PhD Gianni BAKHOS: “Management of AC & DC Hybrid Power Systems’ Security: Assessment and Enhancement”
This thesis studies the opportunities for improving the stability of hybrid AC and DC networks by means of active power control.
That’s a wrap for XFLEX HYDRO: 4 years of improving hydropower flexibility
Within the XFLEX HYDRO project, we have lead the work on market uptake, impacts, benefits & business model, and performed tests on a new turbine technology.
Laying the foundations for multi-terminal, multi-vendor HVDC projects: READY4DC comes to and end
The READY4DC project concluded, laying essential foundations for the development of Europe’s first multi-terminal, multi-vendor HVDC project.
Performance investigation of SF6 free Gas Insulated DC Systems
A solution to replace SF6 in high voltage equipment is the mixture of Fluoronitrile C4F7N with CO2 and O2.
SuperGrid Institute, a major partner in the OPHELIA project
In the OPHELIA project, SuperGrid Institute will be responsible for supplying DC solid state transformer for the demonstrator.
Switching losses calculation method for modular multi-level converters using half-bridge submodules
This paper proposes a simulation-based method for calculation of losses on any converter topology based on stacks of half-bridge submodules balancing accuracy and computing time.
SuperGrid Institute launches into the next phase of the Network DC project
The Alpha phase of the Network DC project has successfully come to an end and SuperGrid Institute are getting stuck into the Beta phase.
Analysis of corona and surface discharge signals from different non-intrusive sensors
This work investigates the efficiency of different non-intrusive sensors for partial discharge measurement in MVDC or HVDC equipment.
Electrical Breakdown in Gaseous Nitrogen at Cryogenic Temperature with a Heated Tape Electrode
With the objective to better understand and design the electrical insulation of resistive superconducting fault current limiters...
Static frequency converter for hybrid pumped storage power plant with integrated energy storage system
Pumped storage plants (PSPs) are considered as the most mature and reliable technology for bulk storage energy with low CO2 footprint.
