Postdoc: Battery Energy Storage & Converter Sync

Aalborg Universitet; Aalborg Kommune; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalborg University invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position focusing on rethinking converter synchronization for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The project explores acoustic and vibration signals to enhance robustness, scalability, and coordination of multi-converter installations.

You will work within the EMI/EMC In Power Electronics group and engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration, with opportunities for international exchange, conferences, and potential research

Qualifications

• A PhD in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Documented experience in power electronics, power converter modelling and control, converter synchronization, signal processing, EMI/EMC, or related areas.
• Strong programming and experimental skills using DSP, MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, hardware-in-the-loop implementation or comparable tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and investigate synchronization and coordination methods for power electronic converters.
• Develop sensing and signal-processing methods for acoustic and vibration measurements.
• Establish and evaluate relationships between physical signatures and converter switching/operating behaviors.
• Implement and validate the developed methods using real-time control platforms, HIL, and experimental converter setups.
• Assess the proposed approaches under representative BESS operating conditions, including robustness to interference and multi-converter interactions.
• Disseminate results through scientific publications, conferences, and project deliverables.

Skills

PhD in EE

Power electronics

Signal processing

Laboratory experimentation

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

PLECS

DSP/real-time platforms

Job description

Aalborg University invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position focusing on rethinking converter synchronization for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The project explores acoustic and vibration signals to enhance robustness, scalability, and coordination of multi-converter installations.

You will work within the EMI/EMC In Power Electronics group and engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration, with opportunities for international exchange, conferences, and potential research