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Johan Driesen

Johan Driesen

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
65
Citations
24786
World Ranking
1181
National Ranking
26

Overview

Johan Driesen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within the field of engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, automotive engineering, building and construction, and artificial intelligence. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to microgrid control and optimization, smart grid energy management, and advanced battery technologies research.

Their research includes investigations into HVDC systems and fault protection, advanced DC-DC converters, multilevel inverters and converters, and silicon carbide semiconductor technologies. These topics reflect a strong emphasis on power electronics and energy systems.

Johan Driesen has published frequently in several scientific venues. Among the most common publication outlets are:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Applied Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IET Conference Proceedings
  • Reliability Engineering & System Safety

The scientist has collaborated frequently with coauthors such as Simon Ravyts, Hussain Kazmi, Maurício Dalla Vecchia, Giel Van den Broeck, and J. Moschner, indicating active engagement in cooperative research efforts within their domain.

Several recent papers by Johan Driesen illustrate the scope and thematic concerns of their work. These include:

  • "Towards data-driven energy communities: A review of open-source datasets, models and tools," 2021, published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Fuse-Based Short-Circuit Protection of Converter Controlled Low-Voltage DC Grids," 2020, published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Conversion Efficiency of the Buck Three-Level DC-DC Converter in Unbalanced Bipolar DC Microgrids," 2020, published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "The complementarity of offshore wind and floating photovoltaics in the Belgian North Sea, an analysis up to 2100," 2023, published in Renewable Energy
  • "Electrical system architectures for building-integrated photovoltaics: A comparative analysis using a modelling framework in Modelica," 2020, published in Applied Energy

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Charging Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on a Residential Distribution Grid

    K. Clement-Nyns;E. Haesen;J. Driesen

  • Distributed generation: definition, benefits and issues

    Guido Pepermans;Johan Driesen;Dries Haeseldonckx;Ronnie Belmans

  • A Voltage and Frequency Droop Control Method for Parallel Inverters

    K.. De Brabandere;B.. Bolsens;J.. Van den Keybus;A.. Woyte

  • Virtual synchronous generators

    J. Driesen;K. Visscher

  • The impact of vehicle-to-grid on the distribution grid

    Kristien Clement-Nyns;Edwin Haesen;Johan Driesen

  • Optimal ZVS Modulation of Single-Phase Single-Stage Bidirectional DAB AC–DC Converters

    Jordi Everts;Florian Krismer;Jeroen Van den Keybus;Johan Driesen

  • Design for distributed energy resources

    J. Driesen;F. Katiraei

  • Coordinated charging of multiple plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in residential distribution grids

    Kristien Clement;Edwin Haesen;Johan Driesen

  • Multiobjective Battery Storage to Improve PV Integration in Residential Distribution Grids

    Jeroen Tant;Frederik Geth;Daan Six;Peter Tant

  • A voltage and frequency droop control method for parallel inverters

    K. De Brabandere;B. Bolsens;J. Van den Keybus;A. Woyte

  • Distributed generation: challenges and possible solutions

    J. Driesen;R. Belmans

  • Combined Central and Local Active and Reactive Power Control of PV Inverters

    Sam Weckx;Carlos Gonzalez;Johan Driesen

  • Control of Microgrids

    K. De Brabandere;K. Vanthournout;J. Driesen;G. Deconinck

  • Predictive Direct Torque Control for Flux and Torque Ripple Reduction

    J. Beerten;J. Verveckken;J. Driesen

  • Effect of soiling on photovoltaic modules

    Reinhart Appels;Buvaneshwari Lefevre;Bert Herteleer;Hans Goverde;Hans Goverde

  • Assessing electrical bottlenecks at feeder level for residential net zero-energy buildings by integrated system simulation

    R. Baetens;R. De Coninck;J. Van Roy;B. Verbruggen

  • Load Balancing With EV Chargers and PV Inverters in Unbalanced Distribution Grids

    Sam Weckx;Johan Driesen

  • Electric Vehicle Charging in an Office Building Microgrid With Distributed Energy Resources

    Juan Van Roy;Niels Leemput;Frederik Geth;Jeroen Buscher

  • Model-based generation of low distortion currents in grid-coupled PWM-inverters using an LCL output filter

    Bruno Bolsens;Karel De Brabandere;Jeroen Van Den Keybus;Johan Driesen

  • The Feasibility of Small-Scale Residential DC Distribution Systems

    K. Engelen;E. Leung Shun;P. Vermeyen;I. Pardon

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