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Dr Kamyar Mehran

Kamyar

Senior Lecturer

Email: k.mehran@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 20 7882 6123
Room Number: Engineering, eng-253
Website: https://kamyarmehran.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/
Office Hours: Monday 15:00-16:00, Monday 14:00-15:00, Monday 13:00-14:00, Monday 11:00-12:00

Profile

Dr Kamyar Mehran is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical Power Engineering, a senior IEEE member and the Director of the RPCS Laboratory in The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. His research is focused on advanced control methods for power electronics, energy storage and microgrids.

Qualifications:

  • BSc in Computer Engineering (1999, Tehran)
  • MSc in Automation and Control (2004, Newcastle)
  • PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2010, Newcastle)
  • PGCert in Business and Entrepreneurship (2010, Durham)
  • MIEEE, MIET, FHEA

RPCS Lab:

The Real-time Power and Control System (RPCS) Laboratory is used for cutting-edge research on energy management system in xEVs and microgrids, with the help of the hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and real-time rapid prototyping technologies. For further details on the laboratory projects, please visit the RPCS lab website: https://kamyarmehran.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/. The RPCS Laboratory holds the health & safety standards for running high-power 3-phase motor drive and battery pack experiments.

Teaching

Electrical Machines and Systems (Undergraduate)

This module introduces the principles of electric power generation, transmission and distribution. It also explains the operation of electric machines and simple power electronic systems.

Electrical Machines and Systems (Postgraduate)

This module introduces the principles of electric power generation, transmission and distribution. It also explains the operation of electric machines and the principles of the protection of power systems. It provides revision of ac and dc circuit theory and analysis of balanced and unbalanced three-phase ac power systems. The methods of generating electric power and how power is transferred from the generating station to industry and domestic consumers will also be explained. The module will include ac and dc generators, ac and dc motors, stepper motors, transformers, ac and dc transmission, protection of power systems and introduce the smart grid.One part of this module introduces the principals and technologies of power system operation (generation, transmission and distribution). This module will have labs either in the electronics lab, or in the ITL

Power Electronics (Undergraduate)

This module introduces the principles of power electronic systems, including: power components and devices (diodes, thyristors, triacs, diacs, transistors and regulators); power conversion systems (rectifiers, inverters, DC-to-DC converters, AC-to-AC converters); safety (crowbar protection, heat dissipation, soft switching).

Power Electronics (Postgraduate)

This module is intended to strengthen the electrical power component of our UG programmes. This has been highlighted as an area of weakness in the past by our accrediting body, the IET. This module is intended to complement ECS618U Electrical Power Engineering. This module will be optional on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and optional on Electronic Engineering and Electronic Engineering and Telecomms.

Research

Research Interests:

Kamyar's primary research is in the field of power and control system engineering. He has a special interest in using advanced control approaches including intelligent, adaptive, optimal, and nonlinear control to solve problems in vehicle systems, energy storage (grid, vehicular), engines, microgrids, wide-bandgap (WBG) power electronic circuits, and energy management systems in general.

He integrates different techniques including multi-sensory fusion, statistical signal processing, nonlinear dynamics and machine learning into control to find solutions to energy management problems. He is also interested in bridging the control and communication theories to solve a variety of real-time problems in the smart grid, the internet of things (IoT) and wireless sensor networks.

Currently most of Kamyar's projects are industrially-focused, aiming to improving the efficiency, safety and life-cycle of electric vehicle power electronics and battery packs.

Publications

  • Iqbal S, Mehran K (2023). Multi-Step Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) Time Series Ocean Waves Forecasting Model for Wave Energy Converters (WEC). 2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)


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  • Jazayeri M, Mohsenzade S, Naghibi J et al. (publicationYear). Real-Time Degradation Level Assessment of IGBT Gate Oxide Layer Using Turn-Off Delay Time. nameOfConference


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  • Amjad AM, Mehran K, Gadoue S (2023). A Complete Online Solution of Harmonic Elimination PWM Method Using Modified-Equilibrium Optimizer-Levenberg- Marquardt Algorithm. nameOfConference


  • Wickramanayake T, Javadipour M, Mehran K (2023). A Novel Root-Finding Algorithm to Solve the Pseudo-2D Model of a Lithium-ion Battery. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)


