Abstract: The Continental European electricity system extends over thousands of kilometers, covering large areas of territory, including countries ranging from Portugal to Turkey. In the last five years, the system has expanded even further with the incorporation of countries such as Ukraine and Moldova, and more recently integrating also the Baltic states: Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. Although, from a technical perspective, it is expected that the larger the system, the more robust it will be. This has not been the case in the Continental European system, as can be observed in the increase and frequency of reported incidents, with the blackout of the Iberian Peninsula as the most notable.

This presentation provides a brief analysis of the current conditions of the Continental European electricity system. The possible causes of the current challenges that are jeopardizing the security of the system are highlighted and some of the issues that require attention are outlined. Finally, some technical examples of the work being carried out by my research group at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland to address these challenges are provided.

Short Bio: Rafael Segundo obtained a PhD degree in electrical engineering from Imperial College London in the UK in 2012. Subsequently, he joined the power systems group at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, as a postdoctoral researcher and, since July 2014, he has been working for the ZHAW in Switzerland, where he has recently been promoted to Senior Lecture. Dr. Segundo is the founder and chair of the IEEE Working Group on Big Data & Analytics for Transmission Systems and chair of the international workshop DynPOWER that has taking place since 2017. He has published more than 60 papers in indexed journals and different international conferences, co-authored the book ‘Monitoring and control of power systems using machine learning’ and is a senior member of the IEEE. His research areas include the analysis of the dynamics and control of electrical power systems, the effects on stability with the massive integration of renewable sources, the application of data-driven techniques to improve situational awareness of the system, as well as the development of indices to measure the level of security in the transmission system.

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