Basanta Raj Pokhrel
About
Basanta Raj Pokhrel is Researcher at the Department of Electrical Power Engineering and is associated with National Smart Grid Laboratory. He has a PhD in Energy Technology from Aalborg University, Denmark and a master’s degree in Electrical Power Engineering from Kathmandu University, Nepal / NTNU Norway.
In his PhD dissertation, issues from DSO perspective in the emerging scenario in electricity network such as huge data handling, network observability with minimum measurements, active network management and optimized operation, and TSO-DSO interoperability and coordination have been investigated. His main research interest is in real time monitoring of electricity grid for the utilization of utmost flexibility and the resources available in modern power system network.
Work Experience:
2021 - Present: Research Scientist, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
2013 – 2021: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University.
2010 – 2013: Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University.
2006 – 2008: Plant Engineer, Bottlers Nepal Limited (Coca-Cola Nepal).
Research
My reseach activity is focused on Smart Grid Operation, specially in wide area monitoring system (WAMS).
CINELDI
SysOpt
NEWEPS (Nordic Early Warning and Early Protection System)
Publications
2024
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Mishchenko, Denys;
Oleinikova, Irina;
Erdődi, László;
Pokhrel, Basanta Raj.
(2024)
Multidomain Cyber-Physical Testbed for Power System Vulnerability Assessment.
IEEE Access
Academic article
2023
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Lorentzen, Sofie;
Rasmussen, Marius;
Oleinikova, Irina;
Pokhrel, Basanta Raj;
Morch, Andrei Z.
(2023)
Coastal Electrification Using Hydrogen Technology and Distribution Grid Flexibility Potential.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2019
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Pokhrel, Basanta Raj.
(2019)
Improved Observability for State Estimation in Active Distribution Grid Management.
Aalborg Universitetsforlag
Aalborg Universitetsforlag
Academic monograph
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Pokhrel, Basanta Raj;
Bak-Jensen, Birgitte;
Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna.
(2019)
“Integrated Approach for Network Observability and State Estimation in
Active Distribution Grid.
Energies
Academic article
Journal publications
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Mishchenko, Denys;
Oleinikova, Irina;
Erdődi, László;
Pokhrel, Basanta Raj.
(2024)
Multidomain Cyber-Physical Testbed for Power System Vulnerability Assessment.
IEEE Access
Academic article
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Pokhrel, Basanta Raj;
Bak-Jensen, Birgitte;
Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna.
(2019)
“Integrated Approach for Network Observability and State Estimation in
Active Distribution Grid.
Energies
Academic article
Books
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Pokhrel, Basanta Raj.
(2019)
Improved Observability for State Estimation in Active Distribution Grid Management.
Aalborg Universitetsforlag
Aalborg Universitetsforlag
Academic monograph
Part of book/report
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Lorentzen, Sofie;
Rasmussen, Marius;
Oleinikova, Irina;
Pokhrel, Basanta Raj;
Morch, Andrei Z.
(2023)
Coastal Electrification Using Hydrogen Technology and Distribution Grid Flexibility Potential.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Knowledge Transfer
2023
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Popular scientific lectureLorentzen, Sofie; Rasmussen, Marius; Oleinikova, Irina; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Morch, Andrei Z. (2023) Coastal Electrification Using Hydrogen Technology and Distribution Grid Flexibility Potential. LUT University, IEEE-PES 19th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM23) , Lappeenrata 2023-06-06 - 2023-06-08
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Popular scientific lectureOleinikova, Irina; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Rasmussen, Marius; Lorentzen, Sofie. (2023) Hydrogen Electrolysers as a flexible source for the optimal operation of the distribution grid . European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) 63rd ESReDA Seminar on Resilience assessment: Methodological challenges and applications to critical infrastructures 2023-10-25 - 2023-10-26
2019
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Popular scientific lecturePokhrel, Basanta Raj; Nainar, Karthikeyan; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Jensen, A.; Andreasen, J.. (2019) Improved TSO - DSO Interoperability and their cooperation in smart grid. CIGRE Symposium , Aalborg 2019-06-04 - 2019-06-07
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Academic lectureNainar, Karthikeyan; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Jensen, A.; Andreasen, J.. (2019) Advanced TSO-DSO Interface for Provision of Ancillary Services by DER in Distribution Networks. CIGRE Symposium , Aalborg 2019-06-04 - 2019-06-07
2018
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Academic lectureNainar, Karthikeyan; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte. (2018) Utilization of Battery Storage for Flexible Power Management in Active Distribution Networks. IEEE IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) , Portland 2018-08-05 - 2018-08-10
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Academic lecturePokhrel, Basanta Raj; Nainar, Karthikeyan; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna. (2018) Effect of Smart Meter Measurements Data On Distribution State Estimation. IEEE IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) , Lyon 2018-02-20 - 2018-02-22
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Academic lectureNainar, Karthikeyan; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Jensen, A.; Helth, T.. (2018) Coordinated Control with Improved Observability for Network Congestion Management in Medium-Voltage Distribution Grid. CIGRE CIGRE Session , Paris 2018-08-26 - 2018-08-31
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Academic lecturePokhrel, Basanta Raj; Nainar, Karthikeyan; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Mahdi Mazhari, Seyed; Chung, C.Y.. (2018) An Intelligent Approach to Observability of Distribution Networks. IEEE IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) , Portland 2018-08-05 - 2018-08-10
2017
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Academic lecturePokhrel, Basanta Raj; Nainar, Karthikeyan; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna. (2017) Intelligent architecture for enhanced observability for active distribution system. IEEE IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2017 , Torino 2017-09-26 - 2017-09-29
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Academic lectureNainar, Karthikeyan; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte. (2017) Multi-level Control Framework for Enhanced Flexibility of Active Distribution Network. IEEE IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT) , 2017 , Washington, DC 2017-04-23 - 2017-04-26
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Academic lectureNainar, Karthikeyan; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Frederiksen, K. H. B.. (2017) Demand Response in Low Voltage Distribution Networks with High PV Penetration. 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC) , Heraklion 2017-08-28 - 2017-08-31
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Academic lectureNainar, Karthikeyan; Pokhrel, Basanta Raj; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte. (2017) Coordinated Voltage Control of Distributed PV Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Low Voltage Distribution Networks. IEEE IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2017 , Torino 2017-09-26 - 2017-09-29
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Academic lecturePokhrel, Basanta Raj; Nainar, Karthikeyan; Bak-Jensen, Birgitte; Pillai, Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna. (2017) Loss optimization in distribution networks with distributed generation. 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC) , Heraklion 2017-08-29 - 2017-09-01