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  • Alavi SA, Javadipour M, Rahimian A et al. (2023). A novel distributed privacy‐preserving control and data collection method for IoT‐centric microgrids. nameOfConference


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  • Tian Y, Dong Q, Tian J et al. (2023). Capacity estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on optimized charging voltage section and virtual sample generation. nameOfConference


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  • Naghibi J, Mehran K, Foster MP (2023). Real-Time Comprehensive Condition Monitoring Technique for SiC MOSFET-Based Inverters in EV Applications. nameOfConference


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  • Javadipour M, Wickramanayake T, Alavi SA et al. (publicationYear). A Novel Online State of Health Estimation Method for Electric Vehicle Pouch Cells Using Magnetic Field Imaging and Convolution Neural Networks. nameOfConference


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  • Naghibi J, Mohsenzade S, Iqbal S et al. (2022). On the Effect of SiC Power MOSFET Gate Oxide Degradation in High Frequency Phase Leg-Based Applications. 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)


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  • Iqbal S, Mehran K (2022). Reinforcement Learning Based Optimal Energy Management of A Microgrid. 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)


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  • Iqbal S, Mehran K, Nasir M (2022). A Scheme for Resource Sharing in Distributed DC Microgrids with Minimal System Losses. 2022 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)


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  • Tian Y, Guan W, Li G et al. (2022). A review on foreign object detection for magnetic coupling-based electric vehicle wireless charging. nameOfConference


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  • Naghibi J, Mohsenzade S, Mehran K et al. (publicationYear). Gate Oxide Degradation Condition Monitoring Technique for High-Frequency Applications of Silicon Carbide Power MOSFETs. nameOfConference


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  • Bao Z, Lam H-K, Peng Y et al. (publicationYear). Stability and Stabilization of Polynomial Fuzzy-Model-Based Switched Nonlinear Systems Under MDADT Switching Signal. nameOfConference


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  • Iqbal S, Mehran K (publicationYear). A Day-Ahead Energy Management for Multi MicroGrid System to Optimize the Energy Storage Charge and Grid Dependency—A Comparative Analysis. nameOfConference


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  • Rajabian AA, Mohsenzade S, Naghibi J et al. (2022). Characterization of Si-IGBT Crosstalk with a Concentration on Power Circuit Parasitic Elements and the Device Operation Point. nameOfConference

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  • Naghibi J, Mohsenzade S, Mehran K et al. (2022). Evaluation of Drain-Source Voltage in Switch Transient Time Intervals as Gate Oxide Degradation Precursor of SiC Power MOSFETs. nameOfConference

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  • Naghibi J, Mohsenzade S, Mehran K et al. (2022). Package-related degradation condition monitoring of SiC power MOSFETs using current distribution anomaly detection. 11th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2022)


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  • Amjad AM, Mehran K, Gadoue S et al. (2021). Online harmonic elimination pulse width modulation technique for modular multilevel cascade converter. nameOfConference


  • Mohsenzade S, Naghibi J, Mehran K (publicationYear). Reliability Enhancement of Power IGBTs under Short-Circuit Fault Condition Using Short-Circuit Current Limiting-Based Technique. nameOfConference


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  • Iqbal S, Mehran K, Nasir M (2021). A Novel Approach of Peer to Peer Energy Sharing in DC Microgrid with Optimal Distribution Losses. 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe)


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  • Naghibi J, Mehran K, Foster MP (publicationYear). High-Frequency Non-Invasive Magnetic Field-Based Condition Monitoring of SiC Power MOSFET Modules. nameOfConference


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  • Alavi SA, Rahimian A, Mehran K et al. (2022). Multilayer event‐based distributed control system for DC microgrids with non‐uniform delays and directional communication. nameOfConference


  • Li X, Mehran K, Bao Z (publicationYear). Membership Function, Time Delay-Dependent $\eta$-Exponential Stabilization of the Positive Discrete-Time Polynomial Fuzzy Model Control System. nameOfConference


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  • Saleem K, Ali Z, Mehran K (2021). A Single-Phase Synchronization Technique for Grid-Connected Energy Storage System Under Faulty Grid Conditions. nameOfConference


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  • Alavi SA, Mehran K, Vahidinasab V et al. (2021). Forecast-Based Consensus Control for DC Microgrids Using Distributed Long Short-Term Memory Deep Learning Models. nameOfConference


