Overview
Background
Dr Ruifeng Yan (FIEAust, CPEng, NER, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), RPEQ) received the B. Eng. (Hons.) degree in Automation from University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China, in 2004, the M. Eng degree in Electrical Engineering from the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, in 2007 and PhD in Power and Energy Systems from the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2012. He was an ARC DECRA Fellow in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the University of Queensland. His expertise includes renewable energy integration to power grids, big data mining in power systems, and network strength and stability analysis. He collaborates with power industries on a range of projects, including AEMO, Powerlink Queensland, Energy Queensland, EPEC Group, Siemens, Iberdorla Australia, Noja Power and Transgrid. He has published over 90 journal and conference papers, which have been cited by a number of top power utilities, national labs and academic institutes. He is currently served as an Associate Editor of the renowned IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, and an international Q1 journal – CSEE JPES. He also serves as a committee member in Engineers Australia Queensland Electrical Branch and CIGRE C4 Panel.
Availability
- Associate Professor Richard Yan is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Power System Analysis, Renewable Energy Integration, Power System Dynamics and Control
Research impacts
International and national recognition: My high quality journal papers have attracted considerable citations from a number of distinguished organizations around the world, including top universities, well-known centres/laboratories and industry leaders.
- Top universities around the world: Technical University of Denmark, University of Manchester, University of New South Wales, University of Tokyo, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Indian Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, University of Auckland, Seoul National University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University.
- World-renowned centres and laboratories in my field: United States Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Chinese Academy of Science.
- Industry leaders in the power and energy sector: Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), State Grid Corporation of China, NEC Corporation, Origin, Electricity Reliability Council Texas
Works
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Featured
2015
Journal Article
The combined effects of high penetration of wind and PV on power system frequency response
Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Modi, Nilesh, Masood, Nahid-Al and Mosadeghy, Mehdi (2015). The combined effects of high penetration of wind and PV on power system frequency response. Applied Energy, 145, 320-330. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.02.044
Featured
2014
Journal Article
Impacts of residential photovoltaic power fluctuation on on-load tap changer operation and a solution using DSTATCOM
Yan, Ruifeng, Marais, Brandon and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2014). Impacts of residential photovoltaic power fluctuation on on-load tap changer operation and a solution using DSTATCOM. Electric Power Systems Research, 111, 185-193. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2014.02.020
Featured
2013
Journal Article
Analysis of yearlong performance of differently tilted photovoltaic systems in Brisbane, Australia
Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Meredith, Paul and Goodwin, Shane (2013). Analysis of yearlong performance of differently tilted photovoltaic systems in Brisbane, Australia. Energy Conversion and Management, 74, 102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.05.007
Featured
2013
Journal Article
Investigation of voltage imbalance due to distribution network unbalanced line configurations and load levels
Yan, Ruifeng and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2013). Investigation of voltage imbalance due to distribution network unbalanced line configurations and load levels. IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, 28 (2), 1829-1838. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2012.2225849
Featured
2012
Journal Article
Investigation of voltage stability for residential customers due to high photovoltaic penetrations
Yan, Ruifeng and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2012). Investigation of voltage stability for residential customers due to high photovoltaic penetrations. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 27 (2) 6144040, 651-662. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2180741
Featured
2012
Journal Article
Voltage variation sensitivity analysis for unbalanced distribution networks due to photovoltaic power fluctuations
Yan, Ruifeng and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2012). Voltage variation sensitivity analysis for unbalanced distribution networks due to photovoltaic power fluctuations. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 27 (2) 6134699, 1078-1089. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2179567
Featured
2012
Other Outputs
Impact of Photovoltaic Integration on Voltage Variation of Electricity Distribution Network
Ruifeng Yan (2012). Impact of Photovoltaic Integration on Voltage Variation of Electricity Distribution Network. PhD Thesis, School of Information Technol and Elec Engineering, The University of Queensland.
2024
Journal Article
SiO<sub>2</sub>nanoparticle attenuates phytotoxicity of graphene quantum dots in <i>Zea mays</i> (L.) plants
Yan, Ruifeng, Zhang, Yanfeng, Tian, Hongyan, Hao, Yuan and Sun, Haifeng (2024). SiO2nanoparticle attenuates phytotoxicity of graphene quantum dots in Zea mays (L.) plants. Land Degradation & Development, 35 (12), 3745-3755. doi: 10.1002/ldr.5164
2024
Journal Article
Developmental toxicity of fine particulate matter: multifaceted exploration from epidemiological and laboratory perspectives
Yan, Ruifeng, Ma, Danni, Liu, Yutong, Wang, Rui, Fan, Lifan, Yan, Qiqi, Chen, Chen, Wang, Wenhao, Ren, Zhihua, Ku, Tingting, Ning, Xia and Sang, Nan (2024). Developmental toxicity of fine particulate matter: multifaceted exploration from epidemiological and laboratory perspectives. Toxics, 12 (4) 274. doi: 10.3390/toxics12040274
2024
Journal Article
Time-varying operating regions of end-users and feeders in low-voltage distribution networks
Lankeshwara, Gayan, Sharma, Rahul, Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan K. and Milanović, Jovica V. (2024). Time-varying operating regions of end-users and feeders in low-voltage distribution networks. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 39 (2), 4600-4611. doi: 10.1109/tpwrs.2023.3302421
2024
Journal Article
Condition monitoring of distribution power network assets using PMU measurements
Bai, Feifei, Cui, Yi, Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Pan, Zicheng, Zhang, Ge, Zillmann, Matthew and Dart, David (2024). Condition monitoring of distribution power network assets using PMU measurements. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 60 (3), 1-12. doi: 10.1109/tia.2024.3360958
2023
Journal Article
Softly collaborated voltage control in PV rich distribution systems with heterogeneous devices
