Electric Energy Systems
COORDINATOR
CONTACT
Management Area for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Studies – C/ Colom, 11 (Terrassa Campus)
Tel.: 937 398 638
E-mail: doctorat.terrassa@upc.edu
Given its contribution to GDP, investment and employment, the electricity sector carries significant weight in the Spanish economy. It also has a multiplier effect on other sectors of the economy and is a key resource for many business activities and sectors, which are in turn generators of wealth. Over the last decade, this sector – one with well-established operational structures – has undergone a true revolution. There has been a shift from vertically integrated monopolistic systems to new paradigms, novel aspects of which include international electricity markets, development and integration of renewable energies, smart grids, active demand management and distributed generation, among others.
In this dynamic context, the ongoing need for doctoral graduates with specialised training in electrical systems and the ability to drive innovation and technology transfer is beyond question.
Graduates of the doctoral programme in Electric Energy Systems will play a key role in RDI at public and private centres and in companies. The productive fabric and universities need researchers who are equipped to advance knowledge and development of new techniques that add value to wealth-generating products and services. There is also a need for researchers who can take on board and put into practice the latest advances in engineering made in other regions and countries. That's why the research areas offered by the doctoral programme are leaders at the international level.
To meet all these needs, the interuniversity doctoral programme brings together the efforts, experience and resources of departments and top research groups at the four participating universities and has concluded collaboration agreements with leading companies in the sector.
Other Universities
University of Malaga (UMA)
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
University of Seville (US, coordinator)
General information
Access profile
The following programmes develop the skills and knowledge needed to undertake studies in the doctoral programme, and graduates of these courses are not required to complete any bridging courses:
Master’s degree in Electrical Energy Systems (taught at US)
Master’s degree in Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into the Electricity Grid (taught at UPV/EHU)
Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, offered from 2015-2016 (UMA)
Master's degree in Energy Engineering (taught at the UPC)
Master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics (taught at the UPC)
As for languages, applicants should have a high level of proficiency in Spanish (at least technical Spanish) and another language (preferably English). The academic committee will also take into account any language policies defined by the participating universities.
In the case of applicants who do not have the recommended background but meet the requirements specified in Articles 6 and 7 of Royal Decree 99/2011, the academic committee will consider applications on a case-by-case basis and classify them into one of the following three categories:
Closely related background: Applicants whose academic background and/or professional experience indicates that they have skills and knowledge comparable to those of applicants with the recommended background are classified in this category. Applicants included in this category will not need to complete bridging courses if admitted.
Related background: To be admitted to the doctoral programme, applicants in this category will need to take bridging courses to acquire skills and knowledge comparable to those of students with the recommended background.
Unrelated background: Applicants in this category may not be admitted to the doctoral programme because their background is not a good match with the research areas covered by the programme.
Output profile
Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):
a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.
The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:
a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.
Other competencies:
The seven generic competencies defined in Royal Decree 1027/2011, of 15 July, which establishes the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MECES). The following competencies associated with the knowledge area of the doctoral programme are also considered:
E01: Students should acquire the ability to manage technical and financial aspects of RDI projects involving a large element of electrical research.
Number of places
5
Duration of studies and dedication regime
Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.
If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.
For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years.
When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the requirement to complete this minimum period of study.
Temporary disability leave and leave for the birth of a child, adoption or fostering for the purposes of adoption, temporary foster care, risk during pregnancy or infant feeding, gender violence and any other situation provided for in current regulations do not count towards these periods. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which must inform the Doctoral School.
Doctoral candidates may request periods of temporary withdrawal from the programme for up to a total of two years. Requests must be justified and addressed to the academic committee responsible for the programme, which will decide whether or not to grant the candidate's request.
Extension of studies
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.
Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:
- The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
- The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
- The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
- A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
- The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
- The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.
Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.
A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.
