My name is Mahnoor Hassan, and I am from Pakistan. I have a strong background in electrical engineering, with expertise in power electronics, power systems, and control. My passion for research drives me to explore innovative solutions for grid stability and renewable energy integration. Outside of work, I enjoy working on simulation-based projects and staying updated on advancements in power engineering.In my free time, I enjoy working on simulation-based projects and staying updated on emerging trends in electrical engineering.
Degrees
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) – Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan (2018-2022)
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Power) – Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan (2014-2018)
Research history
Published in IEEE Access on ‘Power quality improvement in HVDC MMC with real-time HIL-based setup’.
Published in Scopus, ‘MATLAB/Simulink modelling and experimental design of a variable frequency drive for a three-phase induction motor’.
Published a thesis in masters on ‘Power balancing in Modular Muti-level converters based HVDC Grid’.
Internships and work experience
Lab Engineer, Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan (Dec 2018 – Jan 2025).
Intern, Sukkur Beverages Limited, Pakistan (June 2018- July 2018).
Intern, Guddu Thermal Power Plant, Pakistan (June 2017-July 2017).
Topic of Doctoral Thesis
Interactions in power electronic dominated AC-grids: Challenges for interoperability and controller partitioning
Research Objectives
With an increasing share of power electronic assets the overall system behaviour of an integrated grid changes. With these changes, new challenges for the grid’s stability arise, induced by harmonic and transient interactions of power electronic assets, endangering not only a stable operation of the asset itself but also the overall grid stability.
Goal of the potential doctoral thesis is the investigation of mentioned interactions, considering not only power electronic assets and its control design, but, also the surrounded grid and its structure.
The results of the model-based investigations are meant to classify the observed interactions in terms of their potential threat to the grid stability and the corresponding parameters and conditions influencing the systems behaviour to help predicting and avoiding endangering asset and control designs. Further, the results and conclusions facilitate investigations on how these interactions could affect interoperability of several power electronic assets. Especially, the influence and the interdependence of the different stages of the converters’ control on the overall behaviour of the converter might be of interest. Therefore, ways will be found to split up the converters’ control structure in several clusters, which reduce their interdependence regarding their impact on the converters’ stability issues.
Secondment:
Academic: UPC, Eduardo Prieto, 3-6 months, purpose: validation of stability assessment method.
Industrial: Mosaic, Simon Wenig, 3-6 months, purpose: improve practical knowledge about stability studies.
Motivation to work in Inter-oPEn
I am eager to contribute to the Inter-oPEn project as it aligns with my research interests in power electronics, grid stability, and renewable energy integration. This opportunity will allow me to apply my expertise in real-time simulations and power system control while collaborating on innovative solutions for power-electronics-dominated grids.