Kai Sun 孙凯

Professor, IEEE Fellow
Department of EECS
University of Tennessee

 

Tel: 865-974-3982
Email: kaisun(at)utk.edu

Address: 523 Min H. Kao Building, 1520 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-2250

Publications

Patents    Books/Chapters    Journal Papers    Conference Papers    Reports    Talks

Patents

P6.   Fei Wang, Leon M. Tolbert, Yiwei Ma, Kevin Tomsovic, Kai Sun, Shuoting Zhang, Jingxin Wang, Power Electronics Converter Based Reconfigurable Grid Emulation Platform, US Patent, No. 10/873,184, December 2020 (link)

P5.   Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, Bin Wang, Xin Xu, Voltage Stability Assessment, Control and Probabilistic Power Flow Based on Multi-Dimensional Holomorphic Embedding Techniques, US Patent No. 10/873,184, issued in Dec. 2020 (link)

P4.   Nan Duan, Kai Sun, Transient Stability Simulation and Operation of Power Systems,  US Patent Application, No. 14/956,076, Dec 2015 (link)

P3.   Kai Sun, Qiang Zhou, Application of Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) in Oscillation Monitoring for Interconnected Power Systems, US Patent, No. 13/280,458, April 2013 (link)

P2.   Kai Sun Kyeon Hur, Pei Zhang, Application of Phasor Measurement Units (PMU) for Controlled System Separation, US Patent No. 8/606,422, Dec, 2013 (Taiwan Patent No. I426677, Feb, 2014) (link)

P1.   Qianchuan Zhao, Kai Sun Da-Zhong Zheng, Jin Ma, Qiang Lu, Solution to Preventing Power Systems from Collapse in Case of Catastrophe, Chinese Patent No. 03122884, May, 2003 (link)


Books

B3.   Kai Sun (editor), Cascading Failures in Power Grids: Risk Assessment, Modeling, and Simulation, Springer, 2024. ISBN:978-3-031-47999-1.

B2.   Kai Sun (editor), Power System Simulation Using Semi-Analytical Methods, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2023. ISBN:978-1-119-98801-4.

B1.   Kai Sun Yunhe Hou, Wei Sun, Junjian Qi, Power System Control under Cascading Failures: Understanding, Mitigation and System Restoration, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-119-28202-0.

       

Book Chapters

BC10.   Wenyun Ju, Rui Yao, Kai Sun, “Steady-State Simulation of Cascading Outages Considering Frequency,” Cascading Failures in Power Grids: Risk Assessment, Modeling, and Simulation, Springer, 2024.

BC9.   Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Liu, Shengwei Mei, and Shaowei Huang, “Multi-timescale Simulation, Risk Assessment, and Mitigation of Cascading Outages,” Cascading Failures in Power Grids: Risk Assessment, Modeling, and Simulation, Springer, 2024.

BC8.   Shuchen Huang, Junjian Qi, Kai Sun, “Interaction Models for Analysis and Mitigation of Cascading Failures,” Cascading Failures in Power Grids: Risk Assessment, Modeling, and Simulation, Springer, 2024.

BC7.   Kai Sun, "Introduction of Cascading Failures,” Cascading Failures in Power Grids: Risk Assessment, Modeling, and Simulation, Springer, 2024.

BC6.   Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, “Power System Simulation Using Holomorphic Embedding Methods,” Power System Simulation Using Semi-Analytical Methods, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2023

BC5.   Yang Liu, Kai Sun, “Power System Simulation Using Differential Transformation Method,” Power System Simulation Using Semi-Analytical Methods, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2023

BC4.   Kai Sun, “Power System Simulation: From Numerical to Semi-Analytical,” Power System Simulation Using Semi-Analytical Methods, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2023

BC3.   Kai Sun, "Measurement-based Voltage Stability Assessment Techniques,” Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (17th edition), McGraw-Hill, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-259-64258-6.

BC2.   Kai Sun, Fengkai Hu, "Measurement-based Voltage Stability Monitoring for Load Areas,” Application of Smart Grid Technologies: case studies in saving electricity in different parts of the world Elsevier, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-128-03128-5.

BC1.   Kai Sun, "WAMS Based Controlled System Separation to Mitigate Cascading Failures in Smart Grid,”
Smart Grid Control: Opportunities and Research Challenges, Springer, 2018. ISBN: 978-3-319-98310-3.


Journal Papers

(In the order of acceptance)

2024

J109.   Min Xiong, Kaiyang Huang, Yang Liu, Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, "A Semi-Analytical Approach for State-Space Electromagnetic Transient Simulation," IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 11, pp. 421-433, August 2024 (IEEExplore).

J108.   Zhenping Guo, Xiaowen Su, Kai Sun, Byungkwon Park, Srdjan Simunovic, "Analysis and Mitigation of Cascading Failures Using a Stochastic Interaction Graph with Eigen-analysis," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Early Access (IEEExplore).

J107.   Min Xiong, Bin Wang, Deepthi Vaidhynathan, Jonathan Maack, Matthew J. Reynolds, Andy Hoke, Kai Sun, Deepak Ramasubramanian, Vishal Verma, Jin Tan, "An Open-Source Parallel EMT Simulation Framework," Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 235, October 2024 (ScienceDirect).

J106.   Kaiyang Huang, Yang Liu, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, "PI-Controlled Variable Time-Step Power System Simulation Using an Adaptive Order Differential Transformation Method," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 6332-6344, September 2024 (IEEExplore).

2023

J105.   Zhenping Guo, Kai Sun, Xiaowen Su, Srdjan Simunovic, "A Review on Simulation Models of Cascading Failures in Power Systems," iEnergy, vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 284-296, December 2023 (IEEExplore).

J104.   Min Xiong, Bin Wang, Deepthi Vaidhynathan, Jonathan Maack, Matthew J. Reynolds, Andy Hoke, Kai Sun, Jin Tan, "ParaEMT: An Open Source, Parallelizable, and HPC-Compatible EMT Simulator for Large-Scale IBR-Rich Power Grids," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 911-921, April 2024(IEEExplore).

J103.   Kaiyang Huang, Kai Sun,"A Review on Applications of Holomorphic Embedding Methods," iEnergy, vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 264-274, December 2023 (IEEExplore).

J102.   Min-seung Ko, Wooyoung Shin, Kai Sun, Kyeon Hur, "Locating the Source of Oscillation with Two-Tier Dynamic Mode Decomposition Integrating Early-Stage Energy," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 5535-5547, July 2024 (IEEExplore).

J101.   Dan Wilson, Kai Sun, "Reduced Order Characterization of Nonlinear Oscillations Using an Adaptive Phase-Amplitude Coordinate Framework," SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 470-504, March 2024. (SIAM)

J100.   Wei Kang, Kai Sun, Liang Xu, "Data-Driven Computational Methods for the Domain of Attraction and Zubov's Equation," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 1600-1611, March 2024 (IEEExplore).

J99.   Jianzhe Liu, Rui Yao, Feng Qiu, Yang Liu, Kai Sun, "PowerSAS.m—An Open-Source Power System Simulation Toolbox Based on Semi-Analytical Solution Technologies,” IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 10, pp. 222-232, February 2023 (IEEExplore).

