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Federico Delfino

Federico Delfino

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
34
Citations
3944
World Ranking
5893
National Ranking
253

Overview

Federico Delfino is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and specializes in engineering research with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans various subfields including control and systems engineering, astronomy and astrophysics, energy engineering and power technology, and global and planetary change.

The research topics addressed by Delfino primarily include:

  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution

Delfino's publication record includes papers in notable journals such as Energies, Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Energy Conversion and Management X, and Applied Energy. Frequent publication venues with multiple contributions are:

  • Energies
  • Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks
  • IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Energy Conversion and Management X
  • Applied Energy

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Delfino cover topics related to sustainable energy communities, electric mobility, microgrids, and building energy management systems. Notable papers include:

  • Key Performance Indicators for an Energy Community Based on Sustainable Technologies, 2021, Sustainability
  • Optimal design of electric mobility services for a Local Energy Community, 2021, Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks
  • A Building Energy Management System Based on an Equivalent Electric Circuit Model, 2020, Energies
  • Optimal day-ahead active and reactive power management for microgrids with high penetration of renewables, 2024, Energy Conversion and Management X
  • Impact of electric mobility on the design of renewable energy collective self-consumers, 2022, Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks

The researcher has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors including:

  • Stefano Bracco
  • Renato Procopio
  • Massimo Brignone
  • Giorgio Piazza
  • Daniele Mestriner

Federico Delfino has also contributed to academic literature through book publications. One such publication is a book titled Levelized Cost of Energy in Sustainable Energy Communities, published by Springer Nature in 2022.

Best Publications

  • A dynamic optimization-based architecture for polygeneration microgrids with tri-generation, renewables, storage systems and electrical vehicles

    Stefano Bracco;Federico Delfino;Fabio Pampararo;Michela Robba

  • Optimal Control and Operation of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Production Units for Voltage Support in Medium-Voltage Networks

    Andrea Bonfiglio;Massimo Brignone;Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio

  • A Mathematical Model for the Optimal Operation of the University of Genoa Smart Polygeneration Microgrid: Evaluation of Technical, Economic and Environmental Performance Indicators

    Stefano Bracco;Federico Delfino;Fabio Pampararo;Michela Robba

  • The University of Genoa smart polygeneration microgrid test-bed facility: The overall system, the technologies and the research challenges

    Stefano Bracco;Federico Delfino;Fabio Pampararo;Michela Robba

  • Lightning return stroke current radiation in presence of a conducting ground: 2. Validity assessment of simplified approaches

    Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio;Mansueto Rossi;Farhad Rachidi

  • Lightning return stroke current radiation in presence of a conducting ground: 1. Theory and numerical evaluation of the electromagnetic fields

    Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio;Mansueto Rossi

  • Integration of large-size photovoltaic systems into the distribution grids: a p-q chart approach to assess reactive support capability

    F. Delfino;R. Procopio;M. Rossi;G. Ronda

  • Cooray–Rubinstein Formula for the Evaluation of Lightning Radial Electric Fields: Derivation and Implementation in the Time Domain

    C. Caligaris;F. Delfino;R. Procopio

  • An Algorithm for the Exact Evaluation of the Underground Lightning Electromagnetic Fields

    F. Delfino;R. Procopio;M. Rossi;F. Rachidi

  • Evaluation of Power System Lightning Performance, Part I: Model and Numerical Solution Using the PSCAD-EMTDC Platform

    Massimo Brignone;Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio;Mansueto Rossi

  • A Feedback Linearization Control Scheme for the Integration of Wind Energy Conversion Systems Into Distribution Grids

    F. Delfino;F. Pampararo;R. Procopio;M. Rossi

  • An Energy Management Platform for the Optimal Control of Active and Reactive Powers in Sustainable Microgrids

    Federico Delfino;Giulio Ferro;Michela Robba;Mansueto Rossi

  • An Energy Management System for the Savona Campus Smart Polygeneration Microgrid

    Stefano Bracco;Massimo Brignone;Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio

  • A mathematical model for the dynamic simulation of low size cogeneration gas turbines within smart microgrids

    Stefano Bracco;Federico Delfino

  • Evaluation of Power System Lightning Performance—Part II: Application to an Overhead Distribution Network

    Massimo Brignone;Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio;Mansueto Rossi

  • Key Performance Indicators for an Energy Community Based on Sustainable Technologies

    Giovanni Bianco;Barbara Bonvini;Stefano Bracco;Federico Delfino

  • Influence of frequency-dependent soil electrical parameters on the evaluation of lightning electromagnetic fields in air and underground

    Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio;Mansueto Rossi;Farhad Rachidi

  • Identification and optimal control of an electrical storage system for microgrids with renewables

    Federico Delfino;Giulio Ferro;Riccardo Minciardi;Michela Robba

  • Lightning electromagnetic radiation over a stratified conducting ground: 2. Validity of simplified approaches

    Abdolhamid Shoory;Farhad Rachidi;Federico Delfino;Renato Procopio

  • A real-time Energy Management System for the integration of economical aspects and system operator requirements: Definition and validation

    Ilaria Bendato;Andrea Bonfiglio;Massimo Brignone;Federico Delfino

  • Steady-state assessments of PMSGs in wind generating units

    Andrea Bonfiglio;Federico Delfino;Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt;Renato Procopio

Frequent Co-Authors

Renato Procopio
Renato Procopio University of Genoa
Farhad Rachidi
Farhad Rachidi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Marcos Rubinstein
Marcos Rubinstein École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Carlo Alberto Nucci
Carlo Alberto Nucci University of Bologna
Mario Paolone
Mario Paolone École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Eleonora Riva Sanseverino University of Palermo
Josep M. Guerrero
Josep M. Guerrero Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Tom Dhaene
Tom Dhaene Ghent University
Alberto Borghetti
Alberto Borghetti University of Bologna

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