Introduction on Photovoltaic Systems and Microgrids
Solar photovoltaic is one of the fastest growing energy technologies in the world, with an average annual growth of more than 40% over the last decade. The 16.6 GW capacity that was installed in 2010 led to a total capacity of close to 40 GW of photovoltaic-produced power worldwide, with the EU clearly leading this development. Looking at Europe, a survey of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) shows that in 2010 PV became the number one renewable energy technology in terms of new installations.
The purpose of the PVMG programme is to carry out research and education targeted at photovoltaic power systems, including the PV generator, the grid converter and grid integration aspects. The main goal is to contribute to improved reliability and availability for PV systems, reduced cost of PV energy, as well as high penetration of PV in the electricity grid.
The PVMG programme’s research areas include control strategies, advanced modelling, simulation, and hardware design for grid-connected PV inverters. Also, the group carries out modelling, characterization and diagnostics for PV arrays. Furthermore, the programme deals with issues regarding the grid integration of PV power, as well as microgrid systems.
The research group is involved in education on BSc., MSc., and PhD level.
Read the brochure of the Photovoltaic Systems and Microgrids programme here.
Collaboration Partners
Danfoss Solar Inverters, Denmark; REFU Elektronik GmbH, Germany; Renewable Electrical Energy Systems (REES) at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain; Politecnico di Bari, Italy; Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic; Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Organisation Memberships
EPE Solar Energy Chapter, International Workshop on Integration of Solar Power into Power Systems - advisory committee
Vacancies within the PVMG Programme
If any, please find the vacancies here: Vacancies at Aalborg University.
Group Members
Remus Teodorescu, Tamás Kerekes, Dezső Séra, Erhan Demirok, Pedro Rodriguez, Juan C. Vásquez, Sergiu Spataru, Yongheng Yang, Bogdan-Ionut Craciun, Josep M. Guerrero, D. M. Akbar Hussain and Qobad Shafiee.
External Members
Marco Liserre (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy), Eftychios Koutroulis (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Marek Jasinski (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
Useful Links
European Photovoltaic Industry Association, International Energy Agency – Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme and PHOTON Magazine.
Contact Information
Programme Leaders:
Associate Professor Dezső Séra
Direct phone: +45 9940 3307 · Mobile +45 3062 2675 · E-mail: des@et.aau.dk
Professor Remus Teodorescu
Direct phone: +45 9940 9249 · Mobile +45 2787 9808 · E-mail: ret@et.aau.dk
