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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Ireland
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
49
Citations
10691
World Ranking
2915
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2019 - IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Medal “For contributions to the development of novel Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) architectures adopted in 100billion+ microprocessor cores worldwide.”

Overview

Damian Flynn is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland and specializes in engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, and energy engineering and power technology. Their research spans various subfields, including industrial and manufacturing engineering and pollution.

Their recent publications include:

  • System Impact Studies for Near 100% Renewable Energy Systems Dominated by Inverter Based Variable Generation, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • Addressing technical challenges in 100% variable inverter-based renewable energy power systems, 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment
  • C-E (curtailment - Energy share) map: An objective and quantitative measure to evaluate wind and solar curtailment, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Operational challenges for low and high temperature electrolyzers exploiting curtailed wind energy for hydrogen production, 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Power system stability in the transition to a low carbon grid: A techno-economic perspective on challenges and opportunities, 2021, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Damian Flynn include:

  • Hannele Holttinen
  • Juha Kiviluoma
  • Til Kristian Vrana
  • Lennart Söder
  • Magnus Korpås

The scientist's work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • IET conference proceedings
  • IET Renewable Power Generation
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • Power System Optimization and Stability
  • Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission

Among their awards, Damian Flynn has received the IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Medal in 2019 for contributions related to the development of Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) architectures used in microprocessor cores worldwide.

Best Publications

  • Optimal Charging of Electric Vehicles in Low-Voltage Distribution Systems

    P. Richardson;D. Flynn;A. Keane

  • Evaluation of Power System Flexibility

    E. Lannoye;D. Flynn;M. O'Malley

  • Wind and solar energy curtailment: A review of international experience

    Lori Bird;Debra Lew;Michael Milligan;E. Maria Carlini

  • Wind Power Integration: Connection and system operational aspects

    Brendan Fox;Damian Flynn;Leslie Bryans;Nick Jenkins

  • Methodologies to Determine Operating Reserves Due to Increased Wind Power

    H. Holttinen;M. Milligan;E. Ela;N. Menemenlis

  • Local versus centralized charging strategies for electric vehicles in low voltage distribution systems

    Peter Richardson;Damian Flynn;Andrew Keane

  • Studying the Maximum Instantaneous Non-Synchronous Generation in an Island System—Frequency Stability Challenges in Ireland

    John O'Sullivan;Alan Rogers;Damian Flynn;Paul Smith

  • Thermal Power Plant Simulation and Control

    Damian Flynn

  • Impact assessment of varying penetrations of electric vehicles on low voltage distribution systems

    Peter Richardson;Damian Flynn;Andrew Keane

  • Transmission, Variable Generation, and Power System Flexibility

    Eamonn Lannoye;Damian Flynn;Mark O'Malley

  • Decoupled-DFIG Fault Ride-Through Strategy for Enhanced Stability Performance During Grid Faults

    Lasantha Gunaruwan Meegahapola;Tim Littler;Damian Flynn

  • Methodologies to determine operating reserves due to increased wind power

    Hannele Holttinen;Michael Milligan;Erik Ela;Nickie Menemenlis

  • Operating Reserves and Wind Power Integration: An International Comparison

    M Milligan;P Donohoo;D Lew;E Ela

  • Frequency Response of Power Systems With Variable Speed Wind Turbines

    L. Ruttledge;N. W. Miller;J. O'Sullivan;D. Flynn

  • Evolution of operating reserve determination in wind power integration studies

    Erik Ela;Brendan Kirby;Eamonn Lannoye;Michael Milligan

  • Impact on transient and frequency stability for a power system at very high wind penetration

    Lasantha Meegahapola;Damian Flynn

  • Wind Power Forecasting Error Distributions : An International Comparison

    Bri-Mathias Hodge;Debra Lew;Michael Milligan;Hannele Holttinen

  • Rolling Multi-Period Optimization to Control Electric Vehicle Charging in Distribution Networks

    Alison O'Connell;Damian Flynn;Andrew Keane

  • The role of power system flexibility in generation planning

    Eamonn Lannoye;Damian Flynn;Mark O'Malley

  • Dynamic frequency control with increasing wind generation

    G. Lalor;J. Ritchie;S. Rourke;D. Flynn

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark O'Malley
Mark O'Malley Imperial College London
Andrew Keane
Andrew Keane University College Dublin
Lennart Söder
Lennart Söder Royal Institute of Technology
Michael Milligan
Michael Milligan National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nick Jenkins
Nick Jenkins Cardiff University
Olimpo Anaya-Lara
Olimpo Anaya-Lara University of Strathclyde
George W. Irwin
George W. Irwin Queen's University Belfast
Poul Ejnar Sørensen
Poul Ejnar Sørensen Technical University of Denmark
Bri-Mathias Hodge
Bri-Mathias Hodge University of Colorado Boulder

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