Active Grid Technologies - Power Electronics for Generation, Conversion and Storage

Event details
Date | 03.05.2013 |
Hour | 09:00 › 10:00 |
Speaker |
Dr Drazen Dujic, ABB Corporate Research, CH Bio: Drazen Dujic received his Dipl. Ing. and M.Sc degrees from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2002 and 2005, respectively, and his PhD degree from the Liverpool John Moores University, UK in 2008. From 2002 to 2006 he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Novi Sad as a Research Assistant, and from 2006 till 2009 with Liverpool John Moores University as a Research Associate. Since 2009 he is with ABB Corporate Research Centre, Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland as Principal Scientist working on the power electronics related projects spanning the range from low voltage/power SMPS in below kW range to medium voltage high power converters in a MW range. During 2010-2011 he was a member of a project team responsible for development of the world’s first power electronic traction transformer successfully commissioned on the locomotive in cooperation with SBB. His main research interests are in the areas of design, optimization and control of advanced power electronics systems and high performance drives. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 journal and conference publications, and is inventor or co-inventor of several pending patents. |
Location | |
Category | Conferences - Seminars |
We are currently witnessing transformation in the electric energy sector and move from classical hierarchical structure between generation, transmission and utilisation, to a more distributed structure thanks to the inclusion and proliferation of embedded renewable energy sources. Various new concepts are emerging, which address desire to reduce CO2 emission, make energy sector more sustainable and improve overall efficiency along the whole path of electrical energy flow. Whatever the renewable source of prime energy is (wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, ...) there is a need to transform it, at some stage, into electrical energy by means of some sort of power electronic converter in order to allow for connection to the grid and power quality control. Multidisciplinary aspects make the research field vast and challenging, but certainly very interesting, as there is a need for closer integration of developments of basic materials (semiconductors, insulators, magnetics, photovoltaic, battery technologies,…) on one side and various innovative proposals of system architectures for future grids that are expected to be smart, on the other side. The importance of power electronics, being the one of providers of enabling technologies for the future active grids, will be addressed in the first part of the seminar. The second part of the seminar will provide some illustrative examples of these emerging technologies, based on speaker’s research portfolio.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- STI