Simon is a Senior Research Associate in CEEM and at the School for Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW. Simon's skillset and knowledge covers DER integration in LV networks, distribution network operation, as well as power flow analysis, energy control algorithms and optimisation, and energy data analysis. His PhD was on Facilitating the Technical Network Integration of Distributed PV Generation. His main research interests are all things DER related, both on the customer and network side. Simon favours applied research, linking academics with industry. Simon is an experienced electrical control engineer, having worked in both heavy industry and as a consultant for the electricity industry, primarily in SE Asia.
Simon Heslop
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
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Publications
| Title & place of publication | Author | Research area | Type | Links | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Clustering based analysis of residential duck curve mitigation through solar pre-cooling: A case study of Australian housing stock', Renewable Energy, 216 | Shayan Naderi, Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, Dong Chen, Gloria Pignatta, Alistair B. Sproul | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Journal papers | Renewable Energy, 216 | |
| A Novel Temperature-Independent Model for Estimating the Cooling Energy in Residential Homes for Pre-Cooling and Solar Pre-Cooling | Simon Heslop, Baran Yildiz, Mike Roberts, Shayan Naderi, Anna Bruce, Iain MacGill, Renate Egan, Dong Chen, Tim Lau | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments | Journal papers | Energies, 15 | |
| 'Demand response via pre-cooling and solar pre-cooling: A review', Energy and Buildings, 272 | Shayan Naderi, Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, Gloria Pignatta, Dong Chen | Technology Assessments | Journal papers | Energy and Buildings, 272 | |
| 'Impact of input error on PV system simulation under partial shading conditions', Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2022 | Mike Roberts, Anna Bruce, Simon Heslop, Laura Johnson | Technology Assessments | Extended abstract | Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, PDF | |
| 'Solar pre-cooling with different tariff structures and household time of use patterns', Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2022 | Shayan Naderi, Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, Dong Chen, Gloria Pignatta, Alistair Sproul | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Extended abstract | Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, PDF | |
| 'Consumer cost savings, improved thermal comfort, and reduced peak air conditioning demand through pre-cooling in Australian housing', Energy and Buildings, 271 | Shayan Naderi, Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, Dong Chen, Gloria Pignatta | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments | Journal papers | Energy and Buildings, 271 | |
| 'Analysis of electricity consumption and thermal storage of domestic electric water heating systems to utilize exess PV generation', Energy, 235 | Baran Yildiz, Mike Roberts, Simon Heslop, Anna Bruce, Iain MacGill, Renate Egan, Jose I. Bilbao, Jonathan Dore, Alistair B. Sproul | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Journal papers | Energy, 235 | |
| 'Assessment of control tools for utilizing excess distributed photovoltaic generation in domestic electric water heating systems', Applied Energy | Baran Yildiz, Mike Roberts, Simon Heslop, Anna Bruce, Iain MacGill, Renate Egan, Jose I. Bilbao, Jonathon Dore, Alistair B. Sproul | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Journal papers | Applied Energy, 300 | |
| 'Characterisation of thermal energy dynamics of multi-zone residential buildings after pre-cooling', Construction Energy Environment and Sustainability Conference, 2020 | Shayan Naderi, Iain MacGill, Simon Heslop, Gloria Pignatta, Dong Chen | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments | Conference papers | Construction Energy Environment and Sustainability Conference, 2020, PDF | |
| Voltage Analysis of the LV Distribution Network in the Australian National Electricity Market | Simon Heslop, Naomi Stringer , Baran Yildiz, Anna Bruce, Iain MacGill, Rob Passey, Phoebe (Heywood) Dennis | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| Analysis on the potential of solar pre-cooling | Simon Heslop | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general | Reports and Working Papers | RG | |
| A review of air-conditioning trials in the NEM | Simon Heslop | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general | Reports and Working Papers | RG | |
| 'A Practical Distributed Voltage Control Method for Efficient and Equitable Intervention of Distributed Devices', IET Smart Grid, 2 | Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, John Fletcher | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Journal papers | IET Smart Grid, 2 | |
| 'A characterisation of air conditioning consumption in Australia’s eastern capitals', Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference | Simon Heslop, Anna Bruce, Renate Egan, Iain MacGill | Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Conference papers | Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, PDF | |
| Maximum PV generation estimation method for residential low voltage feeders, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 7 | Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, John Fletcher | Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Journal papers | Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 7, RG | |
| Maximum PV generation estimation tool for residential low voltage feeders: First-stage, 2015 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting : 26-30 July 2015, Denver, CO, USA / , 2015, p.1-5,ISBN: 1-4673-8041-5, 1-4673-8040-7 | Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, John Fletcher | Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Conference papers | IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting | |
| Comparative analysis of the variability of fixed and tracking photovoltaic systems, Solar energy, 107 | Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments | Journal papers | Solar energy, 107 | |
| Method for Determining a PV Generation Limit on Low Voltage Feeders for Evenly Distributed PV and Load, Energy Procedia, 57 | Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, John Fletcher, Simon Lewis | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation | Journal papers | Energy Procedia, 57, Pre-Print | |
| 'Maximum PV generation estimation tool' | Simon Heslop | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments | Data files/spreadsheets | IEEE, .xlsx | |
| ‘Magnetic Island and Townsville Solar City: A Case Study of Increasing PV Penetration in Electricity Networks’ | Anna Bruce, Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill, Muriel Watt | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments | Reports and Working Papers | ||
| 'Simple Method for Predicting the Output of Dual-Axis Tracking Systems from Fixed-Tilt System Outputs', at AUPEC, 2012. | Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Large-scale Renewable Energy, Technology Assessments | Conference papers | AUPEC, PDF | |
| 'Operational Characteristics of a Cluster of Distributed Photovoltaic Systems', at the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia Conference, in Perth, Nov 13-16, 2011 | Simon Heslop, Iain MacGill | Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments | Conference papers | IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia Conference, PDF |