Dr. Seyed Fariborz Zarei is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Qom University of Technology, Iran. He earned his B.Sc. from Amirkabir University of Technology in 2012, ranking second in his class, followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Sharif University of Technology in 2014 and 2019, respectively. In 2018, he was a Visiting Ph.D. Scholar at Aalborg University, Denmark. Since 2021, he has been a faculty member at Qom University of Technology, where he established the Power Electronics and Grid Laboratory. He has authored over 40 research papers focusing on power electronics and electrical power engineering. His research emphasizes modeling, control, protection, and stability of power grids. Dr. Zarei has received numerous awards, including the Kezemi Ashtiani Award and the “Selected Researcher” award.
Profile
Education š
Dr. Zarei holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2019) from Sharif University of Technology, focusing on inverter-based AC microgrids’ protection. He was an International Visiting Graduate Student at Aalborg University, Denmark (2018), researching power electronic-based power systems. He completed his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (2014) at Sharif University of Technology, specializing in microgrid protection. His B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (2012) was from Amirkabir University of Technology, where he ranked second in the Power Systems track. His academic excellence earned him a merit-based M.Sc. admission and a Research and Technology Scholarship from the Iran National Science Foundation.
Experience šØāš«
Dr. Zarei is the Director of the Power Electronics and Grid Lab at Qom University of Technology (2022-present), leading research on DC/AC converters and power grid interactions. He has designed and implemented a 2 kVA Grid-Simulator. Previously, he was a Research Assistant at Iranās National Elites Foundation (2015-2018) and conducted experiments on inverter control at Aalborg University (2018). As a lecturer, he has taught courses on power electronics, electrical machines, reactive power control, and high-voltage substation design.
Research Interests š¬
Dr. Zareiās research focuses on power electronics applications in power grids, emphasizing modeling, control, protection, and stability. He investigates DC/AC converters, inverter-based AC microgrid protection, and distributed secondary control schemes. His work includes developing fault detection methods, overvoltage mitigation strategies, and high-impedance fault detection for DC microgrids. He has contributed to improving grid stability through advanced converter control techniques. His research extends to energy optimization in metro systems and power routing-based protection in HVDC grids. His findings have been published in top journals, including IEEE Transactions and Electric Power Systems Research. š
Dr. Zarei received the prestigious Kezemi Ashtiani Award from Iranās National Elite Foundation (2023) for outstanding academic and research contributions. He was recognized as the “Selected Researcher” in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Qom University of Technology (2022). He earned a Research and Technology Scholarship (2017) and was elected as a member of Iran’s National Elites Foundation (2015-2018). His academic achievements include ranking 17th in the Ph.D. KONKOOR (2014), merit-based M.Sc. admissions (2012), ranking 2nd in his B.Sc. program (2012), and securing 373rd place among 129,000 candidates in the B.Sc. KONKOOR (2008).
Publications š
- Reinforcing Fault Ride Through Capability of Grid Forming Voltage Source Converters Using an Enhanced Voltage Control Scheme
SF Zarei, H Mokhtari, MA Ghasemi, F Blaabjerg
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 34 (5), 1827 – 1842
- A Comprehensive Digital Protection Scheme for Low-Voltage Microgrids with Inverter-Based and Conventional Distributed Generations
SF Zarei, M Parniani
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 32 (1), 441-452
- Fault Detection and Protection Strategy for Islanded Inverter-Based Microgrids
SF Zarei, H Mokhtari, F Blaabjerg
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics 9 (1), 472-484
- Control of Grid-Following Inverters under Unbalanced Grid Conditions
SF Zarei, H Mokhtari, MA Ghasemi, S Peyghami, P Davari, F Blaabjerg
IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 35 (1), 184 – 192
- DC-Link Loop Bandwidth Selection Strategy for Grid-Connected Inverters Considering Power Quality Requirements
SF Zarei, H Mokhtari, MA Ghasemi, S Peyghami, P Davari, F Blaabjerg
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
- A Power Routing-Based Fault Detection Strategy for Multi-Terminal VSC-HVDC Grids
M Pourmirasghariyan, SF Zarei, M Hamzeh, F Blaabjerg
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 38 (1), 528-540
- Current Limiting Strategy for Grid-Connected Inverters under Asymmetrical Short Circuit Faults
SF Zarei, MA Ghasemi, S Khankalantary
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 131, 107020
- DC-System Grounding: Existing Strategies, Performance Analysis, Functional Characteristics, Technical Challenges, and Selection Criteria- A Review
M Pourmirasghariyan, SF Zarei, M Hamzeh
Electric Power Systems Research, 107769
- A Theoretical Concept of Decoupled Current Control Scheme for Grid-Connected Inverter with L-C-L Filter
MA Ghasemi, SF Zarei, S Peyghami, F Blaabjerg
Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417) 11 (14)