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Excursion to Avacon and its substation
On June 3, 2024, students and employees of Otto von Guericke University visited Avacon Netz GmbH in Salzgitter. They were given exciting insights into the day-to-day work of the grid control center and listened to specialist presentations on “Planning and construction of special grids” and “Secondary technology”. The group also visited the Helmstedt substation. They were shown the operations building, the outdoor facilities and a switching process demonstration from the grid control center.
LENA at the T&D conference in the USA
The IEEE Power & Energy Society Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exhibition is an important event for experts in the field of power transmission and distribution. It provides a platform for networking, breakthrough products and services, and technical education. The IEEE PES T&D Conference 2024 in Anaheim addresses challenges such as climate change, cyber threats and grid reliability. LENA representatives Professor Martin Wolter and Eric Glende used the conference to make research contacts and present their work in the PROGRESS project.
Research trip to Santa Maria and Porto Alegre - Brazil
From April 15 to 18, 2024, LENA employees visited the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) and on April 19 the Unisonos University in Porto Alegre. The visit took place as part of the DAAD/CAPES-funded research project PROBRAL.
The program included kick-off meetings on transatlantic co-simulations, lectures and laboratory visits. The visit was rated as very successful, with intensive scientific exchange and the intensification of global cooperation.
LENA at the Dresden Circle 2024
On March 19 and 20, the LENA team took part in the "Dresdener Kreis 2024" conference in Duisburg. The group was warmly welcomed at the University of Duisburg-Essen together with other research groups from the Technical University of Dresden and the University of Hanover. Among other topics, two presentations were given by OVGU and the steelworks of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) was visited.
Successful graduation of M.Sc. Martin Fritsch's doctorate
On 12.03.2024 M.Sc. Martin Fritsch successfully defended his dissertation. This was followed by the traditional walk to the Otto von Guericke monument on the Alter Markt.