Plug In Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids

Dr. Sumedha Rajakaruna received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University  of  Toronto,  Ontario, Canada. He was a Lecturer at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka until 2000 and then an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore until 2007. Since 2007, he is at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He is the founding Director and Lead Designer of Green Electric Energy Park at Curtin University, a state of the art renewable energy laboratory built at the cost of over $1.2 million in 2012. He is the supervisor of more than 10 PhD graduates and has published 2 book chapters and over 40 research articles. Dr. Farhad Shahnia received his Ph.D. in Electrical  Engineering  from  Queensland  University  of  Technology,  Brisbane,  Australia.  He  is  currently  a  Lecturer  in  Curtin  University,  Perth,  Australia.  His professional experience includes three years at Research Office-Eastern Azarbayjan Electric Power Distribution Company, Tabriz, Iran. Prior to joining Curtin University, he was a research fellow in Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. He has published 5 book chapters, 8 journal papers and 55 conference papers.

• Charging Coordination Paradigms of Electric Vehicles.- Control and Management of PV Integrated Charging Facilities for PEVs.- Hierarchical Coordinated Control Strategies for Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging.- Impacts of Plug-in Electric Vehicles Integration in Distribution Networks under Different Charging Strategies.- Smart Management of PEV Charging Enhanced by PEV Load Forecasting.- Optimal Charging Strategies of Plug-in Electric Vehicles for Minimizing Load Variance within Smart Grids.