Selected Talks and Presentations
PHIL in Sector coupling
Workshop talk, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, ITEP, Karlsruhe, Germany
Everybody knows what Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) looks like in a power systems laboratory. But can it be used in sector-coupling research? What does PHIL for the heat prosumers and grid look like?
Grid-connected, data-driven inverter control
Invited talk, TUM Chair of Energy Management Technolgies Colloquium, Munich, Germany
A talk regarding our recent work with the Dörfler group at ETH Zürich. Can a purely data-driven (NOT machine learning!) controller work on a grid-connected inverter - without any knowledge of the inverter or grid dynamics?
M-Class PMU on general purposed embedded controllers
Conference talk, IEEE PowerTech 2023, Belgrade, Serbia
We show that a standard inverter controller can become an M-Class Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) with just a software update. This approach adds grid monitoring functions to existing hardware without needing extra wiring or instrumentation, using the controller’s available processing power.
PHIL Heat-pump for sector coupling experiments
Conference Presentation, Power Systems Computation Conference, CentraleSupelec, Paris-Saclay, France
We address the challenge of testing heat pumps in power system laboratories, which often lack the necessary hardware and expertise to model heat prosumers. We present a virtual heat pump on a PHIL amplifier to accurately test how heat pumps can provide grid services, like fast frequency response.
Theory to Practice: Design, Integration and Applications for an Active Distribution Grid Laboratory
Thesis defense, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
How to build a realistic and collaborative testbed using real prosumers, real grid and distributed controls? I present three applications which demonstrate the effectiveness of the CoSES lab in bridging theory and practice.
Harmonic estimation on decentralized real-time controllers
Conference Presentation, Power Systems Computation Conference, INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
Can we measure power, for PHIL-grade feedback, by combining voltage and current measurements from two different controllers? We present a signal analysis method that allows synchronized controllers to share accurate measurements despite communication delays and unknown signal harmonics.