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Olav B Fosso

Olav B Fosso

Professor
Department of Electric Power Engineering
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

olav.fosso@ntnu.no
+4799589248 Elektro E/F, E-321, Gløshaugen, O.S. Bragstadspl 2E,
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Olav Bjarte Fosso (1958) is Professor at the Department of Electric Power Engineering. He has previously held positions as Scientific Advisor and Senior Research Scientist at Sintef Energy Research.  Fosso has a MsC and a PhD in Power Engineering from NTNU. He was the Head of the Department of Electric Power Engineering from 2009 till 2013.  He was the Director of NTNUs Strategic Research Area Energy from September 2014 - September 2016. From 2021, he has the role as Scientific Coordinator of FME Cineldi (Research Center on Smartgrids). His research activities involve hydro scheduling, offshore/onshore grid and market integration of intermittent generationas well as Smart Energy Systems.

Board/Council work

  • Honorary Member of CIGRE, previously Chairman of CIGRE SC C5 Electricity Markets and Regulation and Member of CIGRE Technical Committee (2008 - 2014)
  • Chairman of board NOWITECH (Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology) (2015-2017), board member since 2011
  • Board member of Energy21 (2015-2018) (Norwegian National Strategy for Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercialization of New Energy Technology)
  • Associate Editor: "Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy Systems" (2021 - )
  • Editor:"International Transactions of Electric Power Systems" (2011-2016)
  • Editorial Advisory Panel: "Electric Power Systems Research"  (2002 - 2013)
  • Expert Evaluator Horizon 2020, Swiss National Science Foundation,  Dutch research agency Technology Foundation STW,  ASTAR in Singapore and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

Main area of expertise

  • Power System Operation with emphasis on steady state security assessment and control
  • Transmission system analysis (Security-constrained optimal power flow, congestion management, post-contingency rescheduling, decomposition principles and iterative techniques)
  • Operations research methods for resource scheduling and transmission operation
  • Development of tools for voltage stability calculations – steady state and dynamic methods
  • Methods for dynamic simulation and eigenvalue calculations
  • Modelling of power electronic equipment in power system network analysis
  • Renewable energy integration – modelling, analysis and market design

Competencies

  • Congestion management
  • Electrical power engineering
  • Electricity markets
  • Hydro scheduling
  • Operation research
  • Other electrotechnical sciences
  • Power system stability
  • Transmission network analysis

Publications

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2022

  • Aaslid, Per; Korpås, Magnus; Belsnes, Michael Martin; Fosso, Olav B. (2022) Stochastic Optimization of Microgrid Operation With Renewable Generation and Energy Storages. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. volum 13 (3).
    Academic article
  • Føyen, Sjur; Zhang, Chen; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B; Isobe, Takanori. (2022) Impedance scanning with chirps for single-phase converters. Proceedings of the 2022 International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Himeji 2022 - ECCE Asia).
    Academic chapter/article
  • Khodaparast, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2022) Phasor Estimation by EMD-Assisted Prony. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. volum 37 (6).
    Academic article
  • Khodaparast, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Suul, Jon Are Wold. (2022) Static and dynamic eigenvalues in unified stability studies. IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution. volum 16 (17).
    Academic article
  • Wang, Yu; Guan, Yuanpeng; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B; Hu, Wang; Zhang, Yun. (2022) Open-Circuit Switching Fault Analysis and Tolerant Strategy for Dual-Active-Bridge DC-DC Converter Considering Parasitic Parameters. IEEE transactions on power electronics. volum 37 (12).
    Academic article

