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Dr Felipe Arrano Vargas

Dr Felipe Arrano Vargas

Lecturer
  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia, 2018-2022.
  • Electrical Engineering Diploma, University of Chile, Chile, 2008-2013.
  • B.Eng.Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Chile, Chile, 2008-2013.
Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications

I am an Engineering Early Career Academic Fellow with the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications and a Research Fellow with the Real-Time Simulations Laboratory (RTS@UNSW).

I received my B.Sc. degree and the Professional Title in Electrical Engineering from the University of Chile, Chile, in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UNSW Sydney, Australia, in 2022. From 2014 to 2016 I worked as a Power System Analyst in Transelec, Chile. While pursuing my Ph.D. I collaborated and worked together with OPAL-RT Technologies (2020-2022). 

One of my primary career interests is generating, sharing, and transferring knowledge in the field of electrical engineering. I have both industry and research experience, which I believe is essential when teaching a new generation of engineers and carrying out research that bridges the gap between both worlds.

My research interests include:

  • Power system digital twins
  • Real-time digital modelling and simulation
  • Synthetic grids
  • Grid integration of renewable energy resources and energy storage systems
E-mail
f.arranovargas@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 323, Bldg H6, Tyree Energy Technologies Building (TETB)
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Arrano-Vargas F; Agelidis VG; Konstantinou G, 2024, 'UNSW Sydney's Real-Time Simulations Laboratory (RTS@UNSW): Supporting Power Electronics Defined Power Systems, Down under', IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 5, pp. 565 - 574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2024.3386198
    Journal articles | 2024
    Shen Z; Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2024, 'Virtual testbed for development and evaluation of power system digital twins and their applications', Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.segan.2024.101331
    Journal articles | 2023
    Arrano-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'Modular Design and Real-Time Simulators Toward Power System Digital Twins Implementation', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 19, pp. 52 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2022.3178713
    Journal articles | 2023
    Arraño-Vargas F; Jiang S; Bennett B; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'Mitigation of power system oscillations in weak grids with battery energy storage systems: A real-world case study', Energy, 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.128648
    Journal articles | 2023
    Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'Longitudinal power systems for modern and future grid studies: A graph theory analysis', Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.segan.2023.101132
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lei Q; Arrano-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'Adaptive Power Reserve Control for Photovoltaic Power Plants Based on Local Inertia in Low-Inertia Power Systems', IEEE JOURNAL OF EMERGING AND SELECTED TOPICS IN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, 4, pp. 781 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JESTIE.2023.3241518
    Journal articles | 2023
    Numair M; Aboushady AA; Arraño-Vargas F; Farrag ME; Elyan E, 2023, 'Fault Detection and Localisation in LV Distribution Networks Using a Smart Meter Data-Driven Digital Twin', Energies, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en16237850
    Journal articles | 2023
    Shen Z; Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'Artificial intelligence and digital twins in power systems: Trends, synergies and opportunities', Digital Twin, 2, pp. 11 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/digitaltwin.17632.2
    Journal articles | 2022
    Arraño-Vargas F; Shen Z; Jiang S; Fletcher J; Konstantinou G, 2022, 'Challenges and Mitigation Measures in Power Systems with High Share of Renewables—The Australian Experience', Energies, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15020429
    Journal articles | 2022
    Jiang S; Arraño-Vargas F; Shen Z; Konstantinou G, 2022, 'The Impact of Overlap Period on the Stability of Current-Controlled Alternate Arm Converter Based on dq Frame Impedance Analysis', Electronics (Switzerland), 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030301
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shen Z; Arrano-Vargas F; Wickramasinghe HR; Konstantinou G, 2022, 'Development of Power System Models for Distributed Real-Time Simulations', IEEE Access, 10, pp. 119706 - 119721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3216596
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shen Z; Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2022, 'Artificial intelligence and digital twins in power systems: Trends, synergies and opportunities', Digital Twin, 2, pp. 11 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/digitaltwin.17632.1
    Journal articles | 2020
    Arrano-Vargas F; Konstantinou G; Arrano Vargas F, 2020, 'Development of Real-Time Benchmark Models for Integration Studies of Advanced Energy Conversion Systems', IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 35, pp. 497 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2019.2939351
    Journal articles | 2018
    Arraño-Vargas F; Rahmann C; Valencia F; Vargas L, 2018, 'Active splitting in longitudinal power systems based on a WAMPC', Energies, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11010051
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Lei Q; Arrano-Vargas F; Jiang S; Konstantinou G, 2024, 'A Real-Time Implementation of Impedance-Based Stability Analysis for Inverter-Based Resources', in 2024 IEEE 10th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2024 ECCE Asia, pp. 3592 - 3597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IPEMC-ECCEAsia60879.2024.10567779
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Shen Z; Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2024, 'What-if Scenario Testing through Power System Digital Twins', in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INDIN58382.2024.10774259
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'Expanding Power System Benchmark Models to Support Real-time Simulations', in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Energy Technologies for Future Grids, ETFG 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ETFG55873.2023.10408261
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Liu Q; Sun P; Jiang S; Arrano-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'DC Fault Current Calculation and Fault Level Analysis in MMC-MVDC System', in IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference), http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10311924
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Liu Q; Sun P; Jiang S; Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2023, 'Calculation of DC Fault Current and Analysis of Influencing Factors in MMC-based Medium Voltage DC Systems', in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Energy Technologies for Future Grids, ETFG 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ETFG55873.2023.10408381
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Shen Z; Arrano-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2022, 'Validation of Distributed Real-Time Simulations for Decoupled Power System Models', in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), pp. 170 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INDIN51773.2022.9976082
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Shen Z; Arrano-Vargas F; Wickramasinghe HR; Konstantinou G, 2022, 'Distributed Real-Time Simulations of Power Systems: A Review', in Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC53445.2022.10072139
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2021, 'Synthetic Grid Modeling for Real-Time Simulations', in 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, ISGT Asia 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISGTASIA49270.2021.9715654
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Jiang S; Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2021, 'Impedance-based Stability Analysis of Current Controlled Alternate Arm Converter in dq Frame', in 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, ISGT Asia 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISGTASIA49270.2021.9715692
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Liu X; Sun P; Arrano-Vargas F; Konstantinou G, 2021, 'Provision of Synthetic Inertia by Alternate Arm Converters in VSC-HVDC Systems', in Proceedings of 2021 31st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC52110.2021.9597753
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Gao M; Arraño-Vargas F; Konstantinou G; Arrano Vargas F, 2020, 'Real-time model of the simplified Australian 14-generator system in hypersim', in Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Smart Grids and Energy Systems, SGES 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 789 - 794, presented at 2020 International Conference on Smart Grids and Energy Systems (SGES), ELECTR NETWORK, 23 November 2020 - 26 November 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SGES51519.2020.00146
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Arrano-Vargas F; Konstantinou G; Arrano Vargas F, 2019, 'Real-time models of advanced energy conversion systems for large-scale integration studies', in PEDG 2019 - 2019 IEEE 10th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), PEOPLES R CHINA, Xian, pp. 756 - 761, presented at 2019 IEEE 10th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), PEOPLES R CHINA, Xian, 03 June 2019 - 06 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PEDG.2019.8807460
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Sun P; Arrano-Vargas F; Wickramasinghe HR; Konstantinou G; Arrano Vargas F; Wickramasinghe H, 2019, 'Benchmark Models for HVDC Systems and DC-Grid Studies', in 2019 9th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, ICPES 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), AUSTRALIA, Perth, pp. 1 - 6, presented at 2019 9th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (ICPES), AUSTRALIA, Perth, 10 December 2019 - 12 December 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPES47639.2019.9105548