  • Javadipour M, Mehran K (2021). Analysis of current density in the electrode and electrolyte of lithium‐ion cells for ageing estimation applications. nameOfConference


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  • Alavi SA, Li X, Mehran K (2021). Chapter Two Delay resilient networked control with application to microgrids Multiagent and fuzzy control approaches. nameOfConference


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  • Rezaei N, Mehran K (2021). DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF AN OPTIMAL CASCADE CONTROLLER BASED ON REAL-TIME CLOSED-LOOP PID AUTOTUNER FOR BUCK-BOOST CONVERTERS IN EVS. The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020)


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  • Javadipour M, Mehran K (2021). Online magnetic field monitoring in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020)


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  • Javadipour M, Alavi SA, Mehran K (2021). Simulation Assisted Current Density Monitoring for Lithium-ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles. The 9th Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG Dublin Online 2021)


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  • Alavi SA, Rahimian A, Mehran K (2020). Statistical Estimation Framework for State Awareness in Microgrids Based on IoT Data Streams. PEMD 2020 - The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives


  • Raoufi H, Vahidinasab V, Mehran K (publicationYear). Power Systems Resilience Metrics: A Comprehensive Review of Challenges and Outlook. nameOfConference


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  • Naghibi J, Mehran K, Foster MP (2020). An Online Failure Assessment Approach for SiC-based MOSFET Power Modules Using Iterative Condition Monitoring Technique. 2020 IEEE 21st Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)


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  • Alavi SA, Mehran K, Hao Y (2020). Optimal Observer Synthesis for Microgrids With Adaptive Send-on-Delta Sampling Over IoT Communication Networks. nameOfConference


  • Saleem K, Mehran K, Ali Z (2020). An improved pre-filtering moving average filter based synchronization algorithm for single-phase V2G application. 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)


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  • Saleem K, Mehran K, Ali Z (2020). Online reduced complexity parameter estimation technique for equivalent circuit model of lithium-ion battery. nameOfConference


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  • Olfatinezhad N, Vahidinasab V, Ahmadian M et al. (2020). Flexible two‐stage robust model for moving the transmission and reactive power infrastructures expansion planning towards power system integration of renewables. nameOfConference


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  • Saffari M, Kia M, Vahidinasab V et al. (2020). Integrated active/reactive power scheduling of interdependent microgrid and EV fleets based on stochastic multi‐objective normalised normal constraint. nameOfConference


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  • Bao Z, Mehran K, Lam HK et al. (2020). Membership‐dependent stability analysis of discrete‐time positive polynomial fuzzy‐model‐based control systems with time delay. nameOfConference


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  • Amjad AM, Mehran K, Gadoue S (2020). Online Harmonic Elimination Pulse Width Modulation Method for Modular Multilevel Converter. 2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)


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  • Vahidinasab V, Tabarzadi, Arasteh H et al. (2020). Overview of Electric Energy Distribution Networks Expansion Planning. nameOfConference


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  • Li X, Mehran K, Bao Z (2021). Stability Analysis of Discrete-Time Polynomial Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems With Time Delay and Positivity Constraints Through Piecewise Taylor Series Membership Functions. nameOfConference


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  • Naghibi J, Mehran K (2020). Multiphysics Condition Monitoring Technique for Reliability Assessment of Wide Bandgap-Based Power Modules in Electric Vehicle Application. 2020 Fifteenth International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER)


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  • Alavi SA, Li X, Mehran K (2020). Delay resilient networked control with application to microgrids: Multiagent and fuzzy control approaches. nameOfConference


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  • Ali Z, Christofides N, Saleem K et al. (2020). Performance evaluation and benchmarking of PLL algorithms for grid‐connected RES applications. nameOfConference


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  • Alavi SA, Javadipour M, Mehran K (2019). Microgrid Optimal State Estimation Over IoT Wireless Sensor Networks With Event-Based Measurements. IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society


  • Li X, Mehran K, Lam HK et al. (2019). Stability analysis of discrete-time positive polynomial-fuzzy-model-based control systems through fuzzy co-positive Lyapunov function with bounded control. nameOfConference


  • Saleem K, Ali Z, Mehran K (2019). A single-phase synchronization technique for grid-connected RESS under distorted grid conditions. 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)


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  • Ahmadi S-A, Vahidinasab V, Ghazizadeh MS et al. (2019). Co-optimising distribution network adequacy and security by simultaneous utilisation of network reconfiguration and distributed energy resources. nameOfConference