2022

J98.   Yang Liu, Byungkwon Park, Kai Sun, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Srdjan Simunovic, "Parallel-in-Time Power System Simulation Using a Differential Transformation based Adaptive Parareal Method,” IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 10, pp. 61-72, November 2022 (IEEExplore).

J97.   Min Xiong, Kai Sun, Xiaowen Su, Elena G. Tolkacheva, Xiaopeng Zhao, "Dynamics study of constant diastolic interval and constant TR control for cardiac alternans based on a two-dimensional cellular automata model,” Nonlinear Dynamics , 2022 (SpringerLink).

J96.   Byungkwon Park, Xiaowen Su, Kai Sun, "An Enhanced OPA model: Incorporating Dynamically Induced Cascading Failures,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems , vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 4962-4965, November 2022 (IEEExplore).

J95.   Byungkwon Park, Srikanth Allu, Kai Sun, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Yang Liu, and Srdjan Simunovic, "Resilient Adaptive Parallel sImulator for griD (RAPID): An Open Source Power System Simulation Toolbox,” IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy , vol. 9, pp. 361-373, August 2022. (IEEExplore).

J94.   Changsheng Chen, Shiying Ma, Kai Sun, Xuetao Yang, Chao Zheng, Xiaojun Tang, "Mitigation of Cascading Outages by Breaking Inter-regional Linkages in the Interaction Graph,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems , vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 1501-1511, March 2023 (IEEExplore).

J93.   Rodney Kizito, Zeyu Liu, Xueping Li, Kai Sun, "Multi-stage Stochastic Optimization of Islanded Utility-Microgrids After Natural Disasters,” Operations Research Perspectives , vol. 9, April 2022. (ScienceDirect)

J92.   Qiupin Lai, Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, "Formulation and Visualization of Bus Voltage-Var Safety Regions for a Power System,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems , vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 3153-3156, July 2022 (IEEExplore).

J91.   Xin Xu, Kai Sun, "On Periodical Damping Ratio of a Controlled Dynamical System with Parametric Resonances,” IEEE Control Systems Letters , vol. 6, pp. 2228-2233, January 2022. (IEEExplore; PDF).

2021

J90.   Qiupin Lai, Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, "Vulnerability Assessment for Voltage Stability Based on Solvability Regions of Decoupled Power Flow Equations,” Applied Energy, vol. 304, December 2021. (ScienceDirect)

J89.   Xin Xu, Kai Sun, "Direct Damping Feedback Control Using Power Electronics-Interfaced Resources,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 1113-1125, March 2022 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J88.   Rodney Kizito, Zeyu Liu, Xueping Li, Kai Sun, "Stochastic optimization of distributed generator location and sizing in an islanded utility microgrid during a large-scale grid disturbance,” Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, vol 29, September 2021. (ScienceDirect)

J87.   Qiupin Lai, Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, "Analytical Static Voltage Stability Boundary Based on Holomorphic Embedding,” International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 134, January 2022. (ScienceDirect)

J86.   Rui Yao, Feng Qiu, Kai Sun, "Contingency Analysis Based on Partitioned and Parallel Holomorphic Embedding,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems,vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 565-575, Jan. 2022. (IEEExplore).

J85.   Xin Xu, Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, "A Semi-Analytical Solution Approach for Solving Constant-Coefficient First-Order Partial Differential Equations,” IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. 6, pp. 704-709, 2022. (IEEExplore).

J84.   Byungkwon Park, Kai Sun, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Yang Liu, Srdjan Simunovic, "Examination of Semi-Analytical Solution Methods in the Coarse Operator of Parareal Algorithm for Power System Simulation,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 36, No. 6, pp. 5068-5080, Nov. 2021. (IEEExplore).

J83.   Jian Xie, Wei Sun, Kai Sun, Xiaoru Wang, "A Hybrid Energy and Mode Decomposition-based Method for Evaluating Generators Damping in Multi-Machine Power Systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 37156-37166, 2021 (IEEExplore).

2020

J82.   Xin Xu, Wenyun Ju, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Real-time Damping Estimation on Nonlinear Electromechanical Oscillation,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 3142-3152, July 2021. (IEEExplore; PDF).

J81.   Leon M. Tolbert, Fred Wang, Kevin Tomsovic, Kai Sun, Jingxin Wang, Yiwei Ma, Yunting Liu "Reconfigurable Real-Time Power Grid Emulator for Systems with High Penetration of Renewables,” IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 7, pp. 489-500, 2020 (IEEExplore).

J80.   Yang Liu, Kai Sun, Jiaojiao Dong, "A Dynamized Power Flow Method based on Differential Transformation,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 182441-182450, 2020 (IEEExplore).

J79.   Wenyun Ju, Ian Dobson, Kenneth Martin, Kai Sun, Neeraj Nayak, Iknoor Singh, Horacio Silva-Saravia, Anthony Faris, Lin Zhang, Yajun Wang, "Real-Time Area Angle Monitoring using Synchrophasors: A Practical Framework and Utility Deployment,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 859-870, January 2021 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J78.   Yanhui Xu, Zheng Gu, Kai Sun, "Location and Mechanism Analysis of Oscillation Source in Power Plant,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 97452-97461, 2020 (IEEExplore).

J77.   Yanhui Xu, Zheng Gu, Kai Sun, Xin Xu, "Understanding a Type of Forced Oscillation Caused by Steam-turbine Governors,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 1719-1722, Sept. 2020 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J76.   Li Sun, Kai Sun, Yunhe Hou, Jiabing Hu, "Optimized Autonomous Operation Control to Maintain the Frequency, Voltage and Accurate Power Sharing for DGs in Islanded Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 3885-3895, Sept. 2020 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J75.   Rodney Kizito, Xueping Li, Kai Sun, Shuai Li,  "Optimal Distributed Generator Placement in Utility-Based Microgrids during a Large-Scale Grid Disturbance," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 21333-21344, 2020 (IEEExplore)

2019

J74.   Yanhui Xu, Zheng Gu, Kai Sun, "Characterization of Subsynchronous Oscillation with Wind Farms Using Describing Function and Generalized Nyquist Criterion," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 2783-2793, July 2020 (PDF)

J73.   Changsheng Chen, Wenyun Ju,  Kai Sun, Shiying Ma,  "Mitigation of Cascading Outages Using a Dynamic Interaction Graph-Based Optimal Power Flow Model," IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 168636-168648, 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF)

J72.    Zhimei Zhang, Shaowei Huang, Ying Chen, Shengwei Mei, Rui Yao, Kai Sun, "An Online Search Method for Representative Risky Fault Chains Based on Reinforcement Learning and Knowledge Transfer," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 1856-1867, May 2020. (IEEExplore; PDF)

J71.   Yang Liu, Kai Sun, "Solving Power System Differential Algebraic Equations Using Differential Transformation," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 2289-2299, May 2020.(IEEExplore; PDF)

J70.   Rui Yao, Yang Liu, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, Jianhui Wang, "Efficient and Robust Dynamic Simulation of Power Systems with Holomorphic Embedding," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 938-949, March 2020 (IEEExplore; PDF)

J69.   Yanhui Xu, Shimeng Zhao, Yuping Cao, Kai Sun, “Understanding Subsynchronous Oscillations in DFIG-based Wind Farms without Series Compensation,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 107201-107210, 2019 (IEEExplore)

