Rate My Professor Jef Beerten

Beerten's research focuses on power system modelling and control, power electronics modelling and control, and HVDC systems, particularly grid-forming converters, modular multilevel converters, small-signal stability analysis, and the integration of offshore wind farms and renewable energy sources. As promotor or co-promotor, he leads projects including "Controlling future converter-based power systems – a case study of Australia" (2026-2027), "DC voltage control of multi-terminal bipolar HVDC systems under unbalanced conditions" (2025-2029), and "Stability analysis of a bipolar VSC-HVDC connected offshore wind farm with grid-forming control" (2025-2029). He has published over 160 works, with key contributions such as "Generalized Steady-State VSC MTDC Model for Sequential AC/DC Power Flow Algorithms" (2012, cited over 600 times), "Analysis of Power Sharing and Voltage Deviations in Droop-Controlled DC Grids" (2013), and recent articles in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems like "Control Design Impacts of Grid-Forming STATCOMs for Wind Farm Systems" (2026). His research has more than 7,000 citations on Google Scholar. Beerten received the inaugural ABB Research Award in Honor of Hubertus von Gruenberg in 2016 for his doctoral thesis, granting US$300,000, and the IEEE Power & Energy Society 'Best of the Best' conference paper award for "Analysis of Power Redispatch Schemes for HVDC Grid Secondary Voltage Control."