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.

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

Multi-step island formation and repair dispatch reinforced by mutual assistance after natural disasters

Mahdi Bahrami, Mehdi Vakilian, Hossein Farzin, Matti Lehtonen 2021 International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

A novel hybrid self-adaptive heuristic algorithm to handle single- and multi-objective optimal power flow problems

Ehsan Naderi, Mahdi Pourakbari-Kasmaei, Fernando V. Cerna, Matti Lehtonen 2021 International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

A risk-based optimal self-scheduling of smart energy hub in the day-ahead and regulation markets

Arsalan Najafi, Ahmad Tavakoli, Mahdi Pourakbari-Kasmaei, Matti Lehtonen 2021 Journal of Cleaner Production

PVC nanocomposites for cable insulation with enhanced dielectric properties, partial discharge resistance and mechanical performance

Nagat M.K. Abdel-Gawad, Adel Z. El Dein, Diaa Eldin A. Mansour, Hanaa M. Ahmed, Mohamed M.F. Darwish, Matti Lehtonen 2020 High Voltage

Probabilistic Approach for Hosting High PV Penetration in Distribution Systems via Optimal Oversized Inverter With Watt-Var Functions

Abdelfatah Ali, Karar Mahmoud, David Raisz, Matti Lehtonen 2020 IEEE Systems Journal

More information on our research in the Research database.

Research database

Published: 7.6.2018
Updated: 14.3.2020

Power systems and High Voltage Engineering

The strategic focus areas of teaching and research are:

Group members

Matti Lehtonen

Robert Millar

Verner Puvi

Mohammad Jooshaki

Arslan Bashir

Mahdi Pourakbari Kasmaei

Sajjad Fattaheian Dehkordi

Mehdi Tavakkoli

Karar Mahmoud Badawy Mostafa

Mohamed Magdy Fawzy Darwish

Latest publications

Multi-step island formation and repair dispatch reinforced by mutual assistance after natural disasters

A novel hybrid self-adaptive heuristic algorithm to handle single- and multi-objective optimal power flow problems

A risk-based optimal self-scheduling of smart energy hub in the day-ahead and regulation markets

PVC nanocomposites for cable insulation with enhanced dielectric properties, partial discharge resistance and mechanical performance

Link quality prediction in wireless community networks using deep recurrent neural networks

Reliable Solar Irradiance Forecasting Approach Based on Choquet Integral and Deep LSTMs

Optimal Bidding Strategy for Offshore Wind Farms Equipped with Energy Storage in the Electricity Markets

Optimal Allocation of Inverter-Based WTGS Complying with their DSTATCOM Functionality and PEV Requirements

Optimal Placement and Sizing of Uncertain PVs Considering Stochastic Nature of PEVs

Probabilistic Approach for Hosting High PV Penetration in Distribution Systems via Optimal Oversized Inverter With Watt-Var Functions