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Dr Navid Haghdadi

Dr Navid Haghdadi

Lecturer

2013 – 2017 PhD (Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering) UNSW, Sydney, Australia
Thesis: Data-driven Assessment of Aggregate Distributed Photovoltaic Generation and its Impacts on Electricity Network Planning
2009 – 2012 M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering - Power Systems) The University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2004 – 2009 B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering - Power Systems) The University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Engineering
Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

Navid is a lecturer with Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM) and in the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering. He focuses on data analysis and pattern recognition methods to investigate the technical and economic impacts of renewable energy (particularly Photovoltaic) on the electricity network as well as the design and assessment of cost-reflective electricity networks tariffs. Navid has a PhD in Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering from UNSW, and a M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering, Power Systems), and B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) from University of Tehran, Iran. 
E-mail
n.haghdadi@unsw.edu.au
Location
3rd Floor, Tyree Energy Technologies Building (G15)
  • Journal articles | 2022
    He XY; Wang H; Zhu ZG; Wang LZ; Liu JQ; Haghdadi N; Nai SML; Huang J; Primig S; Ringer SP; Liao XZ, 2022, 'Texture evolution in a CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy manufactured by laser powder bed fusion', Journal of Materials Science, 57, pp. 9714 - 9725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07025-x
    Journal articles | 2021
    Stringer N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Fair consumer outcomes in the balance: Data driven analysis of distributed PV curtailment', Renewable Energy, 173, pp. 972 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.04.020
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tanoto Y; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2021, 'Reliability-cost trade-offs for electricity industry planning with high variable renewable energy penetrations in emerging economies: A case study of Indonesia's Java-Bali grid', Energy, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120474
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tanoto Y; MacGill I; Bruce A; Haghdadi N, 2021, 'Impact of high solar and wind penetrations and different reliability targets on dynamic operating reserves in electricity generation expansion planning', Electricity Journal, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2021.106934
    Journal articles | 2020
    Stringer N; Bruce A; MacGill I; Haghdadi N; Kilby P; Mills J; Veijalainen T; Armitage M; Wilmot N, 2020, 'Consumer-led transition', IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, 18, pp. 20 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2020.3014720
    Journal articles | 2020
    Stringer N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; Riesz J; MacGill I, 2020, 'Observed behavior of distributed photovoltaic systems during major voltage disturbances and implications for power system security', Applied Energy, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114283
    Journal articles | 2020
    Tanoto Y; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2020, 'Clustering based assessment of cost, security and environmental tradeoffs with possible future electricity generation portfolios', Applied Energy, 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115219
    Journal articles | 2019
    Malik A; Haghdadi N; MacGill I; Ravishankar J, 2019, 'Appliance level data analysis of summer demand reduction potential from residential air conditioner control', Applied Energy, 235, pp. 776 - 785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.11.010
    Journal articles | 2019
    Roberts MB; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, 'Characterisation of Australian apartment electricity demand and its implications for low-carbon cities', Energy, 180, pp. 242 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.222
    Journal articles | 2018
    Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MaCgill I; Passey R, 2018, 'Impact of Distributed Photovoltaic Systems on Zone Substation Peak Demand', IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 9, pp. 621 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2017.2751647
    Journal articles | 2017
    Haghdadi N; Copper J; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2017, 'A method to estimate the location and orientation of distributed photovoltaic systems from their generation output data', Renewable Energy, 108, pp. 390 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.02.080
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ma S; Goldstein M; Pitman AJ; Haghdadi N; MacGill I, 2017, 'Pricing the urban cooling benefits of solar panel deployment in Sydney, Australia', Scientific Reports, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep43938
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ma S; Pitman A; Hart M; Evans JP; Haghdadi N; MacGill I, 2017, 'The impact of an urban canopy and anthropogenic heat fluxes on Sydney's climate', International Journal of Climatology, 37, pp. 255 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.5001
    Journal articles | 2017
    Passey R; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2017, 'Designing more cost reflective electricity network tariffs with demand charges', Energy Policy, 109, pp. 642 - 649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.07.045
  • Conference Papers | 2022
    Watts S; Macgill I; Haghdadi N, 2022, 'Selecting Representative Net Load Profiles of Solar Homes with K-Means Clustering', in Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC53445.2022.10102346
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Haghdadi N; Macgill I; Gorman N; Passey R; Bruce A, 2020, 'An open source tool for analyzing the impact of electricity network and retail tariffs on consumers', in IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281742
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Nejad MF; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill L, 2020, 'Climate policy and intelligent transport systems: Application of new transport technologies to reduce greenhouse emissions', in 2020 National Conference on Emerging Trends on Sustainable Technology and Engineering Applications, NCETSTEA 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NCETSTEA48365.2020.9119940
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Gorman N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; Macgill I; Bilbao J, 2019, 'MSAT-PPA: Multi-factor Sensitivity Analysis Tool for Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements from an End-User Perspective', Australian PV Institute, Canberra, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, Australia
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Heywood P; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; Macgill I; Stringer N, 2019, 'Historical Market Trends of Distributed Photovoltaic Inverters in Australia', in Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2019, Canberra, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, 03 December 2019 - 05 December 2019, http://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Heywood-P-Historical-Market-Trends-of-Distributed-Photovoltaic-Inverters-in-Australia.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Ho B; Bruce A; Haghdadi N, 2019, 'Exploration of K-means Neural Network for Residential Load Profile Decomposition by Appliance', in Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference 2019, Australian PV Institute, Canberra, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, 03 December 2019
