', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 404-412, Feb. 2010.
- • M. Zarghami, Mariesa L. Crow, ''The Existence of Multiple Equilibria in the UPFC Power Injection Model'', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 2280-2282, Nov. 2007.
- • Conferences
- • A. Marinopoulos, J. Pan, M. Zarghami, M. Reza, K. Yunus, C. Yue, and K. Srivastava, ''Investigating the impact of Wake effect on Wind Farm Aggregation'', IEEE Trondheim Powertech 2011, 19-23 June 2011.
- • Mahyar Zarghami, Mariesa L. Crow,”A Unified Platform for Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Hybrid AC/DC Systems”, EPRI HVDC & FACTS Conference, Aug. 2011, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
- • Reynaldo F. Nuqui, M. Zarghami, M. Mendik, ''The Impact of Optical Current and Voltage Sensors on Phasor Measurements and Applications'', IEEE Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), April 2010, New Orleans, USA.
- • M. Zarghami, Mariesa L. Crow, S. Jagannathan, ''Dynamic Placement and Signal Selection for UPFCs in Wide-Area Controlled Power Systems'', IEEE Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), April 2010, New Orleans, USA.
- • M. Zarghami, Mariesa. L. Crow, ''Optimal Dynamic Placement and Signal Selection in Wide-Area Controlled UPFCs for Damping Power System Oscillations'', Power Systems Conference & Exposition (PSCE), March 2009, Seattle, Washington, USA.
- • M. Zarghami, Mariesa. L. Crow, J. Sarangapani, Yilu Liu, ''Damping Inter-Area Oscillations by UPFCs Based on Selected Global Measurements'', Power & Energy Society General Meeting, July 2008, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Research Projects/Interests
- • Power System Dynamics, Stability and Control
- • FACTS and HVDC
- • Power System Modeling and Simulation
- • Applications of Synchronized Measurements in Wide-Area Control of Transmission Systems
- • Micro-Grids and Active Distribution Networks
- • Renewable Energy
Activities
- • Secretary, IEEE Sacramento Valley Section
- • Vice President, Power and Energy Society, IEEE Sacramento Valley Section
- • Associate Editor, 2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control
- • Co-Chair, 2011 IEEE Green Technologies Conference, Smart Grids Track
More About Me
- • I received my B.Sc. degree from K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran in 1993, my M.Sc. degree from Sharif University of Technology, Iran in 2001, and my Ph.D. degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA in 2008, all in Electrical Engineering. I have more than 12 years of experience in industry inside and outside US, of which my most recent experience has been with US Corporate Research Center, ABB. Inc. from 2008 to 2011.
- • My CV
