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Decentralized Coordinated Control of Photovoltaic Power Inverters in a Residential Microgrid Master Thesis ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and au- tomation technologies that enable utility and in- dustry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people whereof 6,850 in Switzerland. ABB Corporate Research, in close collabora- tion with ABB business areas, is developing the foundations for the next generation of ABB prod- ucts. In Switzerland, ABB Corporate Research, located in the proximity of Zurich, employs 130 scientists from 25 countries with expertise in power electronics, automation and power tech- nologies for manufacturing, consumer and pro- cess industries as well as utilities. Our Control and Power Electronics groups per- form cutting-edge research in advanced control and estimation for electromechanical systems, power converters and energy systems. We are offering a master thesis project in collaboration with the ETH Automatic Control laboratory. The project provides the opportunity of working on real-world projects in an international team of in- novative scientists. You will be able to gain experience in control en- gineering, working in a motivating and creative research environment. We expect you to exe- cute challenging project tasks independently but under competent supervision. Your tasks: Investigate and implement decen- tralized control methods to achieve coordinated active power curtailment of the PV inverters in residential applications for overvoltage preven- tion. This includes: read research papers, im- plement controller methods on a Matlab Simulink environment. Write a report and possibly papers on the achieved results. The requirements: currently pursuing a degree in electrical engineering or a similar subject with completion of at least 4 semesters; official en- rollment is essential; good control knowledge (state-space) and signal processing proficiency in Matlab and Simulink; basic understanding of circuit theory would be beneficial; proficiency in English, spoken and written (working lan- guage); quick learner with the motivation to try out cutting-edge technology; ability to think con- ceptually and express ideas clearly and convinc- ingly. If you have further questions, please do not hes- itate to contact Prof. Florian D¨ orfler dorfl[email protected] Dr. Silvia Mastellone [email protected]
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Decentralized Coordinated Control of Photovoltaic
Power Inverters in a Residential Microgrid
Master Thesis
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and au-tomation technologies that enable utility and in-dustry customers to improve performance whilelowering environmental impact. The ABB Groupof companies operates in around 100 countriesand employs about 145,000 people whereof6,850 in Switzerland.ABB Corporate Research, in close collabora-tion with ABB business areas, is developing thefoundations for the next generation of ABB prod-ucts. In Switzerland, ABB Corporate Research,located in the proximity of Zurich, employs 130scientists from 25 countries with expertise inpower electronics, automation and power tech-nologies for manufacturing, consumer and pro-cess industries as well as utilities.
Our Control and Power Electronics groups per-form cutting-edge research in advanced controland estimation for electromechanical systems,power converters and energy systems. We areoffering a master thesis project in collaborationwith the ETH Automatic Control laboratory. Theproject provides the opportunity of working onreal-world projects in an international team of in-novative scientists.You will be able to gain experience in control en-gineering, working in a motivating and creativeresearch environment. We expect you to exe-cute challenging project tasks independently butunder competent supervision.
Your tasks: Investigate and implement decen-tralized control methods to achieve coordinatedactive power curtailment of the PV inverters inresidential applications for overvoltage preven-tion. This includes: read research papers, im-plement controller methods on a Matlab Simulinkenvironment. Write a report and possibly paperson the achieved results.
The requirements: currently pursuing a degreein electrical engineering or a similar subject withcompletion of at least 4 semesters; official en-rollment is essential; good control knowledge(state-space) and signal processing proficiencyin Matlab and Simulink; basic understanding ofcircuit theory would be beneficial; proficiencyin English, spoken and written (working lan-guage); quick learner with the motivation to tryout cutting-edge technology; ability to think con-ceptually and express ideas clearly and convinc-ingly.
If you have further questions, please do not hes-itate to contact
Prof. Florian [email protected]. Silvia [email protected]
