IEAN/Institute/CV

Prof. Schürhuber

Prof. DDI Dr. Robert Schürhuber
Graz  University of Technology

   robert.schuerhubernoSpam@tugraz.at
Head of Institute of Electrical Power Systems

Major Areas of Expertise:
production, transfer and distribution of electrical energy
power quality and supply reliability
grounding and personal safety

Work History:

1998 - 1999:           Scientific assistant at the Institute of Telecommunications, Vienna University of Technology
1999 - 2003:                  Assistant Professor at the Institute of Fundamentals and Theory of Electrical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology
2003 - 2004:             Engineer at the HV and MV switchgear department and power system protection department, Siemens
2005 - 2008:                               Technical project management, dimensioning and comissioning of department for instrumentation and controls and electrical eystems for thermal power plants, Siemens
2008 - 2009:                     Technical Key-Account-Manager for Excitation Systems, SIMEA (Siemens Industrial Manufacturing Engineering and Applications)
2010 - 2017:               Senior Expert for Electrical Power Engineering with focus on hydro plants and grid connection, Andritz Hydro
2015 - 2017:             Lecturer at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives, Vienna University of Technology
seit 2017:               Head of Institute, Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology

Education:
Master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Vienna University of Technology 1998
Dr.-Ing. degree from the Vienna University of Technology in 2003 on “Electromagnetic
  Theories from an Algebraic Topological Perspective”
Master’s degree in Technical Mathematics from the Vienna University of Technology 2011

Work in Committees, International Contacts:
• Member of several working groups of CIGRE, IEC, TSK, DKE, ETG

Selected References:
• Author and co-author of research papers in the field of power engineering
• Further Qualifications in e.g.: Communications, Project Management and Economics
• Special expertise: Short circuit calculation, grid connection, generator circuit breakers, mathematical methods in power engineering

ao. Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Herwig Renner

Prof. Herwig Renner
Graz University of Technology

   herwig.rennernoSpam@tugraz.at
Assoc. Prof. at Institute of Electrical Power Systems

Major Areas of Expertise:
• power system analysis
• power system control and stability
• power quality


Work History:

1991 - 2003:                         Assistant professor at the Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz    University of Technology                                                                     
seit 2003:                              Associate professor at the Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology                                                                
1999 - 2010:                   Co-founder and partner of “Elektrische Anlagen Consulting, Sakulin&Partner OEG”                                                  
 2007:                   Guest professor at Helsinki University of Technology                                              
 2011:           Secondment to the control center of National Grid (UK)   
 2013:         Secondment to the research center of ABB (CH)     

Education:
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Graz University of Technology 1991
• Dr.-Ing. degree from the Graz University of Technology in 1995 on “Estimation of harmonic
   impedance and harmonic emission”
• Univ-Doz. degree from Graz University of Technology 2011, habilitation treatise: “Technical
   analysis and evaluation of power quality”

Work in Committees, International Contacts:
• Member of several working groups of CIGRE, member of CIRED TC session 2

Selected References:
• Author and co-author of research papers in the field of power engineering

Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Ziqian Zhang

Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Ziqian Zhang
Graz University of Technology

  ziqian.zhang@tugraz.at
Institute of Electrical Power Systems 

Areas of Expertise:

  • Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) systems & real-time simulation
  • Power electronic converters & grid stability in renewable energy integration
  • Integration of e-mobility, photovoltaics, and hydrogen in distribution networks

Professional Experience:

2013 - 2017:             Guest Researcher, National Center of Quality Inspection & Testing on Distributed Power Equipment, Shanghai                                                                              
Since 2014:                    Guest Researcher, Research Lab on Railway Electrical Equipment, Tongji University                           
Since 2017:           University Project Assistant / Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Electrical Power Systems, TU Graz – Head of PHILlab
11/2024: Habilitation (Privatdozent), TU Graz
From 2025:     Tenure-Track Professor, Institute of Electrical Power Systems, TU Graz

Education:

  • BSc in Electrical Engineering, TU Graz
  • MSc in Electrical Engineering, TU Graz
  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, TU Graz – "800 kW Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop System for Testing Grid-Connected Inverters", 2017

Committee Work / International Engagement:

  • Member of international technical working groups under CIGRE and CENELEC
  • Coordinator of EU Horizon 2020 project CoEvolution of Smart Energy Products & Services

Selected References:

  • Over 50 publications, including: IEEE Trans. Power Systems 37 (2021)
    “Domain of attraction’s estimation for grid-connected converters”
  • Patent family on PHIL interface algorithms & grid simulation devices (CN20142599121U, CN20142554866U)
Contact Information
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Graz University of Technology
Institute of Electrical Power Systems

Inffeldgasse 18/I
8010 Graz
Austria

+43 316 873-7551
office.ieannoSpam@tugraz.at