About the webinar
The integration of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems into modern power grids offers a promising path for enhancing grid resilience and reliability (R&R). However, while HVDC technology provides greater controllability, its deployment also introduces challenges that can impact overall AC/DC system R&R. Potential threats include short circuits in DC transmission cables and high-power converter outages, both of which can significantly disrupt grid operations. Effectively managing these risks is essential to ensuring the stable operation of hybrid AC/DC systems, where HVDC’s strengths can be leveraged to minimize disturbances and enhance system R&R.
In this webinar, HVDC-WISE researchers will present:
- Innovative control concepts at different layers of HVDC system control, designed to enhance the R&R of large-scale hybrid AC/DC systems.
- Advancements in AC/DC system protection, addressing both physical threats and cybersecurity risks, to ensure the secure operation of interconnected AC/DC grids.
These proposals aim to support Transmission System Operators (TSOs) in de-risking network expansion in a cost-effective manner by minimizing the impact of HVDC-related threats while maximizing HVDC’s role in enhancing grid resilience and reliability.
This work is part of WP3: Concept Architectures for Reliable and Resilient AC/DC Systems, specifically developed within Task 3.2: Control for AC/DC Architectures and Task 3.3: Protection Concepts for AC/DC Architectures.
Agenda
- Introduction to WP3 ‘Concept architectures for reliable and resilient AC/DC systems’
- Classification matrix
- Control methods
- Protection methods
- Q&A
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Robert Dimitrovski received his M.Sc. degree in electrical power engineering from the Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany, in 2011, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical power engineering from the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, in 2021. Since 2020 he has worked as a coordinator for hybrid AC/DC system planning at TenneT’s Energy System Planning Unit, where his task is to identify and mitigate technical risks associated with the integration HVDC technology, and thus ensure the future integrity of the entire system. Furthermore, on a national level, he is contributing to the Steering Group DC Multi Terminal of the four German TSOs that has the objective to harmonize and standardize requirements for multi-terminal, multi-vendor, HVDC systems.
Monika Sharma is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), specializing in multi-terminal HVDC networks, power converters, and advanced control strategies for hybrid AC/DC grids. Her research focuses on active power management, grid stability, and fault-tolerant control for offshore and onshore power systems. She holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Mandi, India, where she explored advanced control schemes for Voltage Source Converters (VSCs) and their impact on power system resilience. During her time at IIT Mandi, she was actively involved in projects related to smart grid innovation, power quality improvement, and the testing of electric autos in hilly terrain.
Juan-Carlos Gonzalez is a Research & Innovation Engineer at SuperGrid Institute, specializing in supergrid architecture, systems, and the stability of hybrid AC/DC grids since January 2016. Prior experience includes a role as a PhD Student – Research Engineer focusing on transient stability of hybrid AC-DC power systems. Previous internships at Valeo, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, and the Laboratoire d’Electronique de Puissance de l’UASLP involved work on power electronics, system stability, and renewable energy solutions. Juan Carlos has a strong academic background with a PhD in Control from Université Paris-Saclay, a Master of Science in Mobility and Electric Vehicles from Arts et Métiers, and engineering degrees from Centrale Lille and Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí.
Antoine Knockaert joined Engie Impact in 2023 as a Power Systems Engineer. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Power Systems, at UCLouvain (Belgium). During his time with Engie Impact, Antoine has been working on multiple projects around the world including grid compliance studies of renewable and storage units, power system stability studies, operational studies as well as research projects on HVDC technology. His main interests revolve around HVDC systems and tackling the challenges of mass integration of renewable sources in power systems.
Sarah Anhaus joined RWTH Aachen University’s Institute for High Voltage Equipment and Grids, Digitalization and Energy Economics in 2022 as part of the DC Systems team, where she is pursuing her PhD . She obtained her Master of Engineering in Electronic and Mechatronic Systems, with a focus on Electrical Engineering, from TH Nuremberg. Her research focuses on the challenges of AC protection in modern power grids with increasing power electronics (PE) integration. She studies how the growing use of PE-based generation impacts traditional distance protection due to complex fault dynamics Her work includes the comprehensive reassessment of protection systems, developing probabilistic models, and defining accurate performance metrics.
Alfan Presekal is a Researcher at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), specializing in cyber-resilient power grids. His main research interests include cyber security, cyber-physical systems, and artificial intelligence. He is finalizing his Ph.D. in Advanced Persistent Threat Detection and Correlation for Cyber-Physical Power Systems from TU Delft. He received a master’s degree in Secure Software Systems from Imperial College London and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Universitas Indonesia.
Filipe Perez is an R&D engineer at SuperGrid Institute, specializing in AC/DC power system stability and control for the Horizon Europe project HVDC-WISE, as well as control and protection strategies for MTDC systems. Previously, he worked as a converter control engineer at Vestas, focusing on grid-forming control of wind turbines. Before that, he was a researcher at Lactec Institute in Brazil for four years, contributing to projects on renewable energy integration, energy storage in distribution systems, power converter control, and optimization algorithms for ancillary services. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa (2014) and an M.Sc. in Power Systems from the Federal University of Itajubá (2015). He earned a double Ph.D. in 2020—one in Control Systems from CentraleSupélec (France) and another in Power Systems from the Federal University of Itajubá (Brazil). His research interests include microgrid control, power system stability, HVDC control and protection, power system optimization and operation, Lyapunov techniques, and nonlinear control.
Ying Pang Ying Pang is currently working toward his PhD in SuperGrid Institute, focusing on grid-forming control in multi-terminal HVDC systems and its stability analysis. He obtained his M.Sc from Aalborg University, Denmark and since then has been engaged in different research and product development positions in both academia and industry, in the fields of power electronics and control.
