Doctoral Fellowship in Distributed Generation Technology, University of Agder, Norway

Doctoral Fellowship in Distributed Generation Technology at the University of Agder, Norway, Faculty of Engineering and Science

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A doctoral fellowship in distributed generation technology is available at the University of Agder. The University wishes to fill this vacancy as soon as possible. The post is in the Faculty of Engineering and Science which is located in Grimstad, Norway.

The energy utility Agder Energi finances the post as part of a strategic strengthening of the cooperation with the University of Agder, and as part of a strengthening of the group that works in the field of distributed generation at the University.

The doctoral fellow will work on the project “Distributed Generation for Mobile Communication Systems”. The focus in the project is on technologies for secure power supply to base or repeater stations, where photovoltaic generators provide the basic power needed. There may also be a presence of a power grid, but in this case, the power grid is there primarily for backup and/or for providing power to possible AC-consumers in the station, as well as sinking any surplus power from the photovoltaic generators. The prospective candidate must write a one- to two-page research proposal on this topic as part of the application. The proposal may focus on the system aspects of the power distribution, including energy storage, or on details of the necessary power electronics interface for the photovoltaic generators, such as its topology and/or (digital) control. The quality and relevance of the research proposal will form part of the evaluation of prospective candidates.

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