Associate Professor Richard Yan
Associate Professor

Richard Yan

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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

Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics) Electrical engineering Engineering

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • 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

Search Professor Richard Yan’s works on UQ eSpace

98 works between 2007 and 2024
All (98) Journal Article (53) Conference Publication (44) Other Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 98 works

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

The combined effects of high penetration of wind and PV on power system frequency response

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

Impacts of residential photovoltaic power fluctuation on on-load tap changer operation and a solution using DSTATCOM

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

Analysis of yearlong performance of differently tilted photovoltaic systems in Brisbane, Australia

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

Investigation of voltage imbalance due to distribution network unbalanced line configurations and load levels

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

Voltage variation sensitivity analysis for unbalanced distribution networks due to photovoltaic power fluctuations

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

Investigation of voltage stability for residential customers due to high photovoltaic penetrations

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.

Impact of Photovoltaic Integration on Voltage Variation of Electricity Distribution Network

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

SiO<sub>2</sub>nanoparticle attenuates phytotoxicity of graphene quantum dots in <i>Zea mays</i> (L.) plants

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

Time-varying operating regions of end-users and feeders in low-voltage distribution networks

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

Condition monitoring of distribution power network assets using PMU measurements

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

Softly collaborated voltage control in PV rich distribution systems with heterogeneous devices

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

Frequency of metastases within the hypothalamic-pituitary area and the associated high-risk factors in patients with brain metastases

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

Waveform abnormality detection method for distribution system equipment condition monitoring

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

Impact of battery ramp rate limit on virtual synchronous machine stability during frequency events

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

Cost-effective synchrophasor data source authentication based on multiscale adaptive coupling correlation detrended analysis

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

Challenges of renewable energy integration to weak grids

2022

Journal Article

A hierarchical control scheme for residential air-conditioning loads to provide real-time market services under uncertainties

Lankeshwara, Gayan, Sharma, Rahul, Yan, Richard and Saha,Tapan (2022). A hierarchical control scheme for residential air-conditioning loads to provide real-time market services under uncertainties. Energy, 250 123796, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123796

A hierarchical control scheme for residential air-conditioning loads to provide real-time market services under uncertainties

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

Topology detection in power distribution networks: a PMU based deep learning approach

2022

Journal Article

Realizing multifractality of smart meter data for household characteristic prediction

Cui, Yi, Yan, Ruifeng, Sharma, Rahul, Saha, Tapan and Horrocks, Neil (2022). Realizing multifractality of smart meter data for household characteristic prediction. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 139 108003, 108003. doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108003

Realizing multifractality of smart meter data for household characteristic prediction

2022

Journal Article

Forecasting the occurrence of extreme electricity prices using a multivariate logistic regression model

Liu, Luyao, Bai, Feifei, Su, Chenyu, Ma, Cuiping, Yan, Ruifeng, Li, Hailong, Sun, Qie and Wennersten, Ronald (2022). Forecasting the occurrence of extreme electricity prices using a multivariate logistic regression model. Energy, 247 123417, 123417. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123417

Forecasting the occurrence of extreme electricity prices using a multivariate logistic regression model

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Accelerating Australia's Power System Transformation (administered by CSIRO)
    CSIRO
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Investigation of loop delays for solar farm controllers via hardware-in-the-loop testing
    EPEC Group Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Solar Photovoltaics forecasting for efficient power management
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    2021/ARP018 - University of Queensland, Platform for Solar Farm Pre-commissioning
    Australian Renewable Energy Agency
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Enabling high photovoltaic penetration in power distribution networks
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Photovoltaic power variability and its impacts on power distribution networks
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Richard Yan is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Analysis of power system stability with both grid-following and grid forming renewable energy sources

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yi Cui

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identification of power oscillations from variable renewable energy-based generators

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Feifei Bai

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) Applications in Distribution Power Networks

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Energy Storage for first frequency response to maintain power systems stability

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Control mechanisms of small-scale vertical axis wind turbines and their optimizations

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yuanshen Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Electrical Control of Hybrid Power Plants Connected to Weak Grids

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Adaptive inverter control system development for power grids with high renewable energy penetration

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai

Completed supervision

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