Ozy Daniel Melgar Dominguez

@cnd.enee.hn

Leader of Generation Expansion Department
Independent Electric System Operator

Ozy Daniel Melgar Dominguez


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Dr. Melgar-Dominguez received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in 2011. He subsequently earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira, Brazil, in 2015 and 2018, respectively. In 2018, he held the position of visiting researcher at Aalto University in Finland. From 2019 to 2021, Dr. Melgar-Dominguez served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Presently, he serves as the chief of the Generation Expansion Planning Department at Electric System Operator (CND) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Concurrently, Dr. Melgar-Dominguez is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNAH in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. His main's research endeavors encompass power system optimization, AI applied to power systems, among others.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (Unesp), jan. 2015 - Dec. 2018.
Master’s Degree: Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (Unesp), March 2013 - Feb. 2015.
Engineer’s Degree: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Feb. 2005 - Dec. 2010

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Scopus Publications

825

Scholar Citations

12

Scholar h-index

15

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Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Assessing the impact of electric vehicles' connection to a low-voltage network of Honduras
    K Rodríguez, E Briceño, H Amador, OD Melgar-Domínguez
    Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana , 2025
    2025
  • A Bibliometric and Literature Review of Neural Networks and Model-Free Methods for Penetrating Renewable Energy into Power Systems
    IF Hernandez, OA Melgar, JM Tabora, OD Melgar-Dominguez
    2025 IEEE Central America and Panama Student Conference (CONESCAPAN), 1-6 , 2025
    2025
  • Whiteboard Educational Technology System: A Tool for Inclusive and Quality Learning in the Framework of SDG 4
    IF Hernandez, OA Melgar, JM Tabora, OD Melgar-Dominguez
    2025 IEEE Central America and Panama Student Conference (CONESCAPAN), 1-6 , 2025
    2025
  • Resilience-oriented planning for distribution systems combining distributed generation allocation and dynamic operational strategies
    JM Home-Ortiz, LC Yamaguti, J Yumbla, OD Melgar-Dominguez, ...
    IEEE Access , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • A multiobjective strategy for generation expansion planning to enable increased penetration of variable renewable energy sources
    JM Tabora, YG Velasquez, DA Rivera, DA Quijano, ...
    IEEE Access 12, 187665-187675 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 12
  • Energy Flexibility: A Systematic Review with a Perspective from Latin America
    JM Tabora, OD Melgar-Dominguez, H Amador, ME de Lima Tostes, ...
    2024 IEEE 42nd Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XLII), 1-6 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Electric-vehicle-enabled hosting capacity enhancement in distribution systems
    DA Quijano, OD Melgar-Dominguez, C Sabillon, A Padilha-Feltrin
    Advanced Technologies in Electric Vehicles, 163-186 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Análisis de la efectividad regulatoria de diferentes regiones internacionales para viabilizar la participación de autoproductores residenciales
    CEA Mejía, H Amador, OD Melgar-Domínguez
    Innovare: Revista de ciencia y tecnología 12 (3), 106-112 , 2023
    2023
  • A Practical Methodology for the Generation Expansion Process in Power Systems
    LF Mejia, YG Velásquez, OD Melgar-Dominguez
    2023 IEEE 41st Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XLI), 1-5 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • A strategy to enhance the distribution systems recoverability via the simultaneous coordination of planning actions and operational resources
    JM Home-Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, MS Javadi, MB Gough, ...
    International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 147, 108863 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Evaluando el impacto de la conexión de vehículos eléctricos en una red de baja tensión de Honduras
    K Rodríguez, E Briceño, H Amador, OD Melgar-Domínguez
    Innovare Revista de ciencia y tecnología 12 (2), 53-60 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • PV hosting capacity assessment in distribution systems considering resilience enhancement
    JM Home-Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, JRS Mantovani, JPS Catalao
    Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks 32, 100829 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 34
  • Melhoramento da Resiliência em Sistemas de Distribuiçao de Energia Elétrica Usando Alocaçao de GD e Sistemas de Armazenamento de Emergência Móveis
    JM Home-Ortiz, LC Yamaguti, JG Yumbla, OD Melgar-Dominguez, ...
    XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Automática , 2022
    2022
  • A robust multiobjective strategy for short-term distribution system upgrading to increase the distributed generation hosting capacity
    OD Melgar-Dominguez, DA Quijano, JRS Mantovani, G Chicco
    IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 37 (6), 4352-4364 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 42
  • Improvement of the Distribution Systems Resilience via Operational Resources and Demand Response
    JM Home-Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, MS Javadi, J Roberto, ...
    IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 76
  • Short-term distribution system planning using a system reduction technique
    OD Melgar-Dominguez, RW Salas, JRS Mantovani
    IEEE Access 9, 153586-153598 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 10
  • Assessment of distributed generation hosting capacity in electric distribution systems by increasing the electric vehicle penetration
    EC Da Silva, OD Melgar-Dominguez, R Romero
    2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), 01-05 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 11
  • Distribution systems resilience improvement utilizing multiple operational resources
    JMH Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, MS Javadi, SF Santos, JRS Mantovani, ...
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering … , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • Simultaneous distributed generation and electric vehicles hosting capacity assessment in electric distribution systems
    EC Da Silva, OD Melgar-Dominguez, R Romero
    IEEE Access 9, 110927-110939 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 72
  • Increasing distributed generation hosting capacity in distribution systems via optimal coordination of electric vehicle aggregators
    DA Quijano, OD Melgar‐Dominguez, C Sabillon, B Venkatesh, ...
    IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution 15 (2) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 43

