Tobias Massier
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TUMCREATE Phase II — Towards the Ultimate Public Transport System

TUMCREATE Phase II – Title Image
Period:
April 2016 – September 2021
My role:
Principal Investigator, Department Head
Lead institution:
Partner institution:

Description

TUMCREATE II was the second multi-disciplinary five-year programme comprising six research groups.
Based on the foundations of TUMCREATE I, the aim was to develop a concept for a possible transport layer between Singapore's public train (MRT, Mass Rapid Transit) and bus system.

My group worked on methods to integrate electric vehicles and renewable energies into the power system.
This included estimating and utilising the demand side flexibility of cooling systems in buildings and electric vehicles connected to chargers.
Including grid constraints and possible market frameworks, this work led to the development of our software tool MESMO and paved the way to the projects Balancing Solar PV using Electric Vehicles, SITEM and PRIMO.

The main mode of transport we analysed was public buses.
After developing a model for estimating the energy demand of buses subject to weather and traffic conditions, we teamed up with the developers of CityMoS at TUMCREATE and integrated a model for electric buses into that tool.
With this enhancement, we eventually got the SITEM project awarded where CityMoS and MESMO were used in co-simulation to investigate the impact of electric vehicles on Singapore's power and transport system.

Other aspects of the work were about looking at renewable energy potentials in the ASEAN region, and options for alternative fuels.
This finally led to our latest project on Singapore's Pathway to Carbon Neutrality.

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Publications from this project

