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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - IEEE Fellow For developments in analysis, monitoring and control methods for electric power distribution systems

Overview

Mesut Baran is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. Additional subfields include Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Software, and Energy Engineering and Power Technology.

Their main research topics cover Microgrid Control and Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management, Optimal Power Flow Distribution, Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Power System Optimization and Stability, and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization.

Frequent coauthors of Mesut Baran include Valliappan Muthukaruppan, Ning Lü, Ashwin Shirsat, Rongxing Hu, and Keith DSouza.

Mesut Baran has published extensively in a variety of venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)

Recent publications emphasize power systems and microgrid control, including:

  • "A critical evaluation of grid stability and codes, energy storage and smart loads in power systems with wind generation" (2020) published in Energy
  • "A Secure and Adaptive Hierarchical Multi-Timescale Framework for Resilient Load Restoration Using a Community Microgrid" (2023) published in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
  • "Robust Controller for Community Microgrids for Stability Improvement in Islanded Mode" (2022) published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • "A new method for Volt-Var optimization with conservation voltage reduction on distribution systems" (2020) published in Electrical Engineering
  • "A Novel Data Segmentation Method for Data-driven Phase Identification" (2022) published in 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)

Among professional distinctions, Mesut Baran was named an IEEE Fellow in 2011 for developments in analysis, monitoring, and control methods for electric power distribution systems.

Best Publications

  • Network reconfiguration in distribution systems for loss reduction and load balancing

    Mesut E. Baran;Felix F. Wu

  • Optimal capacitor placement on radial distribution systems

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  • Optimal sizing of capacitors placed on a radial distribution system

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  • DC distribution for industrial systems: opportunities and challenges

    M.E. Baran;N.R. Mahajan

  • Rule-Based Control of Battery Energy Storage for Dispatching Intermittent Renewable Sources

    Sercan Teleke;Mesut E Baran;Subhashish Bhattacharya;Alex Q Huang

  • Control Strategies for Battery Energy Storage for Wind Farm Dispatching

    S. Teleke;M.E. Baran;A.Q. Huang;S. Bhattacharya

  • State estimation for real-time monitoring of distribution systems

    M.E. Baran;A.W. Kelley

  • STATCOM Impact Study on the Integration of a Large Wind Farm into a Weak Loop Power System

    Chong Han;A.Q. Huang;M.E. Baran;S. Bhattacharya

  • A branch-current-based state estimation method for distribution systems

    M.E. Baran;A.W. Kelley

  • A Multiagent-Based Dispatching Scheme for Distributed Generators for Voltage Support on Distribution Feeders

    M.E. Baran;I.M. El-Markabi

  • Overcurrent Protection on Voltage-Source-Converter-Based Multiterminal DC Distribution Systems

    M.E. Baran;N.R. Mahajan

  • Optimal Control of Battery Energy Storage for Wind Farm Dispatching

    Sercan Teleke;Mesut E Baran;Subhashish Bhattacharya;Alex Q Huang

  • Fault analysis on distribution feeders with distributed generators

    M.E. Baran;I. El-Markaby

  • On Integration of Solid-State Transformer With Zonal DC Microgrid

    Xu She;A. Q. Huang;S. Lukic;M. E. Baran

  • Accommodating High PV Penetration on Distribution Feeders

    M. E. Baran;H. Hooshyar;Zhan Shen;A. Huang

  • Power system state estimation

    Mesut E. Baran;Ali Abur

  • Modeling and forecasting hourly electric load by multiple linear regression with interactions

    Tao Hong;Min Gui;Mesut E. Baran;H. Lee Willis

  • Fault Analysis on Distribution Feeders With High Penetration of PV Systems

    Hossein Hooshyar;Mesut E. Baran

  • On the existence and uniqueness of load flow solution for radial distribution power networks

    H.-D. Chiang;M.E. Baran

  • An average model of solid state transformer for dynamic system simulation

    Tiefu Zhao;Jie Zeng;Subhashish Bhattacharya;Mesut E. Baran

  • Volt/VAr control at distribution substations

    M.E. Baran;Ming-Yung Hsu

  • Distribution system state estimation using AMI data

    Mesut Baran;T. E. McDermott

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Q. Huang
Alex Q. Huang The University of Texas at Austin
Subhashish Bhattacharya
Subhashish Bhattacharya North Carolina State University
Srdjan Lukic
Srdjan Lukic North Carolina State University
Jinsang Kim
Jinsang Kim University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mariesa L. Crow
Mariesa L. Crow Missouri University of Science and Technology
Farrokh Aminifar
Farrokh Aminifar University of Tehran
Ali Abur
Ali Abur Northeastern University

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