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Adaptive Robust Short-Term Planning of Electrical Distribution Systems Considering Siting and Sizing of Renewable Energy-based DG Units
    ODM Dominguez, MP Kasmaei, JRS Mantovani
    IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 10 (1), 158-169 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 109
  • Volt-VAr control and energy storage device operation to improve the electric vehicle charging coordination in unbalanced distribution networks
    C Sabillon-Antunez, OD Melgar-Dominguez, JF Franco, M Lavorato, ...
    IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 8 (4), 1560-1570 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 92
  • A stochastic mixed-integer convex programming model for long-term distribution system expansion planning considering greenhouse gas emission mitigation
    JM Home-Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, M Pourakbari-Kasmaei, ...
    International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 108, 86-95 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 86
  • Improvement of the Distribution Systems Resilience via Operational Resources and Demand Response
    JM Home-Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, MS Javadi, J Roberto, ...
    IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 76
  • An economic-environmental asset planning in electric distribution networks considering carbon emission trading and demand response
    OD Melgar-Dominguez, M Pourakbari-Kasmaei, M Lehtonen, ...
    Electric power systems research 181, 106202 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 76
  • Optimal siting and sizing of renewable energy sources, storage devices, and reactive support devices to obtain a sustainable electrical distribution systems
    ODM Dominguez, MP Kasmaei, M Lavorato, JRS Mantovani
    Energy Systems 9 (3), 529–550 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 75
  • Simultaneous distributed generation and electric vehicles hosting capacity assessment in electric distribution systems
    EC Da Silva, OD Melgar-Dominguez, R Romero
    IEEE Access 9, 110927-110939 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 72
  • Increasing distributed generation hosting capacity in distribution systems via optimal coordination of electric vehicle aggregators
    DA Quijano, OD Melgar‐Dominguez, C Sabillon, B Venkatesh, ...
    IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution 15 (2) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 43
  • A robust multiobjective strategy for short-term distribution system upgrading to increase the distributed generation hosting capacity
    OD Melgar-Dominguez, DA Quijano, JRS Mantovani, G Chicco
    IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 37 (6), 4352-4364 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 42
  • PV hosting capacity assessment in distribution systems considering resilience enhancement
    JM Home-Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, JRS Mantovani, JPS Catalao
    Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks 32, 100829 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 34
  • Voltage‐dependent load model‐based short‐term distribution network planning considering carbon tax surplus
    OD Melgar‐Dominguez, M Pourakbari‐Kasmaei, M Lehtonen, ...
    IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution 13 (17), 3760-3770 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 18
  • Environmentally committed short-term planning of electrical distribution systems considering renewable based DG siting and sizing
    ODM Dominguez, M Pourakbari-Kasmaei, JRS Mantovani, M Lavorato
    2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering … , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 14
  • A multiobjective strategy for generation expansion planning to enable increased penetration of variable renewable energy sources
    JM Tabora, YG Velasquez, DA Rivera, DA Quijano, ...
    IEEE Access 12, 187665-187675 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 12
  • Assessment of distributed generation hosting capacity in electric distribution systems by increasing the electric vehicle penetration
    EC Da Silva, OD Melgar-Dominguez, R Romero
    2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), 01-05 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 11
  • Short-term distribution system planning using a system reduction technique
    OD Melgar-Dominguez, RW Salas, JRS Mantovani
    IEEE Access 9, 153586-153598 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 10
  • Robust short-term electrical distribution network planning considering simultaneous allocation of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems
    OD Melgar-Dominguez, M Pourakbari-Kasmaei, JRS Mantovani
    Robust Optimal Planning and Operation of Electrical Energy Systems, 145-175 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 9
  • A strategy to enhance the distribution systems recoverability via the simultaneous coordination of planning actions and operational resources
    JM Home-Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, MS Javadi, MB Gough, ...
    International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 147, 108863 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Distribution systems resilience improvement utilizing multiple operational resources
    JMH Ortiz, OD Melgar-Dominguez, MS Javadi, SF Santos, JRS Mantovani, ...
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering … , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • Increasing Distributed Generation Hosting Capacity in Distribution Networks: A CO 2 Emission Analysis
    OD Melgar-Dominguez, JRS Mantovani, M Pourakbari-Kasmaei, ...
    2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe), 1010-1014 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 7
  • Electric-vehicle-enabled hosting capacity enhancement in distribution systems
    DA Quijano, OD Melgar-Dominguez, C Sabillon, A Padilha-Feltrin
    Advanced Technologies in Electric Vehicles, 163-186 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5