Simon Heslop

School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering
s.heslop@unsw.edu.au

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 at the customer and network side. Simon favours applied research, linking academic 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.

ResearchGate link here

The following lists Simon's publications released through CEEM. 

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Publications

Title & place of publication Author Research area Type Links Year
'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 , Dong Chen, Iain MacGill , Gloria Pignatta Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments Journal Papers link 2022
Impact of input error on PV system simulation under partial shading conditions Laura Johnson, Mike Roberts , Anna Bruce , Simon Heslop Technology Assessments Conference Papers Link 2022
Solar pre-cooling with different tariff structures and household time of use patterns Shayan Naderi , Simon Heslop , Dong Chen, Dr Iain MacGill, Gloria Pignatta, Alistair Sproul Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Conference Papers Link 2022
'Analysis of electricity consumption and thermal storage of domestic electric water heating systems to utilize exess PV generation', Energy, 235 Baran Yildiz , Jose I. Bilbao, Mike Roberts , Simon Heslop , Jonathan Dore, Anna Bruce , Iain MacGill , Renate Egan , Alistair B. Sproul Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers link 2021
'Assessment of control tools for utilizing excess distributed photovoltaic generation in domestic electric water heating systems', Applied Energy, 300 Baran Yildiz , Mike Roberts , Jose I. Bilbao, Simon Heslop , Anna Bruce , Jonathon Dore, Iain MacGill , Renate Egan , Alistair B. Sproul Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers link 2021
A review of air-conditioning trials in the NEM Simon Heslop Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general Reports and Working Papers link 2020
Analysis on the potential of solar pre-cooling Simon Heslop Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Sustainability & general Reports and Working Papers link 2020
Voltage Analysis of the LV Distribution Network in the Australian National Electricity Market Simon Heslop , Stringer, N. , Yildiz, B. , Bruce, A. , Heywood, P., MacGill, I., Passey, R. Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Reports and Working Papers pdf (42Mb) 2020
'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 link 2019
'A Practical Distributed Voltage Control Method for Efficient and Equitable Intervention of Distributed Devices', IET Smart Grid, DOI: 10.1049/iet-stg.2018.0197 Simon Heslop , Iain MacGill , John Fletcher Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers link 2019
Maximum PV generation estimation method for residential low voltage feeders, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 2016, Vol.7, p.58-69, ISSN: 23524677 Simon Heslop , Iain MacGill , John Fletcher Electricity Markets & Restructuring, Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers link 2016
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 link 2015
'Maximum PV generation estimation tool' Simon Heslop Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments Data files/spreadsheets .xlsx 2014
Comparative analysis of the variability of fixed and tracking photovoltaic systems, Solar energy , 2014, Vol.107, p.351-364, ISSN: 0038-092X , 1471-1257 Simon Heslop , Iain MacGill Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments Journal Papers link 2014
Method for Determining a PV Generation Limit on Low Voltage Feeders for Evenly Distributed PV and Load, Energy Procedia., 2014, Vol.57, p.207-216, ISSN: 1876-6102 Simon Heslop , Iain MacGill , John Fletcher, Simon Lewis Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation Journal Papers pdf 2014
‘Magnetic Island and Townsville Solar City: A Case Study of Increasing PV Penetration in Electricity Networks’ Bruce, A. , Simon Heslop , MacGill, I., Watt, M. Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments Reports and Working Papers pdf 2013
'Simple Method for Predicting the Output of Dual-Axis Tracking Systems from Fixed-Tilt System Outputs', at AUPEC, 2012. Simon Heslop , MacGill I.F. Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Large-scale Renewable Energy, Technology Assessments Conference Papers pdf 2012
'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 , MacGill, I.F. Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation, Technology Assessments Conference Papers pdf 2011