Professor Lasantha Meegahapola
Details
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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lasantha.meegahapola@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0003-4471-8471
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Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
About
Prof. Lasantha Meegahapola received the PhD from the Queen's University of Belfast, UK, in 2010. He received the BSc. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering (First Class, Honours) from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2006. He is currently employed as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Australia. Prof. Meegahapola has over 18 years of research experience in power system dynamics & stability, including renewable power generation, as well as microgrid dynamics, stability & control. He has secured over 4 million in research funding and has been involved in fundamental and industry research projects, including the technical feasibility analysis of supercapacitors for providing frequency regulation services in wind farms, the characterisation of the combined-cycle gas-turbine lean blowout phenomenon, system support services for future grids, and improving demand response schemes for commercial and industrial customers. Prof. Meegahapola has published more than 230 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles and has supervised/ co-supervised 19 PhD students to completion to date.
He is a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE), a Member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society (PES) and a Member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). Prof. Meegahapola is an active member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), Power System Dynamic Performance (PSDP) committee task forces on microgrid stability analysis and microgrid dynamic modelling. Prof. Meegahapola also serves as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Power Engineering Letters, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, and IET Renewable Power Generation journals.
Research fields
- 400805 Electrical energy transmission, networks and systems
- 400803 Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics)
- 400804 Electrical energy storage
UN sustainable development goals
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 13 Climate Action
Academic positions
- Professor
- RMIT University
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2026 – Present
- Associate Professor
- RMIT University
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2025
- Senior Lecturer
- RMIT University
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2020
- Lecturer
- RMIT University
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 22 Sep 2014 – 31 Dec 2017
- Lecturer
- University of Wollongong
- School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering
- Wollongong, Australia
- Feb 2011 – 21 Sep 2014
Non-academic positions
- Senior Honorary Fellow
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong, Australia
- 22 Sep 2014 – Present
Supervisor projects
- Project 2: Innovative controls in modern power networks
- 6 Jan 2026
- Defining and Analysing Control Structures for Future System Loads
- 5 Jan 2026
- Complex Networks in Smart Grids: Theory and Applications
- 1 Oct 2025
- Integrated Approach to High-Voltage Cable Condition Monitoring: Evaluating Insulation Performance, Electrical Stress, and Defect Dynamics.
- 27 Jun 2025
- Inverter Control Requirements for Stability Enhancement of Renewable Rich Power Grids
- 13 Dec 2024
- Stochastic Stability Analysis of Renewable-Rich Power Systems
- 17 Oct 2024
- EFFECT OF WEATHER FORECAST ON THE RESIDENTIAL DEMAND RESPONSE WITH SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC AND ENERGY STORAGE
- 30 Jul 2024
- Adaptive Protection for AC/DC Microgrids and Power System
- 14 Mar 2024
- Enhancing Power System Stability using Demand Response Schemes
- 13 Feb 2024
- Multi-agent reinforcement learning for economic dispatch in smart grid
- 6 Feb 2024
- System Strength Analysis and Improvement under High Penetration of Converter Interfaced Sources
- 24 Nov 2023
- Modelling the Diffusion of Electric Two-wheelers in Indonesia
- 1 Nov 2023
- Accelerated Finite-Time Dynamics-based Methods for Real-Time Control of the Smart Grid
- 23 Oct 2023
- A study on the control and robustness of grid forming converters
- 13 Oct 2023
- An Optimized Comparative Analysis of Energy Forecasting Models through Metaheuristic Algorithms
- 14 Jul 2023
- Combined Voltage and Frequency Support Ancillary Services Support via Virtual Power Plants
- 26 Nov 2021
- Grid Forming Inverter Control Requirements for Stability Enhancement of Renewable Rich Power Grids
- 1 Oct 2021
- Multi-objective Optimisation of Two-way Charging of Electric Vehicles
- 28 Sep 2021
- Bifurcation-Induced Behaviour in Inverter-Connected Power Systems: Characterisation and Advancement Techniques
- 28 Jul 2020
- Power Quality Insights and Fault Analysis in Distribution Networks With Optimally Placed D-PMUs
- 30 Mar 2020
- Probabilistic Voltage Stability Analysis of Renewable-rich Power Systems
- 6 Aug 2019
- Power System Stability Enhancement with High-Share of Power Electronic Converter Interfaced Renewable Energy Sources
- 1 Mar 2018
- Stability Analysis and Enhancement of Hybrid AC/DC Power Networks
- 1 Sep 2017
- Long-term Performance of Nanocomposite in Power Transmission and Distribution Systems
- 20 Jun 2017
- Stability Issues and Mitigation Strategies for Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids
- 1 Mar 2017
- Dynamic Modelling of an Aggregated Solar-PV System for Power System Transient Stability Studies.
- 13 May 2016
- Flux Switching Machine Design for High-Speed Geared Drives
- 29 Feb 2016
- Impact of Prominent Synchrophasor Estimation Algorithms on Power System Stability Assessment
- 6 Oct 2015
- Teaching Energy Storage Systems in Laboratories: Hands-on Versus Simulated Experiments
- 1 Sep 2015
- Hydrogen Energy Storage System for Nanogrid
- 31 Aug 2015
Teaching interests
Programme Manager / Deputy Programme Manager (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering-HK) – 2017 to 2023
Subject Coordinator:
• EEET2106/ EEET2339/ EEET2202: Power System Analysis and Control
• EEET2384/ EEET2385: Introduction to Electrical Building Design
Research interests
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Design Practice and Management, Mechanical Engineering, Education Systems, Curriculum and Pedagogy
Research Expertise
• Power System Stability with Renewable Power Generation
• Microgrid Modelling, Stability and Control
• Power Plant Modelling and Simulation
• Real-time Stability Evaluation with Synchrophasors
Supervisor interests
Power system dynamics and stability, Renewable power generation, Microgrid operation and control, Intelligent approaches in power systems