2021

  • Aaslid, Per; Korpås, Magnus; Belsnes, Michael Martin; Fosso, Olav B. (2021) Pricing electricity in constrained networks dominated by stochastic renewable generation and electric energy storage. Electric power systems research. volum 197.
    Academic article
  • Castano, Juan Camilo; Garces, Alejandro; Fosso, Olav B. (2021) Short-Term Hydrothermal Scheduling with Solar and Wind Farms Using Second-Order Cone Optimization with Chance-Box Constraints. IEEE Access. volum 9.
    Academic article
  • Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2021) Switching sequences for non-predictive declutching control of wave energy converters. IFAC-PapersOnLine. volum 53 (2).
    Academic article
  • Wang, Yu; Guan, Yuanpeng; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Chen, Si-Zhe; Zhang, Yun. (2021) An Input-Voltage-Sharing Control Strategy of Input-Series Output-Parallel Isolated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for DC Distribution Network. IEEE transactions on power electronics.
    Academic article

2020

  • Aaslid, Per; Geth, Frederik; Korpås, Magnus; Belsnes, Michael Martin; Fosso, Olav B. (2020) Non-linear charge-based battery storage optimization model with bi-variate cubic spline constraints. Journal of Energy Storage. volum 32.
    Academic article
  • Fosso, Olav B. (2020) PyDSAL - Python Distribution System Analysis Library. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Systems Technology (POWERCON).
    Academic chapter/article
  • Gil Gonzalez, Walter Julian; Garces, Alejandro; Fosso, Olav B. (2020) Passivity-Based Control for Small Hydro-Power Generation with PMSG and VSC. IEEE Access.
    Academic article
  • Pettersen, Martine Furnes; Fosso, Olav B; Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2020) Effect of non-ideal power take-off on the electric output power of a wave energy converter under suboptimal control. Developments in Renewable Energies Offshore.
    Academic chapter/article

2019

  • Bueno-Lopez, Maximiliano; Giraldo, Eduardo; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) The Mode Mixing Problem and its Influence in the Neural Activity Reconstruction. IAENG International Journal of Computer Science. volum 46:3 (IJCS_46_3_1).
    Academic article
  • Føyen, Sjur; Fosso, Olav B; Zhang, Chen; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2019) Frequency Domain Modelling for Assessment of Hilbert and SOGI Based Single-Phase Synchronisation. Proceeding 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - IECON 2019.
    Academic chapter/article
  • Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) Discussion on the mode mixing in wave energy control systems using the Hilbert-Huang transform. Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC). volum 1275 (1).
    Academic article
  • Gil Gonzales, Walter Julian; Garces, Alejandro; Fosso, Olav B; Escobar, Andres. (2019) Passivity-Based Control of Power Systems Considering Hydro-Turbine with Surge Tank. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
    Academic article
  • Kong, Jiehong; Skjelbred, Hans Ivar; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) An overview on formulations and optimization methods for the unit-based short-term hydro scheduling problem. Electric power systems research. volum 178.
    Academic article
  • Melby, Mathias; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2019) Impact of Virtual Oscillator Control on the instantaneous properties of VSC output voltage in distorted island grids. Proceeding 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - IECON 2019.
    Academic chapter/article
  • See, Phen Chiak; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Wong, Kuan Yew. (2019) An Approach for Establishing a Common Grid Model for Flow-based Market Mechanism Simulations. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems (JPES). volum 5 (3).
    Academic article
  • Skjelbred, Hans Ivar; Kong, Jiehong; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) Dynamic incorporation of nonlinearity into MILP formulation for short-term hydro scheduling. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. volum 116.
    Academic article

2018

  • Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Ringwood, John V.; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2018) The impact of time-frequency estimation methods on the performance of wave energy converters under passive and reactive control. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. volum 10 (4).
    Academic article
  • Segura, María Victoria Gasca; Bueno-Lopez, Maximiliano; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B. (2018) Time-Frequency analysis for nonlinear and non-stationary signals using HHT: A mode mixing separation technique. IEEE Latin America Transactions. volum 16 (4).
    Academic article

