PhD-position within renewable energy – Control and grid integration of wave energy converters - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Electrical Engineering is an international environment with approximately 130 employees at Ångström Laboratory. The Department conducts research and teaching in Electricity, Solid State Electronics and Signals and Systems.

About the Division: The Division of Electricity represents Sweden’s leading research group in renewable electric energy conversion, and one of the leading groups in Ocean Energy in the world. Within the division, research activities are ongoing in several key areas of renewable energy, such as wind, wave, tidal and hydro power. The current global situation with fossil fuels as the main source of energy is unsustainable and the reason why new technologies need to be developed.

The Division of Electricity has successfully deployed and operated fourteen Wave energy Converters (WECs) and two marine substations with an accumulated time of operation of close to three years at the Lysekil wave energy research test site, for more information see www.teknik.uu.se/electricity.

Project description: This PhD project will focus on active control of direct-driven permanent magnet generators (used in wave energy converters) aiming for reliable grid integration. The PhD student will develop new control systems for a wave power plant; conduct both numerical simulations and laboratory and offshore experiments on electric subsystems. Within the project, for example, the inverter ability to control power to the network and its ability to meet the network requirements will be studied. Using hardware- and software-in-the-loop simulations, the impact of the control system shall be analyzed and necessary mitigation measures evaluated. The goal with the project is to improve reliability of wave electric energy production and to give guidelines on design of cost-effective electric subsystems for reliable operation of wave energy converters.

Duties: The doctoral project will continue the work previously done within the group and will be carried out in close collaboration with supervisors, other members of the research group, national and international developers, which gives an international approach to the project. We offer a varied and exciting work that is designed by the PhD candidates together with the research team.

The work duties can also include teaching and other departmental duties (no more than 20%).

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines http://regler.uu.se/?languageId=1.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or equivalent as above in electrical or energy systems engineering, applied physics or similar.
• Very good oral and written proficiency in English and Swedish.
• Practical experience of experimental work in power electronics or electrical engineering will be considered as merits. Industrial experience is also a merit.

Application: Please use the link below. Applications should include a brief description of research interests and relevant experience, a CV, copies of diplomas and certificates, thesis (or a draft thereof) and other relevant documents. The candidates are encouraged to provide letter(s) of recommendation and contact information to reference persons.

Salary: According to local agreement for PhD students.
 
Starting date: 2020-08-01 or as otherwise agreed.

Type of employment: Temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7.

Scope of employment: 100 %

For further information about the position please contact: Irina Temiz, irina.temiz@angstrom.uu.se

Please submit your application by 30 June 2020, UFV-PA 2020/2088.

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