J68.   Bin Wang, Kai Sun, Xin Xu, “Nonlinear Modal Decoupling Based Power System Transient Stability Analysis,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 4889-4899, November 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF)

J67.   Chengxi Liu, Fengkai Hu, Di Shi, Xiaohu Zhang,  Kai Sun, Zhiwei Wang, “Measurement-Based Voltage Stability Assessment Considering Generator VAR Limits,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 301-311, January 2020 (IEEExplore; PDF)

J66.   Amir Golshani, Wei Sun, Kai Sun, “Real-time Optimized Load Recovery Considering Frequency Constraints,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 4204-4215, November 2019 (IEEExplore)

J65.   Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, “Vectorized Efficient Computation of Pade Approximation for Semi-Analytical Simulation of Large-Scale Power Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 3957-3959, September 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF)

J64.   Yang Liu, Kai Sun, Rui Yao, Bin Wang, “Power System Time Domain Simulation Using a Differential Transformation Method,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 3739-3748, September 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J63.   Chengxi Liu, Nan Qin, Kai Sun, Claus Leth Bak, “Remote Voltage Control Using the Holomorphic Embedding Load Flow Method,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 6308-6319, November 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J62.   Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Di Shi, Xiaohu Zhang, "Voltage Stability Analysis of Power Systems with Induction Motors Based on Holomorphic Embedding," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 1278-1288, March 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J61.   Jae-Kyeong Kim, Jin Ma, Kai Sun, Jaegul Lee, Jeonghoon Shin, Yonghak Kim, Kyeon Hur, "A Computationally Efficient Method for Bounding Impacts of Multiple Uncertain Parameters in Dynamic Load Models,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 897-907, March 2019 (IEEExplore)

J60.   Bin Wang, Nan Duan, Kai Sun, "A Time-Power Series Based Semi-Analytical Approach for Power System Simulation,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 841-851, March 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF).

2018

J59.   Weihong Huang, Kai Sun, "Optimization of SVC settings to improve post-fault voltage recovery and angular stability,” Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 491-499, May 2019 (Springer).

J58.   Rui Yao, Kai Sun, "Towards Simulation and Risk Assessment of Weather-Related Outages,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 4391-4400, July 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J57.   Yongli Zhu, Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, Di Shi, Zhiwei Wang, "Optimization of Battery Energy Storage to Improve Power System Oscillation Damping," IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 1015-1024, July 2019 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J56.   Guoqiang Zu Jun Xiao, Kai Sun, "Mathematical Base and Deduction of Security Region for Distribution Systems with DER," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 2892-2903, May 2019 (IEEExplore)

J55.   Chengxi Liu, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Fast Power System Dynamic Simulation Using Continued Fractions," IEEE Access, vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 62687-62698, 2018 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J54.   Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, Bin Wang, Wenyun Ju, "Probabilistic Power Flow Analysis Using Multi-Dimensional Holomorphic Embedding and Generalized Cumulants," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems,vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 7132-7142, November 2018 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J53.   Denis Osipov, Kai Sun, "Adaptive Nonlinear Model Reduction for Fast Power System Simulation," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 6746-6754, November 2018 (IEEExplore; PDF).

J52.   Lei Ding, Yichen Guo, Peter Wall, Kai Sun, Vladimir Terzija, "Identifying the Timing of Controlled Islanding Using a Controlling UEP based Method,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 5913-5922, November 2018 (IEEExplore).

J51.   Wenyun Ju, Kai Sun, Rui Yao, "Simulation of Cascading Outages Using a Power Flow Model Considering Frequency, IEEE Access, vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 37784-37795, 2018 (IEEExplore).

J50.   Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Liu, Shengwei Mei, "Efficient Simulation of Temperature Evolution of Overhead Transmission Lines Based on Analytical Solution and NWP," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 1576-1588, August 2018 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J49.   Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Liu, Shengwei Mei, "Management of Cascading Outage Risk Based on Risk Gradient and Markovian Tree Search," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 4, pp 4050-4060, July 2018 (PDF; IEEExplore).


J48.   Chengxi Liu, Bin Wang, Fengkai Hu, Kai Sun, Claus Leth Bak, "Online Voltage Stability Assessment for Load Areas Based on the Holomorphic Embedding Method,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 4, pp 3720-3734, July 2018 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J47.   Daham Min, Seog-joo Kim, Sangsoo Seo, Young-Hwan Moon, Kai Sun, Joe H. Chow, Kyeon Hur, "Computing Safety Margins of a Generation Rejection Scheme: A Framework for Online Implementation,IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 2337-2346, May 2018 (IEEExplore).

J46.   Miao Fan, Kai Sun, Derek Lane, Wei Gu, Zhengshuo Li, Fang Zhang, "A Novel Generation Rescheduling Algorithm to Improve Power System Reliability with High Renewable Energy Penetration," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 3349-3357, May 2018 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J45.   Junjian Qi, Jianhui Wang, Kai Sun, "Efficient Estimation of Component Interactions for Cascading Failure Analysis by EM Algorithm," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 3153-3161, May 2018. (IEEExplore).

J44.   Guoqiang Zu, Jun Xiao, Kai Sun, "Distribution Network Reconfiguration Comprehensively Considering N-1 Security and Network Loss," IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 1721-1728, April 2018 (IEEExplore).

J43.   Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Can Huang, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, "Mixed Integer Linear Programming-based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation Considering Network Connectivity," IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 350-359, March 2018 (IEEExplore)

J42.   Bin Wang, Kai Sun, Wei Kang, "Nonlinear Modal Decoupling of Multi-Oscillator Systems with Applications to Power Systems," IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 9201-9217, 2018 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J41.   Amir Golshani, Wei Sun, Kai Sun, "An advanced power system partitioning method for fast and reliable restoration: towards a self-healing power grid," IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 42-52, 2018 (IEEExplore)

J40.   Junjian Qi, Kai Sun, Jianhui Wang, Hui Liu, "Dynamic State Estimation for Multi-Machine Power System by Unscented Kalman Filter with Enhanced Numerical Stability," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 1184-1196, March 2018 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J39.   Yongli Zhu, Chengxi Liu, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Damping Control for a Target Oscillation Mode Using Battery Energy Storage," Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 833-845, July 2018 (SpringerLink)

J38.   Bin Wang, Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, "Multi-Stage Holomorphic Embedding Method for Calculating the Power-Voltage Curve," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 1127-1129, January 2018 (PDF; IEEExplore)

2017

J37.   Chengxi Liu, Bin Wang, Xin Xu, Kai Sun, Di Shi, Claus Leth Bak, "A Multi-Dimensional Holomorphic Embedding Method to Solve AC Power Flows," IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 25270-25285, 2017(PDF; IEEExplore)

J36.   Weihong Huang, Kai Sun, Junjian Qi, Jiaxin Ning, "Optimal Allocation of Dynamic Var Sources Using the Voronoi Diagram Method Integrating Linear Programing," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 4644 4655, Nov. 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J35.   Rui Yao, Shaowei Huang, Kai Sun, Feng Liu, Xuemin Zhang, Shengwei Mei, Wei Wei, Lijie Ding, "Risk Assessment of Multi-timescale Cascading Outages based on Markovian Tree Search,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 2887 - 2900, July 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J34.   Wenyun Ju, Kai Sun, Junjian Qi, "Multi-Layer Interaction Graph for Analysis and Mitigation of Cascading Outages,IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems,vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 239-249, June 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J33.    Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Qingrun Yang, Abdul Wahab Khan, Zhaohong Bie, "Mixed Integer Second Order Cone Relaxation with Dynamic Simulation for Proper Power System Islanding Operations," IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, vol. 7, No. 2, pp.295-306, June 2017 (IEEExplore).

