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Sarmad Hanif

Sarmad Hanif

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Biography

Sarmad Hanif is a Power Systems Research Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 2009 from the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan, and both M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Technical University of Munich, Germany in 2013 and 2018, respectively. His research interests include power systems optimization, analysis, and economics. At PNNL, he has been involved in research activities related to transactive energy systems, energy storage systems, and marine renewable energies.

Research Interests

  • Power Systems Operation and Planning
  • Transactive Energy Systems
  • Energy Storage Systems
  • Marine Renewable Energies

Education and Credentials

  • B.Sc., Electrical Engineering (2009)
  • M.Sc., Power Engineering (2013)
  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (2018)

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • IEEE PES Member

Awards and Recognitions

  • Outstanding Performance Award Member of the Project on "Marine Energy Grid Valuation"
  • Best Paper Award (IEEE SEGE 2018)
  • Summa Cum Laude (PhD Dissertation)

PNNL Publications

2022

  • Bhatti B., S. Hanif, J. Alam, A. Tbaileh, S. Bhattacharya, and K.R. DeSomber. 2022. Storage Enabled Flexibility of Conventional Generation Assets (StorFlex). PNNL-32499. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Storage Enabled Flexibility of Conventional Generation Assets (StorFlex)
  • Hanif S., M.E. Alam, R.L. Kini, B. Bhatti, and J.C. Bedoya Ceballos. 2022. "Multi-Service Battery Energy Storage System Optimization and Control." Applied Energy 311. PNNL-SA-165530. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118614
  • Hanif S., M.E. Alam, V. Fotedar, A.J. Crawford, C.K. Vartanian, and V.V. Vishwanathan. 2022. "Managing the Techno-economic Impacts of Partial String Failure in Multistring Energy Storage Systems." Applied Energy 307. PNNL-SA-162124. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118196
  • Poudel S., S.J. Keene, R.L. Kini, S. Hanif, R.B. Bass, and J.T. Kolln. 2022. "Modeling Environment for Testing a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) using GridAPPS-D Platform." IEEE Access 10. PNNL-SA-170436. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3192845
  • Reeve H.M., S.E. Widergren, R.G. Pratt, B. Bhattarai, S. Hanif, S.R. Bender, and T.D. Hardy, et al. 2022. Distribution System Operator with Transactive (DSO+T) Study Volume 1: Main Report. PNNL-32170-1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Distribution System Operator with Transactive (DSO+T) Study Volume 1: Main Report
  • Widergren S.E., B.P. Bhattarai, R.G. Pratt, S. Hanif, A. Singhal, A. Tbaileh, and F. Bereta dos Reis, et al. 2022. DSO+T: Transactive Energy Coordination Framework DSO+T Study: Volume 3. PNNL-32170-3. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DSO+T: Transactive Energy Coordination Framework DSO+T Study: Volume 3

