Rachid Darbali-Zamora

Principal Member of Technical Staff

(505) 844-1660

Biography

Rachid Darbali-Zamora is a Principal Member of Technical Staff (PMTS) in the Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration (RDSI) group at Sandia National Laboratories. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez in 2013 and 2016, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in the field of Power and Energy Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. Dr. Darbali-Zamora was awarded the NASA Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium (PRSGC) fellowship in 2015, the Transformational Initiative for Graduate Education and Research (TIGER) fellowship in 2016 and the GEM fellowship in 2018. In 2019 he became an adjunct professor at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. As a staff member at Sandia National Laboratories, he supports student internships through several Minority Serving Institute Partnership Programs (MSIPP). His research interests include distributed energy resources, photovoltaic inverters, wind turbine generators, grid services for voltage and frequency, microgrids, power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) experiments, renewable energy systems, high density power supplies, electric vehicles and power electronics applied to aerospace systems.

Education

Ph.D., Energy Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez – 2019
Masters of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez – 2016
Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez – 2013

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Publications

Matthew Reno, Michael Ropp, Ujjwol Tamrakar, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Robert Broderick, (2022). Designing Resilient Communities: Hardware demonstration of resilience nodes concept https://doi.org/10.2172/1902867 Publication ID: 80460

Jonathan Berg, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, brian naughton, (2022). Distributed Energy Technologies Laboratory Wind Turbine Emulator Design Documentation https://doi.org/10.2172/1899657 Publication ID: 80440

Miguel Jimenez Aparicio, Felipe Wilches-Bernal, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, John Haines, David Schoenwald, S. Shafiul Alam, Vahan Gevorgian, Weihang Yan, (2022). Simulink Modeling and Dynamic Study of Fixed-Speed, Variable-Speed, and Ternary Pumped Storage Hydropower https://doi.org/10.2172/1887487 Publication ID: 80190

Christian Jones, Cynthia Bresloff, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Matthew Lave, Erick Aponte-Bezares, (2022). Geospatial Assessment Methodology to Estimate Power Line Restoration Access Vulnerabilities After a Hurricane in Puerto Rico IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy https://doi.org/10.1109/OAJPE.2022.3191954 Publication ID: 80108

Christian Jones, Marios Theristis, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Michael Ropp, Matthew Reno, (2022). Switch Location Identification for Integrating a Distant Photovoltaic Array Into a Microgrid IEEE Access https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3177143 Publication ID: 80109

Jay Johnson, Matthew Reno, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Adam Summers, (2021). Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Research at Sandia National Laboratories: Devices-to-Systems https://doi.org/10.2172/1881705 Publication ID: 79705

C. Jones, Michael Ropp, Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, (2021). Optimized Control of Distribution Switches to Balance a Low Cost Photovoltaic Microgrid Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518413 Publication ID: 78849

Nelson Saavedra-Pena, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Edgardo Desarden-Carrero, Erick Aponte-Bezares, (2021). Towards an Islanding Detection Method Using a Digital Twin Concept Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518940 Publication ID: 78938

Edgardo Desarden-Carrero, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Erick Aponte-Bezares, (2021). Analysis of Grid Support Functionality Dynamics under Ride-Through Requirements Using Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop Implementation Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518679 Publication ID: 78946

Carlos Gonzalez-Candelario, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Jack Flicker, Lee Rashkin, Jason Neely, Erick Aponte-Bezares, (2021). Autonomous Control Strategies for Interconnected DC Microgrid Applications with Multiple der Resource Penetration Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518529 Publication ID: 78947

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Nicholas Gurule, Javier Hernandez-Alvidrez, Sigifredo Gonzalez, Matthew Reno, (2021). Performance of a Grid-Forming Inverter under Balanced and Unbalanced Voltage Phase Angle Jump Conditions Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518539 Publication ID: 75170

Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Nicholas Gurule, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Matthew Reno, Jack Flicker, (2021). Modeling a Grid-Forming Inverter Dynamics Under Ground Fault Scenarios Using Experimental Data From Commercially Available Equipment https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1889594 Publication ID: 78904

Nicholas Gurule, Joseph Azzolini, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Matthew Reno, (2021). Impact of Grid Support Functionality on PV Inverter Response to Faults https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1877516 Publication ID: 78905

Nicholas Gurule, Joseph Azzolini, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Matthew Reno, (2021). Impact of Grid Support Functionality on PV Inverter Response to Faults https://doi.org/10.2172/1876999 Publication ID: 78906