J32.     Weihong Huang, Kai Sun, Junjian Qi, Jiaxin Ning, "Optimization of Dynamic Reactive Power Sources Using Mesh Adaptive Direct Search, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 11, No. 15, pp. 3675-3682, 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J31.   Fengkai Hu, Kai Sun, Di Shi, Zhiwei Wang, "Measurement-based Voltage Stability Assessment for Load Areas Addressing n-1 Contingencies," IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 11, No. 15, pp. 3731-3738, 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J30.   Junjian Qi, Wenyun Ju, Kai Sun, "Estimating the Propagation of Interdependent Cascading Outages with Multi-Type Branching Processes," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 1212-1223, March 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J29.    Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Location Methods of Oscillation Sources in Power Systems: A Survey," Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clear Energy, vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 151-159, 2017 (PDF; SpringerLink).

J28.     Bin Wang, Xiaowen Su, Kai Sun, "Properties of the Frequency-Amplitude Curve," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 826-827, January 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J27.    Nan Duan, Kai Sun, "Power System Simulation Using the Multistage Adomian Decomposition Method," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems," vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 430-441, January 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J26.     Junjian Qi, Weihong Huang, Kai Sun, Wei Kang, "Optimal Placement of Dynamic Var Sources by Using Empirical Controllability Covariance," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 240-249, January 2017 (PDF; IEEExplore).

J25.   Huimin Gao, Xiaogao Xie, Jianmin Zhang, Chenxi Wu, Kai Sun, "Second-order oscillation mode study of hydropower system based on linear elastic model and modal series method," International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, vol. 27, No. 1, January 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/etep.2233). (link).

2016

J24.  Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Formulation and Characterization of Power System Electromechanical Oscillations," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 5082-5093, November 2016 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J23.  Feifei Bai, Yong Liu, Yilu Liu, Kai Sun, Navin Bhatt, Alberto Del Rosso, Evangelos Farantatos and Xiaoru Wang, "A measurement-based approach for power system instability early warning," Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems, 2016, DOI: 10.1186/s41601-016-0014-0 (link).

J22.  Kai Sun, Junjian Qi, Wei Kang, "Power System Observability and Dynamic State Estimation for Stability Monitoring Using Synchrophasor Measurements," Control Engineering Practice, vol. 53, pp. 160-172, August 2016 (PDF; link)

J21.  Fengkai Hu, Kai Sun, Alberto Del Rosso, Evangelos Farantatos, Navin Bhatt, "Measurement-Based Real-Time Voltage  Stability Monitoring for Load Areas,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 2787-2798, July 2016 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J20.  Rui Yao, Shaowei Huang, Kai Sun, Feng Liu, Xuemin Zhang, Shengwei Mei, "A Multi-timescale Quasi-Dynamic Model for Simulation of Cascading Outages," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 3189-3201, July 2016 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J19.  Feifei Bai, Lin Zhu, Yilu Liu, Xiaoru Wang, Kai Sun, Yiwei Ma, Mahendra Patel, Evangelos Farantatos, and Navin Bhatt, "Design and Implementation of a Measurement-based Adaptive Wide-Area Damping Controller Considering Time Delays," Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 130, pp. 1-9, January 2016 (PDF)

2015

J18.  Feifei Bai, Yong Liu, Yilu Liu, Kai Sun, Navin Bhatt, Alberto Del Rosso, Evangelos Farantatos, Xiaoru Wang, "Measurement-Based Correlation Approach for Power System Dynamic Response Estimation, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 9, No. 12, pp. 1474-1484, September 2015 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J17.  Yong Liu, Kai Sun, Yilu Liu, "A Measurement-based Power System Model for Dynamic Response Estimation and Instability Warning," Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 124, pp. 1-9, 2015 (PDF)

J16.  Junjian Qi, Kai Sun, Wei Kang, "Optimal PMU Placement for Power System Dynamic State Estimation by Using Empirical Observability Gramian," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, pp. 2041-2054, July 2015 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J15.  Junjian Qi, Kai Sun, Shengwei Mei, "An Interaction Model for Simulation and Mitigation of Cascading Failures,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 804-819, March 2015 (PDF; IEEExplore)

2014 and before

J14.  Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, Zakir Hussain Rather, Zhe Chen, Claus Leth Bak, Paul Thøgersen, Per Lund, "A Systematic Approach for Dynamic Security Assessment and the Corresponding Preventive Control Scheme Based on Decision Trees," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, No. 2, pp 717-730, March 2014 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J13.  Kai Sun, Qiang Zhou, Yilu Liu, "A Phase Locked Loop-based Approach to Real-time Modal Analysis on Synchrophasor Measurements," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 260-269, Jan. 2014 (PDF; IEEExplore)

J12.  Kai Sun, Kyeon Hur, Pei Zhang, "A New Unified Scheme for Controlled Power System Separation Using Synchronized Phasor Measurements," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 1544-1554, Aug. 2011 (IEEExplore)

J11.  Chong Wang, Vijay Vittal, Kai Sun, "OBDD-Based Sectionalizing Strategies for Parallel Power System Restoration,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 1426-1433, Aug. 2011 (IEEExplore)

J10.  Yunhe Hou, Chen-Ching Liu, Kai Sun, Pei Zhang, Shanshan Liu, Dean Mizumura, "Computation of Milestones for Decision Support during System Restoration," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 26 , No. 3, pp. 1399-1409, Aug. 2011 (IEEExplore)

J9.  Kai Sun, Stephen T. Lee, Pei Zhang, "An Adaptive Power System Equivalent for Real-time Estimation of Stability Margin using Phase-Plane Trajectories," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 26, pp. 915-923, May 2011. (IEEExplore)

J8.  Ruisheng Diao, Kai Sun, Vijay Vittal, Robert J. OKeefe, Michael R. Richardson, Navin Bhatt, Dwayne Stradford, Sanjoy K. Sarawgi, "Decision Tree-Based Online Voltage Security Assessment Using PMU Measurements,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 24, pp.832-839, May 2009. (IEEExplore)

J7.  Kai Sun, Siddharth Likhate, Vijay Vittal, V. Sharma Kolluri, Sujit Mandal, "An Online Dynamic Security Assessment Scheme using Phasor Measurements and Decision Trees,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 22, pp. 1935-1943, Nov 2007. (IEEExplore)

J6.  Ming Jin, Tarlochan S. Sidhu, Kai Sun, "A New System Splitting Scheme Based on the Unified Stability Control Framework," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 22, pp.433-441, Feb 2007. (IEEExplore)

J5.  Kai Sun, Da-Zhong Zheng, Qiang Lu, "Searching for Feasible Splitting Strategies of Controlled System Islanding,IEE Proceedings Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol.153, pp.89-98, Jan 2006. (IEEExplore)

J4.  Kai Sun, Da-Zhong Zheng, Qiang Lu, "A Simulation Study of OBDD-based Proper Splitting Strategies for Power Systems under Consideration of Transient Stability,IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vo.l.20, pp.389-399, Feb 2005. (IEEExplore)

