Multiport converters: modelling, control and distribution grid applications
Modern distribution grids are facing significant challenges, such as the need to integrate massive amounts of renewables, storage, electric vehicles and additional distributed energy resources in the low and medium voltage distribution grid. This webinar describes novel power electronics solutions, based on multiport converters, to face these challenges. These solutions have been investigated in the Horizon Europe project iPLUG, that worked on both system-level aspects and detailed power electronics innovative solutions for low and medium-voltage applications. In the webinar, the system design is addressed, including concept definition, specification, sizing and operation optimization. Furthermore, their modelling and control strategies for multiport converters in LV and MV grids will be described.
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- Co-sponsored by University of California Riverside
- Starts 01 July 2025 12:00 AM UTC
- Ends 14 July 2025 09:00 PM UTC
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University of Padova
Dr. Ahmed Y. Farag
Biography:
Ahmed Y. Farag received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees (with honors) in electrical engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2016 and 2019, respectively. In February 2021, he joined the Power Electronics Group at the University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy,
where he received his Ph.D. degree in 2025. He is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Padova. His research interests include power factor correction converters, power conversion topologies for DC microgrids, and multiport power converters.
Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Dr. Antonio Pepiciello
Biography:
Antonio Pepiciello received the B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD in Energy Engineering from the University of Sannio, Italy, in 2022. He is currently a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher in the Power Systems group, at the the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), where he leads participation in Horizon Europe and national R&D projects. Additionally, he serves as an Independent Expert for the European Innovation Council. His research interests include grid integration of distributed energy resources and multi-energy systems modeling.
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Prof. Marc Cheah-Mane
Biography:
Marc Cheah-Mane received the degree in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona (ETSEIB), Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2013, and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from Cardiff University, Cardiff, the U.K. in 2017. From 2017 to 2020 he was a research associate in CITCEA-UPC, Barcelona, Spain. From 2020 to 2024 he started as a Lecturer under the Serra Hunter program at the Electrical Engineering Department of UPC and since 2024 he is Associate Professor. Also, since 2022 he is co-founder of eRoots Analytics, which is a spin-off company of CITCEA-UPC His research interests include power systems with power electronics, high-voltage direct current systems, AC/DC grids and grid integration of wind and photovoltaic generation.
Chalmers University of Technology
Prof. Mebtu Beza
Biography:
Mebtu Beza received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in July 2005, and the M.Sc., Lic.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in electric power engineering from the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2009, 2012, and 2015, respectively, and the D.Sc. degree (Docent) in control and modeling of power electronic converters in power systems from the Chalmers University of Technology, in 2020. He is currently an Associate Professor with Chalmers University of Technology. His research interests include signal processing in power systems, control theory, stability studies in converter-dominated systems, converter topologies and application of power electronics in power systems.