We would like to expand our team at the Chair of Control Systems and Network Control Technology at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and are therefore looking for an exceptionally qualified and ambitious Research Associate (PostDoc or PhD Student) in
“Numerical Methods for Stability and Controller Synthesis in Power Systems with Periodic Dynamics”
Duration: 36 months, fully funded, employment at BTU C-S with remuneration according to E13 TV-L (min. 52.000€/year)
Starting date: As soon as possible
Closing date for applications: 14.03.2025; e-mail: fg-regelungssysteme@b-tu.de
Further details: https://www.b-tu.de/en/universitaet/karriere-engagement/career/job-vacancies/detail/17-25
About the project:
Together with colleagues at BTU C-S and INRIA, Lille, FR (Dr. D. Efimov), you will work within the ANR-DFG project “Numerical Methods for Stability and Controller Synthesis in Power Systems with Periodic Dynamics”. You will contribute to the advancement of the Leonov framework, focusing on the derivation of numerical methods to efficiently construct Leonov and Control Leonov functions. To achieve these objectives you will employ innovative techniques from deep learning and physics-inspired neural networks (PINNs).
The Leonov framework is a new method for the analysis and control design of dynamical systems with state periodic dynamics, which has been jointly developed by INRIA and BTU C-S over the last years. Among other applications, this type of dynamics arises in AC power systems and networks of Kuramoto oscillators. A core aim of your research will be to develop new advanced formal analysis methods and controller synthesis techniques using Leonov functions, contributing to the affordable, efficient and sustainable operation of future low-inertia power systems.
The control systems group is actively involved in various other research projects, including the Energy Innovation Center, the Lausitz reference power plant, chesco, the iCampus Cottbus and various DFG and EU projects. You will also have access to a modern power-hardware-in-the-loop laboratory for the experimental validation of the developed methods and tools.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research that will shape the future of power systems and their sustainable operation.