J3.  Qianchuan Zhao, Kai Sun, Da-Zhong Zheng, Jin Ma, Qiang Lu, "A Study of System Splitting Strategies for Island Operation of Power System: A Two-phase Method Based on OBDDs," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol.18, pp.1556-1565, Nov 2003. (IEEExplore)

J2.  Kai Sun, Da-Zhong Zheng, Qiang Lu, “Splitting Strategies for Islanding Operation of Large-scale Power Systems Using OBDD-based Methods," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol.18, pp. 912-923, May 2003. (IEEExplore)

J1.  Kai Sun, Qianchuan Zhao, Da-Zhong Zheng, "A Hybrid Control for Autonomous Systems of Electric Power Supply (in Chinese)," Journal of Control Theory and Applications, vol. 19, pp. 23-28, Feb 2002. (LINK)



Other Articles

A3.   Chongqing Kang, Zhe Chen, Ming Zhang, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Mike Barnes, Jie Yan, Weihao Hu, Kai Sun, "Guest Editorial for the Special Section on Enabling Very High Penetration Renewable Energy Integration Into Future Power Systems," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 3223-3226, May 2018 (IEEExplore)

A2.    Hongbin Sun, Qinglai Guo, Marija D. Ilić, Qiuwei Wu, Kai Sun, Pengwei Du, "Guest Editorial for the Special Issue: Smart Grid Voltage Control," IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 11, No. 15, pp. 3655-3656, 2017.

A1.   Kai Sun, "Coherency Theory - An Excellent Reference on the Subject: Book Review of Power System Coherency and Model Reduction," IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 102-104, Jan 2014

Conference Papers

2024

C100.   Mahsa Sajjadi, Tianwei Xia, Min Xiong, Kai Sun, Andy Hoke, Bin Wang, Jin Tan, "A Participation Factor-Based Approach for Defining the EMT Model Boundary for Power System Simulations with Inverter-Based Resources," 2024 Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2024), Chicago, IL, November 3 - 6, 2024.

C99.   Min Xiong, Bin Wang, Deepthi Vaidhynathan, Jonathan Maack, Yuan Liu, Shrirang Abhyankar, Bruce Palmer, Rodrigo Henriquez-Auba, Andy Hoke, Kai Sun, Vijay Vittal, Mahsa Sajjadi, Mohammed Khamees, Kaiyang Huang, Deepak Ramasubramanian, Vishal Verma, Matthew Reynolds, Jin Tan , "EMT-TS Hybrid Simulation for Large Power Grids Considering IBR-Driven Dynamics," 2024 Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON2024), Chicago, IL, November 3 - 6, 2024.

C98.   Tianwei Xia, Deepak Ramasubramanian, Wenzong Wang, Kai Sun, Kaiyang Huang, "Grid-forming Inverter Placement for Power Systems with High Inverter-based Resource Penetration Based on Participation Factors," IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Phoenix, AZ, October 20 - 24, 2024.

C97.   Min Xiong, Bin Wang, Deepthi Vaidhynathan, Jonathan Maack, Matthew J. Reynolds, Andy Hoke, Kai Sun, Deepak Ramasubramanian, Vishal Verma, Jin Tan, "An Open-Source Parallel EMT Simulation Framework," Power Systems Computation Conference, Paris, France, June 4-7, 2024.

C96.   Tianwei Xia, Kaiyang Huang, Kai Sun, "A Tensor Contraction-Based Approach for Efficient Computation of Nonlinear Participation Factors," IEEE PES General Meeting, Seattle, WA, July 21-25, 2024

C95.   Zhenping Guo, Kai Sun, Srdjan Simunovic, "Comparing Interaction Graphs on Cascading Outages under Different Loading Conditions," IEEE PES General Meeting, Seattle, WA, July 21-25, 2024

C95.   Zhenping Guo, Xiaowen Su, Kai Sun, Srdjan Simunovic, "Analysis and Mitigation of Cascading Outages Using an Interaction Graph Addressing Transient Stability," IEEE PES General Meeting, Seattle, WA, July 21-25, 2024

2023

C93.   Bin Wang, Dan Wu, Xiaowen Su, Kai Sun, Le Xie, "A Long-Term Voltage Stability Margin Index Based on Multiple Real Power Flow Solutions," IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 16-20, 2023

C92.   Mohammed N. Khamees, Yang Liu, Kai Sun, "Optimal Distributed Voltage Control via Primal Dual Gradient Dynamics," IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 16-20, 2023

C91.   Mahsa Sajjadi, Tianwei Xia, Min Xiong, Kai Sun, Andy Hoke, Jin Tan, Bin Wang, "Estimation of Participation Factors Using the Synchrosqueezed Wavelet Transform," IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 16-20, 2023

C90.   Zhenping Guo, Kai Sun, Byungkwon Park, Srdjan Simunovic, Wei Kang, "A Directed Acyclic Graph Neural Network for AC Optimal Power Flow," IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 16-20, 2023

C89.   Kaiyang Huang, Min Xiong, Yang Liu, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, "A Heterogeneous Multiscale Method for Power System Simulation Considering Electromagnetic Transients," IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 16-20, 2023

2022

C88.   Min Xiong, Rui Yao, Yang Liu, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, "Semi-Analytical Electromagnetic Transient Simulation Using Differential Transformation," 4th International Conference on Smart Power & Internet Energy Systems, October 27-30, 2022.

C87.   Yang Liu, Yichen Zhang, Kai Sun, Xiaopeng Zhao, "Differential Transformation Based Adaptive Switching Control of Wind Turbines," IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2022

C86.   Tianwei Xia, Kai Sun, “Time-variant Nonlinear Participation Factors Considering Resonances in Power Systems,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2022

C85.   Kaiyang Huang, Kai Sun, “A Study on Energy Preservability of Runge-Kutta Methods in Power System Simulation,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2022

C84.   Tianwei Xia, Kai Sun, Wei Kang, “Machine Learning Based Optimal Feedback Control for Microgrid Stabilization,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2022

C83.   Mahsa Sajjadi, Kaiyang Huang, Kai Sun, “Participation Factor-Based Adaptive Model Reduction for Fast Power System Simulation,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2022

C82.   Xiaowen Su, Zhenping Guo, Kai Sun, “A Quasi-Dynamic Energy Function Method for Out-of-Step Prediction under Line Outages,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2022

2021

C81.   Xin Xu, Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Feng Qiu, “A Semi-Analytical Solution Approach for Solving Constant-Coefficient First-Order Partial Differential Equations,” IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Dec. 13-15, 2021, Austin, Texas.

C80.   Min Xiong, Xin Xu, Kai Sun, Bin Wang, “Approximation of the Frequency-Amplitude Curve Using the Homotopy Analysis Method,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Virtual Event, July 26-29, 2021.

2020

C79.   Danny Gallenberger, Min Xiong, Tony Z. Zhuang, Kai Sun, Xiaopeng Zhao, “A Cellular Automata Model for Dynamics and Control of Cardiac Arrhythmias,” ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2020.

C78.   Xin Xu, Kai Sun, “Generalized Equal Area Criterion for Transient Stability Analysis,” The 4th IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, Oct. 30-Nov.1, 2020, Wuhan, China.

