Research Assistant/Associate (f/m/d) - Dynamic Electrical Grids

at  RWTH Aachen

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Application
Number:
V000008042
Application deadline:
28/07/2024
Mailing Address:
RWTH Aachen University
Lehrstuhl für Automation of Complex Power Systems
Bettina Schäfer
Mathieustr. 10
52074 Aachen
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The ongoing evolution of electricity grids into smarter, more decentralised and renewable energy-integrating systems presents both opportunities and challenges for the management and operation of these critical infrastructures. As electricity grids absorb a higher proportion of renewable energy such as wind and solar power and utilise advanced demand-side management and energy storage technologies, the dynamics and complexity of these systems are increasing significantly. This transformation is not only changing the energy landscape, but also requires significant advances in grid management techniques, particularly in state estimation, which is critical to maintaining grid stability and reliability.
Traditional methods of state estimation of electrical grids were developed for much more static environments and mostly for transmission grids, which is why there is a great need for research into modern methods of state estimation in the area of dynamic distribution grids.
Your tasks are to develop new methods and approaches for estimating the state of dynamic distribution grids with a high proportion of intermittent resources. Thanks to the integration of research as part of project work, you will have the opportunity to test the developments not only in a simulative environment, but also in the field with pilot partners. In a team with other scientists and industrial partners, your developments will be integrated into operational systems and tested under real conditions.
Thanks to the reliable guidance of our professors, you will publish your new scientific findings in high-ranking specialist journals.