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 07.10.2026

How can grid reliability be secured in the future? Professor Hannu Laaksonen emphasises flexible energy solutions

News 02.10.2026

From research to business: FlexiPower unlocking the energy flexibility potential of buildings

News 07.09.2026

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

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Research projects

Project	Duration	Actors
Smart Grid 2.0 – Next generation distribution grid	09/2022 - 09/2024	Smart electric systems, Technology and Innovations
CIRP-5G - Centralized Intelligent and Resilient Protection Schemes for Future Grids Applying 5G	05/2022 - 04/2024	Smart electric systems, Technology and Innovations
Use of Position Data in Industry	12/2021 - 08/2023	Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems
Education network for automated and connected transport for sustainable cities (ENACT)	01/2021 - 07/2023	Digital Economy, Executive Education, Smart electric systems, Cyber-Physical Systems
INdoor navigation from CUBesAt TEchnology (INCUBATE)	01/2021 - 08/2024	Digital Economy, International business and marketing, Marketing and Communication, Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems, Cyber-Physical Systems
LEAP-RE - Long-Term Joint EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership on Renewable Energy	10/2020 - 12/2025	VEBIC, Technology and Innovations, Renewable energy, Smart electric systems, Efficient Powertrain Solutions
Cybersecurity Curricula Recommendations for Smart Grids, CC-RSG	10/2020 - 03/2023	Smart electric systems, Cyber-Physical Systems, Technology and Innovations
Research Environment for Smart Grids and Flexible Energy Resources (SGFER) + investments	10/2020 - 05/2022	VEBIC, Smart electric systems
TULEVA –Logistics and resource management of the future via ubiquitous precision positioning methods	09/2020 - 08/2022	Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems, Networked value systems NeVS
Energy for IoT and other electrical devices (E4IoT)	09/2020 - 08/2022	Smart electric systems, Renewable Energy and Built Environment, Renewable energy, Technology and Innovations, Efficient Powertrain Solutions

Publications

Publication year	Publication	Authors
2026	The Impact of Cutting the Peak Power of Individual Customers on the Total Peak Power of the Customer Group	Kortetmäki, Aki; Ylipaino, Juho; Kallioharju, Kari; Koskela, Juha; Lummi, Kimmo; Järventausta, Pertti
2026	Impact of 15-Minute Peak-Shaving on Aggregated Demand in Residential Customer Groups	Kortetmäki, Aki; Ylipaino, Juho; Kallioharju, Kari; Koskela, Juha; Järventausta, Pertti
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	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	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