C77.   Byungkwon Park, Kai Sun, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Yang Liu, Md Arifin Arif, Srikanth Allu, Srdjan Simunovic, "Performance and Feature Improvements in Parareal-based Power System Dynamic Simulation,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Systems Technology (POWERCON), September 14-16, 2020.

C76.   Xin Xu, Yunting Liu, Kai Sun, Leon M. Tolbert, Suman Debnath, “Simulation of Modular Multilevel Converter System via Analytical Approach,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Virtual Event, August 3-6, 2020.

C75.   Wenyun Ju, Neeraj Nayak, Chiluka Vikriam, Horacio Silva-Saravia, Kai Sun, “Indices for Automated Identification of Questionable Generator Models using Synchrophasors,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Virtual Event, August 3-6, 2020.

C74.   Tianwei Xia, Zhe Yu, Kai Sun, Di Shi, Zhiwei Wang, “Extended Prony Analysis on Power System Oscillation Under a Near-Resonance Condition,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Virtual Event, August 3-6, 2020.

C73.   Denis Osipov, Kai Sun, “Tensor Decomposition based Adaptive Model Reduction for Power System Simulation,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Virtual Event, August 3-6, 2020.

2019

C72.   Wenyun Ju, Rui Yao, Kai Sun, Chien-fei Chen, “Demand Response to Help Mitigate Cascading Outages: A Case Study on the 2011 Tornado Super Outbreak,” IEEE PES General Meeting, August 4-8, 2019, Atlanta, GA.

C71.   Wenyun Ju, Kai Sun, Rui Yao, “Interaction Graph-Based Active Islanding to Mitigate Cascading Outages,” IEEE PES General Meeting, August 4-8, 2019, Atlanta, GA.

C70.    Xin Xu, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, “Approximation of Closest Unstable Equilibrium Points via Nonlinear Modal Decoupling,” IEEE PES General Meeting, August 4-8, 2019, Atlanta, GA.

C69.    Denis Osipov, Nan Duan, Srikanth Allu, Srdjan Simunovic, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Kai Sun, “Distributed Parareal in Time with Adaptive Coarse Solver for Large Scale Power System Simulations,” IEEE PES General Meeting, August 4-8, 2019, Atlanta, GA.

C68.    Mirka Mandich, Tianwei Xia, Kai Sun, “Optimal PMU Placement Using Stochastic Methods,” IEEE PES General Meeting, August 4-8, 2019, Atlanta, GA.

C67.    Chengxi Liu, Claus Leth Bak, Yongli Zhu, Kai Sun, “Analytical Solutions for Power Flow Equations Based on the Multivariate Quotient-Difference Method,” IEEE PES Powertech, June 23-27, 2019, Milano, Italy.

C66.    Wenyun Ju, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, “Estimating Transient Stability Margin Regarding a Dominant Oscillation Mode,” IEEE PES Powertech, June 23-27, 2019, Milano, Italy.

C65.    Xin Xu, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, “Initial Study of the Power System Stability Boundary Estimated from Nonlinear Modal Decoupling,” IEEE PES Powertech, June 23-27, 2019, Milano, Italy.

C64.    Yang Liu, Kai Sun, Bin Wang, Rui Yao, Wei Kang, “A Sparse Grid Scheme for Fast Transient Stability Simulation with Reduced Redundancy,” IEEE PES Powertech, June 23-27, 2019, Milano, Italy.

C63.    Bin Wang, Xin Xu, Kai Sun, “Power System Transient Stability Analysis Using High-Order Taylor Expansion Systems,” IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), in College Station, TX, USA, Feb 7-8, 2019.

2018

C62.    Xin Xu, Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, A Holomorphic Embedding Method to Solve Unstable Equilibrium Points of Power Systems,” 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Miami Beach, FL, Dec 17-19, 2018.

C61.    Nan Duan, Weihong Huang, Kai Sun, Xiaochuan Luo, Qiang Zhang, “Multiple-shaft Turbine Model Reduction by Fractional-order Modeling,” 2018 IEEE PES General Meeting

C60.    Nan Duan, Srdjan Simunovic, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Kai Sun, “Improving the Convergence Rate of Parareal-in-time Power System Simulation using the Krylov Subspace,” 2018 IEEE PES General Meeting

C59.    Denis Osipov, Nan Duan, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Srikanth Allu, Srdjan Simunovic, Kai Sun, "Adaptive Model Reduction for Parareal in Time Method for Transient Stability Simulations," 2018 IEEE PES General Meeting

C58.    Q. Shi, Y. Xu, Y. Sun, W. Feng, F. Li, K. Sun, "Analytical Approach to Estimating the Probability of Transient Stability under Stochastic Disturbances, "2018 IEEE PES General Meeting

C57.    Yongli Zhu, Chengxi Liu, Kai Sun, "Image Embedding of PMU Data for Deep Learning towards Transient Disturbance Classification," IEEE the 2nd International Conference on Energy Internet, Beijing, China, May 21-25, 2018.

C56.    Bin Wang, Yichen Zhang, Kai Sun, Kevin Tomsovic, "Quantifying the Synthetic Inertia and Load-Damping Effect of a Converter-Interfaced Power Source," EnergyCon 2018, Limassol, Cyprus, June 3-7, 2018.

C55.    Nan Duan, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Srdjan Simunovic, Kai Sun, Junjian Qi, Jianhui Wang, "Embedding Spatial Decomposition in Parareal in Time Power System Simulation," IEEE ISGT 2018, Feb. 19-22, 2018 in Washington, DC

2017

C54.    Wenyun Ju, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Can Nonlinear Electromechanical Oscillation be Analyzed Using an Equivalent SMIB System?" 2017 IEEE PES General Meeting.

C53.    Y. Wang, H. Pulgar-Painemal, K. Sun, "Online analysis of voltage security in a microgrid using convolutional neural networks," 2017 IEEE PES General Meeting.

C52. I.R. Cabrera, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "A Method to Locate the Source of Forced Oscillations Based on Linearized Model and System Measurements," 2017 IEEE PES General Meeting.

C51. Chengxi Liu, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Fast Power System Simulation Using Semi-Analytical Solutions Based on Pade Approximants," 2017 IEEE PES General Meeting.

C50. Eric Abreut, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Semi-Analytical Fault-on Trajectory Simulation and Its Application in Direct Methods," 2017 IEEE PES General Meeting.

C49. Yongli Zhu, Bin Wang, Kai Sun, "Damping Control for Power Systems Using Energy Storage," 29th Chinese Control and Decision Conference, May 28-30, 2017, Chongqing, China.

2016

C48. N. Duan, A. Dimitrovski, S. Simunovic, K. Sun, "Applying Reduced Generator Models in the Coarse Solver of Parareal in Time Parallel Power System Simulation," IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe) Conference, October 9-12, 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

C47. J. Qi, K. Sun, W. Kang, "Adaptive Optimal PMU Placement Based on Empirical Observability Gramian," IFAC Symposium on Non-Linear Control Systems (NOLCOS), August 23-25, 2016, Monterey, CA.

C46.     A. C. Teron, A. Bartlett, N. Duan, K. Sun, "Estimating the Nonlinear Oscillation Frequency of a Power System Using the Harmonic Balanced Method," IEEE PES General Meeting, July 17-21, 2016, Boston, MA.