  • UNSW's Engineering Early Career Academic Fellowship, 2023.
  • Best Paper Award, Energies, 2022. Paper: "Challenges and Mitigation Measures in Power Systems with High Share of Renewables—The Australian Experience" 
  • Best Paper Award, IEEE International Smart Grid Technologies (IEEE ISGT Asia), 2021. Paper: "Synthetic Grid Modeling for Real-Time Simulations"
  • Graduate Collaborative Research Award, Universitas 21, 2019.
  • Student Travel Award, IEEE Power Electronics Society, 2019.
  • Becas Chile Scholarship, ANID (formerly CONICYT), 2017.
  • High Honour, University of Chile, 2013-2014.

My Research Supervision

  • Joint supervision:
    • Ph.D. (2024-): Power Oscillation Damping and Power System Stability Enhancement through Control of Inverter Based Resources.
    • Ph.D. (2022-): Geographically Distributed Real-time Simulation with Multi-application Artificial Intelligence for Large-scale Power Systems
    • Ph.D. (2021-): Coordinated Control and planning of Energy Storage and Renewable Energy Resources
  • Secondary supervision:
    • Ph.D. (2024-): Power System Stability Enhancement through Control of Inverter-Based Resources
    • Master of Philosophy (2024-): Condition and Health Monitoring of Power Electronics. Converters based on External Measurements
    • Master of Philosophy (2022-24): DC Fault Analysis in MMC-Based Multi-terminal HVDC and MVDC Systems

My Teaching

I am currently (co-)lecturing:

  • ELEC9719 - Real-Time Digital Simulations
  • ELEC1111 - Electrical Circuit Fundamentals

I am also an invited lecturer:

  • EIE740 - Advanced Topics in Modern Power Systems