2021

  • Bhatnagar D., S. Bhattacharya, D.C. Preziuso, S. Hanif, R.S. O'Neil, M.E. Alam, and V.H. Chalishazar, et al. 2021. Grid Value Proposition of Marine Energy. PNNL-31123. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Grid Value Proposition of Marine Energy
  • Bhattacharya S., S. Pennock, B. Robertson, S. Hanif, M.E. Alam, D. Bhatnagar, and D.C. Preziuso, et al. 2021. "Timing Value of Marine Renewable Energy Resources for Potential Grid Applications." Applied Energy 299. PNNL-SA-156569. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117281
  • Chalishazar V.H., S. Bhattacharya, S. Hanif, D. Bhatnagar, M.E. Alam, B. Robertson, and D.C. Preziuso, et al. 2021. "Data-Driven Reliability Assessment for Marine Renewable Energy Enabled Island Power Systems." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2021), July 26-29, 2021, Washington DC, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-157769. doi:10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9637995
  • Chalishazar V.H., S. Poudel, S. Hanif, and P. Thekkumparambath Mana. 2021. Power System Resilience Metrics Augmentation for Critical Load Prioritization. PNNL-30837. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Power System Resilience Metrics Augmentation for Critical Load Prioritization
  • Fotedar V., S. Hanif, M.E. Alam, V.V. Viswanathan, C.K. Vartanian, and A.J. Crawford. 2021. "Techno-Economic Impact of Partial String Failure in Multi-string Energy Storage Systems." In IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia 2021), December 5-8, 2021, Brisbane, Australia, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-164119. doi:10.1109/ISGTAsia49270.2021.9715675
  • Hanif S., L.D. Marinovici, M.A. Pelton, T.D. Hardy, and T.E. McDermott. 2021. "Simplified Transactive Distribution Grids for Bulk Power System Mechanism Development." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2021), July 26-29, 2021, Washington DC, 01-05. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-157614. doi:10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9638030
  • Hanif S., R. Jinsiwale, and F. Bereta dos Reis. 2021. Resilience Service Framework Using Transactive Systems Valuation Methodology. PNNL-31923. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Resilience Service Framework Using Transactive Systems Valuation Methodology
  • Hanif S., S. Bhattacharya, V.H. Chalishazar, D. Bhatnagar, M.E. Alam, B. Robertson, and D.C. Preziuso, et al. 2021. "Storage Requirements for Grid Integration of Marine Renewable Energy - a Parametric Study." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2021), February 16-18, 2021, Washington DC, 01-05. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-155924. doi:10.1109/ISGT49243.2021.9372165
  • Hanif S., S. Poudel, S. Datta, and V.H. Chalishazar. 2021. Modeling Framework for Evaluating Grid Disturbances. PNNL-32247. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Modeling Framework for Evaluating Grid Disturbances
  • Hanif S., V. Fotedar, A.J. Crawford, and M.E. Alam. 2021. "Impact of Uncertainty on Energy Storage Operation Decisions: Motivation and Framework." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2021), July 26-29, 2021, Washington DC, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-157661. doi:10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9638123
  • Mukherjee M., B.P. Bhattarai, S. Hanif, and R.G. Pratt. 2021. "Electric Water Heaters for Transactive Energy Systems: Model Evaluations and Performance Quantification." IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 18, no. 9:5783 - 5794. PNNL-SA-159404. doi:10.1109/TII.2021.3128212
  • Tushar W., C. Yuen, T. Saha, D. Chattopadhyay, S. Nizami, S. Hanif, and M.E. Alam, et al. 2021. "Roles of Retailers in the peer-to-peer Electricity Market: A single retailer perspective." iScience 24, no. 11:Art. No. 103278. PNNL-SA-161993. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.103278
  • Tushar W., C. Yuen, T. Saha, T. Morstyn, A. Chapman, M.E. Alam, and S. Hanif, et al. 2021. "Peer-to-Peer Energy Systems for Connected Communities: A Review of Recent Advances and Emerging Challenges." Applied Energy 282, no. Part A:Article No. 116131. PNNL-SA-155790. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116131

2020

  • Bhattarai B.P., M. Maharjan, S. Hanif, M. Cai, and R.G. Pratt. 2020. "Transactive Electric Water Heater Agent: Design and Performance Evaluation." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), February 17-20, 2020, Washington DC, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-147289. doi:10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087638
  • Bhatti B.A., S. Hanif, M.E. Alam, T.E. McDermott, and P.J. Balducci. 2020. "A Combined Day-ahead and Real-time approach for Scheduling Real and Reactive power dispatch of Battery Energy Storage System." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2020), August 2-6, 2020, Montreal, Canada, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-148997. doi:10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281907
  • Hanif S., M.E. Alam, and B.A. Bhatti. 2020. "A Modular Optimal Power Flow Method for Integrating New Technologies in Distribution Grids." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2020), August 2-6, 2020, Montreal, Canada, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-149018. doi:10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281907
  • Hanif S., V.H. Chalishazar, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2020. Modeling the Functional Forms of Grid Disturbances. PNNL-30650. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Modeling the Functional Forms of Grid Disturbances
  • Troitzsch S., B. Sreepathi, T. Huynh, A. Moine, S. Hanif, J. Fonseca, and T. Hamacher. 2020. "Optimal electric-distribution-grid planning considering the demand-side flexibility of thermal building systems for a test case in Singapore." Applied Energy 273. PNNL-SA-143438. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114917
  • Zhang K., S. Troitzsch, S. Hanif, and T. Hamacher. 2020. "Coordinated Market Design for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trade and Ancillary Services in Distribution Grids." IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 11, no. 4:2929 - 2941. PNNL-SA-144863. doi:10.1109/TSG.2020.2966216

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