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Rachid Cherkaoui is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, specializing in engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, and related fields. Their research portfolio covers a wide range of topics primarily within smart grid energy management, microgrid control and optimization, and optimal power flow distribution.

The main topics of their work include:

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

They have published extensively in engineering fields, with particular contributions to electrical and electronic engineering and control systems. The subfields of study they are involved in emphasize practical and theoretical aspects of power systems and energy management infrastructure.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Electric Power Systems Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks
  • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Several notable papers by Rachid Cherkaoui illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

  • "Performance assessment of grid-forming and grid-following converter-interfaced battery energy storage systems on frequency regulation in low-inertia power grids," 2021, Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks
  • "A Multi-Step Reconfiguration Model for Active Distribution Network Restoration Integrating DG Start-Up Sequences," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
  • "Coordinating Distributed Energy Resources and Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage System for Power Flexibility Provision Under Uncertainty," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
  • "Distributionally Robust Chance Constrained Optimization for Providing Flexibility in an Active Distribution Network," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • "PMU-based linear state estimation of Lausanne subtransmission network: Experimental validation," 2020, Electric Power Systems Research

Their research collaborations are reflected in frequent co-authorship with other experts, including:

  • Mario Paolone
  • Francesco Gerini
  • Elena Vagnoni
  • Mokhtar Bozorg
  • Antonio Zecchino

Rachid Cherkaoui's work continues to contribute to better understanding and controlling power systems, including challenges in grid flexibility, battery energy storage, and distribution network management. The focus on both theoretical modeling and practical validation is consistent throughout their publications and collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Optimal Location of Multi-Type FACTS Devices in a Power System by Means of Genetic Algorithms

    S. Gerbex;R. Cherkaoui;A.J. Germond

  • Optimizing a Battery Energy Storage System for Frequency Control Application in an Isolated Power System

    P. Mercier;R. Cherkaoui;A. Oudalov

  • Sizing and Optimal Operation of Battery Energy Storage System for Peak Shaving Application

    A. Oudalov;R. Cherkaoui;A. Beguin

  • Optimal Allocation of Dispersed Energy Storage Systems in Active Distribution Networks for Energy Balance and Grid Support

    Mostafa Nick;Rachid Cherkaoui;Mario Paolone

  • Fault detection and faulted line identification in active distribution networks using synchrophasors-based real-time state estimation

    Marco Pignati;Lorenzo Zanni;Paolo Romano;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Fault Detection and Faulted Line Identification in Active Distribution Networks Using Synchrophasors-based Real-Time State Estimation

    Marco Pignati;Lorenzo Zanni;Paolo Romano;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Optimal Planning of Distributed Energy Storage Systems in Active Distribution Networks Embedding Grid Reconfiguration

    Mostafa Nick;Rachid Cherkaoui;Mario Paolone

  • Multi-area unit scheduling and reserve allocation under wind power uncertainty

    Ali Ahmadi-Khatir;Antonio Conejo;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Optimal location of FACTS devices to enhance power system security

    S. Gerbex;R. Cherkaoui;A.J. Germond

  • Multi-Area Unit Scheduling and Reserve Allocation Under Wind Power Uncertainty

    Ali Ahmadi-Khatir;Antonio J. Conejo;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Identification of control and management strategies for LV unbalanced microgrids with plugged-in electric vehicles

    J.A. Peças Lopes;Silvan A. Polenz;C.L. Moreira;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Real-time state estimation of the EPFL-campus medium-voltage grid by using PMUs

    Marco Pignati;Miroslav Popovic;Sergio Barreto;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Control of Battery Storage Systems for the Simultaneous Provision of Multiple Services

    Emil Namor;Fabrizio Sossan;Rachid Cherkaoui;Mario Paolone

  • Optimal siting and sizing of distributed energy storage systems via alternating direction method of multipliers

    Mostafa Nick;Rachid Cherkaoui;Mario Paolone

  • Multi-Area Energy and Reserve Dispatch Under Wind Uncertainty and Equipment Failures

    Ali Ahmadi-Khatir;Antonio J. Conejo;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Achieving the dispatchability of distribution feeders through prosumers data driven forecasting and model predictive control of electrochemical storage

    Fabrizio Sossan;Emil Namor;Rachid Cherkaoui;Mario Paolone

  • Achieving the Dispatchability of Distribution Feeders Through Prosumers Data Driven Forecasting and Model Predictive Control of Electrochemical Storage

    Fabrizio Sossan;Emil Namor;Rachid Cherkaoui;Mario Paolone

  • A comparison of Nash equilibria analysis and agent-based modelling for power markets

    Thilo Krause;Elena Vdovina Beck;Rachid Cherkaoui;Alain Germond

  • An Exact Convex Formulation of the Optimal Power Flow in Radial Distribution Networks Including Transverse Components

    Mostafa Nick;Rachid Cherkaoui;Jean-Yves Le Boudec;Mario Paolone

  • Security Constrained Unit Commitment With Dynamic Thermal Line Rating

    Mostafa Nick;Omid Alizadeh-Mousavi;Rachid Cherkaoui;Mario Paolone

  • State estimation of Active Distribution Networks: Comparison between WLS and iterated kalman-filter algorithm integrating PMUs

    S. Sarri;M. Paolone;R. Cherkaoui;A. Borghetti

  • Improvement of Dynamic Modeling of Supercapacitor by Residual Charge Effect Estimation

    Dimitri Torregrossa;Maryam Bahramipanah;Emil Namor;Rachid Cherkaoui

  • Performance assessment of grid-forming and grid-following converter-interfaced battery energy storage systems on frequency regulation in low-inertia power grids

    Yihui Zuo;Zhao Yuan;Fabrizio Sossan;Antonio Zecchino

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Paolone
Mario Paolone École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Antonio J. Conejo
Antonio J. Conejo The Ohio State University
Farhad Rachidi
Farhad Rachidi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Marcos Rubinstein
Marcos Rubinstein École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Damien Ernst
Damien Ernst University of Liège
João Peças Lopes
João Peças Lopes University of Porto
Jean-Yves Le Boudec
Jean-Yves Le Boudec École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Christian Enz
Christian Enz École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jianhui Wang
Jianhui Wang Southern Methodist University

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