PhD Scholarship: Next-Gen Hybrid Wind-Solar-Battery Control

DTU Wind - Risø 125; Roskilde; On-site; DKK 360,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU Wind and Energy Systems in Denmark invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD scholarship on New-Generation Control of Hybrid Wind, Solar and Battery Power Plants under the WindConnect European Doctoral Network.

You will develop a two-layer, technology-agnostic control architecture, combine modelling with experimental validation in collaboration with European Energy, and contribute to an international, multidisciplinary research environment.

Qualifications

• MSc degree (120 ECTS or equivalent) in electrical engineering, power system engineering, control engineering, or related field.
• Strong fundamentals in power-system dynamics and control.
• Experience with dynamic modelling and simulation using MATLAB/Simulink, Python, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD or comparable software.
• Strong analytical and research skills; ability to conduct independent research.

Responsibilities

• Model and benchmark state-of-the-art HPP control architectures, including dynamic behaviour and grid-service performance.
• Identify interoperability, communication, and coordination challenges across assets, vendors, and control layers.
• Design and implement a two-layer controller linking fast local responses with plant-wide coordination.
• Evaluate architecture using high-fidelity modelling and simulation (MATLAB/Simulink, Python) and, where feasible, experimental testing at DTU's facility.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at international conferences; contribute to WindConnect activities.

Skills

Power systems

Control engineering

Research skills

Independent research

English communication

Education

MSc degree in electrical/power systems or control engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

PSCAD

Job description

DTU Wind and Energy Systems in Denmark invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD scholarship on New-Generation Control of Hybrid Wind, Solar and Battery Power Plants under the WindConnect European Doctoral Network.

You will develop a two-layer, technology-agnostic control architecture, combine modelling with experimental validation in collaboration with European Energy, and contribute to an international, multidisciplinary research environment.