Overview

Dr. Visvakumar Aravinthan has been with 成人头条 since 2011 and his teaching and research focus is on power and energy systems. He is currently serving as the Department Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prior to joining 成人头条 State he was at Clemson University. 

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Information

Academic Interests and Expertise

Education:

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2002)
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, 成人头条, USA (2006)
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 成人头条, USA (2010)
Areas of Teaching Interest
  • Power System Reliability
  • Power System Operation and Control
  • Power Distribution System
  • Power Electronics
  • Power System Analysis
  • Smart Grid
  • Optimization Techniques
Publications

Journal Articles:

  • M. Sepehry*, M. Heidari*, V. Aravinthan, and W. Jewell, "Robust Day-Ahead Operation Planning of Unbalanced Microgrids," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, provisionally accepted for pubulication on 1/7/2019
  • S. Argade*, V. Aravinthan, I. E. Buyuktahtakin-Toy, S. Joseph, "Performance and Consumer Satisfaction-Based Bi-Level Tariff Scheme for EV Charging as a Virtual Power Plant" IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, accepted for publication on 11/15/2018
  • M. Heidari*, M. Sepehry*, and V. Aravinthan, "Multivariate Spatio-temporal Solar Generation Forecasting: A Unified Approach to Deal With Communication Failure and Invisible Sites," IEEE Systems Journal accepted for publication on 09/03/2018
  • M. Heidari*, M. Sepehry*, and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淔ault Detector and Switch Placement in Cyber-Enabled Power Distribution Network,鈥 in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 980-992, March 2018
  • M. Heidari*, T. Balachandran*, V. Aravinthan, V. Namboodiri, and G. Chen*, 鈥淎LARM: Average Low-Latency Medium Access Control Communication Protocol for Smart Feeders,鈥 in IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 2647-2657, April 2016
  • V. Aravinthan and W. Jewell, 鈥淐ontrolled Electric Vehicle Charging for Mitigating Impacts on Distribution Assets,鈥 in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 999-1009, March 2015
  • V. Namboodiri, V. Aravinthan, S. Mohapatra, B. Karimi, and W. Jewell 鈥淭owards a Secure, Wireless-Based, Home Area Network for Metering in Smart Grids,鈥 IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 8, Issue. 2, PP 509鈥520, June 2014
  • V. Aravinthan and W. Jewell 鈥淥ptimized Maintenance Scheduling for Budget-Constrained Distribution Utility鈥 IEEE Trans. Smart Grids, Vol. 4, No. 4, PP 2328 鈥 2338, Dec. 2013
  • V. Namboodiri, V. Aravinthan, S. Joseph, E. Sawan and W. Jewell, 鈥淔ive Heads Better than One: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Course on Smart Grids: Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities鈥 IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, Vol. 11, Issue 1, PP 44 鈥 50, Jan. 2013

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

  • Sandhya Rani Nadipalli*, Srinivas Jeganmohan*, Sultan Hakmi* and Visvakumar Aravinthan, 鈥淥nline Market Place for Bilevel EV Charging Control for Urban Community Park and Charge Lots,鈥 accepted 2019 North American Power Symposium, Oct. 13 - 15, 2019 Wichtia, KS

