Volt/VAr Control

  • R. Cheng, Z. Wang,Y. Guo, An online feedback-based linearized power flow model for unbalanced distribution networks, IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 3552-3565, Sept. 2022.
  • R. Cheng, Z. Wang,Y. Guo, Q. Zhang, Online voltage control for unbalanced distribution networks using projected Newton method, IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 4747-4760, Nov. 2022.
  • R. Cheng, N. Shi, S. Maharjan, Z. Wang, Automatic self-adaptive local voltage control under limited reactive power, IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 2851-2862, July 2023.
  • R. Cheng, Z. Wang, Y. Guo, and F. Bu, Analyzing photovoltaic's impact on conservation voltage reduction in distribution networks, in 2021 North American Power Symposium, College Station, Texas, November 14-16, 2021.
  • R. Cheng, N. Shi, Z. Wang, Fast ADMM-based hierarchical and decentralized volt/var control in distribution networks, in 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Denver, Colorado, July 17-22, 2022.
  • S. Maharjan, P. Tiwari, R. Cheng, Z. Wang, Robust model predictive techno-economic control of active distribution networks, in 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, to appear. (Best Paper Award)

    • Electricity Market & Transactive Energy Market

  • R. Cheng, L. Tesfatsion, Z. Wang, A consensus-based transactive energy design for unbalanced distribution networks, IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 114-128, Jan. 2023.
  • R. Cheng, L. Tesfatsion, Z. Wang, A multiperiod consensus-based transactive energy system for unbalanced distribution networks, ISU Digital Repository, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA, 2021.

    • Data-Driven Smart Grid Solution

  • F. Bu, R. Cheng, Z. Wang, A two-layer approach for estimating behind-the-meter PV generation using smart meter data, IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 885-896, Jan. 2023.
  • D. Wang, Y. Yuan, R. Cheng, Z. Wang, Data-driven outage restoration time prediction via transfer learning with cluster ensembles, IEEE Trans. Power Syst., to appear.
  • N. Shi, R. Cheng, L. Liu, Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, Data-driven affinely adjustable robust volt/var control, IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, to appear.
  • W. Liu, R. Cheng*, Y. Xu, and Z. Liu, Fast reliability evaluation method for composite power system based on the improved EDA and double cross linked list, IET Gener. Transm. Distrib., vol.11, no.15, pp. 3835-3842, 2017.