C45.     D. Osipov, F. Hu, K. Sun, "Voltage Stability Margin Estimation for a Load Area Using a Three-Bus Equivalent," IEEE PES General Meeting, July 17-21, 2016, Boston, MA

C44.     F. Hu, L. Yang, J. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Sun, L.M. Tolbert, F. Wang, "Measurement-based Voltage Stability Assessment and Control on CURENT Hardware Test Bed System," IEEE PES General Meeting, July 17-21, 2016, Boston, MA

C43.     S. Maslennikov, B. Wang, Q. Zhang, F. Ma, X. Luo, K. Sun, E. Litvinov, "A Test Cases Library for Methods Locating the Sources of Sustained Oscillations," IEEE PES General Meeting, July 17-21, 2016, Boston, MA

2015

C42.     Y. Tong, J. Sun, K. Sun, P. Li, "Outsourcing Power System Simulations," IEEE GLOBECOM, San Diego, CA, Dec 6-10, 2015

C41.     Y. Tong, J. Sun, K. Sun, "Privacy-preserving spectral estimation in smart grid," IEEE SmartGridComm Symposium, Miami, FL, Nov 2-5, 2015

C40.     F. Bai, H. Liu, L. Zhu, Y. Liu, K. Sun, X. Wang, M. Patel, E. Farantatos, "A Measurement-based Control Input-output Signal Selection Approach to Damp Inter-area Oscillations," 2015 APPEEC

C39.     T. Ding, K. Sun, F. Li, H. Sun, X. Zhang, "Graph Theory Based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation," 2015 IEEE PES General Meeting

C38.     G. Gurrala, A. Dimitrovski, P. Sreekanth, S. Simunovic, M. Starke, K. Sun, "Application of Adomian Decomposition for Multi-Machine Power System Simulation," 2015 IEEE PES General Meeting

C37.     N. Duan, B. Wang, K. Sun, "Analysis of Power System Oscillation Frequency Using Differential Groebner Basis and the Harmonic Balance Method," 2015 IEEE PES General Meeting (PDF)

C36.     Y. Zhu, R. Azim, H. A. Saleem, K. Sun, D. Shi, R. Sharma, "Microgrid Security Assessment and Islanding Control by Support Vector Machine,IEEE PES General Meeting(PDF)

C35.     B. Wang, K. Sun, X. Su, "An Oscillation Decoupling Based Direct Method for Power System Transient Stability Analysis," 2015 IEEE PES General Meeting (PDF)

C34.     W. Ju, J. Qi, K. Sun, "Simulation and Analysis of Cascading Failures on an NPCC Power System Test Bed," 2015 IEEE PES General Meeting (PDF)

C33.     E. Farantatos, A. Del Rosso, N. Bhatt, K. Sun, Y. Liu, L. Min, C. Jing, J. Ning, M. Parashar, "A Hybrid Framework for Online Dynamic Security Assessment Combining High Performance Computing and Synchrophasor Measurements,2015 IEEE PES General Meeting

C32.     M. Nakmali, D. Osipov, K. Sun, "A New Hybrid Approach to Thevenin Equivalent Estimation for Voltage Stability Monitoring," 2015 IEEE PES General Meeting (PDF)

C31.     W. Huang, K. Sun, J. Qi, Y. Xu, "Voronoi Diagram Based Optimization of Dynamic Reactive Power Sources,"2015 IEEE PES General Meeting (PDF)

C30.     N. Duan, K. Sun, "Application of the Adomian Decomposition Method for Semi-Analytic Solutions of Power System Differential Algebraic Equations," Powertech 2015, Eindhoven (PDF)

C29.     R. Azim, K. Sun, F. Li, Y. Zhu, H. A. Saleem, D. Shi, R. Sharma, "A Comparative Analysis of Intelligent Classifiers for Passive Islanding Detection in Microgrids," Powertech 2015, Eindhoven (PDF).

C28.     R. Azim, Y. Zhu, H. A. Saleem, K. Sun, F. Li, D. Shi, R. Sharma, "A Decision Tree Based Approach for Microgrid Islanding Detection," 2015 IEEE ISGT Conference in DC (PDF).

2014 and before

C27.     A.D. Rosso, E. Farantatos, N. Bhatt, K. Sun, Y. Liu, C. Jing, J. Ning, "Hybrid Simulation/Measurement-Based Framework for Online Dynamic Security Assessment," CIGRE, Houston, TX, 2014

C26.     K. Sun, W. Kang, "Observability and Estimation Methods Using Synchrophasor," The 19th IFAC World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014 (PDF)

C25.     F. Bai, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, K. Sun, et al, "Methods to Establish Input-Output Relationship for System Identification-Based Models," 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD (PDF)

C24.     Y. Lei, Y. Liu, G. Kou, B. Wang, C. Liu, K. Sun, Y. Liu, K. Tomsovic, J. Chow, "A Study on Wind Frequency Control under High Wind Penetration on an NPCC System Model," 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD (PDF)

C23.     B. Trento, B. Wang, K. Sun, and L. M. Tolbert, "Integration of Phase-Locked Loop Based Real-time Oscillation Tracking in Grid Synchronized Systems," 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD (PDF)

C22.     F. Hu, K. Sun, A. D. Rosso, E. Farantatos, N. Bhatt, "An Adaptive Three-bus Power System Equivalent for Estimating Voltage Stability Margin from Synchronized Phasor Measurements," 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD (PDF)

C21.     L. E. Bernal, F. Hu, K. Sun, E. Farantatos, "Identification and Wide-area Visualization of the Centers of Oscillation for a Large-scale Power System," 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD (PDF)

C20.     B. Wang, K. Sun, A. D. Rosso, E. Farantatos, N. Bhatt, "A Study on Fluctuations in Electromechanical Oscillation Frequencies of Power Systems," 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD (PDF)

C19.     W. Huang, K. Sun, J. Qi, Y. Xu, "A New Approach to Optimization of Dynamic Reactive Power Sources Addressing FIDVR Issues," 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting, National Harbor, MD (PDF)

C18.     F. Bai, Y. Liu, K. Sun, et al, "Input Signals Selection for Measurement-Based Power System ARX Dynamic Model Response Estimation," 2014 IEEE PES T&D Conference, Chicago, IL, US, 2014 (PDF)

C17.     C. Li, Y. Liu, K. Sun, et al., "Measurement Based Power System Dynamics Prediction with Multivariate AutoRegressive Model," 2014 IEEE PES T&D Conference, Chicago, IL, US, 2014 (PDF)

C16.     K. Sun, F. Hu, N. Bhatt, "A New Approach for Real-Time Voltage Stability Monitoring Using PMUs,2014 IEEE ISGT Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (PDF)

C15.     G Wang, CC Liu, N Bhatt, E. Farantatos, K. Sun, "Observability for PMU-based monitoring of nonlinear power system dynamics,"2013 IREP Symposium - Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control-IX, Aug. 25-30, 2013, Rethymnon, Greece (PDF)

C14.     K. Sun, X. Luo, J. Wong, "Early Warning of Wide-Area Angular Stability Problems Using Synchrophasors,IEEE PES General Meeting, 23-26 July 2012, San Diego, 2012 (LINK)

C13.     Y. Liu, K. Sun Y. Liu, "Measurement-based Power System Dynamic Model for Response Estimation," IEEE PES General Meeting, 23-26 July 2012, San Diego, 2012 (LINK)

