Hongbo Sun
- Phone: 617-621-7590
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Position:
Research / Technical Staff
Senior Principal Research Scientist -
Education:
Ph.D., Chongqing University, 1991 -
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Hongbo's Quick Links
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Biography
Prior to Joining MERL in 2010, Hongbo was a principal applications Engineer at Oracle, and a technical architect at SPL WorldGroup.He is a registered Professional Engineer and has more than 20 years' experience in technical consulting, product development and research on electrical transmission and distribution system planning, analysis, operation, and automation.
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Awards
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AWARD Best conference paper of IEEE PES-GM 2020 Date: June 18, 2020
Awarded to: Tong Huang, Hongbo Sun, K.J. Kim, Daniel Nikovski, Le Xie
MERL Contacts: Daniel N. Nikovski; Hongbo Sun
Research Areas: Data Analytics, Electric Systems, OptimizationBrief- A paper on A Holistic Framework for Parameter Coordination of Interconnected Microgrids Against Natural Disasters, written by Tong Huang, a former MERL intern from Texas A&M University, has been selected as one of the Best Conference Papers at the 2020 Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES-GM). IEEE PES-GM is the flagship conference for the IEEE Power and Energy Society. The work was done in collaboration with Hongbo Sun, K. J. Kim, and Daniel Nikovski from MERL, and Tong's advisor, Prof. Le Xie from Texas A&M University.
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AWARD MERL Researchers Won IEEE ICC Best Paper Award Date: May 22, 2019
Awarded to: Siriramya Bhamidipati, Kyeong Jin Kim, Hongbo Sun, Philip Orlik
MERL Contact: Hongbo Sun
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Information SecurityBrief- MERL researchers, Kyeong Jin Kim, Hongbo Sun, Philip Orlik, along with lead author and former MERL intern Siriramya Bhamidipati were awarded the Smart Grid Symposium Best Paper Award at this year's International Conference on Communications (ICC) held in Shanghai, China. There paper titled "GPS Spoofing Detection and Mitigation in PMUs Using Distributed Multiple Directional Antennas," described a technique to rapidly detect and mitigate GPS timing attacks/errors via hardware (antennas) and signal processing (Kalman Filtering).
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MERL Publications
- , "Fair Blackout Rotation for Distribution Systems under Extreme Weather Events", IEEE PES ISGT EUROPE, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Europe54678.2022.9960699., October 2022, pp. 1-6.BibTeX TR2022-132 PDF
- @inproceedings{Sun2022oct,
- author = {Sun, Hongbo and Kitamura, Shoichi and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
- title = {Fair Blackout Rotation for Distribution Systems under Extreme Weather Events},
- booktitle = {IEEE PES ISGT EUROPE 2022},
- year = 2022,
- pages = {1--6},
- month = oct,
- doi = {10.1109/ISGT-Europe54678.2022.9960699.},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-132}
- }
- , "ConvEDNet: A Convolutional Energy Disaggregation Network Using Continuous Point-On-Wave Measurements", IEEE PES General Meeting, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9916802, July 2022.BibTeX TR2022-101 PDF
- @inproceedings{Shirsat2022jul,
- author = {Shirsat, Ashwin and Sun, Hongbo and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Guo, Jianlin and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
- title = {ConvEDNet: A Convolutional Energy Disaggregation Network Using Continuous Point-On-Wave Measurements},
- booktitle = {2022 IEEE Power \& Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)},
- year = 2022,
- month = jul,
- doi = {10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9916802},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-101}
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- , "A Fault Detection and Location Technique for Inverter-Dominated Islanding Microgrids", International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC), DOI: 10.1109/CIEEC54735.2022.9846567, May 2022, pp. 2041-2046.BibTeX TR2022-073 PDF
- @inproceedings{Chang2022may,
- author = {Chang, Fangyuan and Sun, Hongbo and Kawano, Shunsuke and Nikovski, Daniel and Kitamura, Shoichi and Su, Wencong},
- title = {A Fault Detection and Location Technique for Inverter-Dominated Islanding Microgrids},
- booktitle = {2022 IEEE 5th International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC)},
- year = 2022,
- pages = {2041--2046},
- month = may,
- doi = {10.1109/CIEEC54735.2022.9846567},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-073}
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- , "Distribution system fault location analysis using graph neural network with node and link attributes", IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe), DOI: 10.1109/ISGTEurope52324.2021.9639928, October 2021.BibTeX TR2021-130 PDF
- @inproceedings{Sun2021oct,
- author = {Sun, Hongbo and Kawano, Shunsuke and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Takano, Tomihiro and Mori, Kazuyuki},
- title = {Distribution system fault location analysis using graph neural network with node and link attributes},
- booktitle = {IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe)},
- year = 2021,
- month = oct,
- doi = {10.1109/ISGTEurope52324.2021.9639928},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-130}
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- , "Solving Bernoulli Bandit Problems for Weather-relative Overhead Distribution Line Failures Forecasting", IEEE PES GM, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9638153, July 2021.BibTeX TR2021-087 PDF
- @inproceedings{Wang2021jul2,
- author = {Wang, Shengyi and Sun, Hongbo and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Guo, Jianlin and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
- title = {Solving Bernoulli Bandit Problems for Weather-relative Overhead Distribution Line Failures Forecasting},
- booktitle = {IEEE PES GM},
- year = 2021,
- month = jul,
- doi = {10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9638153},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-087}
- }
- , "Fair Blackout Rotation for Distribution Systems under Extreme Weather Events", IEEE PES ISGT EUROPE, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Europe54678.2022.9960699., October 2022, pp. 1-6.
