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  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to modeling and forecasting of electricity markets

Overview

Javier Contreras is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain and specializes in engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their body of work involves research in multiple subfields including control and systems engineering, automotive engineering, management science and operations research, and safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

The main research topics covered by Javier include:

  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization

Javier's recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • The impact of electric vehicle charging schemes in power system expansion planning, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Risk-constrained self-scheduling of a hybrid power plant considering interval-based intraday demand response exchange market prices, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • An Enhanced MILP Model for Multistage Reliability-Constrained Distribution Network Expansion Planning, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • Integrated Transmission and Distribution System Expansion Planning Under Uncertainty, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • Risk-involved optimal operating strategy of a hybrid power generation company: A mixed interval-CVaR model, 2021, Energy

Frequent co-authors in Javier's research include:

  • Gregorio Muñoz-Delgado
  • Benvindo Rodrigues Pereira
  • Wandry Rodrigues Faria
  • Matti Lehtonen
  • José M. Arroyo

Javier's publications have been disseminated in a variety of venues, particularly:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energies
  • Applied Energy
  • Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks

Javier Contreras was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2015 for contributions to modeling and forecasting of electricity markets.

Best Publications

  • ARIMA models to predict next-day electricity prices

    Javier Contreras;Rosario Espinola;F. J. Nogales;Antonio J. Conejo

  • Forecasting next-day electricity prices by time series models

    F. J. Nogales;J. Contreras;A. J. Conejo;R. Espinola

  • A GARCH forecasting model to predict day-ahead electricity prices

    R.C. Garcia;J. Contreras;M. van Akkeren;J.B.C. Garcia

  • Forecasting electricity prices for a day-ahead pool-based electric energy market

    Antonio J. Conejo;Javier Contreras;Rosa Espínola;Miguel A. Plazas

  • Optimization of control strategies for stand-alone renewable energy systems with hydrogen storage

    Rodolfo Dufo-López;José L. Bernal-Agustín;Javier Contreras

  • Self-scheduling of a hydro producer in a pool-based electricity market

    Antonio J. Conejo;Jose M. Arroyo;J. Contreras;Francisco A. Villamor

  • Numerical solutions to Nash-Cournot equilibria in coupled constraint electricity markets

    J. Contreras;M. Klusch;J.B. Krawczyk

  • A three-level static MILP model for generation and transmission expansion planning

    David Pozo;Enzo Sauma;Javier Contreras

  • Transmission Expansion Planning in Electricity Markets

    S. de la Torre;A.J. Conejo;J. Contreras

  • Unit commitment with ideal and generic energy storage units

    David Pozo;Javier Contreras;Enzo Sauma

  • Joint expansion planning of distributed generation and distribution networks

    Gregorio Munoz-Delgado;Javier Contreras;Jose M. Arroyo

  • Energy storage systems supporting increased penetration of renewables in islanded systems

    E.M.G. Rodrigues;E.M.G. Rodrigues;R. Godina;S.F. Santos;A.W. Bizuayehu

  • A kernel-oriented algorithm for transmission expansion planning

    J. Contreras;F.F. Wu

  • Joint Distribution Network and Renewable Energy Expansion Planning Considering Demand Response and Energy Storage—Part I: Stochastic Programming Model

    Miguel Asensio;Pilar Meneses de Quevedo;Gregorio Munoz-Delgado;Javier Contreras

  • Price maker self-scheduling in a pool-based electricity market: a mixed-integer LP approach

    S. De la Torre;J. M. Arroyo;A. J. Conejo;J. Contreras

  • Optimal distributed generation and reactive power allocation in electrical distribution systems

    Benvindo Pereira;Geraldo Roberto Martins da Costa;Javier Contreras;Jose Roberto Sanches Mantovani

  • Impact of Electric Vehicles on the Expansion Planning of Distribution Systems Considering Renewable Energy, Storage, and Charging Stations

    Pilar Meneses de Quevedo;Gregorio Munoz-Delgado;Javier Contreras

  • Coalition formation in transmission expansion planning

    J. Contreras;F.F. Wu

  • Distribution System Planning With Reliability

    R. C. Lotero;J. Contreras

  • Multistage generation and network expansion planning in distribution systems considering uncertainty and reliability

    Gregorio Munoz-Delgado;Javier Contreras;Jose M. Arroyo

  • A Chance-Constrained Unit Commitment With an $n-K$ Security Criterion and Significant Wind Generation

    David Pozo;Javier Contreras

Frequent Co-Authors

Joao P. S. Catalao
Joao P. S. Catalao University of Porto
Antonio J. Conejo
Antonio J. Conejo The Ohio State University
Jose M. Arroyo
Jose M. Arroyo University of Castilla-La Mancha
Jose Roberto Sanches Mantovani
Jose Roberto Sanches Mantovani Sao Paulo State University
Anastasios G. Bakirtzis
Anastasios G. Bakirtzis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
José L. Bernal-Agustín
José L. Bernal-Agustín University of Zaragoza
Matti Lehtonen
Matti Lehtonen Aalto University
George Gross
George Gross University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Felix F. Wu
Felix F. Wu University of Hong Kong

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