Research Projects

Research Projects

The Department of Power Engineering has participated in a number of research and research and development projects concerning the development and operation of power systems.

Selected projects carried out by the Department's staff and the most important earlier areas of research activity are presented below.

• Research and development project "Management of Low-Voltage Distribution Network Operation Taking into Account the Active Role of the Prosumer". Carried out in 2018-2020 under the POIR.04.01.02-00-0007/17 programme.
• Research and development project "Development of an Innovative Optoelectronic System for Measuring Selected Parameters of Overhead Power Lines" under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 - Joint Ventures with the Lublin Voivodeship in the field of photonic technologies: sub-measure: Strategic Research Programmes for the Economy (call number: 2/4.1.1/2017). Carried out in 2018-2020 under the POIR.04.001-00-0038/17 programme.
• Research and development project „Electric Vehicle Charging System Integrated with Lighting Infrastructure”. Carried out in 2017-2020 under the POIR.04.01.02-00-0052/16 programme.
• Research and development project „Dynamic Management of Power Network Transmission Capacity Using Innovative Measurement Techniques”. Carried out in 2014-2016 under the GEKON programme (Generator of Ecological Concepts), NCBiR agreement number GEKON1/O2/2014108/19/2014.
• Research task S-27/E/2016 "Analysis of the Impact of Wind Generation on the Level of Power Reserves in the National Power System".
• Research and development project „Optimal Wind Farm Power Control System under Limited Power Network Transmission Capacity”. Carried out in 2009-2012 for NCBiR, N R01 0021 06.
• Research project "Use of Topological Information to Control the Level of Short-Circuit Quantities at Power Network Buses". Carried out in 2003-2004, No. 4T10B 041 24, funded by KBN as a doctoral research grant.
• Research project "Impact of Distributed Generation on Power System Operating Conditions". Carried out in 2001-2003, No. 8T10B 025 20, funded by KBN.

Research Activity Archive

• In 1996-1999, a number of studies were carried out on the application of the so-called object-oriented approach (Object Oriented Approach: Analysis, Design and Programming) to power system analysis. These studies demonstrated that the application of Object Oriented techniques not only in software development but also in the philosophy of power system modelling can significantly improve the efficiency of computational methods and the usability of the software. The research was funded by KBN under a grant completed with distinction: "Application of Object-Oriented Analysis and Object-Oriented Programming Techniques to Rationalise Methods and Algorithms for Power System State Analysis", a research project funded by KBN in 1996-1998, No. 8T10B 033 10 (agreement No. PB 0134/T10/96/10). This research formed the subject of a monograph that provided the basis for P. Kacejko's habilitation proceedings, completed in 1999.
• As part of cooperation with the University of Glasgow, research initiated in the early 1990s on high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems was continued, with particular emphasis on their impact on the AC system. Publications identified the conditions under which interactions with an asynchronously operating system (e.g. the Swedish system) may cause torsional oscillations of synchronous generator shafts, and investigated the possibility of using HVDC systems to damp rotor oscillations during transient conditions.
• In 1996-2000, several studies were carried out on various aspects of short-circuit calculations. Their main focus was on assessing the suitability of foreign software under domestic conditions, developing data exchange formats, ensuring compatibility between national and international standards, and developing proprietary software coordinated with CAD-based design systems. The fact that such work was commissioned by private companies may be regarded as recognition of the achievements and quality of the research performed.
• A DAZA computer system for recording, determining settings, and optimising the parameters of power system protection and automation was developed, representing an original solution on a national and, probably, international scale.
• Research was conducted with the aim of implementing an Energy Management System in the national power network, focusing on the problem of accurately representing external foreign power systems in calculations.
• The impact of new generation sources connected to the 110 kV network was analysed. Conclusions were formulated indicating a significant problem related to controlling excessive voltage levels in this network and relatively high critical fault clearing times.