Denmark. A 3-year PhD scholarship is available at Centre for Electric Technology (CET) at Department of Electrical Engineering for appointment as soon as possible.
CET offers outstanding career opportunities, has very strong relations to the industry and focus on developing an intelligent electric power system enabling high a share of renewable energy.
Description of the project
The focus of the PhD is to analyse and develop an optimal voltage/reactive power control aimed for future power systems with high penetration of wind power. A possible solution is to utilize the reactive power control capabilities of active distribution networks (sub-grids e.g. virtual power plants) and at the same time considering the physical and operational constraints of the transmission grid. The
focus of the project is the development of a strategic approach for an optimal grid response taking into account the capabilities of the sub-grids with different operational modes. A novel artificial intelligence based tool for optimal reactive power/voltage control should be developed considering the stochasticity of distributed energy resources.
The PhD project will qualify you to become a researcher while developing your understanding of intelligent decision support systems (I-DSS) for modern power systems. You will be part of a strong research team at CET while expanding your personal network and contributing to the world knowledge base of DSS. Continuous dialogue with a network of multidisciplinary researchers will be supported through CET.
CET was established in 2005 at Department of Electrical Engineering with a strong industrial support. The centre, which is still under development, aims at developing an electric power system increasingly based on intelligence, automation and distributed control. Innovative solutions is being developed to maintain a reliable and cost-effective power system characterized by a substantial share of distributed and environmentally friendly power production and an increased reliance on markets. CET has strong collaboration with energy companies, utility companies, manufactures of components and equipment. Further information is available at http://www.elektro. dtu.dk/cet.
Required skills
Candidates should have qualifications corresponding to a master's degree in electrical power engineering or in informatics and computer science. We are looking for a colleague who possesses the following skills:
- Knowledge of the concepts of electric power systems.
- Knowledge of fundamentals in artificial intelligence based optimization tools.
- Very good in oral and written English
- Good grades.
Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules of DTU, which may be obtained by application to the PhD programme office at tel: +45 45 25 11 76 or +45 45 25 11 77.
Further information is available at
www.dtu.dk/English/ education/ Phd_Education. aspx.
Further information
Further information about the PhD can be obtained by contacting Associate Professor John Vlachogiannis iv@elektro.dtu. dk tel: + 45 45 25 35 79 or Professor Jacob € ¦Østergaard joe@elektro. dtu.dk tel. + 45 45 25 35 01.
Application
To apply please send: 1) curriculum vitae, 2) documentation of (i) examination certificate for bachelor and master degrees (ii) obtained courses and marks (iii) the average marks of bachelor and master degrees in percentage and (iv) the lowest but still passed mark of your marking system in percentage, 3) two references, and 4) a cover letter outlining the motivation for the PhD study and for this particular project.
To apply open the link "apply online" fill out the form and attach application. The application should contain all the 4 elements listed above. Please specify where you noticed the announcement.
The deadline for application is 15 September 2008 at 12.00 a.m. Material received after the deadline will not be taken into account.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
http://www.dtu. dk/English/ About_DTU/ vacancies. aspx?guid= 22791394
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