Reza Iravani
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Reza Iravani is a professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto
. He holds the L. Lau Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering in same department (for two consecutive five-year terms from 2004 to 2014). After obtaining his B.Sc degree in 1976 in electrical engineering
from Amirkabir University of Technology
(Tehran Polytechnic), Iravani worked as a consulting engineer from 1976 to 1979. He then moved to Canada and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Manitoba
, Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, in 1981 and 1985, respectively. From 1985 to 1987, he was an assistant professor at the University of Windsor
, Windsor
, ON.
He became a fellow of the IEEE in 2003 for his “contributions to power engineering
education and modeling, design, and control of power electronic converters for power system applications.” He the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. He is also the chair of the IEEE Power Engineering Society on T&D Subcommittee on General Systems. He is a registered Professional Engineer
in the Province of Ontario
, Canada
.
Professor Iravani is one of the pioneers in the development of the control and the operational concepts of microgrids and active distribution systems. He is a member of the organization committee of the Microgrid Symposium and a member of the CIGRE C6 on integration of distributed resources in distribution systems.
Professor Iravani is the founder and coordinator of the Centre for Applied Power Electronics (CAPE) at the University of Toronto through which he leads R&D activities of a group of 25 research engineers, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. RD&D activities of CAPE are mainly focused on the utility integration of distributed and alternative energy resources in the context of smart grid concepts. His research interests include application of power electronics
in industrial and utility electric power
systems, distributed generation
and storage, renewable energy
systems, modeling and analysis of electromagnetic transient phenomena in power systems, and power system dynamics
and control.
Semlyen, A., Noda, T. & Iravani, R. (2004). Entirely harmonic domain calculation of multiphase nonsinusoidal steady state. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 19(3), 1368-1377.
Semlyen, A., Lima, L., & Iravani, R. (2003). Harmonic domain periodic steady state modeling of power electronics apparatus: SVC and TCSC. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 18(3), 960-967.
Semlyen, A., Ramirez, A. I., & Iravani, R. (2003). Modeling nonuniform transmission lines for time domain simulation of electromagnetic transients. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 18(3), 968-974.
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. He holds the L. Lau Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering in same department (for two consecutive five-year terms from 2004 to 2014). After obtaining his B.Sc degree in 1976 in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from Amirkabir University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology , formerly called the Tehran Polytechnic is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran. AUT is one of the most prestigious universities and the first established technical university in Iran...
(Tehran Polytechnic), Iravani worked as a consulting engineer from 1976 to 1979. He then moved to Canada and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
, Winnipeg
Winnipeg
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, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, in 1981 and 1985, respectively. From 1985 to 1987, he was an assistant professor at the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
, Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, ON.
He became a fellow of the IEEE in 2003 for his “contributions to power engineering
Power engineering
Power engineering, also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of engineering that deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power as well as the electrical devices connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers...
education and modeling, design, and control of power electronic converters for power system applications.” He the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. He is also the chair of the IEEE Power Engineering Society on T&D Subcommittee on General Systems. He is a registered Professional Engineer
Professional Engineer
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in the Province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Professor Iravani is one of the pioneers in the development of the control and the operational concepts of microgrids and active distribution systems. He is a member of the organization committee of the Microgrid Symposium and a member of the CIGRE C6 on integration of distributed resources in distribution systems.
Professor Iravani is the founder and coordinator of the Centre for Applied Power Electronics (CAPE) at the University of Toronto through which he leads R&D activities of a group of 25 research engineers, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. RD&D activities of CAPE are mainly focused on the utility integration of distributed and alternative energy resources in the context of smart grid concepts. His research interests include application of power electronics
Power electronics
Power electronics is the application of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion of electric power.-Introduction:Power electronic converters can be found wherever there is a need to modify a form of electrical energy...
in industrial and utility electric power
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
systems, distributed generation
Distributed generation
Distributed generation, also called on-site generation, dispersed generation, embedded generation, decentralized generation, decentralized energy or distributed energy, generates electricity from many small energy sources....
and storage, renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
systems, modeling and analysis of electromagnetic transient phenomena in power systems, and power system dynamics
System dynamics
System dynamics is an approach to understanding the behaviour of complex systems over time. It deals with internal feedback loops and time delays that affect the behaviour of the entire system. What makes using system dynamics different from other approaches to studying complex systems is the use...
and control.
Select publications
Semlyen, A., Ramirez, A. I., & Iravani, R. (2005). Harmonic domain characterization of the resonant interaction between generator and transmission line. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 20(2), 1753-1762.Semlyen, A., Noda, T. & Iravani, R. (2004). Entirely harmonic domain calculation of multiphase nonsinusoidal steady state. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 19(3), 1368-1377.
Semlyen, A., Lima, L., & Iravani, R. (2003). Harmonic domain periodic steady state modeling of power electronics apparatus: SVC and TCSC. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 18(3), 960-967.
Semlyen, A., Ramirez, A. I., & Iravani, R. (2003). Modeling nonuniform transmission lines for time domain simulation of electromagnetic transients. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 18(3), 968-974.