Students
Current PhD & Postdoc
Dr. Gautam Rituraj - Postdoc
Project: IEA PVPS, Hybrid minigrid
G.Rituraj@tudelft.nl
Yunhe Yu - PhD
Project: OSCD
Orchestrating Smart Charging in mass Deployment
Y.Yu-4@tudelft.nl
Nikos Damianakis - PhD
Project: NEON: New (transport) Energy Outlook in the Netherlands
Intelligent control and integration of electrified heating, e-mobility, and energy storage into future (DC) grids
N.Damianakis@tudelft.nl
Siddhesh Shinde - PhD
Project: Intelligent flexibility through integrated energy storage (FLEXInet)
Underground power converters for integrating EV charging, solar energy and battery
S.Shinde@tudelft.nl
Dario Slaifstein - PhD
Project: Intelligent flexibility through integrated energy storage (FLEXInet)
Control and integration of hybrid electrical and thermal energy storage in the built environment
D.Slaifstein@tudelft.nl
Yawen Liang - PhD
Project: Demonstrating lower polluting solutions for sustainable airports across Europe (TULIPS)
Design and integration of charging infrastructure for airside and landside vehicles in sustainable airport
Y.Liang-3@tudelft.nl
Alvaro Menendez Agudin - PhD
Project: Flexible Energy Communities: Coupling e-mobility and energy communities (FlexECs)
Flexible energy communities enabled by energy transport with EVs with V2G
A.M.A.MenendezAgudin@tudelft.nl
Carina Engstrom - PhD
Project: Delivering renewal and innovation to mass vehicle electrification enabled by V2X technologies (Drive2X)
Solar powered standalone charging systems for EVs supported by battery storage
C.Engstrom@tudelft.nl
Istvan Bara - PhD
Project: Flexible energy systems Leveraging the Optimal integration of EVs deployment Wave (FLOW)
Multi-objective optimization of V2G and smart charging for mass deployment of EVs
I.Bara@tudelft.nl
Leila Shams Ashkezari - PhD
Project: Power Charging Stations of the future - Heavy Duty Energy Hub for Electric mobility (Plugin)
Power management of energy hubs using machine learning for charging of heavy-duty vehicles
L.ShamsAshkezari@tudelft.nl
Koen Linders - PhD
Project: Delivering renewal and innovation to mass vehicle electrification enabled by V2X technologies (Drive2X)
Estimation of battery degradation due to vehicle to grid application
K.Linders@tudelft.nl
Bagas Priambodo - PhD
Project: Smart charging using machine learning for mass deployment of EVs
B.I.Priambodo@tudelft.nl
Graduated PhD
Dr. Ibrahim Diab, PhD
Project: Trolley 2.0
Smart Trolleybus grids through integration of PV, energy storage and EV charging
Dr. Wiljan Vermeer, PhD
Project: Flexgrid
Integrated converter and control for charging of electric vehicles from solar energy and batteries
Link to PhD thesis: Integration of Energy Storage in Solar-powered EV Smart Charging Systems
Graduated MSc students
Click on link to access Thesis via TU Delft Educational Repository
2023 ↓ (click to expand)
Design and control of an energy storage system for voltage flicker caused by clouds passing over photovoltaic systems (MSc thesis, Lynrick Wix, 2023)
Grid Impact Assessment of Unbalanced Penetration of Distributed Generation, Electrified Mobility & Heating in the Near and Far Future (MSc thesis, Yme Wesseling, 2023)
Comparing Battery Solutions for Intercity In–Motion Charging Buses: An Arnhem-Wageningen Case Study (MSc thesis, Mirza Khalid Baig, 2023)
Reconfigurable modular battery pack for electric aircraft (MSc Thesis, Mayuresh Bhide, 2023)
Development of a multi-physics based online State of health estimator for Lithium-Ion batteries (MSc thesis, Palash Gaikwad, 2023)
Design of a Bias Power Supply for GaN Switch Based Multilevel Traction Inverter (MSc thesis, Naman Agarwal, 2023)
Live Transitioning of two Series-Parallel-Output Dual Active Bridge Converters (MSc thesis Koen Linders, 2023)
Thermal management and design of a cooling system for underground power electronics (Joint MSc thesis with ETH Zurich, Andrea Gianforte, 2023)
2022 ↓ (click to expand)
Model-Based Impact Analysis of Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics and Vehicle-to-Grid on Electric Vehicle Battery Life (MSc thesis, Antonios Kouzelis, 2022)
Empirical battery degradation modelling similarities, differences and shortcomings of various models (MSc thesis, Surya Prasad, 2022)
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation of EV Smart Charging in a Distribution Grid (MSc thesis, Junsheng Zhang, 2022)
The Integration of Electric Vehicle Chargers Into a Trolleygrid Network (MSc thesis, Koen van der Horst, 2022)
Comparison of on-board vs stationary energy storage systems for PV-powered multifunctional trolleybus grids (MSc thesis, Konstantinos Giitsidis, 2022)
