EPSRC PhD Studentship

A PhD Studentship titled 'Investigating the impact of subharmonics induced by inverter-based resources to enable a renewables-led future power grid'. This studentship is funded by an EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA) and industrial partner, EDF Renewables UK&I. The project addresses a critical knowledge gap in understanding and mitigating subharmonic phenomena arising from the increased penetration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) into power systems. The student will work at Imperial College London's Control and Power Research Group, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, investigating causes of subharmonic phenomena, developing new models that can capture these behaviours, and potentially designing control methods to alleviate their effects. The research will be supervised by Dr. Giordano Scarciotti (Imperial - Academic Supervisor), Dr James Wylie (EDF Renewables - Industrial Supervisor), and Dr Frank Tutu (EDF R&D UK - Industrial Supervisor). Students will work closely with EDF Renewables UK&I, benefiting from industry mentoring and supervision on realistic case studies. The project offers the opportunity to tackle cutting-edge challenges in renewable energy integration and contribute to the global transition to net-zero energy systems.