Legal framework
Organization
COORDINATOR:ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
Other Universities:
University of Malaga (UMA)
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
University of Seville (US, coordinator)
STRUCTURAL UNITS:
- Department of Electrical Engineering (PROMOTORA)
Management Area for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Studies – C/ Colom, 11 (Terrassa Campus)
Tel.: 937 398 638
E-mail: doctorat.terrassa@upc.edu
Agreements with other institutions
Collaboration agreement between the University of Seville, University of the Basque Country, University of Málaga and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya to jointly organise and deliver teaching in the doctoral programme in Electric Energy Systems:
• University of Seville – Endesa
• University of Seville – Aicia–Abengoa Research
• University of Seville, University of the Basque Country and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – TIME International Doctorate Charter
• University of Seville – Pegasus
• University of the Basque Country – Alconza Berango, S.L.
• University of the Basque Country – IK4 Tekniker
• University of the Basque Country – Ingeteam
• University of the Basque Country – Alstom Hydro España, S.L.
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, collaboration with KIC InnoEnergy and Aalborg University (Denmark)
Access, admission and registration
Access profile
The following programmes develop the skills and knowledge needed to undertake studies in the doctoral programme, and graduates of these courses are not required to complete any bridging courses:
Master’s degree in Electrical Energy Systems (taught at US)
Master’s degree in Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into the Electricity Grid (taught at UPV/EHU)
Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, offered from 2015-2016 (UMA)
Master's degree in Energy Engineering (taught at the UPC)
Master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics (taught at the UPC)
As for languages, applicants should have a high level of proficiency in Spanish (at least technical Spanish) and another language (preferably English). The academic committee will also take into account any language policies defined by the participating universities.
In the case of applicants who do not have the recommended background but meet the requirements specified in Articles 6 and 7 of Royal Decree 99/2011, the academic committee will consider applications on a case-by-case basis and classify them into one of the following three categories:
Closely related background: Applicants whose academic background and/or professional experience indicates that they have skills and knowledge comparable to those of applicants with the recommended background are classified in this category. Applicants included in this category will not need to complete bridging courses if admitted.
Related background: To be admitted to the doctoral programme, applicants in this category will need to take bridging courses to acquire skills and knowledge comparable to those of students with the recommended background.
Unrelated background: Applicants in this category may not be admitted to the doctoral programme because their background is not a good match with the research areas covered by the programme.
Access requirements
As a rule, applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor's degree or equivalent and a Spanish master's degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February).
Applicants who meet one or more of the following conditions are also eligible for admission:
a) Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b) Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
c) Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the EHEA, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master's degrees in Spain and that it makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
d) Holders of another doctoral degree.
e) Holders of an official university qualification who, having been awarded a post as a trainee in the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have successfully completed at least two years of training leading to an official degree in a health sciences specialisation.
Note 1: Regulations for access to doctoral studies for individuals with degrees in bachelor's, engineering, or architecture under the system prior to the implementation of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014).
Note 2: Agreement number 64/2014 of the Governing Council approving the procedure and criteria for assessing the academic requirements for admission to doctoral studies with non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014).
Legal framework
Admission criteria and merits assessment
As established in the agreement between the participating universities, the same admission requirements will apply at all of the universities involved. The academic committee will consider the entry requirements and admission criteria defined in general terms in Articles 6 and 7 of Royal Decree 99/2011, as well as the additional requirements and criteria defined for the programme (listed below).
The academic committee will be responsible for selecting students for admission from among applicants who meet the entry requirements. Selection will be based on assessment of the following points:
• The applicant’s entrance qualification (5%)
• The applicant’s academic record for the entrance qualification (35%)
• The degree of fit between the applicant’s background and the research areas of the programme (professional experience, publications, participation in conferences, etc.) (35%)
• Knowledge of languages (20%)
• Other merits (5%)
As part of the assessment process, the academic committee may conduct personal interviews when it considers this step necessary to properly assess an applicant. The selection process will take into account the number of places offered at each university.
The academic committee may, for justified reasons, leave places vacant or establish a reserve list at each university.
Training complements
As provided in Article 7 of Royal Decree 99/2011, the academic committee for the doctoral programme may admit students on the condition that they complete specific bridging courses.
The bridging courses required (one or more subjects) will be determined based on each applicant's background and must be completed within the time limit set by the academic committee. In any case, doctoral students must have completed and passed these subjects before they submit their doctoral thesis.
