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Dr. Álvaro Ortega Manjavacas

Current position:
Assistant Professor
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Association date:
01/Sep/2020
Location:
RF4. P1.18
Phone extension number:
+34 91 542-2800 ext. 4509
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Biography:

Alvaro Ortega graduated from The Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering, University of Castilla - La Mancha (Spain) in 2013 with the Electrical and Electronic Itinerary, and graduated with honors in his Final Project. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from University College Dublin (Ireland) in 2017, with the thesis entitled "Dynamic Modeling, Control and Stability Analysis of VSC-based Energy Storage Systems". Alvaro Ortega Manjavacas is, since September 2020, Senior Power Systems Researcher IIT - Comillas Pontifical University, and previously was with LOYOLATech at University Loyola Andalucia (Jan. - Sept. 2020) and with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in University College Dublin (Sept. 2013 - Dec. 2019). His current fields of research include modeling, control and stability of energy storage systems connected to transmission and distribution systems; and frequency estimation, control and stability in low-inertia systems.


Areas of interest:

Modeling, control and stability of energy storage systems connected to transmission and distribution systems; and frequency estimation, control and stability in low-inertia systems.


Journal Publications

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Ph.D. Thesis

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Conference Papers

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Organization of Scientific Meetings

  • Organization of "21th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Quality - ICREPQ'23". European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ); Universidad de Vigo; y Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May 2023.
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External Relevant Positions

  • Member IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES). Piscataway (United States of America). Jan 2018 - Today.
  • Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. - IEEE. Piscataway (United States of America). Jan 2017 - Today.
  • Young Professionals Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. - IEEE. Piscataway (United States of America). Jan 2016 - Today.
  • Member IEEE PES DER Subcommittee. Piscataway (United States of America). Jul 2015 - Today.
  • Student member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. - IEEE. Piscataway (United States of America). Mar 2014 - Dec 2016.
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Fellowships and Awards

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Other Activities

  • Doctoral Defense Committee of "Morán Río, D.P. «Contributions to the analysis and design of primary and secondary controllers of electronic power converters in power systems»". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May 2024.
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