Refereed Journal Publications:
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- Akhtar, “Reduction in Energy Storage Requirements for DC/AC Microgrids by Using Power Electronic Compensators,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, (Manuscript under-review, 2021).
- Akhtar, M. Opatovsky, B. Chaudhuri, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Comparison of Point-of-Load vs. Mid Feeder Compensation in LV Distribution Networks with High Penetration of Solar Photovoltaic Generation and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations,” IET Smart Grid, vol. 2, issue 2, pp. 283-292, 2019. DOI: 10.1049/iet-stg.2018.0193
- Akhtar, B. Chaudhuri, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Smart Loads for Voltage Control in Distribution Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 8, issue 2, pp. 937-946, 2017. DOI:10.1109/TSG.2015.2486139
- Akhtar, and M. A. Saqib, “Microgrids Formed by Renewable Energy Integration into Power Grids Pose Electrical Protection Challenges,” Renewable Energy, vol. 99, pp. 148-157, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.06.053
- Akhtar, B. Chaudhuri, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Primary Frequency Control Contribution from Smart Loads Using Reactive Compensation,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 6, issue 5, pp. 2356-2365, 2015. DOI:10.1109/TSG.2015.2402637
- Luo, Z. Akhtar, C. K. Lee, B. Chaudhuri, S. C. Tan, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Distributed Voltage Control with Electric Springs: Comparison with STATCOM,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 6, issue 1, pp. 209-219, 2015. DOI:10.1109/TSG.2014.2345072
Conference Publications:
- Akhtar, S. Alavi, and K. Mehran, “Voltage Control in LV Networks Using Electric Springs with Coordination,” in 31st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), Québec City, Canada, 13-16 May 2018. DOI:10.1109/CCECE.2018.8447586
- Akhtar, B. Chaudhuri, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Smart Loads for Voltage Control in Distribution Networks,” in 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Boston MA, USA, 17-20 July 2016. DOI:10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741958
- Xiao, Z. Akhtar, L. Chi Kwan, B. Chaudhuri, T. Siew-Chong, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Distributed Voltage Control with Electric Springs: Comparison with STATCOM,” in 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Boston MA, USA, 17-20 July 2016. DOI:10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741963
- Chakravorty, Z. Akhtar, B. Chaudhuri, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Comparison of Primary Frequency Control Using Two Smart Load Types,” in 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Boston MA, USA, 17-20 July 2016. DOI:10.1109/PESGM.2016.7742050
- Akhtar, B. Chaudhuri, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Poster: Smart Loads for Voltage Control in Distribution Networks,” in 2015 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Denver CO, USA, 26-30 July 2015. Web-Link
- Akhtar, B. Chaudhuri, and S. Y. R. Hui, “Poster: Distributed Voltage and Frequency Control Using Electric Springs,” in 2014 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), National Harbor MD, USA, 27-31 July 2014. Web-Link