News

[17/12/24] New journal paper on A Decomposition Strategy for Inertia-Aware Microgrid Planning Models published in IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution.

[01/12/24] The book Intended and Unintended Islanding of Distribution Grids has just been published! Our lab co-authored Chapter 2 and Chapter 8.

[01/10/24] Mohammad Hashemnezhad has joined the lab as a PhD student working on the Dependable engineering of Smart Energy Systems program. Welcome!

[26/08/24] New journal paper on Methods for incorporating digital controllers in power system dynamic simulations published in Electric Power Systems Research.

[01/07/24] Two conference papers were presented at CIRED 2024 Vienna Workshop by our lab by Savvas Panagi and Phivos Therapontos. Check them out.

[01/06/24] Savvas Panagi has joined the lab as a PhD student working on the Dependable engineering of Smart Energy Systems program. Welcome!

[23/02/24] 12 PhD positions under the Dependable engineering of Smart Energy Systems program. Two of them at our lab. Deadline 31/03/2024! Apply now!.

[26/01/24] New journal paper on Decentralized Control in Active Distribution Grids via Supervised and Reinforcement Learning published in Energy and AI.

[01/01/24] New EU project on Dependable engineering of Smart Energy Systems has just started! Two PhD positions to open soon!

[01/09/23] New journal paper on Wide-Area Backup Protection Using Sparse Synchronized/Unsynchronized PMU Measurements published in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.

[01/06/23] New industry funded project on Frequency Regulation has just started!

[01/06/23] Savvas Panagi has joined the lab as a Research Associate. Welcome!

[01/05/23] New journal paper on Wide-Area backup protection against asymmetrical faults in the presence of renewable energy sources published in International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems.

[01/03/23] New journal paper on Size/location estimation for loss of generation events in power systems with high penetration of renewables published in Electric Power Systems Research.

[26/01/23] New journal paper on Micro-flexibility: Challenges for power system modeling and control published in Electric Power Systems Research.

[26/01/23] New journal paper on An optimisation tool for minimising fuel consumption, costs and emissions from Diesel-PV-Battery hybrid microgrids published in Applied Energy.

[30/11/22] Seminar presentation on Planning tools for Rural Electrification at UCY.

[01/10/22] New journal paper A feature-subspace-based ensemble method for estimating long-term voltage stability margins published in Electric Power Systems Research.

[01/10/22] New journal paper Quantifying the uncertainty imposed by inaccurate modeling of active distribution grids published in Electric Power Systems Research.

[19/09/22] New journal paper on Resilient Microgrid Scheduling With Secure Frequency and Voltage Transient Response published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

[01/07/22] New journal paper on Improving Stability of Low-Inertia Systems using Virtual Induction Machine Synchronization for Grid-Following Converters published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

[20/05/22] New journal paper Robust structural control of a real high-rise tower equipped with a hybrid mass damper published in The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings.

[12/05/22] Our paper Improving dynamic performance of low-inertia systems through eigensensitivity optimization received the 2021 TPWRS Best Paper Award.

[28/02/22] New journal paper Coordination of DERs and Flexible Loads to Support Transmission Voltages in Emergency Conditions published in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.

[25/01/22] New journal paper A Stochastic-Robust Approach for Resilient Microgrid Investment Planning Under Static and Transient Islanding Security Constraints published in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids.

[12/11/21] Our paper Comparison of AC Optimal Power Flow Methods in Low-Voltage Distribution Networks received a best paper award at IEEE PES ISGT-Europe 2021 conference.

[08/11/21] New journal paper on A Distributionally Robust AC Network-Constrained Unit Commitment published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

[02/07/21] Our paper Microgrid Operational Optimisation with Dynamic Voltage Security Constraints received a best student paper award at the 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech conference.

[16/03/21] Our paper Wide-Area Oscillation Damping in Low-Inertia Grids under Time-Varying Communication Delays was selected in the top 3% of the PSCC2020. The presentation is located at the PSCC 2020 Highlights playlist.

[08/03/21] New journal paper on Understanding Small-Signal Stability of Low-Inertia Systems published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

[01/03/21] New journal paper on Improving Dynamic Performance of Low-Inertia Systems through Eigensensitivity Optimization published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

[01/02/21] Mehran Jafari has joined the lab as a PhD Candidate. Welcome Mehran!

[28/01/21] Beta version of PyEPLAN has been released!

[09/09/20] Our paper Enhanced MPC for Fast Frequency Control in Inverter-Dominated Power Systems received Best Paper Award at SEST 2020.

[08/07/20] Our lab signed a research framework agreement with RTE France (the French TSO) covering exchange of information, exchange of staff and students, and funding of doctoral scholarships.

[29/06/20] New PhD position on Numerical methods for power system simulations – Deadline passed.

[20/06/20] Our paper Enhanced MPC for Fast Frequency Control in Inverter-Dominated Power Systems was accepted at SEST 2020 and also ranked among the top 10% of accepted papers.

[04/06/20] New journal paper on MPC-Based Fast Frequency Control of Voltage Source Converters in Low-Inertia Power Systems published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

[20/05/20] New journal paper on Clustering Data-driven Local Control Schemes in Active Distribution Grids published in IEEE Systems Journal.

[12/05/20] Three conference papers accepted for PSCC 2020!

[04/05/20] A new media article on the impact of COVID19 to the electricity consumption in Cyprus (in Greek).

[01/05/20] Two conference papers accepted for IEEE GM 2020!

[13/04/20] New journal paper on Stochastic Unit Commitment in Low-Inertia Grids published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

[12/02/20] Seminar presentation on Data-driven decentralised control design in Active Distribution Networks at UCY.

[31/12/19] New journal paper on A Robust Coordinated Expansion Planning Model For Wind Farm-Integrated Power Systems With Flexibility Sources Using Affine Policies published in IEEE Systems Journal.