About the Author: Francisco Díaz-González, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Spain
Francisco Díaz-González received his degree in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2009, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the UPC in 2013. He has experience in electrical and mechanical systems modeling and simulation. Between September 2009 and June 2015 he was based with the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Barcelona, Spain, but since July 2015, he has been based with CITCEA-UPC research group. His current research interests include the fields linked with energy storage technologies, electrical machines, and renewable energy integration in power systems.
Andreas Sumper, Centre d'Innovació Tecnològica en Convertidors Estàtics i Accionaments, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Andreas Sumper received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the Graz University of Technology (Austria) in 2000 and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2008. Since 2014 he has been an Associate Professor at the UPC and he leads the Smart Grid Research at CITCEA-UPC. His research interests are renewable energy generation, microgrids and smart grids, power system studies, and energy management.
Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Centre d'Innovació Tecnològica en Convertidors Estàtics i Accionaments, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt received his degree in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2001, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the UPC, in 2007. Since 2004, he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering, UPC, where he is a Lecturer and participates in the CITCEA-UPC research group. His research interests include the fields linked with smart actuators, electrical machines, power electronics, renewable energy integration in power systems, industrial automation and engineering education.