Hasan Ali of University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Abstract: Renewable energy integration into the distribution grid creates power quality challenges like harmonic distortion, voltage fluctuations, frequency instability, reactive power imbalance, protective relay coordination issues, etc. These issues mainly stem from weather-dependent generation and power electronic converters. For example, due to random variations in wind speed, output power, frequency, and terminal voltage of wind generators fluctuate. As a result, the wind generator's power quality deteriorates. However, consumers expect constant voltage and frequency at their ends. Thus, frequency, grid voltage, and distribution line power should be maintained constant. Key solutions include advanced smart inverters, energy storage systems, and flexible AC transmission equipment. This talk will discuss various means of control, such as energy storage devices, to maintain the power quality of distribution grids.

Biography:

Dr. Mohd. Hasan Ali is a Professor and Interim Chair at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and leads the Electric Power and Energy Systems (EPES) Laboratory of the University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan, in 2004. His main field of interest includes advanced power systems, smart-grid and micro-grid systems, cybersecurity issues and solutions to modern power grids, electric vehicle charging systems and stations, renewable energy systems, energy storage systems, grid resiliency, grid modernization, and workforce development.

Dr. Ali has more than 240 publications, including 4 books, 8 book chapters, 6 patents, 89 top-ranked journal papers, 109 peer-reviewed international conference papers, and 20 national conference papers. According to Google Scholar, as of September 2025, the total citations number of his published research is 7,043, with an h-index of 44 and an i10-index of 122.

He received the University of Memphis Alumni Association Distinguished Research Award in 2025, the First Horizon University Professorship Award in 2025, the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2020, and the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award from the Herff College of Engineering in 2019. He serves as the Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, IEEE Power Engineering Letters, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution (GTD) Journal, MDPI Electronics Journal, and Frontiers in Energy Research. Dr. Ali is a Senior Member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES). Also, he is the Chair of the IEEE Memphis Section PES. 

Address:University of Memphis, , Tennessee, United States