Luis Badesa

Welcome to my website!

I am Associate Professor in Power Systems at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and Visiting Researcher at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London.

My research aims to facilitate a cost-effective integration of renewable energies: I develop mathematical models to operate electricity grids and markets efficiently. You can see a summary here.

Teaching resources:

  • Notes on duality in optimization, KKT conditions and shadow prices
  • (In Spanish) - Material docente de Teoría de Circuitos (libro, ejercicios y diapositivas)
  • (In Spanish) - Plantilla Overleaf para Trabajo Fin de Grado ETSIDI-UPM


        



LuisBadesa


Research areas

  • Operation and economics of low-inertia power systems
  • Markets for future decarbonised electricity grids
  • Convex optimisation of distributed energy resources under uncertainty
  • Data-driven methods for power system stability
  • Resilience of energy systems



Journal papers


Who should pay for frequency-containment ancillary services? Making responsible units bear the cost to shape investment in generation and loads
Energy Policy, 2025
arXiv  ·  slides  ·  video


Adaptive Droop Gain Control for Optimal Kinetic Energy Extraction from Wind Turbines to Support System Frequency
IEEE Access, 2024
IEEE Xplore  ·  slides


Cost Allocation for Inertia and Frequency Response
Ancillary Services

IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation
2024
arXiv


Frequency Response from Aggregated V2G Chargers With Uncertain EV Connections
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2023
arXiv  ·  slides


Assigning Shadow Prices to Synthetic Inertia and Frequency Response Reserves from Renewable Energy Sources
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2023
arXiv  ·  slides


Reinforcement Learning and Mixed-Integer Programming for Power Plant Scheduling in Low Carbon Systems:
Comparison and Hybridisation

Applied Energy, 2023
arXiv


Chance-constrained allocation of UFLS candidate feeders under high penetration of distributed generation
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 2023
arXiv


Value of Optimal Trip and Charging Scheduling of Commercial Electric Vehicle V2G Fleets in Future Low Inertia Systems
Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 2022
arXiv


Probabilistic Scheduling of UFLS to Secure Credible Contingencies in Low Inertia Systems
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2022
arXiv  ·  slides


Conditions for Regional Frequency Stability in Power System Scheduling—Part II: Application to Unit Commitment
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2021
arXiv  ·  github  ·  video
Awarded the 2021 Supergen Energy Networks research paper prize


Conditions for Regional Frequency Stability in Power System Scheduling—Part I: Theory
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2021
arXiv
Awarded the 2021 Supergen Energy Networks research paper prize


Ancillary services in Great Britain during the COVID-19 lockdown: A glimpse of the carbon-free future
Applied Energy, 2021
arXiv  ·  video


Value of Point-of-load Voltage Control for Enhanced Frequency Response in Future GB Power System
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2020
arXiv


Pricing inertia and Frequency Response with diverse dynamics in an MISOCP formulation
Applied Energy, 2020
arXiv  ·  github


Optimal Portfolio of Distinct Frequency-Response Services in Low-Inertia Systems
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2020
arXiv  ·  video


Scenario generation of aggregated Wind, Photovoltaics and small Hydro production for power systems applications
Applied Energy, 2019
HAL  ·  github


Simultaneous Scheduling of Multiple Frequency Services in Stochastic Unit Commitment
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2019
arXiv  ·  github



Conference papers (peer-reviewed)


Enhancing Resilience During Islanding Events Through Price-Responsive Loads
2022 IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies
IEEE Xplore


Importance of Linking Inertia and Frequency Response Procurement: The Great Britain Case
2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech
arXiv


Optimal Scheduling of Frequency Services Considering a Variable Largest-Power-Infeed-Loss
2018 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting
arXiv


Economic Value of Inertia in Low-Carbon Power Systems
2017 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
arXiv


Impact of Wind Generation on Dynamic Voltage Stability and Influence of the Point of Interconnection
2016 IEEE GreenTech
IEEE Xplore


Monitoring Power System Transient Stability Using Synchrophasor Data
2015 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting
IEEE Xplore


Lab members


Nelu
(since 2023)

Research topic:
'Finding optimal strategies for obtaining treats from partially gullible humans'


Peng Wang
PhD student, since 2024

Research line:
'Power system economics with stability guarantees and resilience enhancement'


Alireza Zabihi
PhD student, since 2024

Research line:
'Design of future distribution networks to achieve power quality and cost efficiency'


Felipe Salazar-Durán
PhD student (part-time), since 2024

Research line:
'New economic models for the operation of low-inertia power grids'


Marco Navia-Orellana
Visiting researcher from ULiège (Belgium), since 2024

Research line:
'Development of frequency-secured dispatch models for the Bolivian power grid'


Cormac O'Malley
(graduated 2023)

Thesis title:
'Secure and Cost-Effective Operation of Low Carbon Power Systems Under Multiple Uncertainties'


María José Parajeles
(graduated 2021)

Master thesis:
'Allocation of contingency-triggered load disconnection in highly renewable power grids'


Yujing Zhou
(graduated 2021)

Master thesis:
'Market mechanisms for grid-following and grid-forming inverters in low-carbon power grids'


Reports and articles

  • "Wide Area Monitoring Protection and Control Systems – Decision Support for System Operators", Technical Brochure by CIGRE Working Group C2.18, 2023
    Full text
  • "Behind-The-Meter Distributed Energy Resources: Estimation, Uncertainty Quantification, and Control", technical report by IEEE Task Force on Behind-The-Meter Distributed Energy Resources, 2023
    Full text
  • "Hydrogen applications for grid balancing", technical report for Horizon 2020 project GreenHyScale, 2022
    Full text
  • "Benefits of addressing regional frequency stability through demand-side flexibility", technical report for UKRI project FastFlex, 2022
    Full text  ·  Slides
  • "Electrification is the main road to decarbonization", summary paper from the World Economic Forum council on Clean Electrification, 2022
    Full text
  • "Impacts of COVID-19 on the Energy System", multi-disciplinary briefing paper by Imperial College's Energy Futures Lab, 2021
    Full text  ·  Panel discussion
  • "Getting to Net Zero: Increasing Clean Electrification by Empowering Demand", report by the World Economic Forum council on Clean Electrification, 2021
    Full text
  • "Whole-System Value of Long-Duration Energy Storage in a Net-Zero Emission Energy System for Great Britain", report commissioned by SSE Renewables through Imperial Consultants, 2021
    Full text
  • "What has COVID-19 taught us about decarbonized electricity grids?", article for the World Economic Forum, 2021
    Article
  • "Low Carbon Conversations: A Tricky Balance", podcast for Imperial College's Energy Futures Lab, 2021
    Libsyn  ·  Spotify  ·  Apple podcast


PhD thesis

"Towards a Cost-Effective Operation of Low-Inertia Power Systems", Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, 2020

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