IES is seeking a PhD studentto widen the scientific activities in the program.
The IES program has recently been established at Ris 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.
Socio economic and technical evaluation of intelligent energy systems requires system-wide power system models. The stochastic optimization model Wilmar (see here) 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 project is to develop a model for intra-hour power markets with 5 minute time resolution that can interact with the Wilmar model. The model must be able to handle flexible electricity units such as electricity storage, electric vehicles and electric heat pumps. A similar model is already under development in corporation with the Danish TSO energinet.dk, and the PhD student will use existing work on the topic as a starting point. The PhD scholarship is funded by and will be part of a large newly started research project about activation of flexible electricity demand called iPower.
We offer
We offer a challenging career with the possibility to play an active role in the development of the new program. Intelligent energy systems are high on the political agenda which is also reflected in the funding and other resources enjoyed by the group.
Approval and Enrolment
The 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 theDTU 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.
PhD scholarship in modeling of intra-hour power markets