  • Rezaei N, Mehran K (2019). Dynamic Modelling and Performance Assessment of a Single Battery Electric Vehicle Powertrain System Employing an Induction Motor. 2019 20th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)


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  • Li X, Mehran K (2019). Model-Based Control and Stability Analysis of Discrete-Time Polynomial Fuzzy Systems With Time Delay and Positivity Constraints. nameOfConference


  • Rezaei N, Cossar C, Mehran K (2018). Performance comparison and practical implementation of IFOC technique between Si- and SiC-based inverter in EVs. 2018 2nd European Conference on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)


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  • MASSOUD R, POSLAD S, Bellotti F et al. (publicationYear). A Fuzzy Logic Module to Estimate a Driver's Fuel Consumption for Reality-Enhanced Serious Games. nameOfConference


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  • MEHRAN K, REZAEI N, Cossar C (2018). A model-based implementation of an MPPT technique and a control system for a variable speed wind turbine PMSG. nameOfConference


  • Alavi SA, Mehran K, Hao Y et al. (2018). A Distributed Event-Triggered Control Strategy for DC Microgrids Based on Publish-Subscribe Model Over Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks. nameOfConference


  • Abessi A, Zakariazadeh A, Vahidinasab V et al. (2018). End-user participation in a collaborative distributed voltage control and demand response programme. nameOfConference


  • Alavi SA, Rahimian A, Mehran K et al. (2018). An IoT-Based Data Collection Platform for Situational Awareness-Centric Microgrids. 2018 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering (CCECE)


  • Rezaei N, Cossar C, Mehran K (2018). Modelling and Analysis of Indirect Field-Oriented Control of SVPWM-Driven Induction Motor Drive Based on a Voltage Source Inverter. 2018 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering (CCECE)


  • Akhtar Z, Alavi SA, Mehran K (2018). Voltage Control in LV Networks Using Electric Springs with Coordination. 2018 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering (CCECE)


  • Cossar C, Rezaei N, Mehran K (2018). A model-based implementation of an MPPT technique and a control system for a variable speed wind turbine PMSG. nameOfConference


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  • Bagheri A, Vahidinasab V, Mehran K (2017). A Novel Multiobjective Generation and Transmission Investment Framework for Implementing 100% Renewable Energy Sources. nameOfConference


  • Rezaei N, Mehran K, Cossar C (2017). A Practical Model and an Optimal Controller for Variable Speed Wind Turbine Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator. 2017 9th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC)


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  • Monajemi T, Rahimian A, MEHRAN K (2017). Energy Management Using a Situational Awareness-Centric Ad-Hoc Network in a Home Environment. Second EAI International Conference on Smart Grid Inspired Future Technologies (SmartGIFT)


  • Fang M, Ren A, Zhang Z et al. (2017). Reverse Recognition of Body Postures Using On-body Radio Channel Characteristics. nameOfConference


  • Mehran K, Zahawi B, Giaouris D et al. (2015). Stability Analysis of Sliding–Grazing Phenomenon in Dry-Friction Oscillator Using Takagi–Sugeno Fuzzy Approach. nameOfConference


  • Chaudet L, Neil M, Degenaar P et al. (2013). Development of optics with micro-LED arrays for improved opto-electronic neural stimulation. Optogenetics: Optical Methods for Cellular Control


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  • Mehran K, Zahawi B, Giaouris D (2012). Investigation of the near-grazing behavior in hard-impact oscillators using model-based TS fuzzy approach. nameOfConference


  • Al-Atabany W, McGovern B, Mehran K et al. (2013). A Processing Platform for Optoelectronic/Optogenetic Retinal Prosthesis. nameOfConference


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  • Mehran K, Giaouris D, Zahawi B (2010). Stability Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Phenomena in Boost Converters Using Model-Based Takagi–Sugeno Fuzzy Approach. nameOfConference


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  • Mehran K, Giaouris D, Zahawi B (2009). Modeling and Stability Analysis of Closed Loop Current-Mode Controlled Ćuk Converter using Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Approach. nameOfConference


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  • Mehran K, Giaouris D, Zahawi B (2008). Modeling and Stability Analysis of DC-DC Buck Converter via Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Approach. 2008 3rd International Conference on Intelligent System and Knowledge Engineering


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