Journal Publications
|
| 36. |
J. Xi, A. Garcia, Y. C. Chen, and R. Khatami, “Multi-agent reinforcement learning for multi-area power exchange,”
Electric Power Systems Research, accepted. (Presented at Power Systems Computation Conference, June 2024.) [pdf] |
| 35. |
R. Khatami, S. Nowak, and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based locational marginal pricing for real-time markets in distribution systems,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, accepted. [pdf] |
| 34. |
B. Chen, R. Khatami, and Y. C. Chen, “Incorporating system frequency dynamics into real-time locational marginal pricing of electricity,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 4638-4649, March 2024. [pdf] |
| 33. |
R. Khatami, B. Chen, and Y. C. Chen, “Underwater radiated noise-constrained optimal voyage scheduling of all-electric ships,”
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 148, pp. 104024, March 2023. [pdf] |
| 32. |
R. Khatami, A. Al-Digs, and Y. C. Chen, “Frequency dynamics-aware real-time marginal pricing of electricity,”
Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 212, pp. 108429, November 2022. (Presented at Power Systems Computation Conference, June 2022.) [pdf] |
| 31. |
S. Nowak, Y. C. Chen, and L. Wang, “Distributed measurement-based optimal DER dispatch with estimated sensitivity models,”
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 2197-2208, May 2022. [pdf] |
| 30. |
R. Nagi, X. Huan, and Y. C.
Chen, “Bayesian inference of parameters in power system dynamic models using trajectory sensitivities,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 1253-1263, March 2022. [pdf] |
| 29. |
S. Dong and Y. C.
Chen, “Analysis of feasible synchronverter pole-placement region to facilitate parameter tuning,”
IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 2782-2793, December 2021. [pdf] |
| 28. |
S. Baros, Y. C.
Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Examining the economic optimality of automatic generation control,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 4611-4620, September 2021. [pdf] |
| 27. |
S. Bahrami, Y. C.
Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “Deep reinforcement learning for demand response in distribution networks,”
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1496-1506, March 2021. [pdf] |
| 26. |
S. Nowak, Y. C.
Chen, and L. Wang, “Measurement-based optimal DER dispatch with a
recursively estimated sensitivity model,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 4792-4802, November 2020. [pdf] |
| 25. |
S. V. Dhople, Y. C.
Chen, A. Al-Digs, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Reexamining the
distributed slack bus,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 4870-4879, November 2020. [pdf] |
| 24. |
A. Al-Digs and Y. C.
Chen, “Power system loss divider,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 3286-3289, July
2020. [pdf] |
| 23. |
S. Dong, J. Jiang,
and Y. C.
Chen, “Analysis of synchronverter self-synchronization dynamics to
facilitate parameter tuning,”
IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 11-23,
March 2020. [pdf] |
| 22. |
Y. C. Chen and S. V.
Dhople, “Tracing power with circuit theory,”
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 138-147, January
2020. [pdf] |
| 21. |
A. Al-Digs, S. V.
Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Dynamic distribution factors,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 4974-4983,
November 2019. [pdf] |
| 20. |
A. Al-Digs, S. V.
Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based sparsity-promoting optimal
control of line flows,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 5628-5638,
September 2018. [pdf] |
| 19. |
S.
S. Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople,
“Optimizing DER participation in inertial and primary-frequency
response,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 5, pp.
5194-5205, September 2018. IEEE PES Prize Paper Award, TPWRS Best Paper Award. [pdf] |
| 18. |
M.
Rahmatian, Y. C. Chen, W. G. Dunford, and F. Rahmatian, “Incorporating
goodness-of-fit metrics to improve synchrophasor-based fault location,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 1944-1953,
August 2018. [pdf] |
| 17. |
S.
Dong and Y. C. Chen,
"A method to directly compute synchronverter parameters for desired
dynamic response," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 33, no.
2, pp. 814-825, June 2018. [pdf] |
| 16. |
S.
S. Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople,
“Optimizing power-frequency droop characteristics of distributed energy
resources,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 3, pp.
3076-3086, May 2018. [pdf] |
| 15. |
E. Dall’Anese, S. S.
Guggilam, A. Simonetto, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Optimal
regulation of virtual power plants,” IEEE Transactions on Power
Systems, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 1868-1881, March 2018. [pdf] |
| 14. |
Y. C. Chen, S. V.
Dhople, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Generalized injection
shift factors,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 8 no. 5, pp.
2071-2080, September 2017. [pdf] |
| 13. |
S.
