We are looking for a student for a Master's thesis! Topic: Interaction of Smart Energy Systems with Electricity Markets

Your task

The electricity grid's variable markets and rising volatility necessitate flexibly controllable units to
compensate for these volatility. All together singlefamily homes have big potential to contribute energy system's flexibility needs. The task of this thesis is to investigate different possibilities for the interaction of many single family homes controlled by optimizationbased predictive control with electricity markets.

Your objectives

• Literature study on decentralized control of energy systems
• Investigation of interfaces to electricity markets
• Implementation of market-driven control strategies for predictive supervisory control
• Implementation of decentralized optimization approaches for the controller
• Comparison and validation in simulation studies

Your interests

• Field of Study: Electrical Engineering, Computer Sciences, Digital Engineering, etc.
• Ideally with some background in control engineering or optimization
• Programming experience with MATLAB, Python or (ideally) Julia

Start 2/2025

Your benefits

• Joint supervision of the master’s thesis by BEST and the Institute of Automation and Control
• Integration into a dedicated team with good support
• Perspective of participation in follow-up projects after successful completion
• Financial compensation based on student staff salary scheme

BEST is responsible for the active technical supervision of the master thesis, the scientific supervision is provided by the Institute of Control and Automation Engineering - Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martin Horn (martin.horn@tugraz.at).

Location: Graz
Start: NOW
Duration: 6 months

We value and promote the diversity of skills of our employees and therefore welcome all applications. BEST aims to increase the proportion of women and expressly encourages qualified women to apply.

Markus Gölles
Tel.: +43 5 02378 - 9208
markus.goelles@best-research.eu

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