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Ronnie Belmans

Ronnie Belmans

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
77
Citations
25201
World Ranking
605
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2005 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to variable speed induction machines.

Overview

Ronnie Belmans is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, focusing their research on Environmental Science. They have contributed to various subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, General Energy, and Pollution.

Their research addresses topics such as Climate Change Policy and Economics, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Global Energy Security and Policy, Energy and Environment Impacts, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Belmans has authored several publications with recent notable papers including:

  • Carbon capture and utilization: More than hiding CO2 for some time (2023, Joule)
  • From natural gas to hydrogen: Navigating import risks and dependencies in Northwest Europe (2023, Energy Research & Social Science)
  • From emissions to resources: mitigating the critical raw material supply chain vulnerability of renewable energy technologies (2024, Mineral Economics)
  • Why the Carbon-Neutral Energy Transition Will Imply the Use of Lots of Carbon (2020, C - Journal of Carbon Research)
  • Evaluating carbon removal: Integrating technical potential with environmental, social, governance criteria, and sequestration permanence (2024, iScience)

Their work is published in journals frequently including iScience, Joule, Energy Research & Social Science, Mineral Economics, and C - Journal of Carbon Research.

Throughout their career, Belmans has collaborated repeatedly with co-authors such as Jan Mertens, Michael E. Webber, Christian Breyer, Corinne Gendron, and Patrice Geoffron.

Belmans has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow since 2005 for contributions to variable speed induction machines.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Voltage fluctuations on distribution level introduced by photovoltaic systems

    A. Woyte;V. Van Thong;R. Belmans;J. Nijs

  • Partial shadowing of photovoltaic arrays with different system configurations: literature review and field test results

    Achim Woyte;Johan Nijs;Ronnie Belmans

  • Generalized steady-state VSC MTDC model for sequential AC/DC power flow algorithms

    Jef Beerten;Stijn Cole;Ronnie Belmans

  • Usefulness of DC power flow for active power flow analysis

    K. Purchala;L. Meeus;D. Van Dommelen;R. Belmans

  • Wavelet-based protection strategy for DC faults in multi-terminal VSC HVDC systems

    K. De Kerf;K. Srivastava;M. Reza;D. Bekaert

  • Short-term load forecasting, profile identification, and customer segmentation: a methodology based on periodic time series

    M. Espinoza;C. Joye;R. Belmans;B. De Moor

  • Generalized Dynamic VSC MTDC Model for Power System Stability Studies

    Stijn Cole;Jef Beerten;Ronnie Belmans

  • A voltage and frequency droop control method for parallel inverters

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

  • Residential Demand Response of Thermostatically Controlled Loads Using Batch Reinforcement Learning

    Frederik Ruelens;Bert J. Claessens;Stijn Vandael;Bart De Schutter

  • Distributed generation: challenges and possible solutions

    J. Driesen;R. Belmans

  • Optimal Generation Mix With Short-Term Demand Response and Wind Penetration

    C. De Jonghe;B. F. Hobbs;R. Belmans

  • Modeling of Multi-Terminal VSC HVDC Systems With Distributed DC Voltage Control

    Jef Beerten;Stijn Cole;Ronnie Belmans

  • Development of the Internal Electricity Market in Europe

    Leonardo Meeus;Konrad Purchala;Ronnie Belmans

  • Control of Microgrids

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

  • Sensitivity of AC adjustable speed drives to voltage sags and short interruptions

    S.Z. Djokic;K. Stockman;J.V. Milanovic;J.J.M. Desmet

  • Determining optimal electricity technology mix with high level of wind power penetration

    Cedric De Jonghe;Erik Delarue;Ronnie Belmans;William D’haeseleer

  • Analysis of Power Sharing and Voltage Deviations in Droop-Controlled DC Grids

    Jef Beerten;Ronnie Belmans

  • A Distributed DC Voltage Control Method for VSC MTDC Systems

    Carlos Dierckxsens;Kailash Srivastava;Muhamad Reza;Stijn Cole

  • Numerical modelling and design of electrical machines and devices

    Kay Hameyer;Ronnie Belmans

  • Usefulness of DC power flow for active power flow analysis with flow controlling devices

    D Van Hertem;J Verboomen;K Purchala;R Belmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Driesen
Johan Driesen KU Leuven
Erik Delarue
Erik Delarue KU Leuven
Robert Puers
Robert Puers KU Leuven
Wim Dehaene
Wim Dehaene KU Leuven
Jovica V. Milanovic
Jovica V. Milanovic University of Manchester
Graham Ault
Graham Ault University of Strathclyde

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