  • Aasheesh Deshmukh*, Md Rakib Ur Rahman* and Visvakumar Aravinthan, 鈥淔eeder Level Linear Voltage Drop Model for Active Radial Distribution System Operation in the Presence of Distributed Generation,鈥 accepted 2019 North American Power Symposium, Oct. 13 - 15, 2019 Wichtia, KS
  • Maheesa Sivagnanam*, Subaranjany Selvanayagam*, Nimanthi Nandasiri*, Aravinthan Visvakumar, Thiruvaran Tharmarajah and Vinothine Shanmugarajah, 鈥淎nalysis of Large Scale Distributed Generation on Radial Distribution System: Case Study in Sri Lanka,鈥 accepted 2019 North American Power Symposium, Oct. 13 - 15, 2019 Wichtia, KS
  • Suvagata Chakraborty*, Arun鈥怟aarthick Manoharan*, Anton Hettiarachchige鈥怐on*, Visvakumar Aravinthan and Mohammad Heidari Kapourchali, 鈥淢odel for Evaluating the Reliability of Cyber Component in Power Distribution Systems,鈥 accepted 2019 North American Power Symposium, Oct. 13 - 15, 2019 Wichtia, KS
  • A. Hettiarachchige-Don*, A. Manoharan*, L. Pedaprolu*, and V. Aravinthan 鈥淎ssessment of System Reliability in Presence of Cyber Attack Risk on PMU Data,鈥 in Proc. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS), Dec. 2018
  • S. Behzadirafi*, A. Manoharan*, S. Nadipalli*, H. Salehfar, and V. Aravinthan, "Electric Circuit Theory Based Minimal Cut-Set Realization for Reliability Evaluation of Non-Directional Networks," in Proc. 2018 North American Power Symposium, Sep 9 - 11, 2018 Fargo, ND
  • S. Hakmi*, V. Aravinthan "A Fast AC Power Flow Model Based Distribution Voltage Regulation," in Proc. 2018 Power System Conference, Sep. 4 -7, 2018, Charleston, SC.
  • V. Aravinthan, T Balachandran, M. Ben-Idris, W. Fei, M. Heidari-Kapourchali, A. Hettiarachchige-Don, J. Jiang, H. Lei, C. Liu, J. Mitra, M. Ni,M. Papic, M. Parvania, M. Sephary, C. Singh, A. Srivastava, A. Stefanov, H. Sun, S. Tindemans, "Reliability modeling considerations for emerging cyber鈥損hysical power systems," in Proc. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS) : Boise, Idaho, USA, 24-28 June 2018. This work is a part of IEEE PES AIMS RRPA Task force on Reliability Consideration in Emerging Cyber-Physical Energy System
  • M. Sepehry*, M. Heidari Kapourchali*, R. Rahman*, V. Aravinthan, "A New Algorithm for Reliability Assessment of Distribution System Based on Reliability Network Equivalent Technique," in Proc. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS) : Boise, Idaho, USA, 24-28 June 2018
  • S. Behzadirafi, H. Salehfar, V. Aravinthan, "Impact of Power System Protection and Fault Current Limiters on Component Failure Rates," in Proc. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS) : Boise, Idaho, USA, 24-28 June 2018
  • S. Chakraborty*, T. Balachandran*, V. Aravinthan, "Worst-Case Reliability Modeling and Evaluation in Cyber-Enabled Power Distribution Systems," in Proc, North American Power Symposium 2017
  • A. Hettiarachchige-Don*, V. Aravinthan "Estimation of Missing Transmission Line Reactance Data using Multiple Linear Regression," in Proc, North American Power Symposium 2017
  • N. Nandasiri*, C. Pang, V. Aravinthan, "Marginal Levelized Cost of Energy Based Optimal Operation of Distribution System Considering Photovoltaics," in Proc, North American Power Symposium 2017
  • M. Rahman*, V. Aravinthan, "'Sub-System Based Reliability Assessment for Distribution Level Transformer," in Proc EECon 2016, Dec. 2016
  • T. Balachandran*, V. Aravinthan, T. Thiruvaran, "'Local Detection of Distribution Level Faults in a Distributed Sensor Monitoring Network using HMM," in Proc EECon 2016, Dec. 2016
  • U. Renduchintala*, S. V. P. Maddukuri*, C. Pang, V. Aravinthan, 鈥淪mooth Shunt Control of a Fuzzy Based Distributed Power Flow Controller to Improve Power Quality," in Proc 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Automation for Sustainability, Dec. 2016
  • A. Hettiarachchige-Don*, V. Aravinthan, W. Jewell, S. Westervelt, "Dynamic Line Parameter Estimation Using Synchrophasor Measurements," in Proc 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Automation for Sustainability, Dec. 2016
  • S. V. P. Maddukuri*, and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淎n Intelligent Closed Loop Single-Switch DC/DC Converter with High Voltage Step-Up Ratio for Roof-Mounted Solar Cells Electric Vehicles,鈥 in Proc IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems, Dec. 2016
  • A. Gholizadeh* and V. Aravinthan, "Benefit Assessment of Water-Heater Management on Residential Demand Response: an Event Driven Approach," in Proc North American Power Symposium 2016
