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AAU Energy

Education within Intelligent Energy Systems and Flexible Markets

Through creating an active learning enviroment, iGRIDS research group provides a cooperative learning space that encourage student collaboration and peer teaching.

Selected Courses:

  • Advanced Optimization Techniques for Energy Systems Planning and Operation (Industrial/PhD course)
  • Energy Markets and Analytics (Industrial/PhD course)
  • Dispersed Generation of Electricity (Industrial/PhD course)
  • Smart Distribution Systems (Industrial/PhD course)

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Ongoing PhD Projects 

 

Completed PhD Projects :

  • Customer-side BESS operation and planning for economics and resilience (Yichao Zhang, 2024)
  • Grid-Interactive Power Converters: Control and Stability (Xian Gao, 2024)
  • Cognitive Control and Operation Management of Islanded Microgrids (Sijia Li, 2025)
  • Modeling and Optimization of Active Distribution Network Operation Based on Deep Learning (Wenlong Liao, 2023)
  • Optimal Operation of Smart Energy System considering Multi-Generation Energy Storage (Mohammad Ali Lasemi, 2023) 
  • Active Stabilization Techniques for Cascaded Systems in DC Microgrids (Omid Lorzadeh, 2021)
  • Energy Management Systems for Smart Active Residential Buildings (Viktor Stepaniuk, 2021)

External PhD Advisory: 

  • Ambient Data-Driven Synthetic Inertia Estimation and Control for Fast-Response Reserve Management in IBR-Dominated Power Systems (Alireza Mehrzad- ongoing)
  • Design, Simulation and Construction of Fixed Frequency Resonant Converter with Application in Electric Vehicle Battery Charging (Saeed Saeedinia- ongoing)
  • Resilient Frequency and Voltage Control of Isolated Microgrids for an Improved Performance Against FDI Cyber-Attacks Using Coordinated SoC of Batteries (Amir Hossein Solat, 2026)
  • Coordinated Control of Distributed Virtual Inertia Units to Improve Frequency Stability of Islanded Microgrids (Mahmood Jafari, 2026)
  • Modeling and Improving Energy Flexibility in ZEDs Based on Green Hydrogen (Hossein Gharibvand, 2025)
  • Stochastic Coordinated Charging Scheduling of Electric Vehicles with Multiple Charging Stations in Multi-Region Transportation System (Pegah Alaee, 2025)
  • Modeling of District Heating and Cooling Energy System for Maximizing the Renewable Energy Share (Shahab Eslami, 2023)
  • Continuous-Time Modeling of Integrated Energy Systems (Ramin Nourollahi, 2023)
  • Energy Management System Design and Integration into Multi-Carrier Energy Hub (Mohammad Dehghani Sanij, 2023)
  • Short Term Scheduling of Decentralized Peer-To-Peer Energy Trading in an Industrial Microgrid Considering the Central Shared Energy (Ali Aminloo, 2022)
  • Optimal Operation of a Multiple Energy Distribution Company Integrated with Emerging Energy Resources (Mohammad Amin Mirzaei, 2022)
  • Optimal Operation of Natural Gas and Reconfigurable Electricity Networks in presence of Interconnected Energy Hubs (Mohammad Hemmati, 2021)
  • Optimal Energy Management of Local Industrial Energy Hubs (Morteza Zare Oskoei, 2021)

Master Projects:

