Belgium Job Openings
KU Leuven
PhD researcher on enhanced system-level design and coordination of offshore wind and multi-terminal bipolar HVDC systems
Genk
FULL TIME
August 25, 2024
Laatst aangepast: 24/07/24
- Energy dissipation in offshore systems
- Fault ride through performance of offshore AC and DC systems
- Coordination of offshore wind farm control and HVDC system controls (protection focus)
- Integration of offshore wind into (protection) system design methodologies
- Offshore wind and HVDC system co-design in a multivendor context.
- Developing and performing functional testing of control and protection systems for offshore systems, with a focus towards performance evaluation of industrial control systems (offshore wind, HVDC converter, or both).
- Background in power systems, power electronics, HVDC systems, …
- Available to work in person in Belgium - main work location Genk.
- Affinity to both fundamental and industrially focused research.
- Keen interest in solving key power system challenges of the energy transition.
- Willingness to contribute to a limited number of hours of teaching activities.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar, with excellent academic record (preferably EU master’s).
- Fluent in English (specific language requirements for enrolment as Ph D student).
Desirable is:
- Fluent in Dutch.
- Knowledge and interest in offshore wind (topologies, control strategies,…), HVDC grid protection (systems, breakers, algorithms,…), and HVDC converters (converter fault ride through, converter control, converter protection,…).
- Interest and/or practical experience in real-time simulation (e.g. RTDS or OPAL-RT) and lab testing of control and protection systems.
- Experience in EMT simulation tools (e.g. PSCAD) for transient power system studies
- Fully funded Ph D position based at KU Leuven/Etch with range of benefits (e.g. hospitalisation insurance,…)
- Opportunity for close collaboration with Belgian industry on industrially relevant topics
- Opportunity to work in state-of-the-art research laboratories in the domain of HVDC and take part in both fundamental and applied research
- The role should start as soon as possible, in 2024.
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13/09/2024 23:59 CET
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