A Valley-Charging Power Approach for the Integration of In-Motion Charging Buses in DC Trolleygrids (MSc thesis, Marek Bistricky, 2022)
The Feasibility of Reinforcement Learning as a Replacement for Mixed-Integer Programming for Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles (MSc thesis, Simion Becker, 2022)
Techno-economic evaluation of energy markets for demand response and congestion management in future decentralized energy systems (MSc thesis, Pedro Leal Jáuregui, 2022)
2021 ↓ (click to expand)
Feasibility study of novel seasonal energy storage technologies for residential systems (MSc thesis, F. Corvaglia, 2021)
Charging infrastructures for electrified buses Rakesh Ghiraw Comparison of overnight, opportunity and in motion charging (MSc thesis, Rakesh Ghiraw, 2021)
A Smart-Charging Algorithm Development Considering Uncertainties in the System (MSc thesis, Nikos Damianakis, 2021)
Volt-VA control using multi-port converters for voltage management in low voltage feeders (MSc thesis, Reiner V. Prins, 2021)
Investigation of the potential of PV in trolleygrids (MSc thesis, Alice Saffirio, 2021)
Implementation of smart charging algorithm with V2G services considering its effects on battery degradation (MSc thesis, Kumar Yash, 2021)
Stationary storage for improving the energy recovery in DC trolley grids (MSc thesis, Erne Bronkhorst, 2021)
How interconnecting PBIMs to form a grid can improve performance (MSc thesis, M. Serdakis Tsioukanis, 2021)
The effect of IMC bus charging behavior on the trolleygrid (MSc thesis, Rik Eggermont, 2021)
2020 ↓ (click to expand)
Design and implement DC/DC converter for EV charging from trolleygrid (MSc thesis, Stella H. Zhang, 2020)
Electric vehicle integration in Distribution grids (MSc thesis, Saumitra Wagh, 2020)
Determining the effects of market mechanisms on the power flow for a prosumer building (MSc thesis, Akshay Subrahmanya Rao, 2020)
The potential of renewable energy sources for powering of trolleybus grids - An Arnhem case-study (MSc thesis, Bram Scheurwater, 2020)
Assessing the Demand Response Potential of Heat Pumps in All Electric Buildings Equipped with PV, EV (V2G) and BES to Minimize Energy Costs (MSc thesis, David A Gaona Reinoso, 2020)
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation of Controlled and Uncontrolled EV Charging in a Distribution Grid (MSc thesis, Lode de Herdt, 2020)
EV Penetration Impact on a Distribution Grid: Simulation of Challenges and Possible Strategies (MSc thesis, Damiano Dreucci, 2020)
2019-2018 ↓ (click to expand)
Audi - Minimising DC link capacitance in the EV drivetrain (MSc thesis, Dhruv Bhati, 2019)
ABB - Analysis & Optimization of MV Line Voltage Regulators (MSc thesis, R. Pankaj, 2018)
Optimal Charging of EVs from PV System in an LV Distribution Network (MSc thesis, Mohammad Shiddiq, 2018)
Optimal Storage Sizing and Placement in LV Distribution Network (MSc thesis, Tubagus Mohammad, 2018)
Suitable Combination of Power Management Method and Electricity Tariff for Prosumers (MSc thesis, Wenrui Zhang, 2018)
2017-2016 ↓ (click to expand)
Smart charging of EVs based on PV generation and network constraints (MSc thesis, Isabelle Vlasman, 2017)
D-INCERT - E-Hub : Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station (MSc thesis, Novy Francis, 2017)
DC nanogrids in office building for integration of EV, PV and LED lighting (MSc thesis, Ilman Sulaeman, 2016)
Comparison of power converter topologies for a solar powered EV charger (MSc thesis, Albert Bassa, 2016)
Optimal charging of EVs based on energy prices and solar generation (MSc thesis, Dennis van der Meer, 2016)
2015-2014 ↓ (click to expand)
DNV GL (NEMO project) - Efficient and economical integration of EV and PV and assessment of the impact on distribution network (MSc thesis, J.A. Obulampalli, V. Ashok, 2015)
DNV GL (NEMO project) – Study of abnormal EV charging situations (MSc thesis, Vijay Ashok, 2015)
Green energy highway with on-road contactless power transfer (MSc thesis, Natalia Scheele, 2015)
Solar powered charging station for EV - conductive and inductive (MSc thesis, Mark Leendertse, 2015)
SolarNRG - Optimizing inverters for PV systems according to installation characteristics (MSc thesis, J. Baretto, 2014)
Demand side management using Smart Meters in Off-grid PV systems (MSc thesis, Jeyakrishna Sridhar, 2014)
Photovoltaic charging station for Electric bikes and scooters - Design, optimisation and implementation (MSc thesis Gireesh Nair, 2014)
Photovoltaics e-bike charging station (MSc thesis, Yunpeng Zhao, 2014)
Sustainable & Contactless Charging of e-Bikes (MSc thesis, Tim Velzeboer, 2014)