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Professor Olimpo Anaya-Lara

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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Personal statement

My area of expertise is on power system dynamics and modeling and control of wind power plant to support power system operation. I am member of the Management Team of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Course Director of the MSc in Wind Energy Systems. I am a key participant to the Wind Integration Sub-Programme of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) Joint Programme Wind (JP Wind) leading ³Ô¹Ïtv’s involvement and contribution to this Sub-Programme. During 2010-2011 I was Visiting Professor in Wind Energy at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway funded by Det Norske Veritas. I have published 4 technical books in power systems control and wind energy electrical systems.

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Prize And Awards

Recipient
2021
Recipient
20/6/2018
Recipient
2013
Recipient
5/2010

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications:

PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK, 2003.

MSc in Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia, Mexico, 1997.

BEng in Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia, Mexico, 1990.

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Membership of Professional Bodies

• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology (NOWITECH).

• Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET).

• Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE).

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Publications

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IET Conference Proceedings Vol 2025, pp. 958-965 (2026)
, , Papadopoulos Panagiotis N, , Rogdakis Georgios, Perze-Martinez Helena
2025 4th International Conference on Power Systems and Electrical Technology (PSET) 2025 4th International Conference on Power Systems and Electrical Technology (PSET), pp. 969-976 (2025)
, Hamad Mostafa S, El-Zonkoly Amany, ,
2025 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID) 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID) Vol 2025 (2025)
Cebeci Cagatay, , , ,
Energies Vol 18 (2025)
Mortazavizadeh Seyed Abolfazl, , ,
EERA DeepWind 2024 (2025)
Tian Shangen, , Mortazavizadeh Seyed, ,
IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion Vol 39, pp. 2169-2183 (2024)

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Teaching

I teach the following core topics for 5th-year and post-graduate students:

  • Power system stability and control
  • Modelling and control of wind generator technology

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I am Course Co-Director of the MSc in Wind Energy Systems and I also teach power system analysis in partner Universities in China.

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Research Interests

My research interests are focused on the following major strands:

  • advanced interface technology between the grid and offshore wind farms (including offshore wind farm arrays) to enhance the reliability and security of supply during significant events in the network. This involves exploring new options for the collection and large-scale transmission of wind generation through multi-terminal VSC-HVDC (MTDC) networks and assessing their stability and controllability, and low-frequency alternating current (LFAC) transmission.
  • control strategies for future multi-technology offshore wind power systems to facilitate Grid Code(s) compliance (fault-ride through capability, power quality and provision of dynamic voltage and frequency support to the onshore power network(s)).
  • new operational strategies for future power systems based on the smart grid concept – The utilization of wide area and real time information on the operational situation and power transfer capability will play an important role. To achieve this goal short-term forecasts of wind power generation and demand, on-line information of facility dynamic rating, adaptation of coordinated power system control and protection, should be used to push the transmission network to the limits of its capability without sacrificing efficiency and system security.
  • large-scale energy storage and interconnectors to facilitate and to accelerate the deployment of wind electricity systems in European networks.
  • high-tech multi-terminal DC-network hybrid test–bed as research and teaching tool based on the smart-grid concept to carry out real time hardware in the loop experimentation.

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Professional Activities

Peer reviewer
8/2023
Contributor
29/8/2019
Contributor
25/6/2019
Chair
26/6/2017
Contributor
6/2017
Contributor
12/12/2016

Projects

Carroll, James (Principal Investigator) Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (Co-investigator) Burns, Aidan (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
Carroll, James (Principal Investigator) Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (Co-investigator) Murnin, Conn (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
Carroll, James (Principal Investigator) Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (Co-investigator) Samiei, Mojgan (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (Principal Investigator) Campos-Gaona, David (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
Leithead, Bill (Principal Investigator) Allan, Grant (Co-investigator) Anaya-Lara, Olimpo (Co-investigator) Carroll, James (Co-investigator) Jamieson, Peter (Co-investigator) Stock, Adam (Co-investigator) Williamson, Jack (Researcher)
01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2023

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Contact

Professor Olimpo Anaya-Lara
Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Email: olimpo.anaya-lara@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3197