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Faculty

Aparna Viswanath
Dr. Aparna Viswanath
Instructional Assistant Professor
Fax 713-743-4444
Email pviswana [at] central.uh.edu
Education
B.E., Electrical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Osmania University, India
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Professional Experience
Secured Consultancy Project titled ‘Singapore Generation Reserve Margin Study’ from Energy Authority of Singapore.
More than 11 years’ experience as Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor in USA) in University of Newcastle, Australia (Singapore Campus).
Graduate Engineer Apprentice, Electronics Corporation of India Ltd.
Research Interests

Power System Planning; Deregulated Power Markets; Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems

Selected Publications

Irene Wanady, Aparna Viswanath, Kaushik Mahata, “Solar Forecasting for Power System Operator”, IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC18), Toronto, Oct 10-11, 2018.

Harivina G, Aparna Viswanath, “Capacity Premium Model to Assure Social Optimal Transmission Expansion in a Profit Driven Framework”, IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC18), Toronto, Oct 10-11, 2018.

Harivina G, Aparna Viswanath, Kaushik Mahata, Lalit Goel “Transmission Planning by Minimizing Curtailment of Market Transactions”, Electric Power Systems Research, Vol.101, Aug 2013, p.1-8.

Aparna P. Viswanath, L. Goel, and P. Wang, “Fuzzy Loads with Demand Side Contingency Management for Reliability Assessment of Restructured Power Systems”, The Ninth IASTED European Conference on Power and Energy Systems, EuroPES 2009, September 7 – 9, 2009, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Chu Chin Choon, Colin Coates and Aparna P. Viswanath, “Renewable Energy Source Emulator”, International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB 09, April 29 – May 1, 2009, Brighton, U.K.

L. Goel, P.A. Viswanath and P. Wang, “A Framework to Implement Supply and Demand side Contingency Management in Reliability Evaluation of Restructured Power Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 22, No. 1, Feb 2007, pp. 205-212.

L. Goel, P.A. Viswanath and P. Wang, “Reliability Evaluation of Hybrid Power Markets based on Multiple Transaction Matrix and Optimal Transaction Curtailment”, IEE Proc. Gener. Transm. Distrib., Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan 2007, pp. 6571.

L. Goel, P.A. Viswanath and P. Wang, “Monte Carlo Simulation based Reliability Evaluation in a Multi-bilateral Contracts Market”, IEE Proc. Gener. Transm. Distrib. , Vol.151, No. 6, Nov 2004, pp. 728-734.