Talal Sati

Background

PhD (2022), MScE (2009), BScE (1994)

Research interests

• Modeling, analysis, and control of power electronic converters and their applications in grid integration of renewable energy resources.
• Protective relaying interface in power systems grids with renewable energy resources.
• Planning, operation, and control of active distribution networks.
• Protection of AC and DC microgrids.

Teaching interests

• Electricity and Magnetism (ECE 1813)
• Electric Circuits (ECE 2711)
• Circuits and Systems (ECE 2722)
• Digital Logic Design (ECE 2214)
• Programming and Problem Solving for Engineers (CMPE 1003)
• Data Structure & Algorithms for Engineers (CMPE 1023)
• Computer Organization (CMPE 3221)

Selected publications

Articles published in refereed journals

[1] T. E. Sati, M. A. Azzouz, and Mostafa Shaaban, “Adaptive harmonic-based protection coordination for inverter-dominated isolated microgrids considering N-1 contingency,” International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 156, article 109750, Feb. 2024.

[2] T. E. Sati, M. A. Azzouz, and Mostafa Shaaban, “Optimal protection coordination of islanded microgrids utilizing an adaptive virtual impedance fault current limiter,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 2866–2876, May-Jun 2023.

[3] T. E. Sati, M. A. Azzouz, and Mostafa Shaaban, “Harmonic dual-setting directional overcurrent protection for inverter-based islanded microgrids,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 34630–34642, Apr 2023.

[4] T. E. Sati, M. A. Azzouz, “An adaptive virtual impedance fault current limiter for optimal protection coordination of islanded microgrids,” IET Renewable Power Generation, pp. 1–14, Mar 2022.

[5] T. E. Sati, M. A. Azzouz, “Optimal protection coordination for inverter-dominated islanded microgrids considering N-1 contingency,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 2256–2267, Aug 2021.

Articles published in the proceedings of conferences

[1] Y. H. El Gohary, T. E. Sati, A. H. Osman, and Mostafa Shaaban, “Optimal protection coordination for inverter-based islanded microgrids utilizing an optimized time-current-voltage characteristic,” International Conference on Electrical, Computer Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), pp. 1–6, Jul 2023.

[2] T. E. Sati, M.A. Azzouz, and Mostafa Shaaban, “Optimal protection coordination of islanded microgrids utilizing an adaptive virtual impedance fault current limiter,” Proc. of the Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), pp. 1–6, Feb 2022 (Invited by IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications).

Service

• Reviewer, The Journal of Engineering (IET).
• Reviewer, Alexandria Engineering Journal (Elsevier).
• Reviewer, Journal of Electrical Engineering (Springer Nature).
• Reviewer, International Journal of Energy Research (Wiley).
• Reviewer, Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier).