Joseph A. Azzolini

Senior Member of Technical Staff

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Senior Member of Technical Staff

jazzoli@sandia.gov

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Biography

Joe Azzolini is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff in the Electric Power Systems Research Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University with a specialization in Electric Power and Energy Systems and has 8+ years of power system project experience through various roles in academia and industry. His research interests and expertise include solar photovoltaic (PV) system modeling, distribution system modeling, and applying Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS) simulations to study the integration of high PV penetrations and other inverter-based distributed energy resources.

Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Specialization in Electric Power and Energy Systems, Arizona State University, 2020
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Specialization in Electric Power and Energy Systems, Arizona State University, 2017
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, The College of New Jersey, 2015

Publications

  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Yusuf, J., & Yusuf, J. (2024). A Model-free Approach for Estimating Service Transformer Capacity Using Residential Smart Meter Data [Conference Presenation]. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. https://doi.org/10.2172/2430885 Publication ID: 127044
  • Blakely, L., Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., Jones, C.B., Nordy, D., & Nordy, D. (2023). Applying Sensor-Based Phase Identification With AMI Voltage in Distribution Systems. IEEE Access, 12, pp. 1235-1249. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3346810 Publication ID: 122548
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Yusuf, J., & Yusuf, J. (2023). A Model-free Approach for Estimating Service Transformer Capacity Using Residential Smart Meter Data. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 14(1), pp. 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2023.3335889 Publication ID: 122504
  • Yusuf, J., Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2023). Predicting Voltage Changes in Low-Voltage Secondary Networks using Deep Neural Networks [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2431841 Publication ID: 130364
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Ropp, M.E., Cheng, Z., Udren, E., Holbach, J., & Holbach, J. (2023). Increasing DER Hosting Capacity in Meshed Low-Voltage Grids with Modified Network Protector Relay Settings [Conference Proceeding]. 2023 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America, ISGT-LA 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328217 Publication ID: 131852
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Yusuf, J., Talkington, S., Grijalva, S., & Grijalva, S. (2023). Calculating PV Hosting Capacity in Low-Voltage Secondary Networks Using Only Smart Meter Data [Conference Poster]. 2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2023. https://doi.org/10.2172/2432130 Publication ID: 131320
  • Yusuf, J., Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2023). Predicting Voltage Changes in Low-Voltage Secondary Networks using Deep Neural Networks [Conference Paper]. 2023 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2023. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85169473173&origin=inward Publication ID: 131224
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Yusuf, J., Talkington, S., Grijalva, S., & Grijalva, S. (2022). Calculating PV hosting capacity in low-voltage secondary networks using only smart meter data [Conference Proceeding]. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT51731.2023.10066372 Publication ID: 120744
  • Talkington, S., Grijalva, S., Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., & Azzolini, J.A. (2022). Solar PV Inverter Reactive Power Disaggregation and Control Setting Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 37(6), pp. 4773-4784. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpwrs.2022.3144676 Publication ID: 79972
  • Reno, M.J., Blakely, L., Trevizan, R.D., Pena, B., Lave, M., Azzolini, J.A., Yusuf, J., Jones, C.B., Furlani Bastos, A., Chalamala, R., Korkali, M., Sun, C., Donadee, J., Stewart, E.M., Donde, V., Peppanen, J., Hernandez, M., Deboever, J., Rocha, C., … Pinney, D. (2022). IMoFi (Intelligent Model Fidelity): Physics-Based Data-Driven Grid Modeling to Accelerate Accurate PV Integration Updated Accomplishments. https://doi.org/10.2172/1888157 Publication ID: 80226
  • Azzolini, J.A., Talkington, S., Reno, M.J., Grijalva, S., Blakely, L., Pinney, D., McHann, S., & McHann, S. (2022). Improving Behind-the-Meter PV Impact Studies with Data-Driven Modeling and Analysis [Conference Proceeding]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48317.2022.9938462 Publication ID: 113068
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2022). Evaluation of Adaptive Volt-VAR to Mitigate PV Impacts [Slides]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1869505 Publication ID: 80789
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2022). Analysis of Reactive Power Load Modeling Techniques for PV Impact Studies [Slides]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1869508 Publication ID: 80790
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2022). Analysis of Conservation Voltage Reduction under Inverter-Based VAR-Support [Slides]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1869506 Publication ID: 80788
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Yusuf, J., & Yusuf, J. (2022). Data-Driven Methods for Voltage Regulator Identification and Tap Estimation [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2002449 Publication ID: 110716
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Yusuf, J., & Yusuf, J. (2022). Data-Driven Methods for Voltage Regulator Identification and Tap Estimation [Conference Proceeding]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2002366 Publication ID: 110404
  • Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., & Azzolini, J.A. (2022). Using Artificial Intelligence for Grid Data [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2002138 Publication ID: 109524
  • Azzolini, J.A., Talkington, S., Reno, M.J., Grijalva, S., Blakely, L., Pinney, D., McHann, S., & McHann, S. (2022). Improving Behind-the-Meter PV Impact Studies with Data-Driven Modeling and Analysis [Conference Presenation]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.2172/2003529 Publication ID: 113432
