Merkebu Z. Degefa

SINTEF — Norway

Engineering · Physical Sciences

18h-index1.3kcitations84works2.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Smart Grid Energy Management(42), Smart Grid Security and Resilience(17), Optimal Power Flow Distribution(16), Microgrid Control and Optimization(15), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization(14)

Publications84 total

Impacts of distributed energy resources on the feasibility of AI-based OPF surrogates
2025
Integration of energy communities in distribution grids: Development paths for local energy coordination
Energy Strategy Reviews·2025· 11 citedOpen Access
A Unified Controller for Interconnection of Heterogeneous, Multi-DG Mini/Microgrids with Varying Dynamic Characteristics
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics·2025
Integration of Energy Communities in Distribution Grids: Development Paths for Local Energy Coordination
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Demonstrating interactions of distribution network and local energy communities operating in hierarchically autonomous control architecture paradigm
IET conference proceedings.·2023· 1 cited
Real-time testing of smart-WAMS for the monitoring of power oscillation
Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks·2023
Initial Results with Real-Time Testing of Smart-WAMS for Power Oscillation Monitoring
2023
Challenges of TSO-DSO Voltage Regulation Under Real-Time Data Exchange Paradigm
IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
A Distributed Algorithm for Controlling Continuous and Discrete Variables in a Radial Distribution Grid
IEEE Access·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Synchronization Controller for Seamless Interconnection of Mirogrids with Heterogeneous Sources
2022· 1 cited
Demand flexibility modelling for long term optimal distribution grid planning
IET Generation Transmission & Distribution·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Challenges of TSO-DSO Voltage Regulation Under Real-Time Data Exchange Paradigm
2022Open Access
Challenges of TSO-DSO Voltage Regulation Under Real-Time Data Exchange Paradigm
2022Open Access
Demand flexibility modelling for long term optimal distribution grid planning
2022Open Access
Demand flexibility modelling for long term optimal distribution grid planning
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Modelling and Simulation Approaches for Local Energy Community Integrated Distribution Networks
IEEE Access·2022· 34 citedOpen Access
A Testbed for Advanced Distribution Management Systems: Assessment of Cybersecurity
2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe)·2021· 6 cited
Review of Grid Interconnection Requirements and Synchronization Controllers for Dispersed Minigrids
2021 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica·2021· 4 cited
Electric water heater flexibility potential and activation impact in system operator perspective – Norwegian scenario case study
Energy·2021· 40 citedOpen Access
Improving smart grid security through 5G enabled IoT and edge computing
Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience·2021· 59 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Matti Lehtonen(26), Muhammad Humayun(11), Amir Safdarian(10), Robert John Millar(9), Mubbashir Ali(7), Matti Koivisto(6), Hanne Sæle(4), Cornelius Steinbrink(4), Thomas Strasser(4), Kai Heussen(4), Antti Alahäivälä(4), Hanne Sale(4), Iver Bakken Sperstad(3), Mahmud Fotuhi‐Firuzabad(3), A. van der Meer(3), Oliver Gehrke(3), Van Hoa Nguyen(3), Eero Saarijärvi(3), Daniel Esteban Morales Bondy(3), Filip Andrén(3)