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Monday, June 7, 2010

Denmark: PhD scholarship in modeling of intra-hour power markets, Technical University of Denmark

Overview

The Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) is seeking a PhD to widen the scientific activities in the program.

The IES program has recently been established at Risø DTU in order to strengthen and focus the research in this field. The programs contribute to research in energy systems with a high degree of stochastic energy, interconnected to other energy systems, architecture, technologies and systems. Modeling of electricity markets, using high level mathematical methods, taking into account the stochastic nature of renewable energy is one of the key elements. The research is carried out in corporation with other universities, utilities and industry, and participation in international activities will be expected.

The test facility SYSLAB is an experimental platform for research verification and demonstration in a real life power grid, able to run in islanding mode. SYSLAB consists of interconnected sites on the Risø DTU Campus with e.g. battery/storage, wind turbines, generators and loads. The integrated PowerFlexHouse serves research of strategies for Demand control and Technology verification. The facilities are currently being extended. SYSLAB is a part of the Danish Consortium PowerLab.dk and projects for close integration between the four labs are under implementation.


The research topics of the program are:

- Develop the architecture of energy systems that supports the link between energy sectors
- Experimental investigation and characterization of the system aspects of future energy technologies and components
- Development of models and tools for techno-economical analyses of energy systems with intelligent control and flexible technologies/components
Analyses of energy system operation focusing on intelligent control, including analyses of power market design
- Development of control concepts that utilize distributed resources for achieving a robust, flexible and economically integrated energy system
- Utilization of information and communication technologies for establishing an effective infrastructure in the energy system
- Contribute to the development of relevant international standards for control, communication etc, in the energy system

Job description

Socio economic and technical evaluation of intelligent energy systems requires system-wide power system models. The stochastic optimization model Wilmar (wilmar.risoe.dk) is designed for modeling of power markets with a high share of fluctuating renewable power production. It has been used in several international wind integration projects such as the European Wind Integration Study (EWIS). The Wilmar model has hourly time resolution, but it is also important to model and analyse up and down regulation of power production within the hour and the associated intra-hour power markets. The topic of the PhD scholarship is to develop a model for intra-hour power markets with 5 minute time resolution that can interact with the Wilmar model. Such a model is already under development in corporation with the Danish TSO Energinet.dk, and the PhD will use existing work on the topic as a starting point.

Eligible candidates

The applicants should have:

- Master degree in engineering or natural science or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master's degree in engineering
- Strong mathematical background
- Preferably experience within operation research e.g. optimization models
- Preferably knowledge on energy systems and technologies
- Preferably knowledge on C# or Java

Approval and EnrolmentThe scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide.

Salary and appointment terms

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years.

Further information

You are welcome to contact Head of Program Anders Troi, +45 4677 5057 .

Application

We must have your online application by 14 June 2010. Please open the “apply online” and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.

Material received after this time will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Source: http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=45fa0a1c-c26b-4450-855f-2639bd30aa47


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