Paudyal, Sumit
- Eminent Scholar, Electrical and Computer Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing

Overview
overview
- Power System Computational Laboratory at Florida International University (FIU) is led by Dr. Sumit Paudyal. He is currently Eminent Scholar Chaired Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at FIU. Dr. Paudyal was a faculty member (Assistant Professor 2012-2018, and Associate Professor 2018-2019) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University before joining FIU in 2019. Dr. Paudyal obtained PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2012; MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada in 2008; and B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, in 2003. Dr. Paudyal received NSF CAREER Award in 2018 and Best Professor of the Year Award in 2018 by the Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Student Society at Michigan Tech. He was the Finalist of Michigan Tech Teaching Excellence Award in 2014 and was inducted to Michigan Tech’s Academy of Teaching Excellence in 2014. Dr. Paudyal is currently serving as Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.
research interests
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Active Power Distribution Systems
Optimization
Power System Modeling
Power System Dynamics and Control
Power System Protection
Smart Grids
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2021Nodal Sensitivity-Based Smart Inverter Control for Voltage Regulation in Distribution FeederFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3070416 Web of Science: 000665012400031
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2020Online Detection of Power Swing Using Approximate Stability Boundaries. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY. 35:1220-1229.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2019.2941522 Web of Science: 000537949900015
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2018Bilevel optimization framework for smart building-to-grid systemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/TSG.2016.2557334
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2017Harmonic distortion minimization in power grids withwind and electric vehiclesFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/en10070932
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2017Multi-time scale control of demand flexibility in smart distribution networksFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/en10010037
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2016Coordinated control of distribution grid and electric vehicle loadsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2016.05.031
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2015Optimal operation of industrial energy hubs in smart gridsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/TSG.2014.2373271
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2011Optimal operation of distribution feeders in smart gridsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2112314
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2009Out-of-step detection using energy equilibrium criterion in time domainFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15325000902762208
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Book Chapter
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2018Asynchronous Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources with Packetized Energy Management. 333-361.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7822-9_14
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Conference
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2021Optimal Droop Settings of Smart Inverters. 2584-2589.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518650 Web of Science: 000701690400589
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2021Phasor and Simplified Average Models of Two-Stage Single-Phase PV System. 2569-2574.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518693 Web of Science: 000701690400586
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2021Distribution Grid Optimal Power Flow Integrating Volt-Var Droop of Smart Inverters. 54-61.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/GreenTech48523.2021.00020 Web of Science: 000709715900010
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2021Optimal Volt-VAR and Volt-Watt Droop Settings of Smart Inverters. 89-96.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/GreenTech48523.2021.00025 Web of Science: 000709715900015
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2021A Two-Stage Combined UC-OPF Model Using Mixed Integer and Semi-Definite ProgrammingFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISGT49243.2021.9372168 Web of Science: 000662927400017
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2021Accuracy of Phase-Decoupled and Phase-Coupled Distribution Grid Power Flow ModelsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISGT49243.2021.9372193 Web of Science: 000662927400042
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2021False Relay Operation Attacks in Power Systems with High RenewablesFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9637969
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2019Open-source poly-phase distribution system power flow analysis tool (DxFlow). 499-504.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/EIT.2019.8833655
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2018A Methodology to Implement and Investigate Performance of Sampled Values for Wide-Area Protection. 84-90.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICSGSC.2018.8541290
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2018Semi-Centralized Control of Distributed Generation in Smart GridsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2018.8542061
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2018Hardware Implementation of R-Goose for Wide-Area Protection and CoordinationFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/TDC.2018.8440445
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2018Optimum Aggregation and Control of Spatially Distributed Flexible Resources in Smart Grid. 1-1.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/pesgm.2018.8586473
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2018Assessment of harmonic distortion on distribution feeders with electric vehicles and residential PVs. 621-626.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICPES.2017.8387368
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2018Impact of lightning strikes on substation grounding systems. 1-5.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/AUPEC.2017.8282407
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2018Optimal coordinated EV charging with reactive power support in constrained distribution grids. 1-5.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274266
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2017Optimal voltage control in distribution feeders with large penetration of wind. 1-6.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2017.8231936
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2017Applications of optimal industrial load management modeling in smart gridsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/PTC.2017.7981072
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2017Photovoltaic hosting capacity of feeders with reactive power control and tap changers. 1-6.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISGTEurope.2017.8260243
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2017Adequacy assessment of micro-hydro based mini-grid. 147-150.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/SusTech.2016.7897157
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2016Selecting control input type for a building predictive controller integrated in a power grid. 2379-2384.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2016.7525273
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2015Out-of-step detection using Zubov's approximation stability boundariesFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/PESGM.2015.7286595
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2015Bidirectional optimal operation of smart building-to-grid systems. 288-293.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2015.7170750
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2010Optimal size of distributed generation to minimize distribution loss using dynamic programming. 527-532.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2010.5697639
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2010Application of equal area criterion conditions in the time domain for out-of-step protection. 1-1.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/pes.2010.5589303
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Other Scholarly Work
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Preprint
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Review
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2019Big data analytics in smart grids: State-of-theart, challenges, opportunities, and future directions. 141-154.Full Text via DOI: 10.1049/iet-stg.2018.0261
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Research
principal investigator on
- Consortium for Research and Education in Power and Energy Systems (CREPES) for Sustainable STEM Workforce awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2021 - 2024
- CAREER: Operation of Distribution Grids in the Context of High-Penetration Distributed Energy Resources and Flexible Loads awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2023
- Optimal Reconfiguration and Resilient Control Framework for Real-Time Photovoltaic Dispatch to Manage Critical Infrastructure (ReDis-PV) awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2019 - 2022
- Packetized Energy Management: Coordinating Transmission and Distribution (Plus up) awarded by University of Vermont 2019 - 2021
Teaching
teaching overview
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Power System Analysis
Power System Operations and Market
Advanced Power System Protection
Power System Computer Modeling
Power System Optimization
Distribution System Analysis
Contact
full name
- Sumit Paudyal
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7534-6645 (confirmed)
visualizations
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