C12.     F. Galvan, A. Abur, K. Sun, V. Venkatasubramanian, "Implementation of Synchrophasor Monitoring at Entergy: Tools, Training and Tribulations," IEEE PES General Meeting, 23-26 July 2012, San Diego, 2012 (LINK)

C11.     G. Zhang, K. Sun, H. Chen, R. Carroll, Y. Liu, "Application of Synchrophasor Measurements for Improving Operator Situational Awareness," IEEE PES General Meeting, Detroit, MI, 24-29 July 2011 (LINK)

C10.     K. Sun, P. Zhang, N.S.B.N. Yusuf, "Predicting Post-contingency Stability Margin Using Synchrophasors," IEEE PES General Meeting, 25-29 July 2010, Minneapolis, 2010 (LINK)

C9.     Y. Hou; C.-C. Liu; P. Zhang; K. Sun, "Constructing power system restoration strategies," IEEE International Conference ELECO 2009. Page(s): I-8 - I-13, 2009 (LINK)

C8.     R. Diao, V. Vittal, K. Sun, S. Kolluri, S. Mandal, F. Galvan, "Decision Tree Assisted Controlled Islanding for Preventing Cascading Events," IEEE PES Power Systems Conference & Exposition, Seattle, March 15-18, 2009 (LINK)

C7.     N. Bhatt, et al, "Assessing vulnerability to cascading outages,"IEEE PES Power Systems Conference & Exposition, Seattle, March 15-18, 2009 (LINK)

C6.     IEEE PES CAMS Task Force on Understanding, Prediction, Mitigation and Restoration of Cascading Failures, "Vulnerability Assessment for Cascading Failures in Electric Power Systems," IEEE PES Power Systems Conference & Exposition, Seattle, March 15-18, 2009 (LINK)

C5.     IEEE PES CAMS Task Force on Understanding, Prediction, Mitigation and Restoration of Cascading Failures, "Initial review of methods for cascading failure analysis in electric power transmission systems," IEEE PES General Meeting, Pittsburgh, July 20-24, 2008 (LINK)

C4.     K. Sun, S. Lee, "Power System Security Pattern Recognition Based on Phase Space Visualization," IEEE Int. Conf. on Electric Utility Deregulation and Restructuring and Power Technologies (DRPT 2008), Nanjing, April 6-9, 2008 (LINK)

C3.     K. Sun, T. S. Sidhu, M. Jin, "Online Pre-Analysis and Real-Time Matching for Controlled Splitting of Large-Scale Power Networks," IEEE Intl. Conf. Future Power Systems, Amsterdam, Nov 16-18, 2005 (LINK)

C2.     M. Jin, T. S. Sidhu, K. Sun, "A New System Splitting Scheme Based on the Identification of Controlling Group," IEEE Intl. Conf. Future Power Systems, Amsterdam, Nov. 16-18, 2005 (LINK).

C1.     K. Sun, Q. Zhao, D. Zheng, J. Ma, Q. Lu, "A Two-phase Method Based on OBDD for Searching for Splitting Strategies of Large-scale Power Systems," IEEE Intl. Conf. PowerCon 2002, Kunming, Oct. 13-17, 2002 (LINK)

 

Reports/White Papers

R17.       E. Farantatos, B. Amidan, R. Arghandeh, D. Bienstock, P. Etingov, S. Murphy, F. Omitaomu, M. Rhodes, T. Rizy, A. K. Srivastava, K. Sun, X. Zhou, “Data Mining Techniques and Tools for Synchrophasor Data,” NASPI White Paper, 2019.

R16.       N. Bhatt (PM), E. Farantatos, A. Del Rosso, K. Sun, F. Hu, “Real-Time Reactive Power Management and Voltage Control: Hybrid Voltage Stability Assessment (HVSA),” EPRI Product ID: 3002002868, 2014

R15.       K. Sun, F. Hu, N. Bhatt, E. Farantatos, A. Del Rosso (PM), “Hybrid Voltage Stability Assessment (HVSA): Integration of Simulation-Based and Measurement-Based Approaches in Real-Time Operation,” EPRI Product ID: 3002001313, 2013.

R14.       W. Kang, K. Sun (PM), “Detection of Instability Using Synchrophasors: A Theoretical Investigation on Observability with Synchrophasor Networks,” EPRI Product ID: 3002002061, 2013

R13.       A. Del Rosso (PM), K. Sun, Y. Liu, G. Zhang, H. Chen, “Demonstration of a Novel Synchrophasor-based Situational Awareness System: Wide Area Power System Visualization, On-line Event Replay and Early Warning of Grid Problems,” EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2013. DOE-DE-OE0000128 (LINK, PDF)

R12.       C. Liu, G. Wang, Y. Liu, K. Sun, N. Bhatt (PM), E. Farantatos, “Comprehensive Stability Analysis Using Synchrophasors,” EPRI Product ID: 1024264, 2012

R11.       E. Farantatos, K. Sun (PM), A. Del Rosso (PM), “A Hybrid Framework for Voltage Security Assessment Integrating Simulation- and Measurement-Based Approaches,” EPRI Product ID: 1024260, 2012

R10.       K. Sun (PM), C. Liu, T. Yong, “Visualization of Comprehensive Operating Boundary and Margin Information for Situational Awareness: Methodologies and Functional Requirements,” EPRI Product ID: 1021924, 2011

R9.       K. Sun (PM), Y. Wang, “Program on Technology Innovation: Online Power System Stability Assessment Using Real-time Measurements - Estimating Stability Margin from Measured Dynamic Trajectories,” EPRI Product ID: 1022397, 2010

R8.   C. Liu, K. Sun (PM), “Indication of Potential Cascading Outages Using Measurement Data,” EPRI Product ID: 1020051, 2010

R7.     K. Sun (PM), G. Zhang, “Preventing, Controlling and Mitigating Power System Separation: Developing an Early Warning and Decision Support Tool,” EPRI Product ID: 1020057, 2010

R6.     C. Liu, Y. Hou, K. Sun (PM), S. Liu, “Prototyping a Decision Support Tool for Evaluation of System Restoration Strategy Options,” EPRI Product ID: 1017799, 2009

R5.    K. Sun (PM), K. Hur, “Application of Phasor Measurement Units for Controlled System Separation,” EPRI Product ID: 1017800, 2009

R4.   K. Sun, K. Hur (PM), “Phasor Measurement Unit-Based Out-of-Step Protection Scheme,” EPRI Product ID: 1020377, 2009

R3.   K. Sun, P. Zhang (PM), L. Min, “Measurement-based Voltage Stability Monitoring and Control for Load Centers,” EPRI Product ID: 1017798, 2009

R2.   K. Sun, P. Zhang (PM), “Controlled System Separation,” EPRI Product ID: 1015993, 2008

R1.     P. Zhang (PM), K. Sun, “Effective Use of Distributed Phasor Measurement Units  and Disturbance Monitoring Devices for Wide-Area Monitoring, Load Modeling and Voltage Instability Load Shedding,” EPRI Product ID: 1018432, 2008

 

Talks

T1.   "Nonlinear Modal Decoupling: a New Approach to Real-Time Power System Stability Analysis and Control," IEEE Power & Energy Society Webinar, August 3rd, 2022 (slides, IEEE link)