[28] Carbon Footprint of a Cost-optimal HVDC Connection to Import Solar Energy from Australia to Singapore
S. Ramachandran et al., S. Ramachandran, K. Siala, C. de la Rúa, T. Massier, A. Ahmed and T. Hamacher, Energies, MDPI, Nov 2021, DOI: 10.3390/en14217178.
[27] Coordinated Market Clearing for Combined Thermal and Electric Distribution Grid Operation
S. Troitzsch et al., S. Troitzsch, K. Zhang, T. Massier and T. Hamacher, Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE PES General Meeting, IEEE, Jul 2021, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9637984.
[26] Optimal Operation of Islanded AC/DC Hybrid Microgrids
A. Ahmed et al., A. Ahmed, E. Pompodakis and T. Massier, Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE PES General Meeting, IEEE, Jul 2021, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9638147.
[25] Weather-Dependent AC Power Flow Algorithms
A. Ahmed et al., A. Ahmed, T. Massier, F. Stevens McFadden and R. Rayudu, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IEEE, Oct 2020, DOI: 10.1109/IAS44978.2020.9334814.
[24] A Sensitivity Framework to Assess the Impact of Weather on Electric Power Networks
A. Ahmed et al., A. Ahmed, F. Stevens McFadden, R. Rayudu and T. Massier, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE PES General Meeting, IEEE, Aug 2020, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281900.
[23] Investigation of the Impact of Weather on Multi-machine Transient Stability Analysis
A. Ahmed et al., A. Ahmed, F. Stevens McFadden, R. Rayudu and T. Massier, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT), IEEE, Feb 2020, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087697.
[22] Developing a Large-scale Microscopic Model of Electric Public Bus Operation and Charging
M. Gallet et al., M. Gallet, T. Massier and D. Zehe, Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), IEEE, Oct 2019, DOI: 10.1109/VPPC46532.2019.8952361.
[21] Impact of Climate Change and High PV Penetration on Power Factor Profile
A. Ahmed and T. Massier, A. Ahmed and T. Massier, Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IEEE, Sep 2019, DOI: 10.1109/IAS.2019.8911945.
[20] Weather-dependent Transient Stability Analysis of Single-machine Infinite-bus System
A. Ahmed et al., A. Ahmed, F. Stevens McFadden, R. Rayudu and T. Massier, Proceedings of the 2019 International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), IEEE, Sep 2019, DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2019.8893566.
[19] Dynamic Conductor Temperature Modelling and Analysis of a Distribution Network with PV
A. Ahmed et al., A. Ahmed, F. Stevens McFadden, R. Rayudu and T. Massier, Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia, IEEE, May 2019, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2019.8881252.
[18] Decentralized Non-neighbor Active Charge Balancing in Large Battery Packs
A. Lamprecht et al., A. Lamprecht, M. Baumann, T. Massier and S. Steinhorst, Proceedings of the 2019 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), IEEE, Mar 2019, DOI: 10.23919/DATE.2019.8714894.
[16] Charging Demonstrator for Ancillary Service Provision in Smart Grids
K. Zhang et al., K. Zhang, D. F. Recalde Melo, T. Massier and T. Hamacher, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia, IEEE, May 2018, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2018.8467795.
[15] Fast Online Distributed Voltage Support in Distribution Grids using Consensus Algorithm
K. Zhang et al., K. Zhang, D. F. Recalde Melo, T. Massier and T. Hamacher, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia, IEEE, May 2018, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2018.8467821.
[14] Robust Electric Vehicle Aggregation for Ancillary Service Provision Considering Battery Aging
D. F. Recalde Melo et al., D. F. Recalde Melo, A. Trippe, H. B. Gooi and T. Massier, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE, May 2018, DOI: 10.1109/TSG.2016.2598851.
[13] Electrification of Road Transport in Singapore and its Integration into the Power System
T. Massier et al., T. Massier, D. F. Recalde Melo, R. Sellmair, M. Gallet and T. Hamacher, Energy Technology, Wiley, Jan 2018, DOI: 10.1002/ente.201700652.
[12] Integration of Renewables in Singapore: Ramp Rate Support Using Electric Vehicles
T. Massier and D. F. Recalde Melo, T. Massier and D. F. Recalde Melo, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Asia, IEEE, Dec 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2017.8378446.
[11] Distributed Congestion Management of Distribution Grids under Robust Flexible Buildings Operations
S. Hanif et al., S. Hanif, H. B. Gooi, T. Massier, T. Hamacher and T. Reindl, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE, Nov 2017, DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2017.2660065.
[10] Life Cycle Assessment of a Sewage Sludge and Woody Biomass Co-gasification System
S. Ramachandran et al., S. Ramachandran, Z. Yao, S. You, T. Massier, U. Stimming and C.-H. Wang, Energy, Elsevier, Oct 2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.04.139.
[9] Optimal Distribution Feeder Reconfiguration for Integration of Electric Vehicles
D. F. Recalde Melo et al., D. F. Recalde Melo, W. Leguizamon, T. Massier and H. B. Gooi, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Latin America, IEEE, Sep 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-LA.2017.8126702.
[8] Stochastic Optimization for Distribution Grid Reconfiguration with High Photovoltaic Penetration
A. Trpovski et al., A. Trpovski, D. F. Recalde Melo, T. Hamacher and T. Massier, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, IEEE, Aug 2017, DOI: 10.1109/SEGE.2017.8052778.
[7] Cost Optimal Integration of Flexible Buildings in Congested Distribution Grids
S. Hanif et al., S. Hanif, T. Massier, H. B. Gooi, T. Hamacher and T. Reindl, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE, May 2017, DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2016.2605921.
[6] District Cooling Network Optimization with Redundancy Constraints in Singapore
J. Dorfner et al., J. Dorfner, P. Krystallas, M. Durst and T. Massier, Future Cities and Environment, Ubiquity Press, Jan 2017, DOI: 10.1186/s40984-016-0024-0.
[5] Sustainable Transport by Use of Alternative Marine and Aviation Fuels – A Well-to-tank Analysis to Assess Interactions with Singapore's Energy System
K. Schönsteiner et al., K. Schönsteiner, T. Massier and T. Hamacher, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, Nov 2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.027.
[4] Cost-optimal Operation for a Flexible Building with Local PV in a Singaporean Environment
S. Hanif et al., S. Hanif, C. Grüntgens, T. Massier, T. Hamacher and T. Reindl, Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT), IEEE, Sep 2016, DOI: 10.1109/ISGT.2016.7781232.
[3] Evaluating Demand Response in the Presence of Solar PV: Distribution Grid Perspective
S. Hanif et al., S. Hanif, T. Massier, T. Hamacher and T. Reindl, Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, IEEE, Aug 2016, DOI: 10.1109/SEGE.2016.7589558.
[2] Quantifying the Effect on the Load Shifting Potential of Buildings due to Ancillary Service Provision
S. Hanif et al., S. Hanif, C. Grüntgens, T. Massier, T. Hamacher and T. Reindl, Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting, IEEE, Jul 2016, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741402.
[1] Robust Reserve Capacity Provision and Peak Load Reduction from Buildings in Smart Grids
S. Hanif et al., S. Hanif, D. F. Recalde Melo, M. Maasoumy, T. Massier, T. Hamacher and T. Reindl, Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting, IEEE, Jul 2016, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741399.
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