Dear all,

 

The School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, in association with Durham Energy Institute, are part of a major UK-India collaboration on “High Energy And Power Density (HEAPD) Solutions to Large Energy Deficits”, see http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/K036211/1. This consortium brings together a team of experts from Bath, Cardiff and Durham Universities in the UK, and IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur and MNIT Jaipur in India, to study the operation of local DC networks and associated security of supply issues at local and whole-system level. The Durham activity is led by Dr. Chris Dent and Dr. Behzad Kazemtabrizi.

 

Local DC networks are an important topic for investigation, as 30% of our demand (mobile phones, computers, consumer electronics etc.), as well as emerging low carbon technologies (wind, solar, batteries etc) are fundamentally DC, and thus local DC grids can achieve substantial demand reduction by removing loss in DC to AC conversion. The Durham part of the project will place particular emphasis on coordination of local microgrids across the whole system, identification of sources of large disturbances, dynamic security analysis, the role of local microgrids in mitigating the effect of disturbances, and innovative commercial arrangements.

The post is fixed term until 29 June 2017, and full details may be found at https://ig5.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_durham01.asp?newms=jj&id=89958. Informal enquiries should be sent to [log in to unmask].

 

Best regards,

Chris

 

 

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Dr. Chris Dent SMIEEE AFORS CPhys,
Senior Lecturer in Energy Systems Modelling,
School of Engineering and Computing Sciences,
Durham University,
South Road,
Durham DH1 3LE. U.K.

 

Tel: +44 (0) 191 33 42451
Personal website: http://www.dur.ac.uk/ecs/profiles/?id=7876/
Durham Energy Institute Impact Fellow: http://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/

Engineering Mentor at University College: http://www.dur.ac.uk/university.college/

Risk and Reliability Modelling of Energy Systems Day, Durham, 12 November 2014: https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/events/risk2014/