Dr Daniel Eghbal
Adjunct
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Researcher biography
Daniel Eghbal is Manager Future Network Strategy with Energy Queensland and an adjunct senior research fellow at the School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering (ITEEE). He received B.S. in electrical engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran in 1998, M.S. degree in power system engineering in 2001 from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran and PhD degree in 2009 from Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan in the field of Artificial Complex System Engineering. He was with Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence (QGECE), The University of Queensland from 2009-2012. Daniel joined Energex in 2012 and has been working on number of innovative projects with a focus on integration of emerging technologies on electricity distribution networks. Daniel actively collaborates with the Power & Energy Systems Research Division at the University of Queensland and IEEE Queensland Section.
His research interest lies in the integration of distributed energy resources (DER) into distribution networks and developing innovative solutions for intelligent grids. Daniel is an IEEE Senior Member and Chair of IEEE Asia-Pacific Professional Activities Committee, Fellow member of Engineers Australia and a chartred engineer (CPEng, RPEQ,NER).
Journal Articles
Bai, Feifei, Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Daniel (2020). An excessive tap operation evaluation approach for unbalanced distribution networks with high PV penetration. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 12 (1) 9072596, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/tste.2020.2988571
Nguyen, Mai Huong , Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2017). Master self-tuning VDCOL function for hybrid multi-terminal HVDC connecting renewable resources to a large power system. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 11 (13), 3341-3349. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2017.0094
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2015). Demand Response Application by Strategic Wind Power Producers. IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, 31 (99) 7097744, 1227-1237. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2015.2424409
Nguyen, Mai Huong, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2015). Input/output selection for wide-area power oscillation damper of hybrid multi-terminal high-voltage direct current to connect remotely located renewable energy resources. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 9 (5), 483-493. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2013.0345
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2015). Wind offering strategy in the Australian National Electricity Market: A two-step plan considering demand response. Electric Power Systems Research, 119, 187-198. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2014.09.022
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). Modelling demand response aggregator behavior in wind power offering strategies. Applied Energy, 133 (9), 347-355. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.108
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). Wind power offering strategy in day-ahead markets: employing demand response in a two-stage plan. IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, 30 (4) 6901302, 1888-1896. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2014.2354571
Hasan, Kazi Nazmul, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). Investigating the priority of market participants for low emission generation entry into the Australian grid. Energy, 71, 445-455. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.095
Hasan, Kazi Nazmul, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Chattopadhyay, Deb and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). Benefit-based expansion cost allocation for large scale remote renewable power integration into the Australian grid. Applied Energy, 113, 836-847. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.031
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Eghbal, Mehdi and Saha, Tapan K. (2014). Employing demand response in energy procurement plans of electricity retailers. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 63, 455-460. doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.06.018
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). A new demand response scheme for electricity retailers. Electric Power Systems Research, 108, 144-152. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2013.11.009
Hasan, Kazi Nazmul, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Eghbal, Mehdi and Chattopadhyay, Deb (2013). Review of transmission schemes and case studies for renewable power integration into the remote grid. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 18, 568-582. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.045
Wibowo, Rony Seto, Yorino, Naoto, Eghbal, Mehdi, Zoka, Yoshifumi and Sasaki, Yutaka (2011). FACTS devices allocation with control coordination considering congestion relief and voltage stability. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 26 (4) 5713216, 2302-2310. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2106806
Wibowo, Rony Seto, Yorino, Naoto, Eghbal, Mehdi, Zoka, Yoshifumi and Sasaki, Yutaka (2011). Expected security cost-based FACTS device allocation using hybrid PSO. IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 (4), 331-337. doi: 10.1002/tee.20665
Eghbal, Mehdi, Yorino, Naoto, Zoka, Yoshifumi and El-Araby, E. E. (2009). Application of multi-objective evolutionary optimization algorithms to reactive power planning problem. IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4 (5), 625-632. doi: 10.1002/tee.20455
Eghbal, Mehdi, Yorino, Naoto, Zoka, Yoshifumi and El-Araby, E. E. (2008). Application and comparison of metaheuristic techniques to reactive power planning problem. IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3 (6), 721-730. doi: 10.1002/tee.20335
Eghbal, M., Yorino, N., El-Araby, E. E. and Zoka, Y. (2008). Multi-load level reactive power planning considering slow and fast VAR devices by means of particle swarm optimisation. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 2 (5), 743-751. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd:20080103
Conference Papers