Scientific articles

  • Aaslid, Per; Korpås, Magnus; Belsnes, Michael Martin; Fosso, Olav B. (2022) Stochastic Optimization of Microgrid Operation With Renewable Generation and Energy Storages. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. volum 13 (3).
    Academic article
  • Khodaparast, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2022) Phasor Estimation by EMD-Assisted Prony. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. volum 37 (6).
    Academic article
  • Khodaparast, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Suul, Jon Are Wold. (2022) Static and dynamic eigenvalues in unified stability studies. IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution. volum 16 (17).
    Academic article
  • Wang, Yu; Guan, Yuanpeng; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B; Hu, Wang; Zhang, Yun. (2022) Open-Circuit Switching Fault Analysis and Tolerant Strategy for Dual-Active-Bridge DC-DC Converter Considering Parasitic Parameters. IEEE transactions on power electronics. volum 37 (12).
    Academic article
  • Aaslid, Per; Korpås, Magnus; Belsnes, Michael Martin; Fosso, Olav B. (2021) Pricing electricity in constrained networks dominated by stochastic renewable generation and electric energy storage. Electric power systems research. volum 197.
    Academic article
  • Castano, Juan Camilo; Garces, Alejandro; Fosso, Olav B. (2021) Short-Term Hydrothermal Scheduling with Solar and Wind Farms Using Second-Order Cone Optimization with Chance-Box Constraints. IEEE Access. volum 9.
    Academic article
  • Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2021) Switching sequences for non-predictive declutching control of wave energy converters. IFAC-PapersOnLine. volum 53 (2).
    Academic article
  • Wang, Yu; Guan, Yuanpeng; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Chen, Si-Zhe; Zhang, Yun. (2021) An Input-Voltage-Sharing Control Strategy of Input-Series Output-Parallel Isolated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for DC Distribution Network. IEEE transactions on power electronics.
    Academic article
  • Aaslid, Per; Geth, Frederik; Korpås, Magnus; Belsnes, Michael Martin; Fosso, Olav B. (2020) Non-linear charge-based battery storage optimization model with bi-variate cubic spline constraints. Journal of Energy Storage. volum 32.
    Academic article
  • Gil Gonzalez, Walter Julian; Garces, Alejandro; Fosso, Olav B. (2020) Passivity-Based Control for Small Hydro-Power Generation with PMSG and VSC. IEEE Access.
    Academic article
  • Bueno-Lopez, Maximiliano; Giraldo, Eduardo; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) The Mode Mixing Problem and its Influence in the Neural Activity Reconstruction. IAENG International Journal of Computer Science. volum 46:3 (IJCS_46_3_1).
    Academic article
  • Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) Discussion on the mode mixing in wave energy control systems using the Hilbert-Huang transform. Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC). volum 1275 (1).
    Academic article
  • Gil Gonzales, Walter Julian; Garces, Alejandro; Fosso, Olav B; Escobar, Andres. (2019) Passivity-Based Control of Power Systems Considering Hydro-Turbine with Surge Tank. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
    Academic article
  • Kong, Jiehong; Skjelbred, Hans Ivar; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) An overview on formulations and optimization methods for the unit-based short-term hydro scheduling problem. Electric power systems research. volum 178.
    Academic article
  • See, Phen Chiak; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Wong, Kuan Yew. (2019) An Approach for Establishing a Common Grid Model for Flow-based Market Mechanism Simulations. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems (JPES). volum 5 (3).
    Academic article
  • Skjelbred, Hans Ivar; Kong, Jiehong; Fosso, Olav B. (2019) Dynamic incorporation of nonlinearity into MILP formulation for short-term hydro scheduling. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. volum 116.
    Academic article
  • Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Ringwood, John V.; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2018) The impact of time-frequency estimation methods on the performance of wave energy converters under passive and reactive control. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. volum 10 (4).
    Academic article
  • Segura, María Victoria Gasca; Bueno-Lopez, Maximiliano; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B. (2018) Time-Frequency analysis for nonlinear and non-stationary signals using HHT: A mode mixing separation technique. IEEE Latin America Transactions. volum 16 (4).
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Føyen, Sjur; Zhang, Chen; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Fosso, Olav B; Isobe, Takanori. (2022) Impedance scanning with chirps for single-phase converters. Proceedings of the 2022 International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Himeji 2022 - ECCE Asia).
    Academic chapter/article
  • Fosso, Olav B. (2020) PyDSAL - Python Distribution System Analysis Library. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Systems Technology (POWERCON).
    Academic chapter/article
  • Pettersen, Martine Furnes; Fosso, Olav B; Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2020) Effect of non-ideal power take-off on the electric output power of a wave energy converter under suboptimal control. Developments in Renewable Energies Offshore.
    Academic chapter/article
  • Føyen, Sjur; Fosso, Olav B; Zhang, Chen; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2019) Frequency Domain Modelling for Assessment of Hilbert and SOGI Based Single-Phase Synchronisation. Proceeding 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - IECON 2019.
    Academic chapter/article
  • Melby, Mathias; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2019) Impact of Virtual Oscillator Control on the instantaneous properties of VSC output voltage in distorted island grids. Proceeding 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - IECON 2019.
    Academic chapter/article

