The Electrical Energy & Computer Architectures Electa division covers the broad spectrum of electrical energy systems and robust control of industrial systems. The development of the future smart grid is the key activity. As the largest research group on electrical energy systems in the Benelux, Electa wants to be recognized as a center-of-excellence on these topics, where fundamental research is combined with immediately and prospectively applicable solutions for the industry. Alongside this development of know-how, it is important to share gained knowledge with the academic community, students, industry and the society as a whole. ELECTA is also co-founder of the knowledge center EnergyVille together with VITO, imec and UHasselt.
FunctieThis one year research project is part of the European Training Network (ETN) project entitled InnoDC (Innovative tools for offshore wind and DCgrids) under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Programme https://innodc.org The main focus of this project is to analyse the dynamic stability of power converters, starting from a detailed evaluation of how to represent converters and their surrounding AC power systems for system-wide dynamic stability analysis. Due to the largebandwidth of the converters and their controllers, dynamic interactions withthe surrounding AC systems are no longer necessarily limited to low-frequencyinteractions, but can also include higher frequency resonances between the ACsystems and different converters, amplified through the converter controls. These relatively new types of interactions are challenging the use of traditional phasor-based analysis tools for studying the system dynamics. The project aims at investigating in depth how to select the boundary between EMT and phasor-based simulations, and investigate the potential of co-simulation methods for systems with a high penetration of power electronic converters. ProfielAs the ideal candidate:
AanbodWe offer an exiting job in one of the leadingresearch institutes in the field. HVDC and HVDC grids is receiving significantattention from both academia and industry. This project allows you to work inan inspiring environment with a team of over 20 enthusiastic colleagues focusing on HVDC-related research, a highly timely research topic, at KU Leuven,and this in collaboration with Elia, the Belgian TSO. Interesse?Meer informatie is te verkrijgen bij prof. dr. Jef Beerten, tel.: +32 16 32 10 39, mail: jef.beerten@kuleuven.be. Solliciteren voor deze vacature kan tot en met 18/01/2021 via onze
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