Bridging courses will be subjects offered by the universities participating in the doctoral programme on master’s courses that qualify applicants for direct admission to the doctoral programme in Electric Energy Systems (i.e. without the requirement to complete additional training).
Details of these subjects and the corresponding master's degrees can be found at the links below:
University of Seville:
Master’s degree in Electrical Energy Systems
https://www.etsi.us.es/master/msee
Complete information on bridging courses at the University of Seville and their characteristics is available at:
http://www.doctorado.us.es/impresos/verificacion/Informacion_ctos_formacion.pdf
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU):
Master’s degree in Integration of Renewable Energy Sources into the Electricity Grid
https://www.ehu.eus/es/web/master/master-integracion-energias-renovables-sistema-electrico
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya:
Master's degree in Energy Engineering
https://www.upc.edu/es/masteres/ingenieria-de-la-energia
Master's degree in Automatic Systems Engineering and Industrial Electronics
https://www.upc.edu/es/masteres/ingenieria-de-sistemas-automaticos-y-electronica-industrial-terrassa-eseiaat
Master's degree in Industrial Engineering
https://www.upc.edu/es/masteres/ingenieria-industrial-terrassa-eseiaat
https://www.upc.edu/es/masteres/ingenieria-industrial-barcelona-etseib
Except in justified cases, the academic committee will specify the bridging courses that doctoral students must take from among subjects offered at the university where they enrol.
Enrolment period for new doctoral students
The enrolment period for new doctoral students is from September to April.
More information at the registration section for new doctoral students
Enrolment period
The ordinary enrolment period is from September to October.
Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student
Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan
Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.
At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.
The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.
If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.
Formation activities
• Activity: Seminars, courses and technical symposia related to the field.
• Hours: 10.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Introduction to the doctoral programme and to research
• Hours: 10.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Introduction to literature searches and general information resources.
• Hours: 10.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Research methodology.
• Hours: 12.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Language and communication skills.
• Hours: 18.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Cross-border doctoral studies.
• Hours: 50.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Delivering a Scientific Talk.
• Hours: 10.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Introduction to Scientific Writing.
• Hours: 10.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Introduction to filing utility patent applications.
• Hours: 5.
• Type: optional.
• Activity: Mobility.
• Hours: 360.
• Type: optional
Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director
The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.
The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.
PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.
The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.
A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.
Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.
If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.
The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.
For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.
Permanence
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.
If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.
Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:
- The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
- The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
- The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
- A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
- The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
- The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.
Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.
A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.
Legal framework
Learning resources
The training provided on the programme is a perfect fit with the collaborative and interactive environment made possible by the internet. The interuniversity doctoral programme in Electric Energy Systems offers students technical resources and support via a website created by the Endesa Chair of the University of Seville in 2008.
http://catedrasempresa.esi.us.es/endesared/index.php
The most valuable feature of the site is the Aula de la Luz, an audiovisual repository of all the seminars, courses and technical symposia organised by the Chair since it was established, as well as doctoral theses and other documents of technical interest, such as electronic books. Doctoral students of the participating universities can access this material online – from anywhere in the world, at any time – and benefit from the same learning experience as participants who attended the live event. This is especially helpful for students pursuing doctoral studies while working and those from Latin American countries who must spend extended periods in their country of origin while studying for their degree. In recent academic years, free systems such as Skype have been used successfully to allow professors from abroad to deliver seminars, resulting in cost and time savings for the professors involved.
All of the training activities that the academic committee for the doctoral programme organises each year are made available on this platform.