Dong and Y. C. Chen,
"Adjusting synchronverter dynamic response speed via damping correction
loop," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 32, no. 2, pp.
608-619, June 2017. TEC Best Paper Award. [pdf] |
| 12. |
M.
Rahmatian, Y. C. Chen, A. Palizban, A. Moshref, and W. G. Dunford,
"Transient stability assessment via decision trees and multivariate
adaptive regression splines," Electric Power Systems Research, vol.
142, pp. 320-328, January 2017. [pdf] |
| 11. |
Y. C. Chen and S. V.
Dhople, "Power divider," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31,
no. 6, pp. 5135-5143, November 2016. [pdf] |
| 10. |
Y. C. Chen, J. Wang,
A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Measurement-based estimation
of the power flow Jacobian,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7,
no. 5, pp. 2507-2515, September 2016. [pdf] |
| 9. |
S.
S. Guggilam, E. Dall'Anese, Y. C. Chen, S. V. Dhople, and G. B.
Giannakis, “Scalable optimization methods for distribution networks
with high PV integration,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no.
4, pp. 2061-2070, July 2016. [pdf] |
| 8. |
Y. C. Chen, T.
Banerjee, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and V. V. Veeravalli, “Quickest line
outage detection and identification,” IEEE Transactions on Power
Systems, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 749-758, January 2016. [pdf] |
| 7. |
Y. C. Chen, A. D.
Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “A sparse
representation approach to online estimation of power system
distribution factors,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no.
4, pp. 1727-1738, July 2015. [pdf] |
| 6. |
Y. C. Chen, A. D.
Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Measurement-based
estimation of linear sensitivity distribution factors and
applications,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 3, pp.
1372-1382, May 2014. [pdf] |
| 5. |
S. V. Dhople, Y. C.
Chen, L. DeVille, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia,
“Analysis of power system dynamics subject to stochastic power
injections,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 60, no.
12, pp. 3341-3353, December 2013. [pdf] |
| 4. |
S. V. Dhople, Y. C.
Chen, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “A
set-theoretic method for parametric uncertainty analysis in Markov
reliability and reward models,” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol.
62, no. 3, pp. 658-669, September 2013. [pdf] |
| 3. |
X. Jiang, Y. C.
Chen, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “A set-theoretic
framework to assess the impact of variable generation on the power
flow,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 855-867,
May 2013. [pdf] |
| 2. |
Y. C. Chen and A. D.
Dominguez-Garcia, “A method to study the effect of
renewable resource variability on power system dynamics,” IEEE
Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 1978-1989, November
2012. [pdf] |
| 1. |
Y. Zhao, C.-H.F.
Fung, B. Qi, C.
Chen, and H.-K. Lo, “Quantum hacking:
experimental
demonstration of time-shift attack against practical quantum key
distribution systems,” Physical Review A, 78: 042333, 2008. [pdf] |
|
| Conference
Publications |
| 46. |
D. Seguin, X. Huan, and Y. C. Chen, “A Bayesian method to infer parameters in power flow models using linear sensitivities,” in Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Seattle, WA, July 2024. [pdf] |
| 45. |
A. Musgrave and Y. C. Chen, “Load coincidence factors for robust optimal power flow in radial distribution networks,” in Proc. of IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2024.
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist. [pdf] |
| 44. |
B. Chen, R. Khatami, and Y. C. Chen, “Frequency dynamics-aware real-time marginal pricing of electricity under uncertainty,” in Proc. of IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, Washington, DC, February 2024.
Best Paper Award Finalist. [pdf] |
| 43. |
A. Musgrave, R. Khatami, and Y. C. Chen, “Enabling peer-to-peer transactions in measurement-based distribution system markets,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Asheville, NC, October 2023. [pdf] |
| 42. |
B. Lamichhane, Y. C. Chen, and R. Khatami, “Distributed continuous-time optimal power flow,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Asheville, NC, October 2023. [pdf] |
| 41. |
S. Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “A neural combinatorial optimization algorithm for unit commitment in AC power systems,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, Singapore, October 2022. [pdf] |
| 40. |
R. Khatami, S. Nowak, and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based locational marginal pricing in active distribution systems,” in Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2022.
"Best-of-the-Best" Conference Paper, Best Conference Papers Session. [pdf] |
| 39. |
R. Khatami, B. Chen, and Y. C. Chen, “Dynamics-aware optimal operation of microgrids in islanded mode,” in Proc. of IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 2022. [pdf] |
| 38. |
B. Chen and Y. C. Chen, “Impact of EV charging load uncertainty as Gaussian mixtures model on system performance,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, College Station, TX, November 2021. [pdf] |
| 37. |
S.
