We have a large PhD cohort working on a wide range of projects across energy demand, energy supply, and energy systems. Our staff and students have a passion to make the world a better
As the grid needs to become smarter to handle new forms of generation and prosumers (consumers who also produce energy), integrating renewable energy sources to the power grid – in the form of microgrids – and developing new
This thesis will focus on the integration of renewable energy into smart grid. The aim will be to study a decentralized optimization of the power distribution in a microgrid and between
Nowadays, the electric power distribution system is undergoing a transformation. The new face of the electrical grid of the future is composed of digital technologies, renewable sources and intelligent grids of distributed
Nowadays, the electric power distribution system is undergoing a transformation. The new face of the electrical grid of the future is composed of digital technologies, renewable
Hereby the Microgrid incorporates energy trading between peers i.e. peer to peer as P2P energy trading. The grid holders can be commercial or residential entities who are the prosumers in
Exploiting Hybrid Power Electronics for Net Zero Power Distribution. Newcastle University School of Engineering. This PhD provides an exciting opportunity to develop a new way of addressing
Renewable energy sources like the wind, 13, 14 solar energy, and hydro 15, 16 are cost-effective in meeting their share of the energy requirement. 17, 18 As to power supply, the microgrid
Microgrids are emerging throughout the world as a means of integrating decentralized, renewable energy power generation. The flexibility of this customer-driven, behind the meter solution allows it to address unique
Overview of the Opportunity. The University of Strathclyde’s Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is offering a 3 year fully funded PhD in the field of AI for Smart Grids. Read more Electrical energy can be transferred from power plants to consumers via overhead power lines.
These consist of hospitals, schools and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) such as maize milling, welding loads that consume energy throughout the day. A study by showed that the availability of anchor customers reduces the Levelised Cost of Energy of the microgrid thus improving its affordability.
Microgrids are viewed as a possible solution due to their ability to function independently from the main grid and because they can also be designed to interconnect with the main grid should there be an opportunity for extension of the grid to the remote community in the future.
Battery storage is one of the major options for energy storage in systems utilising solar PV and/or wind energy . In , a study was carried out on the optimal sizing of energy storage for microgrids.
K. Ubilla et al., “Smart microgrids as a solution for rural electrification: Ensuring long-term sustainability through cadastre and business models,” IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 1310–1318, 2014.
The second part of this dissertation discusses the stability issues in microgrids. Different than the conventional grid, the investigations on microgrid need to consider not only the characteristics of each distributed generation resource (DER) but also the coordinate control among DERs.
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