  • Azzolini, J.A., Gurule, N., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2022). Analyzing Hosting Capacity Protection Constraints Under Time-Varying PV Inverter Fault Response [Conference Presenation]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.2172/2003505 Publication ID: 113340
  • Flicker, J.D., Johnson, J., Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., Hacke, P., Thiagarajan, R., & Thiagarajan, R. (2022). Inverter Reliability Estimation for Advanced Inverter Functionality [Conference Paper]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48317.2022.9938597 Publication ID: 113328
  • Flicker, J.D., Johnson, J., Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., Hacke, P., Thiagarajan, R., & Thiagarajan, R. (2022). Inverter Reliability Estimation for Advanced Inverter Functionality [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.2172/2003500 Publication ID: 113320
  • Azzolini, J.A., Gurule, N., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2022). Analyzing Hosting Capacity Protection Constraints Under Time-Varying PV Inverter Fault Response [Conference Proceeding]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48317.2022.9938535 Publication ID: 112720
  • Reno, M.J., Blakely, L., Trevizan, R.D., Pena, B., Lave, M., Azzolini, J.A., Yusuf, J., Jones, C.B., Furlani Bastos, A., Chalamala, R., Korkali, M., Sun, C., Donadee, J., Stewart, E.M., Donde, V., Peppanen, J., Hernandez, M., Deboever, J., Rocha, C., … Glass, J. (2022). IMoFi – Intelligent Model Fidelity: Physics-Based Data-Driven Grid Modeling to Accelerate Accurate PV Integration (Final Report). https://doi.org/10.2172/1855058 Publication ID: 79926
  • Gurule, N., Azzolini, J.A., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2021). Impact of Grid Support Functionality on PV Inverter Response to Faults [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.2172/1876999 Publication ID: 78906
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2021). The Effects of Inverter Clipping and Curtailment-Inducing Grid Support Functions on PV Planning Decisions [Conference Proceeding]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518416 Publication ID: 79049
  • Gurule, N., Azzolini, J.A., Darbali-Zamora, R., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2021). Impact of Grid Support Functionality on PV Inverter Response to Faults [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1877516 Publication ID: 78905
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2021). The Effects of Inverter Clipping and Curtailment-Inducing Grid Support Functions on PV Planning Decisions [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1877515 Publication ID: 79048
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2021). Impact of Load Allocation and High Penetration PV Modeling on QSTS-Based Curtailment Studies [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1875030 Publication ID: 79054
  • Broderick, R.J., Reno, M.J., Lave, M., Azzolini, J.A., Blakely, L., Galtieri, J., Mather, B., Weekley, A., Hunsberger, R., Chamana, M., Li, Q., Zhang, W., Latif, A., Zhu, X., Grijalva, S., Zhang, X., Deboever, J., Qureshi, M.U., Therrien, F., … Dugan, R. (2021). Rapid QSTS Simulations for High-Resolution Comprehensive Assessment of Distributed PV. https://doi.org/10.2172/1773234 Publication ID: 77507
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., & Reno, M.J. (2021). Impact of Load Allocation and High Penetration PV Modeling on QSTS-Based Curtailment Studies [Conference Proceeding]. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85115940547&origin=inward Publication ID: 76746
  • Talkington, S., Grijalva, S., Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., & Azzolini, J.A. (2021). Recovering Power Factor Control Settings of Solar PV Inverters from Net Load Data [Conference Paper]. 2021 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/NAPS52732.2021.9654671 Publication ID: 76158
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Gurule, N., Horowitz, K.A.W., & Horowitz, K.A.W. (2021). Evaluating distributed PV curtailment using quasi-static time-series simulations. IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, 8, pp. 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1109/oajpe.2021.3111821 Publication ID: 103740
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Horowitz, K.A.W., & Horowitz, K.A.W. (2020). Evaluation of curtailment associated with PV system design considerations [Conference Poster]. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85099121683&origin=inward Publication ID: 74109
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Horowitz, K.A.W., & Horowitz, K.A.W. (2019). Evaluation of Curtailment Associated with PV System Design Considerations [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1643267 Publication ID: 66264
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Montenegro, D., & Montenegro, D. (2019). Implementation of Temporal Parallelization for Rapid Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS) Simulations [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980591 Publication ID: 69243
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Montenegro, D., & Montenegro, D. (2019). Implementation of Temporal Parallelization for Rapid Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS) Simulations [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980591 Publication ID: 69237
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Lave, M., & Lave, M. (2019). Visualization Methods for Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS) Simulations with High PV Penetration [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980550 Publication ID: 69208
  • Azzolini, J.A., Reno, M.J., Lave, M., & Lave, M. (2019). Visualization Methods for Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS) Simulations with High PV Penetration [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980550 Publication ID: 69082
  • Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., Mather, B., & Mather, B. (2018). Variable Time-Step Implementation for Rapid Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS) Simulations of Distributed PV [Conference Poster]. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547744 Publication ID: 62593
  • Reno, M.J., Azzolini, J.A., Mather, B., & Mather, B. (2018). Variable Time-Step Implementation for Rapid Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS) Simulations of Distributed PV [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547744 Publication ID: 62595
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