Colley, Daven, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Eghbal, Mehdi and Saha, Tapan K. (2014). Queensland load profiling by using clustering techniques. 2014 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 September - 1 October 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2014.6966554
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). A new trading framework for demand response aggregators. 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting: Conference and Exposition, National Harbour, MD, United States, 27-31 July 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2014.6938882
Mardira, Levin, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). Investigating impacts of battery energy storage systems on electricity demand profile. 2014 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2014, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 September - 1 October. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2014.6966562
Le, Anh Duc, Nguyen, Mai Huong, Eghbal, Mehdi and Nguyen, Dinh Hieu (2013). Transmission expansion planning in electricity market: the case in Vietnam. 2013 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2013, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 29 September - 3 October 2013. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2013.6725429
Hasan, Kazi N., Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2013). Learning from renewable power integration into the remote grid: a case study of Queensland network. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2013), Hobart, Australia, 29 September - 3 October 2013. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers). doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2013.6725343
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2013). Developing a scenario-based demand response for short-term decisions of electricity retailers. PES-GM 2013: IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting 2013, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 22-25 July, 2013. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672291
Nguyen, Mai H., Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2012). Hybrid multi-terminal LCC HVDC with a VSC converter: a case study of simplified South East Australian system. 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, San Diego, United States, 22-26 July 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345360
Hasan, Kazi Nazmul, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2012). Emission pricing and locational signal impact on generation portfolio in large scale Queensland network. 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, San Diego, United States, 22-26 July 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345173
Baboli, P. Teimourzadeh, Eghbal, M., Moghaddam, M. Parsa and Aalami, H. (2012). Customer behavior based demand response model. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES 2012, San Diego, CA United States, 22 - 26 July 2012. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345101
Eghbal, Mehdi and Saha, Tapan (2012). Multi-objective emission constrained transmission network expansion planning. 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, 22 - 26 July 2012.
Nguyen, Mai Huong, Sah. Tapan Kumar and Eghba, Mehdi (2012). Investigation on the impacts of hybrid multi-terminal HVDC system combining LCC and VSC technologies using system identification. 2012 22nd Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Bali, Indonesia, 26-29 September 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.
Nguyen, Mai H., Eghbal, Mehdi, Saha, Tapan K. and Modi, Nilesh (2011). Investigation of Oscillation Damping for connecting remote generators to a large power system. Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2011), Perth, Australia, 13-16 November 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2011.6167136
Mahmoudi-Kohan, Nadali, Eghbal, Mehdi and Parsa Moghaddam, Mohsen (2011). Customer recognition-based demand response implementation by an electricity retailer. 21st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2011), Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 September 2011. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology and IEEE.
Hasan, Kazi Nazmul, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2011). Tradeoffs in planning renewable power generation entry to the electricity market. 2011 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES-GM), Detroit, MI, United States, 24–28 July 2011. San Diego, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2011.6039160
Teimourzadeh Baboli, Payam, Parsa Moghaddm, Mohsen and Eghbal, Mehdi (2011). Present status and future trends in enabling demand response programs. 2011 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES-GM), Detroit, MI, United, 24–28 July 2011. San Diego, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2011.6039608
Hasan, Kazi Nazmul, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2011). Modelling uncertainty in renewable generation entry to deregulated electricity market. 2011 21st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.
Krause, Olav, Schwippe, Johannes and Eghbal, Mehdi (2011). Probabilistic calculus in power system analysis and design. AUPEC 2011: Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.
Eghbal, Mehdi, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Hasan, Kazi Nazmul (2011). Transmission expansion planning by meta-heuristic techniques: A comparison of shuffled frog leaping algorithm, PSO and GA. 2011 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES-GM), Detroit, MI, United States, 24–28 July 2011. San Diego, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2011.6038998
Hasan, Kazi Nazmul, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2011). Renewable Power Penetration to Remote Grid – Transmission Configuration and Net Benefit Analyses. IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia Conference, Perth Australia, 13-16 November 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2011.6167114
Nguyen, Mai H., Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2011). Impact of high level of renewable energy penetration on inter-area oscillation. AUPEC 2011 - 21st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference: "Integrating Renewables into the Grid"., Brisbane, Australia, 25-28th September 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.
