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 specific research themes in the various research areas of the research group are listed below:

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

The research group is headed by Professor Kimmo Kauhaniemi.

News and events

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Publications

Automation technology

Computer Science

Electrical engineering

Information Systems Science

Telecommunications engineering

Research projects

Project	Duration	Funders
FlexiPower	01/2025 - 03/2026	Business Finland
InnoWind Innovative Offshore Wind Power Infrastructure Service and Maintenance Business	11/2024 - 10/2026	EU - Just Transition Fund (JTF), The Regional Council of Ostrobothnia
Grid Code certification by Simulation (GCCS)	10/2024 - 09/2026	Business Finland
CPS Security Lab	01/2024 - 10/2024	EU - Interreg Aurora
WSTAR - Wasa zero emission data centre	01/2023 - 12/2025	Next Generation EU, Research Council of Finland
DiTArtIS - Network of Excellence in Digital Technologies and AI Solutions for Electromechanical and Power Systems Applications	10/2022 - 09/2025	EU - Horizon
Next Level Energy Setup	09/2022 - 11/2024	The Regional Council of Ostrobothnia, EU - European regional development fund ERDF & ESF (2021-2027), University of Vaasa
Smart Grid 2.0 – Next generation distribution grid	09/2022 - 09/2024	Business Finland
CIRP-5G - Centralized Intelligent and Resilient Protection Schemes for Future Grids Applying 5G	05/2022 - 04/2024	Business Finland
Use of Position Data in Industry	12/2021 - 08/2023	EU - European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020

Research group members

Electrical Engineering

Kimmo Kauhaniemi

Professor

School of Technology and Innovations, Electrical Engineering

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News and events

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Publications

Research projects

Research group members

Electrical Engineering

Kimmo Kauhaniemi

Hannu Laaksonen

Timo Vekara

Marcelo Godoy Simoes

Seyed Ebrahimi

Nikolaos Chatziargyriou

Peyman Razmi

Meysam Pashaei

Shahin Fouladi Panah

Tariq Kamal

Tohid Abedi

Edvard Sandblom

Hossein Naderian

Seyedehsahar Seyedbarhagh

Tianchen Xue

Hosna Khajeh

Seyed Zandrazavi

Elahe Doroudchi

Otto Ellonen

Mustafa Alrayah Hassan Ibraheem

Reza Naghash

Mazaher Karimi

Vahid Shahbazbegian

Solomon Asfaw

Mikael Nordman

Timo Alho

Sara Haghifam

Henrik Tarkkanen

Mojtaba Mohammadikarachi

Hussain Khan

Kamran Khan

Haresh Kumar

Theodore Azemtsop Manfo

Automation Technology

Mats Björkqvist

Pradeep Bonda

Paul Geladi

Hussain Kahil

Anastasia Koivikko

Janne Koljonen

Mirka Leino

Timo Mantere

Syed Naqvi

Talal Saleh

Janika Tommiska

Petri Välisuo

Computer Science and Telecommunications Engineering

Nasser Abdullah

Elham Ahmadi

Adeel Arif

Ali Arslan

Abol Basher

Xiaotian Bi

Jani Boutellier

Sema Cil

Santos Dos

Ahmed Elgrgouri

Mohammed Elmusrati

Mahmoud Elsanhoury

Bahaa Eltahawy

Muhammad Faheem

Masud Fahim

Tobias Glocker

Laura Havinen

Riku Jäntti

Heikki Koivo

Heidi Kuusniemi

Jouni Lampinen

Matti Linna

Juha Miettinen

Teemu Mäenpää