The electric power engineering department at the University of Tehran is among the international leaders for teaching and research within its field. This department is dedicated to the education of engineers at undergraduate (Bachelor's) and graduate (Master's and PhD) levels for the strategic industry of generation, delivery and utilization of electric energy. Some active field of research in

power engineering are as follows:

• Advanced Protection
• Distribution Network and Substation Automation
• Drive and Diagnosis of Electrical Machines
• Electrical Insulation Materials
• Electrical Machine Design and Optimization
• Flexible AC Transmission Systems
• Hardware Simulation of Power Systems
• High Current Interruption Technologies
• High Voltage Engineering
• Linear Motion Technologies
• Multilevel Converters
• Photovoltaics and Wind Energy Power Conditioning
• Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Power Electronics
• Power System Dynamic and Stability
• Power System Operation and Planning
• Pulsed Power Technologies
• Reliability and Security of Electrical systems
• Renewable Energy
• Smart grids and Microgrids
• Wide-Area Monitoring, Protection, And Control (WAMPAC)
• Power Network Event Analysis