  • M. Sepehry*, M. Heidari*, and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淢odeling of Uncertainty in Distribution Network Reconfiguration Using Gaussian Quadrature Based Approximation Method,鈥 in Proc 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting, Boston, MA, July 2016
  • M. Heidari*, A. Mohsenzadeh*, M. Sepehry*, V. Aravinthan, and C. Pang, 鈥淟ifetime Analysis of Distribution Transformer Using Experimental Design,鈥 in Proc. 2016 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, Dalls, TX, May 2016
  • A. Mohsenzadeh*, M. Heidari*, C. Pang, and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淚mpact of Smart Home Management Strategies on Expected Lifetime of Transformer,鈥 in Proc. 2016 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, Dalls, TX, May 2016
  • M. Khan*, V. Aravinthan, 鈥淚mpacts of Demand-Control Time Period on Distribution System and Consumer Comfort,鈥 in Proc. 2016 Power Systems Conference, Clemson, SC, March 2016, Received third place in the best paper competition
  • M. Sepehry*, M. Heidari*, V. Aravinthan, 鈥淎 Stochastic Modeling of Aggregated Vehicle-to-Grid for Reliability Assessment of Distribution Network,鈥 in Proc North American Power Symposium 2015, Oct. 2015
  • M. Heidari*, M. Sepehry*, L. Zhao*, V. Aravinthan, 鈥淩eliability Analysis of Cyber-Enabled Power Distribution System Using Sequential Monte-Carlo,鈥 in Proc North American Power Symposium 2015, Oct. 2015
  • V. Dev, U. Das, V. Namboodiri, S. Chakraborty*, V. Aravinthan, Y. Guo, A. Srivastava 鈥淭owards Application-Aware Data Concentration Schemes for Advanced Metering Infrastructures,鈥 accepted IEEE SmartGridComm 2015
  • N. Nandasiri*, A. Gholizadeh*, C. Pang, and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淩eactive Power Management of Co-located Residential PVs for Radial Distribution Systems,鈥 in Proc. 7th International Conference on Industrial Automation for Sustainability, Dec. 2014
  • S. Alsaleeb*, V. Aravinthan and M.E. Sawan, 鈥淓lectric Vehicle Charging Management Using Discrete Event Dynamic Systems,鈥 in Proc. 7th International Conference on Industrial Automation for Sustainability, Dec. 2014
  • A. Banajiger* and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淩adial Feeder Reliability Evaluation in the Presence of Battery Storage using Modified Sequential Monte Carlo Simulation,鈥 in Proc. 7th International Conference on Industrial Automation for Sustainability, Dec. 2014
  • J. Doffing*, V. Aravinthan, H. Mehraein and K. Cluff, 鈥淓nergy Storage in a Motor,鈥 in Proc. 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, Milwaukie, WI, Oct. 2014
  • K. Lee, V. Aravinthan, S. Moon, J. Ryou, S. Kim, C. Moon, I. Hyun, 鈥淟ow-Complexity Two-Way AF MIMO Relay Strategy for Wireless Relay Networks鈥 in proc. 48th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Nov. 2014
  • K. Lee, V. Aravinthan, S. Moon, J. Ryou, C. Moon, I. Hyun, S. Jo, 鈥淩elay Selection for AF Wireless Relay Networks in Adverse Communication Environments鈥 in Proc. 48th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Nov. 2014
  • A. Jenkins* (Undergraduate), A. Gohlizadeh*, and V. Aravinthan 鈥淚mpact Study: High Penetration Residential Solar PV's,鈥 in Proc. 2014 Frontiers of Power Conference, Oct. 2014
  • H. Aburub*, M. Heidari*, W. Jewell and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淧erformance Characterization of a Solar Panel: a Case Study,鈥 in Proc. North American Power Symposium 2014, Sep. 2014
  • M. Sepehry*, M. Heidari*, A. Banajigar*, and V. Aravinthan 鈥淎 New Algorithm for Reliability Evaluation of Radial Distribution Networks,鈥 in Proc. North American Power Symposium 2014, Sep. 2014. Received first place in the student paper competition
  • M. Heidari* and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淟oss Allocation Control in Power Distribution System Reconfiguration in the Presence of Distributed Generators ,鈥 in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, July 2014
  • N. Wang*, V. Aravinthan, and Y. Ding, 鈥淔eeder-Level Fault Detection and Classification with Multiple Sensors: A Smart Grid Scenario鈥 in Proc. IEEE Workshop on Statistical Signal Processing, June 2014
  • V. Aravinthan, and S. Argade* 鈥淥ptimal Transformer Sizing with the Presence of Electric Vehicle Charging,鈥 in Proc. 2014 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, Chicago, April 2014. Selected as one of the conference's best papers
