M. Sc. Albertus Malan
- Research Associate
- Group:
- Room: 206
- Phone: +49 721 608-42708
- Fax: +49 721 608-42707
- albertus malan ∂ kit edu
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Campus Süd
Institut für Regelungs- und Steuerungssysteme
Geb. 11.20 (Engler-Villa)
Kaiserstr. 12
D-76131 Karlsruhe
Curriculum Vitae
Electronic Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa, Bachelor’s Thesis: Design of a Two Axis Stabilised Gimbal (2015). Design engineer at Airbus DS Optronics GmbH, Oberkochen, in the Stabilised Platforms department (2016 - 2017). Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Master’s Thesis at the Institute of Control Systems (IRS) on the topic Plug-and-Play Control and Stability Analysis of Inverter-Based AC Microgrids (2019).
Research associate at the Institute of Control Systems (IRS) since July 2019.
Research
High Level Plug-and-Play-Based Control Strategies for Multi-Carrier Energy Systems
Multi-Carrier Energy Systems: Future energy systems will no longer simply comprise the disjointed electricity, heating and gas networks, but will instead focus on an interconnected, holistic approach. The aim of a joint consideration of these energy systems is the increased the robustness and flexibility achievable by balancing out the energy surpluses or deficiencies amongst the various energy systems. In light of the accelerating trend towards renewable energy sources (RESs) in the electrical grid especially, interconnecting the various energy domains provides a potential means of compensating for the inherent intermittency with which RESs generate power.
Plug-and-Play: Due to the large number of RESs needed to satisfy current and future electricity demands, the tried and tested centralised control structures traditionally used for regulating large power stations are unsuited for an electrical grid dominated by numerous sources spread out over a large distance. Similar to the peripherals of modern computer, a Plug-and-Play compatible approach would allow energy sources to connect to and disconnect from the energy networks seamlessly and without a central authority required to govern and configure the sources.
High Level: Beyond simply regulating the fundamental variables of the energy networks (e.g. the voltages and frequency for the electrical grid), high-level objectives – such as the interaction and coordination of components in and among the various energy systems and considerations for the flow of power – must be considered to realise efficient and symbiotic interactions between the various energy systems.
Publications
Malan, A. J.; Gießler, A.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2024. 2024 European Control Conference (ECC), Stockholm, 25th-28th June 2024, 1097 – 1104, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.23919/ECC64448.2024.10590807
Malan, A. J.; Jané-Soneira, P.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2024. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. doi:10.1109/TCST.2024.3372308
Strehle, F.; Machado, J. E.; Cucuzzella, M.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.; Scherpen, J. M. A.
2024. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 1–18. doi:10.1109/TCST.2024.3365250
Jané-Soneira, P.; Malan, A. J.; Prodan, I.; Hohmann, S.
2023. 2023 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 1549–1554, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CDC49753.2023.10383694
Gießler, A.; Jané-Soneira, P.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.
2023. 2023 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 1555 – 1562, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CDC49753.2023.10383211
Malan, A. J.; Rausche, L.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2023. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 56 (2), 5431 – 5437. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.10.193
Jané-Soneira, P.; Prodan, I.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.
2023
Jané-Soneira, P.; Prodan, I.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.
2023. European Control Conference (ECC), 13th-16th June 2023, Bukarest, 1–6, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.23919/ECC57647.2023.10178379
Strehle, F.; Machado, J. E.; Cucuzzella, M.; Malan, A. J.; Scherpen, J. M. A.; Hohmann, S.
2023. 2022 IEEE 61st Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 1182–1189, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CDC51059.2022.9992887
Malan, A. J.; Jane-Soneira, P.; Hohmann, S.
2023. 2022 IEEE 61st Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 7059–7065, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CDC51059.2022.9992956
Malan, A. J.; Pfeifer, M.; Hohmann, S.
2022. European Journal of Control, 68, Art.-Nr.: 100673. doi:10.1016/j.ejcon.2022.100673
Stark, O.; Eckert, M.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.
2022. Mathematics, 10 (21), Art.-Nr.: 4106. doi:10.3390/math10214106
Strehle, F.; Machado, J. E.; Cucuzzella, M.; Malan, A. J.; Scherpen, J. M. A.; Hohmann, S.
2022. doi:10.5445/IR/1000150634
Strehle, F.; Nahata, P.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.; Ferrari-Trecate, G.
2022. IEEE transactions on control systems technology, 30 (5), 1960–1976. doi:10.1109/TCST.2021.3136489
Kölsch, L.; Jané Soneira, P.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.
2022. International journal of control, 96 (1), 201–213. doi:10.1080/00207179.2021.1986233
Maurer, J.; Ratzel, O. M.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.
2021. Energy reports, 7, 244–253. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.150
Steinle, S.; Ruf, J.; Vayas, L.; Isik, V.; Mohan, J.; Jané-Soneira, P.; Malan, A. J.; Küchlin, R.; Sauerschell, S.; Herold, L.; Walter, J.; Suriyah, M. R.; Bajohr, S.; Kern, T.; Kolb, T.; Hohmann, S.; Köppel, W.; Leibfried, T.
2021. ETG-Kongress 2021: das Gesamtsystem im Fokus der Energiewende : 18.–19. Mai 2021, Online, 124–129, VDE Verlag
Steinle, S.; Ruf, J.; Vayas, L.; Isik, V.; Mohan, J.; Jané-Soneira, P.; Malan, A. J.; Küchlin, R.; Sauerschell, S.; Herold, L.; Walter, J.; Suriyah, M. R.; Bajohr, S.; Kern, T.; Kolb, T.; Hohmann, S.; Köppel, W.; Leibfried, T.
2021. ETG-Fb. 163: ETG-Kongress 2021 : Das Gesamtsystem im Fokus der Energiewende 18. – 19. Mai 2021, Online-Veranstaltung, 124–129, VDE Verlag
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020. 21th IFAC World Congress. Ed.: R. Findeisen, 12237–12243, Elsevier. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.1128
Strehle, F.; Pfeifer, M.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020
Strehle, F.; Pfeifer, M.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020. 2020 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 24-26 August 2020, online, 787–794, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CCTA41146.2020.9206323
Stark, O.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2019. doi:10.5445/IR/1000117548
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2019. 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Nice, F, December 11-13, 2019
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann Sören
2019. 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Nice, F, December 11-13, 2019, 4648–4655, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CDC40024.2019.9029272