Dong and Y. C. Chen, “Dynamic modelling requirements for tuning of cascaded voltage and current loops in VSMs,” in Proc. of Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, online, October 2021. [pdf] |
| 36. |
S.
Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “Deep reinforcement learning
for direct load control in distribution networks,” in Proc. of IEEE
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, online, August 2020. [pdf] |
| 35. |
P.
Chakraborty, S. V. Dhople, Y. C. Chen, and M. Parvania, “Dynamics-aware
continuous-time economic dispatch and optimal automatic generation
control,” in Proc. of American Control Conference, online, July
2020. [pdf] |
| 34. |
S. Nowak, Y. C.
Chen, and L. Wang, “A measurement-based gradient-descent method to optimally dispatch DER reactive power,” in Proc. of
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, online, June
2020.
Best Student Presentation Award. [pdf] |
| 33. |
R. Khatami, M.
Parvania, Y. C. Chen, S. Guggilam, and S. V. Dhople, "Dynamics-aware
continuous-time economic
dispatch: A solution for optimal frequency regulation,” in Proc. of
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, January
2020. [pdf] |
| 32. |
A. Al-Digs, B. Chen,
S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “A data-driven convex-optimization method
for estimating load changes,” in Proc. of IEEE Global Conference on
Signal and Information Processing, Ottawa, Canada, November 2019. [pdf] |
| 31. |
S. Nowak, L. Wang,
and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based optimal power flow with linear
power-flow constraint for DER dispatch,” in Proc. of North American
Power Symposium, Wichita, KS, October 2019. [pdf] |
| 30. |
A. Kothyari, S.
Tordoff, C. David, R. Nagamune, and Y. C. Chen, “Optimal operation of
sanitary pump stations with energy storage during power outages,” in
Proc. of Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing,
Monticello, IL, September 2019.
Invited. [pdf] |
| 29. |
A.
Al-Digs, V. Purba, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C.
Chen, “Tracking aggregate active- and reactive-power setpoints for a
collection of dispatchable inverters,” in Proc. of IEEE Workshop on
Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, Toronto, Canada, June 2019. [pdf] |
| 28. |
S. Dong and Y. C.
Chen, “Improving active-power transfer capacity of virtual synchronous
generator in weak grid,” in Proc. of IEEE Workshop on
Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, Toronto, Canada, June 2019. [pdf] |
| 27. |
S. Dong and Y. C.
Chen, “Reducing transient output active- and reactive-power coupling in
virtual
synchronous generators,” in Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on
Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, June 2019. [pdf] |
| 26. |
S. Bahrami, Y. C.
Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “An online algorithm for data center demand
response,” in Proc. of Conference on Information Systems &
Sciences, Baltimore, MD, March 2019. Invited. [pdf] |
| 25. |
S. Bahrami, Y. C.
Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “An autonomous demand response algorithm based
on
online convex optimization,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference
on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids,
Aalborg, Denmark, October
2018. [pdf] |
| 24. |
M.
Rahmatian, Y. C.
Chen, W. G. Dunford, and F. Rahmatian, “Assessing confidence level in
synchrophasor-based fault location results using goodness of fit
metrics,” in
Proc. of CIGRE Canada Conference, Calgary, Canada, October 2018. [pdf] |
| 23. |
B. Chen, A. Al-Digs,
and Y. C.
Chen, “A network-cognizant aggregate-frequency reduced-order power
system dynamical model,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium,
Fargo, ND, September
2018. [pdf] |
| 22. |
S. Dong and Y. C.
Chen, “A fast self-synchronizing synchronverter design with easily
tuneable parameters,” in Proc. of
IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Portland, OR, August
2018.
Best Conference Papers Session. [pdf] |
| 21. |
S. S. Guggilam, C.
Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Engineering
inertial and primary-frequency response for distributed energy
resources,” in Proc. of
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Melbourne, Australia, December
2017. [pdf] |
| 20. |
A. Al-Digs, S. V.
Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Time-varying injection shift factors to
predict post-contingency dynamic line flows,” in Proc. of
Allerton Conference on
Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, October
2017. Invited.
[pdf] |
| 19. |
X. Jiang, Y.
C.
Chen, V. V. Veeravalli, and A.
