Public Defence: Le Nam Hai Pham - Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge

Le Nam Hai Pham will defend his PhD degree in Process, Energy and Automation Engineering. The dissertation explores Cyber-Physical Convergent Information Communication Technologies for control and protection of energy systems

10 Sep

Practical information

Date: 10 September 2025
10.00 - 15.00
Porsgrunn, Rom A-271 and Zoom
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Meeting ID: 661 6979 6456
Password: 981914

Programme

10.00-11.00. Trial lecture: To be published

12.15-15.00. Public Defence: Cyber-Physical Convergent Information Communication Technologies for Control and Protection Functionalities in Energy Systems

The public defence will be hosted by Svein Thore Hagen.

Assessment committee

First opponent: Professor Francisco Jurado, University of Jaen, Spain
Second opponent: Professor Gina Maria Idárraga Ospina, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico
Administrator: Associate Professor Nils Jakob Johannesen, University of South-Eastern Norway

Supervisors

Professor Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt, University of South-Eastern Norway
Associate professor José Luis Rueda Torres, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Assistant professor Jose Miguel Riquelme-Dominguez, University of Seville, Spain

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Le Nam Hai Pham is defending his dissertation for the degree philosophiae doctor (PhD) at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

The doctoral work has been carried out at the Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences.

You are invited to follow the trial lecture and the public defence.

Link to full dissertation.

Summary

Bilde av Le Nam Hai Pham The transition towards a zero-CO2 emission system requires numerous transformations in energy systems, which involve not only the integration of renewable energy sources, but also the incorporation of a digitalisation process. Thanks to advanced ICTs, traditional energy systems have transformed into cyber-physical and power systems (CPEPS). This paradigm shift goes beyond traditional technologies, opening new opportunities and breakthroughs to the energy infrastructure.

This PhD thesis proposed a novel cyber-physical convergent purpose technology, where a set of independent technologies (protection/controllers, virtualisation, digital communication technologies, etc) is integrated into the cybernetics layer, through investigations about control and protection functionalities under dynamic behaviours of power grids.

Within the laboratory facilities, the virtualised environment is constructed for both protection and control functionalities to perform research, tests, and validations. Furthermore, leveraging the capability to exchange data through communication protocols via Local Area Network (LAN), the CPEPS testbeds are utilised to conduct research in modern energy systems. The real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop methods also strengthen the research by validating proposed protection and control algorithms.

In summary, this PhD thesis offers a comprehensive exploration of CPEPS, focusing on cyber-physical convergent technologies. Under the uncertainties inherent in power grids, the research work plays a part in opening a new horizon for the development of control and protection strategies. The findings continue contributing to the ongoing efforts in decarbonisation, digitalisation, and the broader transition towards sustainable energy systems.