University of Seville. Department of Electrical Engineering:
For the teaching of theory classes, the Department of Electrical Engineering has a classroom assigned by the school. This classroom is equipped with a projector and a computer to facilitate use of audiovisual media. For practical classes, the Department has its own laboratories, which are also equipped with audiovisual tools and the latest technological resources for research and teaching on a professional and scientific doctoral course. Equipment available to doctoral students includes:
• High Voltage Laboratory equipped with a Faraday cage
• Medium voltage model for testing equipment under real service conditions
• OPAL-RT and D-SPACE platforms with various power converters and variable speed drives for control of equipment up to 20 kVA
• Three-phase programmable voltage source (21 kVA)
• Dynamo brake group for determining the characteristics of 12 kW motors
• Network analysis equipment with voltage-level and amperage translators
• Commercial software for simulation of electrical networks: PSS-E, DIgSILENT, CYMDIST, PSCAD, GAMS, PowerWorld
• Specific simulation packages for conducting studies related to electric energy systems (PSS/E, PSCAD, MATLAB/SimPowerSystems, DIgSILENT PowerFactory and ATP)
• EuroSMC Mentor 12 relay test set with 12 channels (6 reversible V/I and 6 I)
• OPAL-RT real-time digital simulator (RTDS) configured on a rack test bench with a dual 12-channel F6150 amplifier (6 V and 6 I) and a configurable DC source for testing hardware-in-the-loop protection relays
• Protection devices: Team-Arteche PL50-AT, ZLV (ZIV), General Electric T60 and F650, and electromechanical protection relays
• Electric Machines and Drives Laboratory
• Industrial Automation Laboratory
• PV Power Lab
• Wind Power Lab
• Grid Connection Lab
• Smart grid simulator
• Advanced control systems (DSpace)
• DSP development systems
• Workstations for simulation studies
• Synchronous generator workbench
• Induction generator workbench
• Power converters
• Test bench for developing prototypes
• Workbench for PCB design and testing
• Auxiliary loads and generation systems
• Wind Power Lab power supplies
• Arranged access to outstanding laboratories of Aalborg University (AAU)
Doctoral Theses
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Theses related publications
| AUTHOR: | ABDOLLAHI, MOSTAFA |
|---|---|
| Title: | Improving Grid Stability by Integration Renewables using Static Synchronous Generators |
| Reading date: | 27/05/2022 |
| Director: | CANDELA GARCIA, JOSE IGNACIO |
| Co-director: | ROCABERT DELGADO, JOAN |
| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Novel analytical method for dynamic design of renewable SSG SPC unit to mitigate low-frequency electromechanical oscillations Abdollahi, M.; Candela, J.; Rocabert, J.; Atef Abbas Elsaharty, M.; Rodriguez, P. IEEE transactions on power electronics, ISSN: 0885-8993 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 6.373; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 07/2020 Journal article Active power limiter for static synchronous generators in renewable applications Abdollahi, M.; Candela, J.; Rocabert, J.; Atef Abbas Elsaharty, M. IEEE Journal of emerging and selected topics in power electronics, ISSN: 2168-6777 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.472; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 28/08/2020 Journal article Electromechanical design of synchronous power controller in grid integration of renewable power converters to support dynamic stability Abdollahi, M.; Candela, J.; Tarrasó, A.; Atef Abbas Elsaharty, M.; Rakhshani, E. Energies, ISSN: 1996-1073 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.252; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 10/04/2021 Journal article | |
| AUTHOR: | LAI, NGOC BAO |
| Title: | Control of Power Converter in Modern Power Systems |
| Reading date: | 23/03/2022 |
| Director: | RODRIGUEZ CORTES, PEDRO |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
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| AUTHOR: | TARRASÓ MARTÍNEZ, ANDRÉS |
| Title: | Virtually Synchronous Power Plant Control |
| Reading date: | 22/02/2022 |
| Director: | CANDELA GARCIA, JOSE IGNACIO |
| Director: | ROCABERT DELGADO, JOAN |
| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Sistema y método de control síncrono agregado de una planta de potencia con múltiples estaciones de conversión de potencia Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Registration date: 25/01/2019 Patent Power quality services provided by virtually synchronous FACTS Tarrasó, A.; Lai, N.; Gregory Baltas, N.; Rodríguez , P. Energies, ISSN: 1996-1073 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.702; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 27/08/2019 Journal article Frequency support properties of the synchronous power control for grid-connected converters Zhang, W.; Tarrasó, A.; Rocabert, J.; Luna, A.; Candela, J.; Rodriguez, P. IEEE transactions on industry applications, ISSN: 0093-9994 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 