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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CALL FOR ONE RESEARCH GRANT UNDER THE ResiMicrogrid RESEARCH PROJECT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Grant: </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Research Fellowship for MSc<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Reference:</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> ResiMicrogrid/BI/02<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Application period: 27<sup>th</sup> July to 10<sup>th</sup> August, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The Institute of Systems and Robotics of the University of Coimbra (ISR-UC) opens a call for applications for one (1) Research Fellowship for MSc. in the framework of the R&D project ResiMicrogrid - Optimização e gestão de Microredes para fornecimento de potência em situações críticas ou desastrosas, with the reference UTAP-EXPL/CA/0065/2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Work Plan: The selected candidate will work on the development of a high resilience electric microgrid for critical applications. The work plan comprises the following tasks:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>1. System Architecture Design and Control<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This task is focused on the planning of the microgrid architecture and designing its control methodology. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>2. Implementation of a functional Microgrid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The objective of this task is to achieve a fully operational microgrid installation with distributed generation, an energy storage system, vehicle-to-grid integration and load controllers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>3. Microgrid Control Optimization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>In this task control strategies will be developed to optimize the microgrid operation focusing on resiliency, economic and environmental impacts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>4. Microgrid Assessment under Critical and Disaster operation and Experimental Validation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This task will be focused on testing the developed microgrid and control algorithms, namely during critical and disaster situations. Several types of faults will be simulated and the microgrid response will be analysed. The microgrid installations at DEEC-UC will be used to conduct preliminary tests.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>More Information at:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/818698</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cumprimentos,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Lara Costa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Gestora de Ciência<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Departamento de Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Pólo II, Universidade de Coimbra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>3030-290 Coimbra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Tel: 239 796 217 (Ext: 421113)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>