Dr Dilan Jayaweera PhD (UMIST), SMIEEE, FHEA, MIET CEng (UK), FIEAust CPEng NER

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Associate Professor in Electrical Power Systems
Convenor of MSc Programme in Electrical Power Systems

Contact details

Address
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
School of Engineering
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Dilan Jayaweera is an Associate Professor in Electrical Power Systems in the School of Electronic, Electrical & Systems Engineering (EESE). He has many years of experiences in industry, research, and teaching.

He has published over 100 research papers in scientific journals, conference proceedings, and as book chapters in the fields of power system resilience, security, reliability, active distribution network operation, smart grids, micro grids, and risks in power systems. He has also significantly contributed for technical reports in his academic and industrial careers.

He is a Chartered Engineer in the UK and Chartered Professional Engineer in Australia.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering (UMIST, UK)
  • MSc in Electrical Power Engineering (UMIST, UK)

Teaching

Dr Jayaweera has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules including:
  • Renewable energy systems integration
  • Power system analysis
  • Electrical utility engineering
  • Reliability of power systems

Dr Jayaweera is the Convenor of MSc Programme in Electrical Power Systems.

Postgraduate supervision

Dilan Jayaweera's research interests are in planning and operation of power systems. He has particular interests for the following research areas.

Power system security, resilience, and reliability
Risk assessment in power systems
Integration of distributed energy resources into active distribution networks
Planning and operation of renewable energy Micro Grids
Energy security, resilience, and reliability of smart grids
Modelling and simulation of major system disturbances including blackouts
Monte Carlo simulation applications in power systems
Dr Jayaweera is interested in supervising PhDs in the areas of:

Power system risk, resilience, and reliability with renewable power generation and electric vehicles
Planning and operation of smart power grids and micro grids
Static and dynamic security in modern power systems
Asset management in smart power grids
Probabilistic applications in power and smart power systems

Other activities

Dr Jayaweera is Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

Dr Jayaweera was the vice technical chair for the IEEE PES Smart Grid conference, Perth, Australia (2011), International advisory committee member– AUPEC, Bali, Indonesia (2012), and Special sessions and tutorials chair– AUPEC, Perth, Australia (2014).

He is also:

  • An external examiner for PhDs and MPhils
  • An external examiner for taught programmes
  • Member - EPSRC Peer Review Associate College
  • Review panel member - Newton Fund
  • A reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power systems, Smart Grid, and Sustainable Energy, and IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Donaldson, DL, Ferranti, EJS, Quinn, AD, Jayaweera, D, Peasley, T & Mercer, M 2023, 'Enhancing power distribution network operational resilience to extreme wind events', Meteorological Applications, vol. 30, no. 2, e2127. https://doi.org/10.1002/met.2127

Alghamdi, AAM & Jayaweera, D 2023, 'Resilience of modern power distribution networks with active coordination of EVs and smart restoration', IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, vol. 17, no. 21, pp. 4677-4906. https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.13002

Alharbi, BS & Jayaweera, D 2022, 'Impacts of Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging Locations on Dynamic Thermal Limits Applied Power Systems with Integrated Wind Farms', Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, vol. 10, no. 3, 9426544, pp. 710-718. https://doi.org/10.35833/MPCE.2020.000445

Donaldson, D, Alvarez Alvarado, M & Jayaweera, D 2022, 'Integration of Electric Vehicle Evacuation in Power System Resilience Assessment', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3206900

Alabri, W & Jayaweera, D 2022, 'Optimal coordination of unbalanced power distribution systems with integrated photovoltaic systems and semi‐fast electric vehicles charging stations', IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 2399-2415. https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.12458

Altamimi, A & Jayaweera, D 2021, 'Reliability of power systems with climate change impacts on hierarchical levels of PV systems', Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 190, 106830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106830

Donaldson, DL, Piper, DM & Jayaweera, D 2021, 'Temporal Solar Photovoltaic Generation Capacity Reduction From Wildfire Smoke', IEEE Access, vol. 9, 9442713, pp. 79841-79852. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3084528

Al Abri, W & Jayaweera, D 2021, 'Voltage regulation in unbalanced power distribution systems with residential PV systems', International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 131, 107036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107036

Donaldson, DL & Jayaweera, D 2020, 'Effective solar prosumer identification using net smart meter data', International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2020.105823

Conference contribution

Alghamdi, A & Jayaweera, D 2023, Innovative Prepositioning and Dispatching Schemes of Electric Vehicles for Smart Distribution Network Resiliency and Restoration. in 2022 IEEE PES 14th Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)., 22881325, Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, IEEE, pp. 1-6, 2022 IEEE PES 14th Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC53445.2022.10072198

Donaldson, DL & Jayaweera, D 2022, Integrating Geospatial Data for Weather Station Selection and Enhanced Electric Load Forecasting. in 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT)., 9817497, Innovative smart grid technologies, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2022, New Orleans, United States, 24/04/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT50606.2022.9817497

Alghamdi, AAM & Jayaweera, D 2022, Modelling Frameworks Applied in Smart Distribution Network Resiliency and Restoration. in 2022 IEEE 16th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics, and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)., 9880902, Compatibility in power electronics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 16th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics, and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2022, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 29/06/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE-POWERENG54966.2022.9880902

Salinas-Herrera, F, Jayaweera, D, Alvarez-Alvarado, MS & Riofrío, X 2022, Reliability Study of a Smart Distribution System with Optimal Sizing and Placement of Capacitors. in 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia)., 9715699, IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies--Asia, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, ISGT Asia 2021, Brisbane, Australia, 5/12/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTASIA49270.2021.9715699

Vasquez, WA & Jayaweera, D 2021, A Study of Repairable Failure Models of Aging Underground Power Distribution Cables. in 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe)., 9639956, IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 11th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT Europe 2021, Espoo, Finland, 18/10/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope52324.2021.9639956

Al Abri, W & Jayaweera, D 2021, Impact of Semi-fast Charging Stations on Unbalanced Power Distribution Systems Integrated with PV Systems. in 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe)., 9640198, IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 11th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT Europe 2021, Espoo, Finland, 18/10/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope52324.2021.9640198

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