Faculty Portrait

Contact Information

Name: Atousa Yazdani

Title: Associate Professor

Office Location: 5013 Riverside Building

Email: atousa.yazdani@csus.edu

Office Phone: 916-278-4964

Mailing Address: Sacramento State 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6043

Office Hours: Tue 10:30am - 11:30 Thur 10:30 - 11:30 Or by appointment

Where to find me : RVR 5013

Courses:

  • EEE 130: Electromechanical Conversion
  • EEE 131: Electromechanical Conversion Laboratory 
  • EEE 144: Electric Power Distribution
  • EEE 137: Applications of Power Electronics in Power Systems
  • EEE 252: Power System Reliability and Planning
  • EEE 253: Power System Stability and Control
  • EEE 259: Transients in Power Systems

Research Projects/Interests

Dr. Atousa Yazdani, has many years of industry experience in design, modeling and analysis of power systems. Her main reseach interest is in the application of power electronic apparatus in power systems, dynamic system analysis and testing of power systems with the inclusion of novel technologies. She has received her PhD from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2009. She has received her MSc and BSc in Tehran Polytechnics (2001) and Tehran University (1997), respectively.

Dr. Yazdani has been involved with several consulting projects both in USA and abroad. She has been instrumental in several utility scaled projects such as integration of renewable energy, and implementation of stability algorithms utilizing synchrophasors data. 

 

Resume

Books:

Gharehpetian, G., Yazdani, A., & Zaker, B. (2023). Power System Transients: Modelling Simulation and Applications (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003255130

Yazdani, A. 2018. Modern Distribution Systems with PSCAD Analysis. Taylor & Francis Group: CRC Press

 Distribution Systems Notes

Professional Associations

Senior member of IEEE

IEEE Women in Engineering

 

 Power Lab

 Power Lab Hardware in the Loop

Modern Power Lab