Farnoosh Rahmatian, PhD, PE
Dr. Farnoosh Rahmatian, P.Eng., Sr. Director of Research and Development, has more than 18 years of experience working with electric power utilities and vendors. He has extensive experience in introducing advanced technology into the electric power industry and has developed several techniques and devices for power system measurement, protection, and monitoring.
Farnoosh was a co-founder of NxtPhase Corporation, developing and deploying innovative environmentally-friendly optical sensor technologies for accurate measurement of voltage and current in high-voltage AC and DC systems. He has also been a Vice President of Engineering, Director of R&D, and Director of Advanced Systems Applications during his 12 years at NxtPhase. Farnoosh has developed a number of advanced applications for protection and monitoring of the electric power grid and HV substation equipment using novel sensor technologies.
Farnoosh has extensive entrepreneurial experience in building teams and organizations for developing advanced technology for the electric power industry. He also has a broad knowledge of all business aspects of building a technology organization, including business plan development, government and venture capital financing, intellectual property strategy, product development, product management and certification, technical marketing and sales, as well as fiscal planning and execution. He has travelled extensively and worked with a number of senior utility engineers and managers in more than 30 countries and 45 states.
Dr. Rahmatian has contributed to a number of IEEE, IEC, CIGRE, and CSA standards, guides, tutorials, and reports. Currently, he is the vice chair of IEEE/PES Power System Instrumentation and Measurement (PSIM) Committee, the chair of the IEEE working group on optical instrument transformers, a member of IEC working group on electronic instrument transformers, the secretary of CIGRE working group A3.15 working on non-conventional instrument transformers, and active in Performance and Standards Task Team (PSTT) of the North American Synchro Phasor Initiative (NASPI).
Farnoosh's work has earned him international recognition and reputation in power system instrumentation, substation automation and digital/optical communication. He is a Senior member of IEEE, has published over 50 articles in technical journals and conference proceedings, and holds 10 US and international patents. Farnoosh has received a number of awards, including an R&D 100 Award for the NXVCT Optical Voltage and Current Sensor, judged to be among the 100 most technologically significant new products of the year in 2002.
Dr. Rahmatian can be reached at frahmatian@quanta-technology.com