Research & collaboration2023-10-18T15:57:09+02:00

Research & Collaboration

What makes us unique?

SuperGrid Institute owes its success to the people who make up our various research departments. Our teams come from diverse backgrounds in industry and academia, and their wealth of experience and skills make the Institute unique. Each individual brings specific expertise to the table.

This melting pot of knowledge offers opportunities for specialists from different fields to collaborate on new and innovative solutions to technical problems.

The Institute also benefits from close collaborative relationships with industry and academic institutions. The complementary strengths of our partners provide insights and innovative approaches to technical challenges. At the same time, we retain total independence in our research. Public-private investments and collaborative projects finance our work.

SuperGrid Institute’s state-of-the-art research facilities, test platforms and laboratories at the Villeurbanne and Grenoble sites are key to the success of our five research departments.

High Voltage Substation Equipment

Our research departments

Supergrid
Architecture
& Systems

High Voltage
Substation
Equipment

Power
Electronics
& Converters

High Voltage
Cable
Systems

Power
Storage
& Balancing

Latest scientific publications

Break-even distance for MVDC electricity networks according to power loss criteria

September 23rd, 2021|

In this article the MVDC break-even distance (with respect to AC distribution) is calculated according to the overall energy efficiency criteria.

Methodology to obtain the specifications and perform the sizing of a power flow controller for meshed HVDC grids

September 23rd, 2021|

This work proposes a methodology to obtain the specifications, select the most suitable converter structure and perform the sizing of an interline Power Flow Controller.

Modelling and Control of an MMC-HVDC Submodule with Energy Storage for Fast Frequency Response

September 23rd, 2021|

Energy storage systems can be distributed in a modular multilevel converter (MMC) for the enhancement of HVDC converter stations.

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