  • C. Pang and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淓lectric Vehicles as Configurable Distributed Energy Storage in the Smart Grid,鈥 in Proc. Power System Conference, Clemson, March 2014
  • L. Zhao* and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淪trategies of Residential Peak Shaving With Integration of Demand Response and V2H,鈥 in Proc. 5th Asia Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, Hong Kong, Dec. 2013
  • M. Heidari* and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淢ulti-objective Medium Voltage Distribution System Planning Considering Technical and Economic Risks,鈥 in Proc. 2013 Frontiers of Power Conference, Oct. 2013
  • M. Heidari* and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淐omponent Reliability Evaluation in the Presence of Smart Monitoring鈥 in Proc. 2013 North American Power Symposium, Kansas, Sep. 2013
  • V. Ravindran* and V. Aravinthan, 鈥淔eeder Level Powerloss Reduction through Reactive Power Control with Presence of Distributed Generation鈥 in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2013, Vancouver, Canada July 鈥13
  • V. Ravindran*, V. Aravinthan, and W. Jewell, 鈥淚mpacts of High Penetration Distributed PV Sources on Voltage Regulation,鈥 in Proc. 2012 Frontiers of Power Conference, Oct. 2012
  • S. Argade*, V. Aravinthan and W. Jewell, 鈥淧robabilistic Modeling of EV Charging and Its Impact on Distribution Transformer Loss of Life鈥, in Proc. 1st IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference, Greenville, SC, Mar. 2012
  • V. Aravinthan B. Karimi, V. Namboodiri and W. Jewell, 鈥淲ireless Communication for Smart Grid Applications at Distribution Level 鈥 Feasibility and Requirements,鈥 in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2011, Detroit MI, July 2011
  • V. Aravinthan V. Namboodiri, S. Sunaku and W. Jewell, 鈥淲ireless AMI Application and Security for Controlled Home Area Networks鈥, in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2011, Detroit MI, July 2011
  • Z. Wang*, A. Grigis, V. Aravinthan, and E. Makram 鈥淲ide Area Power System Transient Stability Assessment Using Catastrophe Theory Method and Synchrophasors,鈥 in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2011, Detroit MI, July 2011
  • B. Karimi, V.Namboodiri, V.Aravinthan and W. Jewell, 鈥淔easibility, Challenges, and Performance of Wireless Multi-Hop Routing for Feeder Level Communication in a Smart Grid,鈥 in Proc. International Conference on Energy Efficient Computing and Networking 2011, Colombia University, NY, June 2011
  • Z. Wang*, V. Aravinthan, and E. Makram, 鈥淕enerator Cluster Transient Stability Assessment Using Catastrophe Theory,鈥 in Proc. International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering 2011, Rome, Italy, May 2011
  • V. Aravinthan and W. Jewell, 鈥淒istribution Asset Management under Strict Budget Constraints鈥, in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2011, Minneapolis MN, July 2010
  • V. Aravinthan and W. Jewell, 鈥淚dentifying Worst Performing Components in a Distribution System Using Weibull Distribution鈥, in Proc., 11th International Conf. on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, Singapore, Singapore, June 2010
  • Y. Dong, V. Aravinthan, M. Kezunovic and W. Jewell 鈥業ntegration of Asset and Outage Management Tasks for Distribution Systems' in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting 2009, Calgary Alberta, July 2009
  • V. Aravinthan and W. Jewell 鈥極ptimal Reliability Allocation for Radial Distribution System with Performance Based Rates' in Proc. 41st Annual Frontiers of Power Conf., OSU, Oklahoma, Oct, 2008
  • V. Aravinthan and W. Jewell 鈥極ptimal Scheme for Feeder Emergency Restoration Using Enumeration Approach to Binary Integer Linear Programming' in Proc. 40th Annual Frontiers of Power Conf., OSU, Oklahoma, Oct, 2007
  • V. Aravinthan, S.K. Jayaweera and K. Altarazi, 鈥楧istributed Estimation in a Power Constrained Sensor Network', in Proc. 63rd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf., Melbourne, Australia, May 2006
  • K. Altarazi, S.K. Jayaweera and V. Aravinthan, 鈥楶erformance of Decentralized Detection in a Resource 鈥 constrained Sensor Network', in Proc. 39th Asilomar Conf. on Signals Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, Nov. 2005
  • V. Aravinthan, D.P.T. Nanayakkara and I. Dayawansa, 鈥楢daptive Resonance Theory based Neural Networks Approach for Signal Discrimination in VLF Metal Detectors', in Proc. 11th 鈥業EE Sri Lanka' Conf., Sri Lanka, Sep. 2004