Publications by Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

Security Constrained Unit Commitment With Dynamic Thermal Line Rating

Mario Paolone, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Mostafa Nick, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

The integration of the dynamic line rating (DLR) of overhead transmission lines (OTLs) in power systems secu- rity constrained unit commitment (SCUC) potentially enhances the overall system security as well as its technical/economic performances. This pape ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2016

Stochastic Security Constrained Unit Commitment with Variable-Speed Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants

Mostafa Nick, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

The Pumped Hydro Storages (PHSs) equipped with variables speed drives have several advantages, namely: i) power regulation in pumping mode, ii) extended operating range, iii) higher efficiency in turbine mode. Such flexible operation of the PHS units ensur ...

Ieee2016

Maximum Voltage Stability Margin Problem With Complementarity Constraints for Multi-Area Power Systems

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

This paper studies the multi-area voltage and reactive power management regarding the voltage stability. In this respect, the maximization of effective reactive power reserve is proposed using centralized and decentralized implementations. The proposed for ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2014

Investigation of P-V and V-Q based optimization methods for voltage and reactive power analysis

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

The management of voltage and reactive power control sources considering the voltage stability is a challenging issue for secure operation of power systems. Generally the analysis of the stability margin is performed using P V and V Q based approaches. Thi ...

Elsevier2014

Statistical analysis of optimal energy and security controls under different sources of uncertainties

Mokhtar Bozorg, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

The management of uncertainties is a challenging task for reliable and secure operation of power systems. The uncertainties come from multiple sources, including the forecast errors of wind power and load, the forced outage of generating units, loss of tra ...

IEEE2014

On Voltage and Frequency Control in Multi-Area Power Systems Security

Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

EPFL2014

Preventive reactive power management for improving voltage stability margin

Mokhtar Bozorg, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

Voltage stability imposes important limitations on the power systems operation. Adequate voltage stability margin needs to be obtained through the appropriate scheduling of the reactive power resources. The main countermeasures against voltage instability ...

Elsevier2013

On the inter-area optimal voltage and reactive power control

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

Scheduling voltage and reactive power is one of the major problems and concerns of the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) especially after deregulation of power market. Due to locally provision of the reactive power resources, each TSO has developed its ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2013

Blackouts risk evaluation by Monte Carlo Simulation regarding cascading outages and system frequency deviation

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Mokhtar Bozorg, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi

In this paper, a blackout risk assessment method is proposed considering the effects of cascading outages, the active power and frequency response of the system. Here, the Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) is used to analyze the risk of blackouts by generating ...

Elsevier2012

Reactive power reserve management: Preventive countermeasure for improving voltage stability margin

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Mokhtar Bozorg, Omid Alizadeh Mousavi, Ali Ahmadi Khatir

Voltage stability imposes important limitations on the power systems operation. The system should be operated with an adequate voltage stability margin by the appropriate scheduling of reactive power resources and voltage profile. The main countermeasures ...

IEEE2012