
2nd International Summer School on IBR-dominated Power Systems
25 August—2 September 2025
Background and Objectives
The global energy transition is accelerating the shift towards power systems dominated by Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs), posing unprecedented challenges in modeling, control, operation, and planning. This International Summer School, hosted by Tsinghua and Imperial, brings together world-leading experts to provide unique training for research students and indutry practioners with a holisic coverage over the modelling, control, stability, optimisation, market and investment for IBR-dominated power systems.
Core Topics
This summer school aims to provide a holistic view of these challenges and identify the emerging research directions for future IBR-dominated power systems. More specifically, the summer school covers the following topics:
Modelling and Control of Power Converters
System Stability Definition and Analysis Methods
Novel Protection Solutions
Development of Monitoring and Simulation Techniques
Assessment of System Security, Reliability and Resilience
Power System Operation and Planning
Service Market Design and Economic Analysis
Organisers
Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University (contact Dr. Ning Zhang)
Control and Power Group, Imperial College London (contact Dr. Fei Teng)
Supporting Organisation:
Tsinghua-Imperial Joint Research Center on Intelligent Power and Energy Systems (JCIPES)
Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society Centre (EPICS)
The Department of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University is a leading academic institution with a significant global impact. The department has over 100 full-time professors and researchers, pioneering advancements in smart grids, renewable integration, and high-voltage transmission, and power system automation. The Control and Power Group at Imperial College London has 20 academic members and is a prominent division within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The group is dedicated to advancing the fields of control systems and power engineering through innovative research and education. Renowned for its cutting-edge work, the group focuses on addressing the challenges posed by modern control systems and the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid. In recent years, the group has developed world-leading research portfolios in IBR-dominated Power Systems.
JCIPES is a collaboration between Tsinghua University and Imperial College London, focuses on tackling common challenges faced by the UK and China in providing secure, low-carbon power systems. The center brings together academics from several departments, focuses on whole-system analysis of low-carbon energy infrastructures, flexible distributed energy resources, AC/DC technologies in micro-grids and mega-grid, data driven control, power system resilience, interactions between heat, gas, transport, electricity and water systems, cyber security technology, policy, business and market models decarbonized energy systems.
EPICS-UK is a collaboration between Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London, the Business School and Dyson School of Design Engineering with the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde and the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. It is a part of the EPICS Global Centre, collaborating with academic leaders from Australia (University of Melbourne, Monash University, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) and the United States (Johns Hopkins University, Georgia Tech, University of California Davis and Resources for the Future). EPICS is dedicated to pioneering scientific principles and developing cutting-edge tools to realise a power grid with 100% renewable energy. EPICS stands as a global multidisciplinary cradle-to-grave innovation and implementation ecosystem, engaging stakeholders from academia and industry, ensuring a rapid and effective response to the pressing challenges faced by the transforming power grids.
Highlights
●World-class teaching team: 30+ experts from Tsinghua University, Imperial College London, Cambridge University, Peking University,KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China Electric Power Research Institute, China University of Mining and Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Monash University, National Technical University of Athens, Seoul National University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, The University of Melbourne, The University of Texas at Austin, Tianjin University, and University of Strathclyde.
●Industry-academia integration: site visits to corporate laboratories, industrial manufacturers, and renewables energy complexes.
●Cultural immersion: Experience Chinese culture and history
●Global network: Collaborate with 100 outstanding students and industry experts from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia.
Schedule
Dates: August 25 – September 2, 2025 (7 days technical sessions plus 2 days technical tour)
Venue: Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, China
Fees:
1.¥6000-Academic participation fee for 7 days
2.¥7500-Academic participation fee for 7 days and technical tour for extra 2 days
Admission
●Target participants: Master’s/PhD students, early-career researchers, and industry professionals in power engineering, energy systems, or related fields.
●Capacity: 100 seats (competitive selection).
●Application due: 11 May,2025
Contact:
●Email: Jindan Zhang: opairs@tsinghua.edu.cn,Jia Zhang: zhangjia@tsinghua-eiri.org
●Application website: https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Fa0jaOT20muirQ
Only complete and successfully submitted applications will undergo evaluation.
●Visa:
●Accommodation:
On-Campus Accommodation (allocated based on application sequence)
▸ Double Room: ¥40 RMB/person/night
▸ Triple Room: ¥30 RMB/person/night
Facilities include: Air conditioning, study desk, storage cabinet, and shared bathroom facilities.
Off-Campus Accommodation
▸ Surrounding Hotels: Approximately ¥500/night
Note: Reservations must be independently arranged by participants, and pricing is subject to actual hotel rates
Lecturer and Title
Lecturer |
Title |
Kai Sun, Tsinghua University |
Advanced Power Electronics Technology to Support Interactions between IBR and Urban Power Grid |
Xiongfei Wang, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) |
Exploring Functional Specifications of Grid-Forming Converters |
Xiaoqian Li, Tsinghua University |
Modular multilevel converter HVDC |
Balarko Chaudhuri, Imperial College London |
IBR-driven Sub-synchronous Oscillation |
Giordano Scarciotti, Imperial College London |
Model reduction for IBR-dominated Power Systems |
Ioannis Lestas, Cambridge University |
Decentralised Stability Analysis of IBR-dominated Power Systems |
Hong Li, Zhejiang University |
Electromagnetic compatibility and stability of power electronic systems |
Linbin Huang, Zhejiang University |
Power system formulation and staiblity analysis with data-driven control |
Behrooz Bahrani, Monash University |
Small Signal and Large Signal Stability in Grid-Forming Inverters |
Nikos Hatziargyriou, National Technical University of Athens |
Definition and Classification of Power System Stability–Revisited & Extended |
Qiteng Hong, University of Strathclyde |
Protection of Power Systems with High Penetration of IBRs |
Miao Zhu, Shanghai Jiaotong University |
DC distribution network and flexible DC transmission |
Haiwang Zhong, Tsinghua University |
Asynchronously interconnected grids |
Chen Shen, Tsinghua University |
Power system control and simulation |
Lei Chen, Tsinghua University |
Power system dynamic analysis and control |
Xiaorong Xie, Tsinghua University |
Power Oscillation analysis and control |
Sijia Geng, Johns Hopkins University |
Resilience of IBR-dominated Power Systems |
Mark O'Malley, Imperial College London |
Service and market for IBR-dominated power systems |
Pierluigi Mancarella, The University of Melbourne |
Economics, markets and regulation for new essential system services: first principles and practical experiences |
Ross Baldick, The University of Texas at Austin |
Power market design and economic analysis for IBR-dominated systems |
Michael Pollitt, Cambridge University |
Power market design for high renewables penetration electricity systems |
Gyu-Sub Lee, Seoul National University |
Power system strength and its optimization to accommodate high-penetration of IBRs |
Zhongda Chu, Tianjin University |
Power system planning considering IBR |
Shiyun Xu, China Electric Power Research Institute |
Secure and Stable Operation of Chinese Bulk Power Grid with high penetration of renewable energies |
Fei Teng, Imperial College London |
Stability-constrained Optimization for IBR-dominated Power Systems |
Goran Strbac, Imperial College London |
Co-optimisation of Energy and Frequency-containment Services in GB Power System |
Ning Zhang, Tsinghua University |
Data-driven Stability Rule Extraction in IBR-dominated Power Systems |
Mingyang Sun, Peking University |
Exploring Smart Grid Vulnerability Against Intelligent Inverter Parameter Tampering Attack |