  • EE6-613 -Voltage Regulation and Reactive Power Compensation for an Offshore Wind Power Plant- 2026 (Ahmet,Andreas,Ole,Patrick)
  • EN2-204 - Teknisk-økonomisk vurdering af varmepumper og varmelagring til Reduktion af gasforbruget i industrielle miljøer - 2026 (Lasse Scherweit, Magne Falk Mikkelsen, Magnus Ganderup Kristensen, Nina Vollesen, Signe Dahlerup Jacobsen, Williams Boateng)
  • EE6.661 - Maximizing Revenue for Power-to-Hydrogen (P2H) Facilities through Multi-Market Participation - 2025 (Anders Andersen, Anne Lunden, Christian Tvede, Kathrine Lehmann)
  • EE6.660 - Forecast-Driven Congestion Analysis and Mitigation Strategies for the 165 kV Transmission Network in DK1 - 2025 (Jonathan Lindh Jakobsen, Oskar Fjordbak Janus, Hans Fedder Hindrichsen Kley, Jeppe Juul Praastrup)
  • EPSH1-731- Assessing Grid Readiness for Local Energy Flexibility- 2025 (M. Jensena,F. Andersena D. da Silva, T. Umihara, I. Masedo, H. Monga)
  • EPSH3-935 - Dynamic Modelling of System Integrity Protection Schemes and Investigation of Their Impact in The Danish Grid- 2024 (Jakob Hornbæk Madsen)
  • EPSH4-1030 - Control of a Battery Energy Storage and STATCOM for Black Start Services - 2024 (Julian, Marc)
  • EPSH4-1034 - Active Power Regulation in Hybrid Power Plants(PV, Wind and Batteries) -2024 (Debashree and Thekla)
  • EN2-204 - Investering i elnettet for at håndtere den grønne omstilling - 2024 (Anne, Andreas, Mads, Mikkel, Marc, Patrick)
  • EE6-611 - Load Flow and investments in the electricity grid to handle the transition to renewable energy -2024 (Christian, EuiHyun, Nikolaj and Victor)
  • PSH3-932 - Active Power Regulation in Hybrid Power Plants for Grid Frequency Support- 2023 (Thekla and Deabashree)
  • EPSH1-731- Assessing Grid Readiness for Local Energy Flexibility (M. Jensena,F. Andersena D. da Silva, T. Umihara, I. Masedo, H. Monga)
  • EPSH3-1030 - Harnessing flexibility from electric boats and loads for optimal operation of PV-BESS systems in Samsø – Ballen, 2021 (Dawid Lukasz Józwiak)
  • EPSH4-1031 - Power Quality Impact of Distributed Energy Resources in Active Electrical Distribution Grids, 2021 (Abel Thomas & Jone Ugarte Valdivielso)
  • EPSH4-1032 - TSO-DSO cooperation: Active Distribution Grid Management for Activating Power System Flexibility,2021 (Albano Monga)
  • EPSH4-1036 - Advanced Power Oscillation Damping for a Wind Power Plant, 2021 (Asger Nickelsen)
  • EPSH3-1037 - Power System Protection for Electrical Networks aboard Maritime, 2021 (Mikkel Hingebjerg Hansen)
  • EPSH4-1038 - Technical and Economic Evaluation of a Community Based-Hybrid Power System, 2021 (Josip Mrcela)
  • EPSH4-1039 - Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles for Hosting Capacity Enhancement of Solar PV in Residential Grids, 2021 (Aleksander Tomasz Lebiedzinski)
  • WPS4-1050 - Black Start of an Offshore Wind Power Plant through an MMC based ES-STATCOM System, 2021 (Gustavo Matarazzo Zinoni)
  • WPS4-1051 - Energy Management for Household Prosumer, 2021 (Shraddha Shriram Maslekar & Levente Tamás Tóth)
  • EPSH4-1031 - Investigation of Grid-forming Power Converter Applied to Wind Turbines, 2020 (Nikolaj Stig Stoltenborg)
  • EPSH4-1032 - Hybrid Generation Solution for Mining Site, 2020 (Gustavo Andrés Castro &Pedro Zulaica Rey & Marta Irena Murkowska)
  • EPSH4-1039 - Economic Impact of Large Scale Hybrid Power Plants Participating in Multiple Energy Markets, 2020 (Sharan Satheesh)
  • PED4-1046 - Smart Energy Management for Household Prosumer, 2020 (Quang Trung Bui)
  • EPSH4-933 - Congestion management and voltage control in active distribution grids from demand response, 2019 (Gokula Krishnan Selvam)
  • EPSH4-934 - Power to Heat Systems in Active Electric Distribution Networks, 2019 (Panagiotis Damianos Cheilas)
  • EPSH4-1031 - Voltage Regulation in Active Distribution Grids Integrated with Solar Photovoltaics and Battery Storages, 2019 (Praveen Prakash Singh)
  • EPSH4-1034 - Capacity Firming of Wind Power Generation by Electric Thermal and Battery Energy Storages, 2019 (Sepideh Soleimanof & Okechukwu Stanislaus Iro)
  • EPSH4-1037 - Multiple Market Participation of Battery Storage Systems, 2019 (Gabriel Leite Araujo)
  • EPSH4-930 - Wind Farm Power Plant Controller, 2017 (Claudiu Ionita)
  • EPSH4-1033 - Integration of Large Capacity Renewable Energy Sources into Distribution Grid, 2017 (Rifat Celiloglu)
  • EPSH4-1050 - Power and energy management of a residential hybrid photovoltaic/wind system with battery storage, 2017 (Andreea Christiana & Zaharof)