Teaching

Courses

  • TET4575 - Power System Operation and Analysis, Specialisation Course
  • ET8500 - PhD Seminar in Electric Power Engineering
  • ET6204 - Shortterm Hydro Power Production Scheduling
  • ET6003 - Hydro Power Production Scheduling
  • ET6201 - Value based maintenance of hydropower generator
  • ET6010 - Smart Grid

Media

2020

  • Academic lecture
    Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2020) Switching sequences for non-predictive declutching control of wave energy converters. 21st IFAC World Congress ; Berlin. 2020-07-12 - 2020-07-17.

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Khodaparast Ghadikolaei, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2018) Real Time Phasor Estimation based on Recursive Prony with Several Channels of One PMU. 2018 IEEE PES ISGT Europe - 8th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Conference . University of Sarajevo / IEEE Power Engineering Society; Sarajevo. 2018-10-21 - 2018-10-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2018) EMD Mode Mixing Separation of Signals with Close Spectral Proximity in Smart Grids. 2018 IEEE PES ISGT Europe - 8th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Conference . University of Sarajevo / IEEE Power Engineering Society; Sarajevo. 2018-10-21 - 2018-10-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Føyen, Sjur; Kvammen, Mads-Emil B.; Fosso, Olav B. (2018) Prony analysis and Robust RLS for electromechanical oscillations: an evaluation technique. MEDPOWER2018 - The 11th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion . IEEE / IET / Univ. of Zagreb; Dubrovnik. 2018-11-12 - 2018-11-15.
  • Poster
    Føyen, Sjur; Kvammen, Mads-Emil B.; Fosso, Olav B. (2018) Prony's method as a tool for power system identification in Smart Grids. 24th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion - SPEEDAM 2018 . DIETI – Eng. School – Univ of Naples “Federico II" / IEEE; Amalfi Coast. 2018-06-20 - 2018-06-22.
  • Academic lecture
    Khodaparast Ghadikolaei, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2018) EMD-Prony for Phasor Estimation in Harmonic and Noisy Condition. 24th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion - SPEEDAM 2018 . DIETI – Eng. School – Univ. of Naples “Federico II" / IEEE; Amalfi Coast. 2018-06-20 - 2018-06-22.
  • Academic lecture
    Khodaparast Ghadikolaei, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2018) Efficient Phasor Estimation under Steady State and Dynamic Conditions. SEST 2018 - International Conference of Smart Energy Systems and Technologies . University of Sevilla /IEEE PES; Sevilla. 2018-09-10 - 2018-09-12.
  • Academic lecture
    Khodaparast Ghadikolaei, Jalal; Fosso, Olav B; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta. (2018) Phasor Estimation based on Modified Recursive Prony. 2nd IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications - IEEE CCTA 2018 . IEEE / IEEE Control Systems Society; Copenhagen. 2018-08-21 - 2018-08-24.
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