WilliamHolderbaum
- Professor in Control Engineering - Manchester Metropolitan University
email:
w.holderbaum@mmu.ac.uk
Research interests
My research concerns the theory of control systems and modeling with applications mainly focused on the following topics:
- Boolean input systems (i.e. power converter)
- Geometric Control (nonholonomic control systems)
- Rehabilitation Engineering (Robust Control Design for unsupported Paraplegic Standing)
- Energy reduction (Smart Grid, Multiple Agent Systems, Fuel Cells, Power Generation and Wireless Power Transfer)
- Autonomous Vehicle (Motion planning, visualization control)
In particular, my research interest is focused on the growing expansion of the electrical network and the ever-increasing demand on the network, I intend to investigate further the planning and real-time management of the energy supply in the distribution network using storage and smart meters.
The focus will be on developing new methodologies for control Energy Storage using agent-based systems (AI) based on forecast models to balance 3-phase Low Voltage feeders, reduce peak demand, and avoid thermal and voltage constraints using forecasted demand profiles.
The volatility of the demand makes it a challenge at hand for creating a statistical model based on historical data to be used for the control:
- Control of energy storage (e.g., for flywheels, batteries, or supercapacitors)
- Developing load forecasting models to predict demand
- Application to Energy storage systems for transport (e.g., for automotive, shipping, and aircraft)
- Application to Energy storage systems for grid support including use with ancillary services
- Intelligent coordination of storage elements in the grid both at micro (i.e., low voltage) and macro (i.e., high voltage) scales
- Monitoring, modeling, and other performance assessment methodologies for the control of storage
- Explorations of the future of energy storage systems and associated control problems