Eghbal, Mehdi, Saha, Tapan K. and Mahmoudi, Nadali (2011). Utilizing Demand Response Programs in Day Ahead Generation Scheduling for Micro-Grids with Renewable Sources. IEEE Power and Energy Society’s Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia 2011 Conference (IEEE PES ISGT Asia 2011), Perth, W.A., Australia, 13-16 November 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2011.6167148
Wibowo, Rony Seto, Yorino, Naoto, Zoka, Yoshifumi, Sasaki, Yukata and Eghbal, Mehdi (2010). Optimal location and control of FACTS devices for relieving congestion and ensuring voltage stability. TENCON 2010, Fukuoka, Japan, 21-24 November 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/TENCON.2010.5686738
Eghbal, Mehdi, Saha, Tapan K. and Nguyen, Mai H. (2010). Optimal voltage level and line bundling for transmission lines. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5–8 December 2010. United States: IEEE.
Wibowo, Rony Seto, Yorino, Naoto, Zoka, Yoshifumi, Sasaki, Yutaka and Eghbal, Mehdi (2010). FACTS allocation based on expected security cost by means of hybrid PSO. Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Chengdu, China, 28-31 March 2010. Red Hook, NY, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5448396
Nguyen, Mai H., Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2010). A Comparative study of voltage stability for long distance HVAC and HVDC interconnections. 2010 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 25-29 July 2010. Piscataway, N.J., U.S.A.: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2010.5589456
Nguyen, Mai H., Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2010). Impacts of HVAC interconnection parameters on inter-area ocsillation. 20th Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2010) "Power Quality of the 21st Century", Christchurch, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.
Wibowo, Rony Seto, Yorino, Naoto, Eghbal, Mehdi, Zoka, Yoshifumi and Sasaki, Yutaka (2009). FACTS devices allocation for congestion management considering voltage stability by means of MOPSO. Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Asia and Pacific (T and D Asia 2009), Seoul, South Korea, 26-30 October 2009. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/TD-ASIA.2009.5357015
Priyadi, A., Yorino, N., Eghbal, M., Zoka, Y., Sasaki, Y., Yasuda, H. and Kakui, H. (2008). Transient stability assessment as boundary value problem. IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 6-7 October 2008. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/EPC.2008.4763304
Yorino, Naoto, Eghbal, Mehdi, El-Araby, E. E. and Zoka, Yoshifumi (2008). Dynamic security constrained VAR planning for competitive environments. General Meeting of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 20-24 July 2008. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2008.4596355
Eghbal, Mehdi, Yorino, Naoto, El-Araby, E. E. and Zoka, Yoshifumi (2008). Optimal VAr Expansion Considering ATC Using Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm. 40th North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2008), Calgary, Canada, 28-30 September 2008. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/NAPS.2008.5307330
Yorino, Naoto, Eghbal, Mehdi, El-Araby, E. E. and Zoka, Yoshifumi (2007). Voltage security constrained reactive power planning considering the costs and performance of VAR devices. iREP Symposium on Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control - VII Revitalizing Operational Reliability, Charleston SC, United States, 19-24 August 2007. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IREP.2007.4410518
Eghbal, Mehdi, El-Araby, E. E., Yorino, Naoto and Zoka, Yoshifumi (2007). Application of metaheuristic methods to reactive power planning: A comparative study for GA, PSO and EPSO. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC 2007), Montreal, Canada, 7-10 October 2007. New York, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICSMC.2007.4414140
Eghbal, Mehdi, El-Araby, E. E., Ito, Yoichi, Zoka, Yoshifumi and Yorino, Naoto (2006). A PSO approach for VAR planning considering the slow and fast VAR devices prices. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, 8-11 October 2006. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICSMC.2006.384999
Research Report
Saha, Tapan, Eghbal, Mehdi, Nadarajah, Mithulan and Kunwar, Amit (2011). Evaluation of the impact of demand response program on transmission network planning - 3-month progress report. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: UniQuest.