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A joint PhD position in Power Quality for efficiency and compliance testing of grid-forming converters

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A joint PhD position in Power Quality for efficiency and compliance testing of grid-forming converters

Deadline Published on Vacancy ID 2025/210
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Academic fields

Engineering

Job types

PhD

Education level

University graduate

Weekly hours

38 hours per week

Salary indication

€2901—€3707 per month

Location

De Zaale, 5612AZ, Eindhoven

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Job description

Are you inspired by developing testbeds for measurements of grid-forming converters and realizing the possibility to do on-site compliance tests?

Grid-forming converters are key to transforming our electricity grid. However, their performance needs to be evaluated more critically before they can be applied in the grid. We aim realizing the required testbeds at the Power Quality lab at the University of Technology in Eindhoven in cooperation with the University of Twente, where the focus is on the efficiency of the grid-forming inverters. The compliance process is described in general terms in the RfG (Requirements for Generators) and the Dutch Grid Code.

The process of compliance test is a challenging process, certainly with the on-site measurements where different parameters such as voltage and frequency can change in time and the response of the converters should be determined in dependency on both these parameters.

Information
We offer a fully-funded PhD position of 4 years in a joint cooperation between the University of Technology Eindhoven and University of Twente. You will start by building the testbed(s), and continue with testing grid-forming converters on their characteristics. The location of the work will mainly be in Eindhoven.
The work will be done in cooperation with VSL (the Dutch Metrology Institute) and will be part of the European GridForm project.

You will join the active and growing research teams specialized in Power Conversion and Power Quality within the Electrical Energy System (EES) group of TU/e and the Power Electronics group of UT (University of Twente).
Besides research you will also contribute to education within the department. Apart from supervising BSc and MSc students in their research projects, other assistance in education, e.g. in bachelor courses, is usually limited to around 10% of your contract time.

Requirements

  • A master’s degree Electrical Engineering with a specialty in Power Systems. A prior experience in Power Quality is a plus but is not mandatory.
  • A research-oriented attitude, with a passion for measurements and modelling.
  • Ability to work in a team and interested in collaborating with the industrial partners of the EU GridForm project.
  • Fluent in spoken and written English.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

  • A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
  • Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
  • Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 2,901 max. € 3,707).
  • A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
  • High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
  • An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
  • An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
  • A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

Additional information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact Dr.ir. Sharmistha Bhattacharyya (s.bhattacharyya1@tue.nl), Prof. Sjef Cobben (j.f.g.cobben@tue.nl) or Prof. Gert Rietveld (g.rietveld@utwente.nl).

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