Wang, Licheng, Wang, Tao, Huang, Gang, Wang, Kai, Yan, Ruifeng and Zhang, Youbing (2023). Softly collaborated voltage control in PV rich distribution systems with heterogeneous devices. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 39 (4), 5991-6003. doi: 10.1109/tpwrs.2023.3347389
2023
Journal Article
Invisible hand behind female reproductive disorders: bisphenols, recent evidence and future perspectives
Wu, Xiaoyun, Tian, Yuchai, Zhu, Huizhen, Xu, Pengchong, Zhang, Jiyue, Hu, Yangcheng, Ji, Xiaotong, Yan, Ruifeng, Yue, Huifeng and Sang, Nan (2023). Invisible hand behind female reproductive disorders: bisphenols, recent evidence and future perspectives. Toxics, 11 (12) 1000. doi: 10.3390/toxics11121000
2023
Journal Article
Frequency of metastases within the hypothalamic-pituitary area and the associated high-risk factors in patients with brain metastases
Xie, Peng, Hu, Huiling, Cao, Xiong, Lan, Ning, Zhang, Huanyu, Yan, Ruifeng, Yue, Peng, Hu, Wenteng and Qiao, Hui (2023). Frequency of metastases within the hypothalamic-pituitary area and the associated high-risk factors in patients with brain metastases. Frontiers in Neurology, 14 1285662. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1285662
2023
Journal Article
Waveform abnormality detection method for distribution system equipment condition monitoring
Luo, Junya, Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan and Sharma, Rahul (2023). Waveform abnormality detection method for distribution system equipment condition monitoring. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 152 109267, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109267
2023
Journal Article
Impact of battery ramp rate limit on virtual synchronous machine stability during frequency events
Areed, Emad Fuad, Yan, Ruifeng and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2023). Impact of battery ramp rate limit on virtual synchronous machine stability during frequency events. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 15 (1), 567-580. doi: 10.1109/tste.2023.3310163
2023
Journal Article
Pollution abatement reducing the river N2O emissions although it is partially offset by a warming climate: Insights from an urbanized watershed study
Yan, Ruifeng, Wang, Fenfang, Wang, Yao and Chen, Nengwang (2023). Pollution abatement reducing the river N2O emissions although it is partially offset by a warming climate: Insights from an urbanized watershed study. Water Research, 236 119934, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119934
2023
Conference Publication
Challenges of renewable energy integration to weak grids
Shahnazian, Fatemeh, Das, Kaushik, Yan, Ruifeng and Sørensen, Poul (2023). Challenges of renewable energy integration to weak grids. 22nd Wind and Solar Integration Workshop (WIW 2023), Copenhagen, Denmark, 26-28 September 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institution of Engineering and Technology. doi: 10.1049/icp.2023.2783
2023
Journal Article
Cost-effective synchrophasor data source authentication based on multiscale adaptive coupling correlation detrended analysis
Bai, Feifei, Cui, Yi, Yan, Ruifeng, Yin, Hongzhi, Chen, Tong, Dart, David and Yaghoobi, Jalil (2023). Cost-effective synchrophasor data source authentication based on multiscale adaptive coupling correlation detrended analysis. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 144 108606, 108606. doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108606
2022
Journal Article
Topology detection in power distribution networks: a PMU based deep learning approach
Amoateng, David Ofosu, Yan, Ruifeng, Mosadeghy, Mehdi and Saha, Tapan K. (2022). Topology detection in power distribution networks: a PMU based deep learning approach. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 37 (4), 2771-2782. doi: 10.1109/tpwrs.2021.3128428
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Role of Synchronous condensers and HVDC link interconnections for renewable dominated power systems stability
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Feifei Bai
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Doctor Philosophy
Identification of power oscillations from variable renewable energy-based generators
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Feifei Bai
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Doctor Philosophy
Role of Synchronous condensers and HVDC link interconnections for renewable dominated power systems stability
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Feifei Bai
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Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of power system stability with both grid-following and grid forming renewable energy sources
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yi Cui
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Doctor Philosophy
Adaptive inverter control system development for power grids with high renewable energy penetration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai
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Doctor Philosophy
Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) Applications in Distribution Power Networks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai
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Doctor Philosophy
Empowering Grid-Forming Battery for Future Power System Stability
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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Doctor Philosophy
Control mechanisms of small-scale vertical axis wind turbines and their optimizations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yuanshen Lu
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Doctor Philosophy
Electrical Control of Hybrid Power Plants Connected to Weak Grids
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Generic Condition Monitoring on Distribution Systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Associate Professor Rahul Sharma
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Impact of Battery Ramp Rate Limit on Virtual Synchronous Machine Stability during Frequency Events
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Impacts of Large-Scale PV Integration on Power Distribution Systems and Investigation of Possible Solutions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Security Assessment due to Increased Wind Generation in a Complex Power Grid
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2016
Master Philosophy
Design of a Smart Management System for Future Distribution Networks with High Photovoltaic Penetration
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Reliability Impacts of Increased Wind Generation in the Australian National Electricity Grid
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Network-aware Demand Response in the Presence of Uncertainties
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Associate Professor Rahul Sharma
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Improving Situational Awareness in Distribution Networks Using Synchrophasors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Renewable integration into isolated micro-grids: modelling, planning and control design
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
System Strength and Inertia Requirements of Renewable Dominated Power Systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Voltage Control in Power Distribution Grids Equipped with Large-Scale Renewable Energy Sources
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha
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