Professor El-Shatshat is pursuing research in areas that contribute to distribution system engineering. His research focuses on distribution automation, smart grids, energy management, operation and control of distributed generation as well as conversion of power obtained from renewable energy sources to grid-quality ac power.
His research interests include:
- Planning, operation and control of Power Distribution Systems
- Smart grids and microgrids:
- Intelligent Microgrid Operation and Control
- Stochastic and optimization Models for Distribution System Operation and Planning
- Implementation of optimal Voltage/Reactive power control
- Wide-scale deployment of wind and solar power and energy storage systems
- Electric Vehicles in distribution systems: impact, analysis and evaluations
- Impacts of large solar and wind energy sources on utility grid performance
- AI-Based estimation and monitoring techniques
