Internship - Congestion Management - Solver Parameters Tuning

Function

The internship takes place in the Grid Development department, within the Power System Planning (PSP) team. The scope of the project is to develop a tool and perform analyses that, for a given network topology and based on load flow results prior to optimization:

• Identify the optimal shape of the penalty cost function (best combination of breakpoints and slopes) to minimize constraint violations after optimization.


• Determine the optimal scaling factor for non-linear soft constraints (e.g. branch loading limits) in order to improve convergence time.

The project focuses on the optimization of a Security-Constrained DC Optimal Power Flow / Unit Commitment problem using a piecewise linear penalty function.

Your Profile

• Education: Master’s degree – Civil Engineer


• Field of study: Power systems / Energy engineering


• Technical skills: Python scripting, optimization, mathematical modelling, power system analysis


• Soft skills: Structured problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, adaptability


• Languages: French and/or Dutch and/or English

Offer

• A technically challenging internship in a leading energy company


• Hands-on experience in grid planning, congestion management and optimization


• Professional guidance by an experienced internship supervisor


• Period: Summer period


• Duration: 4 to 8 weeks


• Driving licence: Not required

Location

Quai Léon Monnoyer 3, 1000 Brussels