Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation

Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering

The focus areas of research in power systems and high voltage engineering are distribution networks, their system solutions and reliability engineering, power system components´ load capacity and ageing, control and monitoring systems including computer applications, automation and communication solutions, end use analysis and power quality.
Power systems and High Voltage Engineering

The strategic focus areas of teaching and research are:

  • Loading, aging, diagnostics and condition monitoring of components such as lines, transformers, switchgear, generators.
  • New methods for power system fault indication and location, especially utilization of fast phenomena like traveling waves, transients and partial discharges.
  • Power system technology, reliability engineering, optimal planning.
  • ICT-applications in power systems. Automation systems, measurements, communication, Smart Grids.
  • Energy efficiency, electric vehicle charging systems, integration of distributed energy resources.

Research is performed in close collaboration with the electrical industry, utilities and authorities.

The group is led by Professor Matti Lehtonen.

Group members

Latest publications

Probabilistic hosting capacity assessment towards efficient PV-rich low-voltage distribution networks

Naveed Qammar, Ammar Arshad, Robert John Miller, Karar Mahmoud, Matti Lehtonen 2024 Electric Power Systems Research

A Novel Polyester Varnish Nanocomposites for Electrical Machines with Improved Thermal and Dielectric Properties Using Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles

Hanaa M. Ahmed, Nagat M.K. Abdel-Gawad, Waleed A. Afifi, Diaa Eldin A. Mansour, Matti Lehtonen, Mohamed M.F. Darwish 2023 Materials

Improving Dielectric Properties of Electrical Machines Insulating Varnish Using SiO2Nanoparticles

Hanaa M. Ahmed, Nagat M.K. Abdel-Gawad, Waleed A. Afifi, Diaa Eldin A. Mansour, Mohamed M.F. Darwish 2023 2022 23rd International Middle East Power Systems Conference, MEPCON 2022

Vulnerability of EV Charging Stations to Cyber Attacks Manipulating Prices

Amirhossein Akbarian, Mahdi Bahrami, Mehdi Vakilian, Matti Lehtonen 2023 2023 International Conference on Future Energy Solutions, FES 2023

Intelligent Control for Wind Turbines Connected to Utility Grid using MPC

Mostafa Al-Gabalawy, Mohamed M.M. Salama, Ibrahim A. Abdel-Sattar, Mohamed M.F. Darwish 2023 2022 23rd International Middle East Power Systems Conference, MEPCON 2022

Special Issue "Modern Energy Storage Technologies towards Decarbonized Power Systems"

Abdelfatah Ali, Mostafa Shaaban, Karar Mahmoud, Osama A. Mohammed 2023 Energies

Guest editorial: RES hosting capacity in distribution networks

Poria Astero, Feifei Bai, Vahid Disfani, Pedro P Vergara 2023 IET GENERATION TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Special issue: Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Hosting Capacity in Distribution Networks

Poria Astero, Feifei Bai, Vahid Disfani, Pedro P Vergara 2023 IET GENERATION TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
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