3.488; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/09/2019 Journal article Enhanced performance controller for high power wind converters connected to weak grids Shahparasti, M.; Catalan, P.; García, J.; Candela, J.; Tarrasó, A.; Luna, A. IET renewable power generation, ISSN: 1752-1416 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.93; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 02/04/2020 Journal article Centralized synchronous controller based on load angle regulation for photovoltaic power plants Verdugo, C.; Tarrasó, A.; Candela, J.; Rocabert, J.; Rodriguez, P. IEEE Journal of emerging and selected topics in power electronics, ISSN: 2168-6777 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.462; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 02/2021 Journal article A multi-output AC/DC energy conversion system for grid integration of bioelectrochemical power-to-gas storage Shahparasti, M.; Rajaei, A.; Tarrasó, A.; Luna, A. Energy, ISSN: 0360-5442 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.147; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/2023 Journal article Control of a three-phase active transformer integrating energy storage Vidal León, J.; Tarrasó, A.; Candela, J.; Rocabert, J.; Luna, A.; Rodriguez, P. IEEE transactions on industry applications, ISSN: 0093-9994 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 9.7 Publication date: 12/06/2023 Journal article Grid-forming controller based on virtual admittance for power converters working in weak grids Vidal León, J.; Tarrasó, A.; Candela, J.; Rocabert, J.; Rodriguez, P. IEEE journal of emerging and selected topics in industrial electronics, ISSN: 2687-9743 Publication date: 07/2023 Journal article Stability analysis of a droop-controlled grid-connected VSC IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2018 Presentation date: 23/09/2018 Presentation of work at congresses Stability analysis of a grid-connected VSC controlled by SPC 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications Presentation date: 14/10/2018 Presentation of work at congresses LMI-based control design to enhance robustness of synchronous power controller IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2019 Presentation date: 29/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Synchronous power controller for distributed generation units IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2019 Presentation date: 29/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Synchronous frequency support of photovoltaic power plants with inertia emulation IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2019 Presentation date: 29/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Influence of the ICFF decoupling technique on the stability of the current control loop of a grid-tied VSC IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2019 Presentation date: 29/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Active transformer functionalities including an energy storage system Thirteenth Annual Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition Presentation date: 11/10/2021 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | GARCÍA QUINTANILLA, JOSÉ IGNACIO |
| Title: | Aportaciones al control corriente de convertidores VSC de sistemas eólicos conectados a redes eléctricas perturbadas |
| Reading date: | 17/01/2022 |
| Director: | CANDELA GARCIA, JOSE IGNACIO |
| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Pre-filtered synchronization structure for grid-connected power converters to reduce the stability impact of PLL dynamics García, J.; Candela, J.; Catalan, P. IEEE Journal of emerging and selected topics in power electronics, ISSN: 2168-6777 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.472; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 2020 Journal article Grid synchronization structure for wind converters under grid fault conditions 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Presentation date: 23/10/2016 Presentation of work at congresses | |
Research projects
| START DATE | END DATE | ACTIVITY | FINANCING ENTITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2023 | 30/06/2025 | Aprendizaje automático federado para redes eléctricas de distribución | MIN DE ECONOMIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2023 | PLA DE TRANSFERÈNCIA GRUPS TECNIO | GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA |
| 05/07/2022 | 31/03/2023 | Contracte de col·laboració per la definició d'un model d'implantació i desplegament de comunitats energètiques als polígons d'activitat econòmica de l'àrea metropolitana de Barcelona | Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona |
| 01/06/2022 | 31/05/2023 | Cobrir les necessitats energètiques per a posar en marxa un atelier que millori l'empleabilitat de les dones de Thiancoumalal | Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC |