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Nicholas Gurule, Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Sigifredo Gonzalez, Matthew Reno, (2021). Performance of a Grid-Forming Inverter Under Balanced and Unbalanced Voltage Phase Angle Jump Conditions https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518539 Publication ID: 78937

Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Nicholas Gurule, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Matthew Reno, Jack Flicker, (2021). Modeling Grid-Forming Inverter Dynamics Under Ground Fault Scenarios Using Experimental Data From Commercially Available Equipment https://doi.org/10.2172/1876602 Publication ID: 78974

Brian Naughton, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, (2021). MIRACL Advisory Board Meeting ? Sandia Updates https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1865250 Publication ID: 78214

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Felipe Wilches-Bernal, Brian Naughton, (2021). Configurable Microgrid Modelling with Multiple Distributed Energy Resources for Dynamic System Analysis IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting https://doi.org/10.2172/1884173 Publication ID: 79032

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Felipe Wilches-Bernal, Brian Naughton, (2020). Microgrid Modelling for Power Management of Multiple Distributed Energy Resources https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1876712 Publication ID: 71796

C. Jones, Matthew Lave, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, (2020). Overall capacity assessment of distribution feeders with different electric vehicle adoptions IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1808945 Publication ID: 74123

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Jack Flicker, Sigifredo Gonzalez, (2020). 8812 Renewable Distributed Systems Integration (RDSI): Research in Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Grid Forming Inverter Technology https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1813537 Publication ID: 74506

Adam Summers, Jay Johnson, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Clifford Hansen, Jithendar Anandan, Chad Showalter, (2020). A comparison of der voltage regulation technologies using real-time simulations Energies https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143562 Publication ID: 73541

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Nicholas Gurule, Sigifredo Gonzalez, Edgardo Desarden-Carrero, Erick Aponte-Bezares, (2020). Evaluation of the IEEE Std 1547.1-2020 Unintentional Islanding Test Using Power Hardware-in-the-Loop https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1798069 Publication ID: 73823

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Nicholas Gurule, Sigifredo Gonzalez, Erick Aponte-Bezares, Edgardo Desarden-Carrero, (2020). Evaluation of the IEEE Std 1547.1-2020 Unintentional Islanding Test Using Power Hardware-in-the-Loop https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1798070 Publication ID: 73824

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Jay Johnson, Matthew Reno, Nicholas Gurule, Nayeem Ninad, Estefan Apablaza-Arancibia, (2020). Evaluation of Photovoltaic Inverters Under Balanced and Unbalanced Votlage Phase Angle Jump Conditions https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1807348 Publication ID: 73694

Lee Rashkin, Jason Neely, Lee Gill, Jack Flicker, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, (2020). Optimal Power Module Design for High Power Density Traction Drive System https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1807367 Publication ID: 73712

Nicholas Gurule, Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Matthew Reno, Jack Flicker, (2020). Experimental Evaluation of Grid-Forming Inverters Under Unbalanced and Fault Conditions https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1783655 Publication ID: 73536

C. Jones, Adrian Chavez, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Shamina Hossain-McKenzie, (2020). Implementation of intrusion detection methods for distributed photovoltaic inverters at the grid-edge 2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2020 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087756 Publication ID: 64683

Christian Jones, Adrian Chavez, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Shamina Hossain-McKenzie, (2020). Implementation of Intrusion Detection Methods for Distributed Photovoltaic Inverters at the Grid-Edge https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087756 Publication ID: 71958

Adam Summers, Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Matthew Reno, Jay Johnson, Nicholas Gurule, (2019). Comparison of Ideal Transformer Method and Damping Impedance Method for PV Power-Hardware-In-The-Loop Experiments https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980690 Publication ID: 69163

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Adam Summers, Nicholas Gurule, Matthew Reno, Jay Johnson, (2019). Distribution Feeder Fault Comparison Utilizing a Real-Time Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Approach for Photovoltaic System Applications Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980944 Publication ID: 69198

Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Javier Hernandez Alvidrez, Adam Summers, Nicholas Gurule, Matthew Reno, Jay Johnson, (2019). Distribution Feeder Fault Comparison Utilizing a Real-Time Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Approach for Photovoltaic System Applications https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980944 Publication ID: 69206

Clifford Hansen, Jay Johnson, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, (2019). Voltage Regulation and Protection Assurance using DER Advanced Grid Functions https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1648795 Publication ID: 68587

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