Smart Electric Systems

About the research group

The Smart Electric Systems (SES) Research Group consists of researchers in electrical engineering, which are doing future oriented research for low-carbon, secure, reliable and resilient integrated energy systems. The SES research group focuses on electrical power engineering with practical applications of modern automation, information and communication technology. Main research areas of the SES group are related to flexible energy resources power electronics, energy storage systems, electric transportation, smart grids, and energy markets.

The research group focuses particularly on the following themes:

Flexible Energy Resources
•    Distributed energy resources (DER)
•    DER hosting capacity
•    Energy storage and conversion solutions
•    Microgrids and local energy communities
•    Flexibility services provision for DSO & TSO
•    Demand response optimization

Power Electronics
•    Power converters and digital control systems
•    Modeling and control of power electronics systems
•    Power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) testing
•    Advanced power electronics solutions in microgrids and electric transportation
•    Power electronics for HVDC systems

Smart Grids
•    Simulation of modern distribution systems
•    Digital twins for smart grids
•    Grid codes and grid integration of DER
•    Protection, automation and communication
•    Virtualized / centralized protection
•    Fault detection and location
•    Communication protocols used in Smart Grids
•    Utilization of 5G and beyond communication
•    Utilization of datacentre infrastructure (Edge/Cloud computing)
•    Cybersecurity in Smart Grid applications
•    Time synchronization
•    Applications of artificial intelligence in Smart Grids

Energy Markets
•    New market structures
•    Ancillary service markets
•    Flexibility service markets

Latest updates

News 07.09.2026

Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce Award presented to Seyedehsahar Seyedbarhagh – sector coupling enhances energy system flexibility

Dissertation 01.12.2025

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News 20.02.2025

University of Vaasa conducts research on utilising buildings as energy sources

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Research projects

Project	Duration	Actors
Nordic Energy Capital	10/2025 - 03/2029	Management, Technology and Innovations, Digital Economy, Public policy and governance, Smart electric systems, Cyber-Physical Systems
AI-based Two-stage Stochastic Electricity Market Model for the Nordic Region (AIM4NORD)	09/2025 - 08/2026	Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems
IDEAL4GREEN - Building decentralised, distributed and local microgrids for decarbonisation electrification challenge	01/2025 - 12/2028	Smart electric systems, Technology and Innovations
FlexiPower	01/2025 - 03/2026	Smart electric systems, Technology and Innovations
InnoWind Innovative Offshore Wind Power Infrastructure Service and Maintenance Business	11/2024 - 10/2026	Digital Economy, VEBIC, Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems, Cyber-Physical Systems
Grid Code certification by Simulation (GCCS)	10/2024 - 09/2026	Smart electric systems, Technology and Innovations
CPS Security Lab	01/2024 - 10/2024	Cyber-Physical Systems, Smart electric systems, Technology and Innovations
WSTAR - Wasa zero emission data centre	01/2023 - 12/2025	Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems, Cyber-Physical Systems
DiTArtIS - Network of Excellence in Digital Technologies and AI Solutions for Electromechanical and Power Systems Applications	10/2022 - 09/2025	Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems, Renewable Energy and Built Environment, VEBIC
Next Level Energy Setup	09/2022 - 11/2024	VEBIC, Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems

Publications

Publication year	Publication	Authors
2026	Analysis of the Wider Aggregated Electric Vehicles Utilisation in Electricity Markets - Finnish Case Study	Solomon, A. A.; Laaksonen, Hannu; Karimi, Mazaher; Enell-Nilsson, Mona
2026	System-level analysis of energy storage requirements for large-scale renewable integration	Negash, Teklebrhan; Solomon, A.A.; Ottermo, Fredric; Möllerström, Erik; István, Seres; István, Farkas
2026	System design issues of high renewable energy system, the case of Eritrea	Negash, Teklebrhan; Solomon, A.A.; Ottermo, Fredric; Möllerström, Erik; István, Farkas; István, Seres
2026	The network stress index for power grid resilience	Küfeoğlu, Sinan
2026	Evaluating isothermal degradation error in lithium-ion batteries under WLTP drive cycles	Ahmed, Nadim; Shiblee, Md Fazle Hasan; Manfo, Theodore Azemtsop
2026	Exploiting temperature windows: Temperature-dependent sensing mechanism for the selective detection of H2, CO, and NH3	Gu, Junwen; Qian, Feng; Wang, Chao; Wang, Jie; Bao, Xiong; Yun, Di; Zhong, Xiang; Zhang, Cheng; Tao, ZeMin; Feng, Tan; Alho, Timo M.R.; Anarbaev, Maksatbek; Yu, Tao
2026	Embracing Voltage Variation in DC Microgrid Power Management: Variable Voltage-Based Power Management of DC Microgrids	Alho, Timo M. R.; Laaksonen, Hannu
2026	Banana peel biomass-derived carbon and nitrogen-doped quantum dot/UiO-66 hybrid nanocomposites for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors	Abu Hassanisazin, Nur Irdina Atasya; Siva Kumar, Harivalagan; Shamsudin, Siti Aisyah; Omar, Fatin Saiha; Manfo, Theodore Azemtsop
2026	Physics-Guided Residual Learning for Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecasting	Shikdar, Tareq Anwar; Laaksonen, Hannu
2026	Enhanced Discrete-Time Differentiators for LCL Resonance Damping Through Capacitor Voltage Feedback	Olímpio Filho, José de Arimatéia; Silva, Paulo Fernando; de Oro Arenas, Luis; Curi Busarello, Tiago Davi; Godoy Simões, Marcelo; Morales Paredes, Helmo Kelis