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Zafar A. Khan

Researcher at Mirpur University of Science and Technology

Publications -  82
Citations -  1040

Zafar A. Khan is an academic researcher from Mirpur University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Computer science & Smart meter. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 48 publications receiving 629 citations. Previous affiliations of Zafar A. Khan include University of Birmingham & Dalhousie University.

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Load forecasting, dynamic pricing and DSM in smart grid: A review

TL;DR: A comprehensive and comparative review of the LF and dynamic pricing schemes in smart grid environment, including Real Time Pricing (RTP), Time of Use (ToU) and Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) are presented.
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A Critical Review of Sustainable Energy Policies for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources

TL;DR: A review on sustainable energy policy for promotion of renewable energy by introducing the development history of energy policy in five countries, namely, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark and China is presented in this article.
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Minimizing Electricity Theft Using Smart Meters in AMI

TL;DR: Smart meter can be the best option to minimize electricity theft, because of its high security, best efficiency, and excellent resistance towards many of theft ideas in electromechanical meters.
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A Review of Electricity Demand Forecasting in Low and Middle Income Countries: The Demand Determinants and Horizons

TL;DR: In this article, a review of different electricity demand forecasting methodologies is provided in the context of a group of low and middle income countries and a comparative analysis of the demand determinants in these countries indicates a frequent use of determinants like the population, GDP, weather, and load data over different time horizons.
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An Incentive-based Optimal Energy Consumption Scheduling Algorithm for Residential Users

TL;DR: This paper proposes an energy efficient optimization model based on Binary Particle Swarm Optimization (BPSO) for residential electricity consumers that efficiently shifts the appliances operation time from high peak to low peak hours and leads to significant electricity bill saving.