D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Quickest Line Outage Detection and
Identification: Measurement Placement and System Partitioning,” in
Proc. of North
American Power Symposium, Morgantown, WV, September 2017. [pdf] |
| 18. |
M. Rahmatian, Y. C.
Chen, W. G. Dunford, and F. Rahmatian, “Synchrophasor data
qualification measures for reliable fault location,” in Proc. of
PAC World North America Conference, Raleigh, NC, August 2017. [pdf] |
| 17. |
A.
Al-Digs, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Linear-quadratic-Gaussian
control of line active-power flow,” in
Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting,
Chicago, IL, July 2017. [pdf] |
| 16. |
A.
Elguindy, Y. C. Chen, M. Althoff,
“Compositional transient stability analysis of power systems via the
computation of reachable sets,” in
Proc. of American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May 2017. [pdf] |
| 15. |
S. S.
Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople,
“Primary frequency response with aggregated DERs,” in
Proc. of American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May 2017. [pdf] |
| 14. |
M.
Rahmatian, Y. C.
Chen, W. G. Dunford, and A. Moshref, “Transient stability assessment of
BC Hydro power system using decision trees,” in
Proc. of CIGRE Canada Conference, Vancouver, Canada, October 2016. [pdf] |
| 13. |
A.
Al-Digs and Y. C. Chen, “Generation and load balance using linear
quadratic Gaussian control,” in
Proc. of North American Power Symposium,
Denver, CO, September 2016. [pdf] |
| 12. |
A.
Al-Digs, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Estimating feasible nodal power
injections in distribution networks,” in
Proc. of IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference,
Minneapolis, MN, September 2016. [pdf] |
| 11. |
K.
Leong, C. Leung, C. Miao, and Y. C. Chen, “Detetection of anomalies in
activity patterns of lone occupants from electricity usage data,” in
Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Vancouver,
Canada,
July 2016. [pdf] |
| 10. |
Y.
C. Chen, A. Al-Digs, and S. V. Dhople, “Mapping nodal power injections
to branch flows in connected LTI electrical networks,” in Proc. of
International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Montreal, Canada, May
2016. [pdf] |
| 9. |
S. V. Dhople, S. S.
Guggilam, and Y.
C. Chen, “Linear approximations to AC power flow in rectangular
coordinates,” in Proc. of
Allerton Conference on
Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, October
2015. Invited. [pdf] |
| 8. |
V.
Purba, Y. C. Chen, S. V. Dhople, “Power-flow sensitivities in DC
distribution systems,” in Proc. of Sixteenth IEEE Workshop on Control
and Modeling for Power Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, July 2015. [pdf] |
| 7. |
Y. C. Chen, A.
D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Generalized injection shift
factors and application to estimation of power flow
transients,” in
Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Pullman, WA, September 2014. [pdf] |
| 6. |
Y. C. Chen, A. D.
Dominguez-Garcia,
V. V. Veeravalli, "Power
system line outage detection and identification---a quickest change
detection approach,'' in Proc. of International Conference on
Acoustics, Speech, and Signal
Processing, Florence, Italy, May 2014. [pdf] |
| 5. |
Y.
C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W.
Sauer, “Online estimation of
power system distribution factors---a sparse representation
approach,”
in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Manhattan, KS, September
2013. [pdf] |
| 4. |
Y.
C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W.
Sauer, “Online computation
of power system linear sensitivity distribution factors,” in Proc. of
IREP Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control Symposium, Crete,
Greece, August 2013. [pdf] |
| 3. |
Y. C. Chen, J.
Zhang, A. D.
Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W.
Sauer, “Effects of various uncertainty sources on automatic generation
control systems,” in Proc. of IREP Bulk Power System Dynamics and
Control Symposium, Crete, Greece, August 2013. [pdf] |
| 2. |
Y.
C.
Chen, X. Jiang, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Impact of
power generation
uncertainty on power system static performance,” in Proc. of North
American Power Symposium, Boston, MA, August 2011. Best
Student Paper Award. [pdf] |
| 1. |
Y.
C.
Chen and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia,
“Assessing the impact of wind
variability on power system small-signal reachability,” in Proc.
of
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Kuaui, HI, January
2011. [pdf] |
|
Theses
|
| 2. |
Y.
C.
Chen, "Measurement-based tools for power
system monitoring and
operations," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, December 2014. [link] |
| 1. |
Y.
C.
Chen, "Assessing renewable resource
penetration on power system
small-signal reachability," M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois
at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, May 2011. [link] |
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