Dr. Andrea Giovanni Beccuti

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer

Focus

• Model predictive control
• Optimisation methods
• Mathematical modelling of energy systems
• Techno-economic analysis of energy infrastructure investments
• Optimal integration of RES, storage, flexible demand and electric vehicles
• Analysis and control of electromechanical systems
• Projects and published literature

Teaching

MRT12, SYAT12

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Ph.D. / Information technology and electrical engineering
  ETH Zurich
  2003 - 2007
• M.Sc. / Electrical engineering
  Politecnico di Milano
  1996 - 2001

Continuing Education

Certificate of Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Zurich University of Teacher Education
2024

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Flexibility to Support the Future Power Systems. E. Hillberg, A. Zegers, G. Migliavacca, G. Beccuti, S. Lehn-hoff, K. Uhlen, I. Oleinikova, J. Pompee, T. Heggarty, S. Wong, H. Pihl, M. Norstroem, M. Persson. Proceedings of the CIGRE Symposium, Aalborg, Denmark, June 2019.
• Flexibility In Future Power Systems. E. Hillberg, J. Rossi, A. Zegers, G. Migliavacca, G. Beccuti, S. Lehnhoff, K. Uhlen, I. Oleinikova. 8th International Conference on Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources (IRED), Vienna, Austria, October 2018.
• Operational Optimisation for Multi-Carrier Networks. G. Beccuti, T. Demiray. Proceedings of the IEEE Powertech, Manchester, England, June 2017.
• Combined Energy Hub Optimisation and Demand Side Management for Buildings. M. Batic, N. Tomasevic, G. Beccuti, T. Demiray, S. Vranes. Energy and Buildings, vol. 127, September 2016.
• Energy Hub Modelling and Optimisation: an Analytical Case-study. G. Beccuti, T. Demiray, M. Batic, N. Tomasevic, S. Vranes. Proceedings of the IEEE Powertech, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, June 2015.
• Multivariable Optimal Control of HVDC Transmission Links With Network Parameter Estimation for Weak Grids. G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou, L. Harnefors. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, March 2014.
• Risk Assessment of the Impact of Geomagnetic Disturbances on the Transmission Grid in Switzerland. T. Demiray, G. Beccuti, G. Andersson. Proceedings of the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 2013.
• A Decentralized Explicit Predictive Control Paradigm for Parallelized DC Circuits. G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou, M. Kvasnica und M. Morari. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems, vol. 21, no. 1, January 2013.
• Numerical Algebraic Geometry for Optimal Control Applications. D.J. Bates, Ph. Rostalski, I.A. Fotiou, G. Beccuti, M. Morari. Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 417-437, June 2011.
• A Lagrangian Decomposition Algorithm for Optimal Emergency Voltage Control. G. Beccuti, T.H. Demiray, G. Andersson, M. Morari. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1769-1779, November 2010.
• Model Predictive Direct Torque Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors. T. Geyer, G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou, M. Morari. Proceedings of the Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2010, Atlanta, GA, USA, September 2010.
• Multivariable Predictive Control of Voltage Source Converter HVDC Transmission Systems. G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou, L. Harnefors. Proceedings of the IEEE Industrial Symposium on Industrial Electronics 2010, Bari, Italy, July 2010
• Energy Management. M. Morari, G. Beccuti, S. Mariethoz, G. Papafotiou. Handbook of Hybrid Systems Control - Theory, Tools, Applications, pp. 377-405, Cambridge University Press, October 2009.
• Explicit Model Predictive Control of DC Switched Mode Power Supplies with Extended Kalman Filtering. G. Beccuti, S. Mariethoz, S. Cliquennois, S. Wang, M. Morari. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 1864-1874, July 2009.
• Model Predictive Control of Multiphase Interleaved DC Converters with Sensorless Current Limitation and Power Balance. S. Mariethoz, G. Beccuti, M. Morari. Proceedings of the IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference 2008, Rhodes, Greece, pp. 1069-1074, June 2008.
• Analysis and Optimal Current Control of a Voltage Source Inverter Connected to the Grid Through an LCL Filter. S. Mariethoz, G. Beccuti, M. Morari. Proceedings of the IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference 2008, Rhodes, Greece, pp. 2132-2138, June 2008.
• An Optimal Control Application in Power Electronics Using Numerical Algebraic Geometry. D.J. Bates, G. Beccuti, I.A. Fotiou, M. Morari. Proceedings of the American Control Conference 2008, Seattle, Washington, USA, July 2008.
• Supervisory Hybrid Model Predictive Control for Voltage Stability of Power Networks. R.R. Negenborn; G. Beccuti, T. Demiray, S. Leirens, G. Damm, B. De Schutter, M. Morari. Proceedings of the American Control Conference 2007, New York, USA, July 2007.
• A Distributed Optimal Control Scheme for Interleaved DC Circuits. G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou, M. Morari. Proceedings of the European Control Conference 2007, Kos, Greece, July 2007.
• An Optimal Control Application in Power Electronics Using Algebraic Geometry. I.A. Fotiou, G. Beccuti, M. Morari. Proceedings of the European Control Conference 2007, Kos, Greece, July 2007.
• Comparative Assessment of Prediction Models in Voltage Control. G. Beccuti, T.H. Demiray, M. Zima, G. Andersson, M. Morari. Proceedings of the IEEE Powertech 2007, Lausanne, July 2007.
• Optimal Control of the Buck Direct Current Circuit Operating in Both the Continuous and Discontinuous Conduction Regimes, G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou and M. Morari. Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control 2006, San Diego, USA, December 2006.
• Explicit Model Predictive Control of the Boost Converter. G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou, M. Morari. Proceedings of the IFAC Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems Workshop 2006, Alghero, Italy, June 2006.
• A Distributed Solution Approach To Centralized Emergency Voltage Control. G. Beccuti, M. Morari. Proceedings of the American Control Conference 2006, Minneapolis, USA, July 2006.
• Optimal Control of Piecewise Polynomial Hybrid Systems Using Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition. I.A. Fotiou, G. Beccuti, G. Papafotiou, M. Morari. Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, vol. 3927 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 227-241, Springer Verlag, March 2006.
• On the Use of the Current and Flux State Variables in the Dynamic Analysis of Magnetoelectric Networks. G. Beccuti, S. Leva, A.P. Morando. Computer Engineering in Applied Electromagnetism, pp. 119-124, Springer Verlag, January 2005.
• Temporal Lagrangian Decomposition of Model Predictive Control for Hybrid Systems. G. Beccuti, T. Geyer, M. Morari. Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control 2004, Atlantis, Bahamas, December 2004.
• Appraising New Opportunities for Market-Based Transmission in Europe. P. Bresesti, G. Beccuti, R. Vailati. Proceedings of the IEEE Powertech 2003, Bologna, Italy, June 2003.
• Analysis of 3-Phase Transmission Line Radiation by Means of the Park Transform. G. Beccuti, S. Leva, A.P. Morando. Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility 2003, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2003.

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