    Reports | 2019
    Roberts M; Bruce A; Macgill I; Copper J; Haghdadi N, 2019, Photovoltaics on Apartment Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.19099.11042/1
    Preprints | 2019
    Roberts MB; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2019, Cluster-based characterisation of Australian apartment electricity demand and its implications for low-carbon cities, , http://dx.doi.org/10.31224/osf.io/2aurb
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Stringer N; Bruce A; Haghdadi N; MacGill I; Riesz J, 2019, 'Possible System Security Impacts of Distributed Photovoltaics Behavior during Voltage Disturbances', in IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973691
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Tanoto Y; Bruce A; MacGill I; Haghdadi N, 2019, 'Impact of High Variable Renewable Penetrations on Dynamic Operating Reserves in Future Indonesian Electricity Industry Scenarios', in Proceedings - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2019 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, EEEIC/I and CPS Europe 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2019.8783461
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Gorman N; Haghdadi N; Bruce A; Macgill I, 2018, 'NEMOSIS–NEM Open Source Information Service; open-source access to Australian National Electricity Market Data', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2018, Australian PV Institute, Sydney 2018, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Sydney 2018, 04 December 2018 - 06 December 2018, http://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/proceedings-apsrc-2018/
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Haghdadi N; Bruce A; Macgill I, 2018, 'Impact of distributed PV on peak demand in the Australian national electricity market', in IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274227
    Reports | 2018
    Roberts M; Copper J; Bruce A; Barton T; Haghdadi N; Hu R, 2018, Solar Trends Report 2018
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Tanoto Y; MacGill I; Bruce A; Haghdadi N, 2017, 'Photovoltaic Deployment Experience and Technical Potential in Indonesia's Java-Madura-Bali Electricity Grid', in Photovoltaic Deployment Experience and Technical Potential in Indonesia's Java-Madura-Bali Electricity Grid, Asia-pacific Solar Research Conference, Melbourne, presented at Asia-pacific Solar Research Conference, Melbourne, 05 December 2017 - 07 December 2017, http://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Y-Tanoto-I-MacGill-A-Bruce-and-N-Haghdadi-Peer-reviewed.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Haghdadi N; Copper J; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2016, 'Operational performance analysis of distributed PV systems in Australia', in Egan R; Passey R (ed.), Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2016, Australian PV Institute, Canberra, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, 28 November 2016 - 02 December 2016, http://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/proceedings-apsrc-2016/
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Haghdadi N; Dennis J; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2015, 'Real time generation mapping of distributed PV for network planning and operations', in Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific, IEEE, Brisbane, QLD, pp. 1 - 5, presented at 2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Brisbane, QLD, 15 November 2015 - 18 November 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/appeec.2015.7381030
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Nejad AZ; Deilami S; Masoum MAS; Haghdadi N, 2015, 'Map-based linear estimation of drive cycle for hybrid electric vehicles', in 2015 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference: Challenges for Future Grids, AUPEC 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2015.7324873
    Conference Papers | 2015
    2015, 'Assessing the representativeness of ‘Live’ distributed PV data for upscaled PV generation estimates', http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/appeec.2015.7380908
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Haghdadi N; Asaei B; Gandomkar Z, 2012, 'Clustering-based optimal sizing and siting of photovoltaic power plant in distribution network', in 2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings, pp. 266 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221586
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Haghdadi N; Asaei B, 2012, 'Multi-attribute decision making for new photovoltaic power plant establishment: Iran case study', in 2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings, pp. 166 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221566
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Haghdadi N; Farivar G; Iman-Eini H; Miragha F, 2012, 'An analytic approach for estimation of maximum power point in solar cars', in ICEE 2012 - 20th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, pp. 575 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IranianCEE.2012.6292422
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Farivar G; Asaei B; Haghdadi N; Iman-Eini H, 2011, 'A novel temperature estimation method for solar cells', in 2011 2nd Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference, PEDSTC 2011, pp. 336 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2011.5742443
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Haghdadi N; Asaei B; Gandomkar Z, 2011, 'A clustering-based preprocessing on feeder power in presence of photovoltaic power plant', in 2011 10th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC.EU 2011 - Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2011.5874778
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Jahromi MHM; Asaei B; Haghdadi N, 2011, 'Clustering power demand for feasibility study on transition to plugin hybrid electric vehicles', in 2011 2nd International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems, EPECS 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EPECS.2011.6126824
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Jahromi MHM; Asaei B; Haghdadi N, 2011, 'Demand response program evaluation for plugin hybrid electric vehicles purchase encouragement', in 2011 2nd International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems, EPECS 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EPECS.2011.6126796
    Preprints |
    Watts S; Haghdadi N; MacGill I, Selecting Representative Net Load Profiles of Solar Homes Using Clustering Techniques, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3982129

- N. Haghdadi, A. Bruce, I. MacGill, and R. Passey, RG189370, “An expanded open source modelling tool for assessing how different network and retail tariffs, and distributed energy options, impact on small energy consumers“, 2018
- N. Haghdadi, I. MacGill, RG181091, “Grid integration modelling project”, 2018
- A. Bruce, J. Bilbao, J. Copper, N. Haghdadi, I. MacGill, R. Passey, M. Roberts, and A. Sproul, RG180709, “Energy data for smart decision making”, 2018
- J. Bilbao, A. Bruce, N. Haghdadi, I. MacGill, R. Passey, and P. Xu, RG183035, “Financial assessment tool to assist large energy consumers with energy contracting and clean energy options including local as well as off-site renewables.”, 2018
 

- Data-driven analysis of distributed PV systems
- Cost reflective network and retail tariff design and analysis
- Capacity expansion modelling for the electricity network
- Financial assessment of distributed PV systems 
- Supervision of HDR and Masters coursework students, and research assistants