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  • 2021 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to improvements in multi-terminal HVDC transmission grids and development of HVDC transformers

Overview

Dragan Jovcic is a researcher affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, specializing in engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including control and systems engineering, materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The primary topics of their research include:

  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems
  • Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Electrical Fault Detection and Protection
  • High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena
  • Power System Optimization and Stability

Dragan Jovcic has contributed to numerous scientific publications across various venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • Electric Power Systems Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)
  • High Voltage

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Dragan Jovcic include:

  • Experimental Evaluation of 5 kV, 2 kA, DC Circuit Breaker With Parallel Capacitor, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • Detailed electro-dynamic model of an ultra-fast disconnector including the failure mode, 2020, High Voltage
  • Backup Protection Algorithm for Failures in Modular DC Circuit Breakers, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • Analysis of potential low frequency resonance between a 1GW MMC HVDC and a nearby nuclear generator, 2020, Electric Power Systems Research
  • Analysis of bidirectional 15 MW current source DC/DC converter for series-connected superconducting-based 1 GW/100 kV offshore wind farm, 2021, Electric Power Systems Research

Dragan Jovcic frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their notable co-authors are:

  • Stefan Kovacevic
  • Pierre Rault
  • Mario Zaja
  • Olivier Despouys
  • Peng Li

In addition to journal articles, Dragan Jovcic has contributed to book publications, including a work published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique entitled Feasibility Study and Application of Electric Energy Storage Systems Embedded in HVDC and STATCOM Systems (2024).

Dragan Jovcic was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2021 for contributions to improvements in multi-terminal HVDC transmission grids and the development of HVDC transformers.

Best Publications

  • High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC Grids

    Dragan Jovcic;Khaled Ahmed

  • Phase locked loop system for FACTS

    D. Jovcic

  • Analysis and Design of an Offshore Wind Farm Using a MV DC Grid

    Jonathan Robinson;Dragan Jovcic;Géza Joós

  • Stability of a Variable-Speed Permanent Magnet Wind Generator With Weak AC Grids

    Nicholas P W Strachan;Dragan Jovcic

  • Bidirectional, High-Power DC Transformer

    D. Jovcic

  • Feasibility of DC transmission networks

    Dragan Jovcic;Dirk van Hertem;Kerstin Linden;Jean-Pierre Taisne

  • The CIGRE B4 DC Grid Test System

    Til Kristian Vrana;Sebastien Dennetiere;Yongtao Yang;Jose Jardini

  • Full-Bridge MMC Converter Optimal Design to HVDC Operational Requirements

    Weixing Lin;Dragan Jovcic;Samuel Nguefeu;Hani Saad

  • Small-Signal Dynamic DQ Model of Modular Multilevel Converter for System Studies

    Aliakbar Jamshidi Far;Dragan Jovcic

  • Developing DC Transmission Networks Using DC Transformers

    Dragan Jovcic;Boon Teck Ooi

  • Analytical modeling of TCSC dynamics

    D. Jovcic;G.N. Pillai

  • Step-up DC-DC converter for megawatt size applications

    Dragan Jovcic

  • HVDC Grid Feasibility Study

    Gunnar Asplund;Kerstin Lindén;Carl Barker;Andrée Marzin

  • LCL DC/DC Converter for DC Grids

    Dragan Jovcic;Lu Zhang

  • Offshore wind farm with a series multiterminal CSI HVDC

    Dragan Jovcic

  • DC Transmission Grid With Low-Speed Protection Using Mechanical DC Circuit Breakers

    Masood Hajian;Lu Zhang;Dragan Jovcic

  • Phasor Model of Modular Multilevel Converter With Circulating Current Suppression Control

    Dragan Jovcic;Aliakbar Jamshidi Far

  • Analytical modelling of HVDC-HVAC systems

    D. Jovcic;N. Pahalawaththa;M. Zavahir

  • VSC transmission model for analytical studies

    D. Jovcic;L.A. Lamont;L. Xu

  • Offshore wind farm with centralised power conversion and DC interconnection

    Dragan Jovcic;Nick Strachan

Frequent Co-Authors

Khaled Ahmed
Khaled Ahmed University of Strathclyde
Boon-Teck Ooi
Boon-Teck Ooi McGill University
Jinyu Wen
Jinyu Wen Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Bin Wu
Bin Wu Toronto Metropolitan University
Xu Cai
Xu Cai Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lie Xu
Lie Xu University of Strathclyde
Marjan Popov
Marjan Popov Delft University of Technology

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