RESEARCH AREA
HVDC Converter System
A High Voltage Direct Current electric power transmission system (also called a power superhighway or an electrical superhighway) uses direct current for the bulk transmission of electrical power, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) systems. For long-distance transmission, HVDC systems may be less expensive and have lower electrical losses.
STATCOM Converter System
Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) is a Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device connected in parallel with a power system that is capable to exchange reactive power with the system in both directions. The STATCOM device is mainly used for dynamic compensation in power systems, it can provide fast (dynamic) voltage support and might also be used for transient stability margin enhancement or oscillation damping improvement.
Future Electric Vessels
Worldwide, maritime transport is responsible for almost 2.5 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the International Maritime Organization. It produces one billion tons of CO2 each year. Meanwhile, many studies shows how electric maritime system and vessels can contribute to achieving CO2-reduction targets.
Electric vessels with optimized power control can provide significant reductions in fuel consumption, maintenance and emissions. Therefore, ships with electric or hybrid drive systems could be the answer and many analysts also predict that worldwide sales of fully electric and hybrid ships will increase.
Renewable Energy
The energy paradigms in many countries have experienced a significant change from fossil-based resources to clean renewables in the past few decades. Consequently, it is required that the production, distribution and use of the energy should be as technologically efficient as possible and incentives to save energy at the end-user should also be strengthened. In order to realize the transition smoothly and effectively, energy conversion systems, currently based on power electronics technology, will again play an essential role in this energy paradigm shift.
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
V2G is a promising technology that allows the batteries of idle or parked electric vehicles (EVs) to operate as distributed resources, which can store or release energy at appropriate times, resulting in a bidirectional exchange of power between the ac grid and the dc EV batteries. This bidirectional exchange of power is realized using bidirectional power electronic converters that connect the grid with the EV battery.