Projects
The essential modeling challenges towards an optimized electricity generation system in a CO2-constrained society. KU Leuven
The research project studies the pictorial roots of the hermits’ representations in earlier Eastern and Western art, their textual sources and the interplay with their cultural context in the years 1250 to 1550 along four axes: (a) the hermits’ solitude between contemplation, vision and temptation, (b) hermits’ relationship to nature, culture and society, (c) hermitic life and the ideal of poverty and self-limitation, and (d) solitude and ...
It takes two to tank our carbon emissions: An empirical estimation of consumer and producer response to electricity prices. Ghent University
Electricity is a cornerstone in the transition to a low-carbon future, because of solar and wind generation and increased electrification of transportation and heating. This empirical and theoretical research proposal aims to improve our understanding of the behavior of electricity producers and consumers in a low-carbon electricity market, using reduced-form analyses of wholesale electricity prices, structural modeling of generation ...
Optimal remuneration schemes ensuring efficient operational short-term reliability and long-term adequacy of the electricity system KU Leuven
Striving for a more sustainable society is strongly dependent on the transition of the energy system. Concerning the power system, there are three pillars which are crucial for a sustainable transition: decarbonization, security of supply, and competitiveness. Trying to balance these three pillars is necessary but has presented a number of challenges.
Emerging concerns about the long-term generation adequacy and market adequacy, as well ...
SNIPPET: Secure aNd prIvacy-friendly Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading KU Leuven
Peer-to-peer electricity markets allow users to trade electricity among themselves thereby increasing their financial well-being. Moreover, electricity exchange between nearby users can significantly reduce electricity loss on the grid. Bids and offers in such markets can be created from a heterogeneous set of generation and storage devices and flexible loads.
However, such markets also create opportunities for malicious players to ...
Dynamic modelling of large-scale distributed power electronic systems in electricity grids. KU Leuven
In the fields of power electronics and power systems, the modeling and simulation of switching converter circuits is often performed using idealized switch models instead of detailed semiconductor models. For such circuits, conventional circuit simulation methods are not directly applicable because the resulting differential algebraic equations (DAEs) are non-smooth and possibly discontinuous. Therefore, most existing power electronic circuit ...
Power to the households: a data-driven research to unleash the potential of residential electricity flexibility Ghent University
To realise a climate-neutral electricity system, residential flexibility needs to be fully unlocked. Yet, little is known about the barriers that prevent households from flexibly adapting their electricity consumption to system needs. Using advanced machine learning and causal inference tools, this innovative research project sheds a light on these barriers and how they can be overcome. Two proprietary datasets are leveraged to make this ...
SBO project with a primary economic finality aimed at the transfer to existing companies: SNIPPET: Secure aNd prIvacy-friendly Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The designed solutions will have limited (or no) grid impact, are compliant with the relevant legislation, and keep all market players happy even if they might have disruptive effect on the current energy value ...
Theoretical and experimental investigation of generation and effects of rectified electric fields in plasmas heated with radio-frequency power Ghent University
The fusion of light nuclei is a promising candidate to supply energy for future generations. The high temperature required for the process can be obtained by coupling radio frequency (RF) power with antennas to the magnetically confined plasma.
A consequence is often the generation of electric fields in the plasma. Rectification in the plasma of components of the RF electric fields produced by the antennas leads to DC electric fields. ...
Control and power quality of electrical grids in island mode supplied with converter-interfaced distributed generation Ghent University
The project concerns the development and implementation of robust control strategies for micro-grids with renewable energy sources and/or CHP. Amongst other things, the digital control of power electronic converters for the integration of the distributed generation units in micro-grids will be investigated.