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MERL Issued Patents
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Title: "Distribution Fault Location Using Graph Neural Network with both Node and Link Attributes"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 11,674,994
Issue Date: Jun 12, 2023 -
Title: "Weather-related Overhead Distribution Line Failures Online Forecasting"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Wang, Shengyi; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Guo, Jianlin
Patent No.: 11,474,279
Issue Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
Title: "GNSS-Based Timing Synchronization"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Bhamidipati, Sriramya; Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 11,442,173
Issue Date: Sep 13, 2022 -
Title: "Methods and Systems for A Holistic Framework for Parameter Coordination of Interconnected Microgrid Systems against Disasters"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Huang, Tong; Kim, Kyeong-Jin
Patent No.: 11,196,256
Issue Date: Dec 7, 2021 -
Title: "Day-Ahead Joint Generation Scheduling and Bidding Optimization for Power Plants"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 11,055,732
Issue Date: Jul 6, 2021 -
Title: "Simultaneous Fault Detection and Location of Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Svenda, Vanja; Takano, Tomihiro
Patent No.: 10,908,203
Issue Date: Feb 2, 2021 -
Title: "Post-Disaster Topology Detection and Energy Flow Recovery in Power Distribution Network"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Poudel, Shiva
Patent No.: 10,886,736
Issue Date: Jan 5, 2021 -
Title: "Methods and Systems for Post-Disaster Resilient Restoration of Power Distribution System"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Poudel, Shiva
Patent No.: 10,804,736
Issue Date: Oct 13, 2020 -
Title: "Reducing Substation Demand Fluctuations Using Decoupled Price Schemes for Demand Response"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 10,713,674
Issue Date: Jul 14, 2020 -
Title: "Power Electronic Converter Based Synchronizer for Generators"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Shah, Shahil
Patent No.: 10,566,797
Issue Date: Feb 18, 2020 -
Title: "Systems and Methods for Distributed Synchronization of Micro-grids with Multiple Points of Interconnection"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Shah, Shahil
Patent No.: 10,566,793
Issue Date: Feb 18, 2020 -
Title: "Battery Energy Storage Systems based Fast Synchronization Machine for Power Grids"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Wang, Gang
Patent No.: 10,505,369
Issue Date: Dec 10, 2019 -
Title: "System and Method for Decentralized Energy Production"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Keerthisinghe, Chanaka
Patent No.: 10,504,195
Issue Date: Dec 10, 2019 -
Title: "Energy Production and Frequency Regulation Co-Optimization for Power Generation Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 10,418,822
Issue Date: Sep 17, 2019 -
Title: "A Fully Distributed Filtering For Load-Based Dynamic State Estimation"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Minot, Ariana
Patent No.: 10,355,483
Issue Date: Jul 16, 2019 -
Title: "Dynamic State Estimation of Power Distribution System"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Feng, Guangyu
Patent No.: 10,211,634
Issue Date: Feb 19, 2019 -
Title: "Automatic Power Generation Control in Micro-Grids"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Wang, Zhao
Patent No.: 10,148,089
Issue Date: Dec 4, 2018 -
Title: "Distributed Reactive Power Control in Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 10,096,998
Issue Date: Oct 9, 2018 -
Title: "Method for Predicting a Voltage Collapse in a Micro-Grid Connected to a Power Distribution Network"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Wang, Zhao
Patent No.: 9,971,371
Issue Date: May 15, 2018 -
Title: "Distributed Estimation and Detection of Anomalies in Control Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Minot, Ariana
Patent No.: 9,961,089
Issue Date: May 1, 2018 -
Title: "System and Method for Operating an Electric Power System with Distributed Generation and Demand Responsive Resources Based on Distribution Locational Marginal Prices"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Zhang, Bowen
Patent No.: 9,960,604
Issue Date: May 1, 2018 -
Title: "Dynamic and Adaptive Configurable Power Distribution System"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Wang, Yishen
Patent No.: 9,876,356
Issue Date: Jan 23, 2018 -
Title: "Method for Analyzing Faults in Ungrounded Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 9,835,673
Issue Date: Dec 5, 2017 -
Title: "Decoupled Three-Phase Power Flow Analysis Method for Unbalanced Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Dubey, Anamika
Patent No.: 9,640,994
Issue Date: May 2, 2017 -
Title: "State Estimation for Power System Using Hybrid Measurements"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Wang, Zhenhua
Patent No.: 9,627,886
Issue Date: Apr 18, 2017 -
Title: "Method for Determining Power Consumption of Loads in Ungrounded Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 9,488,682
Issue Date: Nov 8, 2016 -
Title: "Method for Fault Location Analysis of Ungrounded Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Tan, Zhenyu
Patent No.: 9,476,931
Issue Date: Oct 25, 2016 -
Title: "Locating Multi-Phase Faults in Ungrounded Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Dubey, Anamika
Patent No.: 9,476,930
Issue Date: Oct 25, 2016 -
Title: "Method for Locating of Single-Phase-to-Ground Faults of Ungrounded Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 9,316,679
Issue Date: Apr 19, 2016 -
Title: "Method for Locating Faults in Ungrounded Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 9,279,847
Issue Date: Mar 8, 2016 -
Title: "Hybrid Three-Phase Power Flow Analysis Method for Ungrounded Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 8,965,593
Issue Date: Feb 24, 2015 -
Title: "Power Flow Analysis for Balanced Power Distribution Systems"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 8,326,594
Issue Date: Dec 4, 2012
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Title: "Distribution Fault Location Using Graph Neural Network with both Node and Link Attributes"