| 01/05/2022 | 30/04/2025 | Orchestrating an interoperable sovereign federated Multi-vector Energy data space built on open standards and ready for GAia-X | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/10/2021 | Realització del projecte d’R+D consistents en desenvolupament i implantació de sistema de telegestió d’ instalacions de fred industrial en el marc del programa Cupons Indústria 4.0, Convocatòria 2020 | BERCOFRED SLU |
| 01/01/2021 | 27/05/2022 | Electrificació de l’escola comunitaria mitjançant plaques fotovoltaiques en la zona rural de Thiancoulmalal, Senegal | Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC |
| 09/10/2020 | 09/10/2020 | Método de control síncrono para una unidad de conversión de potencia | |
| 07/10/2020 | 07/10/2020 | Método de control síncrono para plantas con múltiples unidades de generación de potencia distribuida. | |
| 01/01/2020 | 30/11/2023 | Big Data for OPen innovation Energy Marketplace | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/11/2019 | 01/11/2020 | El objeto del contrato es la realización del proyecto de l+D centrado en el control de sistemas distribuidos. | FUNDACION UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCIA |
| 01/10/2019 | 01/10/2019 | Método de control síncrono para plantas con múltiples unidades de generación de potencia distribuida | |
| 25/01/2019 | 25/01/2019 | Sistema y método de control síncrono agregado de una planta de potencia con múltiples estaciones de conversión de potencia | |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/06/2022 | Integration of flexible nodes in modern electrical networks | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | TSO-DSO-Consumer INTERFACE aRchitecture to provide innovative grid services for an efficient power system | INTERRFACE -H2020-LC-SC3-ES-5-2018-2020-824330 |
| 19/05/2017 | 09/10/2020 | Consultoria sobre dimensionado de Statcom | Jema Energy, S.L. |
Teaching staff and research groups
Teachers
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Research projects
| START DATE | END DATE | ACTIVITY | FINANCING ENTITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2023 | 30/06/2025 | Aprendizaje automático federado para redes eléctricas de distribución | MIN DE ECONOMIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2023 | PLA DE TRANSFERÈNCIA GRUPS TECNIO | GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA |
| 05/07/2022 | 31/03/2023 | Contracte de col·laboració per la definició d'un model d'implantació i desplegament de comunitats energètiques als polígons d'activitat econòmica de l'àrea metropolitana de Barcelona | Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona |
| 01/06/2022 | 31/05/2023 | Cobrir les necessitats energètiques per a posar en marxa un atelier que millori l'empleabilitat de les dones de Thiancoumalal | Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC |
| 01/05/2022 | 30/04/2025 | Orchestrating an interoperable sovereign federated Multi-vector Energy data space built on open standards and ready for GAia-X | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/10/2021 | Realització del projecte d’R+D consistents en desenvolupament i implantació de sistema de telegestió d’ instalacions de fred industrial en el marc del programa Cupons Indústria 4.0, Convocatòria 2020 | BERCOFRED SLU |
| 01/01/2021 | 27/05/2022 | Electrificació de l’escola comunitaria mitjançant plaques fotovoltaiques en la zona rural de Thiancoulmalal, Senegal | Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC |
| 09/10/2020 | 09/10/2020 | Método de control síncrono para una unidad de conversión de potencia | |
| 07/10/2020 | 07/10/2020 | Método de control síncrono para plantas con múltiples unidades de generación de potencia distribuida. | |
| 01/01/2020 | 30/11/2023 | Big Data for OPen innovation Energy Marketplace | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/11/2019 | 01/11/2020 | El objeto del contrato es la realización del proyecto de l+D centrado en el control de sistemas distribuidos. | FUNDACION UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCIA |
| 01/10/2019 | 01/10/2019 | Método de control síncrono para plantas con múltiples unidades de generación de potencia distribuida | |
| 25/01/2019 | 25/01/2019 | Sistema y método de control síncrono agregado de una planta de potencia con múltiples estaciones de conversión de potencia | |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/06/2022 | Integration of flexible nodes in modern electrical networks | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | TSO-DSO-Consumer INTERFACE aRchitecture to provide innovative grid services for an efficient power system | INTERRFACE -H2020-LC-SC3-ES-5-2018-2020-824330 |
| 19/05/2017 | 09/10/2020 | Consultoria sobre dimensionado de Statcom | Jema Energy, S.L. |
Quality
The Validation, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation Framework (VSMA Framework) for official degrees ties the quality assurance processes (validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation) carried out over the lifetime of a course to two objectives—the goal of establishing coherent links between these processes, and that of achieving greater efficiency in their management—all with the overarching aim of improving programmes.
