Bashir Bakhshideh Zad

The Chair in Energy Electronics at the University of Mons (UMONS) fosters research, innovation, and education in power electronics with the objective of supporting the energy transition and decarbonization across various sectors such as power grids, mobility, transport, and industry. The Chair is hosted by the Electrical Power Engineering Unit (EPEU) of UMONS, which consists of a team of 4 academics and over 20 (PhD and Postdoctoral) researchers. The Chair is supported by ALSTOM Belgium within the framework of the 'Contribute for Wallonia' innovation platform. Alstom Belgium hosts two centers of excellence, including the Charleroi site, which is dedicated to electrical power conversion, energy storage, and energy efficiency. The Contribute for Wallonia innovation platform unites major industrial stakeholders, both large enterprises and SMEs, with academic and research institutions in Wallonia to collectively drive the development of a sustainable and inclusive future economy. This innovation platform is part of a larger European initiative aimed at defining Smart Specialization Strategy (S3) for Wallonia. The research areas covered by the Chair include (non-exhaustive list): - Control and stability of power electronics-dominated power grids; - Next-generation power electronic converters with high energy efficiency, power density, and reliability for mobility and transportation applications; - Smart electric railway grids integrating EV charging stations, energy storage systems, and renewable generation units; - Artificial intelligence and digital twin techniques for enhanced operation, monitoring, and management of power electronic systems (e.g., battery state-of-charge and state-of-health estimation, condition monitoring of power converters, etc.); - Multilevel and modular multilevel converters for medium- to high-voltage applications.

Contributing to the research projects in the field of the Electric Power Systems regarding: - Power system operation and control; - Power system simulation and optimization; - Voltage regulation and congestion management; - Optimal sizing and placement of distributed generation units; - Probabilistic analysis and robust optimization of the electric power systems; - Application of heuristic and mathematical-based optimization methods in the power system studies; - Automatic generation control system including different generation units and in presence of new devices such as FACTS, energy storage units, and renewable energy sources. Full list of my published papers can be found in: https://scholar.google.be/citations?hl=en&user=aLLh7joAAAAJ&view_op=list_works

Teaching, guiding and monitoring students to perform the experiments, measurements and practical tests relevant to the following courses in English and French. - General theory of electrical machines: experiments related to three-phase power transformers, DC generators and motors, AC induction motors; - Power electronics: experiments related to three-phase inverters and rectifiers; - Synchronous machines: experiments related to synchronous motors and generators.

Doing a research project in collaboration with ORES (department of smart metering and smart grids, Ir. Olgan Durieux) on the voltage profile improvement and control in distribution networks in the framework of ‘‘Chaire ORES’’

Working on/coordinating ADABEL (Advanced Data Analytics ensuring cost-efficient security of supply and balancing throughout the BELgian energy transition) project: https://www.researchgate.net/project/ADABEL-Advanced-Data-Analytics-ensuring-cost-efficient-security-of-supply-and-balancing-throughout-the-BELgian-energy-transition My main role: - I lead the research activities within the WP2 of the ADABEL project, which focuses on advanced modeling of demand response, and enhanced representation of interconnection capacities (defined by the FBMC) in the European Resource Adequacy Assessments. Our first contributions to the topic of the resource adequacy study incorporating the flow-based domains have been published in the Powertech 2021 conference, Electric Power Systems Research and Applied Energy Journals, which are accessible: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350786030_Advanced_Clustering_of_Flow-Based_Domains_for_Adequacy_Study_Purposes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378779621004880?via%3Dihub https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362734241_Supervised_Learning-Assisted_Modeling_of_Flow-Based_Domains_in_European_Resource_Adequacy_Assessments - I contribute to proposal preparation/writing in collaboration with other researchers/professors of the PSMR group-UMons. - I manage the online dissemination activities of the PSMR group (LinkedIn page of the PSMR group: https://be.linkedin.com/company/power-systems-and-market-research-group-psmr-umons, YouTube channel of the PSMR group: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsl08bmjMQLC5pRcQXsfidg/featured, etc.). - I contribute to other ongoing projects of the PSMR group e.g., the PhD thesis of Codjo Egnonnumi Lorraine on application of machine learning in predictive maintenance of low-voltage cables, PhD work of Behzad Vatandoust on the application of inverse optimization for demand response modeling, etc.

Working mainly on the consultancy projects and business development activities related to: - Grid losses (evaluation, minimization and improvement); - Reliability of power supply improvement (feeder/substation automation); - Hosting capacity evaluation of distributed generation units; - Distribution network master plan.

Teaching following courses: 1- Theory of electrical machines; 2- Alternative current circuit analysis; 3- Application of computer tools in power system studies; 4- Industrial control.

Working on a project aiming at reducing the power losses in the studied distribution system.

Thesis title: Centralized Control of Voltage in the MV Distribution Systems under Deterministic to Uncertain Model Supervisors: Prof. Jacques Lobry and Prof. François Vallée (University of Mons) Doctoral committee members: Prof. Thierry Van Cutsem (University of liège) and Prof. Emmanuel De Jaeger (University of Louvain, UCL). Thesis is available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328449941_Centralized_Control_of_Voltage_in_the_MV_Distribution_Systems_under_Deterministic_to_Uncertain_Model

Final project title: Analysis and improvement of the dynamic response of Automatic Generation Control (AGC) system in presence of the Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) and Thyristor Controlled Phase Shifter (TCPS) Supervisor: Prof. Babak Mozafari Taken courses: advanced engineering mathematics, advanced operation of power systems, comprehensive theory of electrical machines, power systems planning, power systems dynamic and stability, reactive power control in power systems, restructuring in power systems, and power electronics