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Dr.-Ing. Felix Strehle

  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Campus Süd
    Institut für Regelungs- und Steuerungssysteme
    Geb. 11.20 (Engler-Villa)
    Kaiserstr. 12
    D-76131 Karlsruhe

Curriculum Vitae

Born 1992 in Aalen; A levels 2011 at Theodor-Heuss Gymnasium in Aalen.

Afterwards, bachelor’s program in electrical engineering and information technology at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) with exchange semester at the Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU) in Trondheim; bachelor’s thesis at Institute of Control Systems (IRS) about the composition of a battery management system and the implementation of algorithms for lithium-ion batteries (2014); IPP award for the bachelor‘s degree of the faculty of electrical engineering and information technology.

From 2015, master’s program in electrical engineering and information technology at KIT with specializations in system theory and control engineering; internship and practical work in the field of electrical and hybrid vehicles at Robert Bosch GmbH in Schwieberdingen/Tamm; master’s thesis at IRS about the „Modeling of Multi-Carrier Energy Distribution Systems with Port-Hamiltonian Systems“ (2017).

Since November 2017 research and teaching assistant at IRS in the field of networked multi-energy systems.

Private interests: various sports (particularly athletics, MTB, racing bike), traveling, hiking

Research

Decentralized, Passivity-Based Control of Networked Multi-Energy Systems

A sustainable energy supply requires to rethink energy systems. In order to achieve true climate neutrality, not only electrical power grids, but networked multi-energy systems consisting of electricity, district heating, gas, hydrogen, etc. grids have to be considered.

In my research, I develop decentralized control methods for components such as generators, consumers, and storage devices in different energy grids. For this, I exploit the unifying, generalizing property of physical-based methods (e.g. generalized equivalent circuits, port-Hamiltonian systems), the modularity of the system property of "passivity", and its relation to Lyapunov stability. The control methods developed in this way are modular and scalable, allowing to cope with the very high complexity of networked multi-energy systems.

In particular, the increasing number of components (generators, consumers, storage devices) that dynamically interact with each other at an ever-faster rate (i.e. on smaller time scales) due to the integration of renewable technologies can thus be managed. Components can be connected or disconnected without adapting the controllers of other components or jeopardizing stability ("plug-and-play").

If you are interested in a research collaboration (for PhD students), a bachelor’s or master’s thesis, a Hiwi job, or a research internship, please do not hesitate to contact me. Besides the open theses and offers, there is usually always something to do.

Teaching

Open Theses
Title Type

Publications


2024
Passivity-Based Pressure Control for Grid-Forming Compressors in Gas Networks
Malan, A. J.; Gießler, A.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2024. 2024 European Control Conference (ECC), Stockholm, 25th-28th June 2024, 1097 – 1104, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.23919/ECC64448.2024.10590807
Passivity-Based Power Sharing and Voltage Regulation in DC Microgrids With Unactuated Buses
Malan, A. J.; Jané-Soneira, P.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2024. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 32 (4), 1410–1425. doi:10.1109/TCST.2024.3372308
A Unifying Passivity-Based Framework for Pressure and Volume Flow Rate Control in District Heating Networks
Strehle, F.; Machado, J. E.; Cucuzzella, M.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.; Scherpen, J. M. A.
2024. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 32 (4), 1323–1340. doi:10.1109/TCST.2024.3365250
A Framework for Decentralized Stabilization in Networked Energy Systems: A Passivity-Based Approach. PhD dissertation
Strehle, F.
2024, February 1. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000167942
2023
Port-Hamiltonian Modelling for Analysis and Control of Gas Networks
Malan, A. J.; Rausche, L.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2023. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 56 (2), 5431 – 5437. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.10.193
Port-Hamiltonian Modeling of Hydraulics in 4th Generation District Heating Networks
Strehle, F.; Machado, J. E.; Cucuzzella, M.; Malan, A. J.; Scherpen, J. M. A.; Hohmann, S.
2023. 2022 IEEE 61st Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 1182–1189, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CDC51059.2022.9992887
2022
Port-Hamiltonian Modeling of Hydraulics in 4th Generation District Heating Networks
Strehle, F.; Machado, J. E.; Cucuzzella, M.; Malan, A. J.; Scherpen, J. M. A.; Hohmann, S.
2022. doi:10.5445/IR/1000150634
A Unified Passivity-Based Framework for Control of Modular Islanded AC Microgrids
Strehle, F.; Nahata, P.; Malan, A. J.; Hohmann, S.; Ferrari-Trecate, G.
2022. IEEE transactions on control systems technology, 30 (5), 1960–1976. doi:10.1109/TCST.2021.3136489
2021
Optimal control of port-Hamiltonian systems: A continuous-time learning approach
Kölsch, L.; Jané Soneira, P.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2021. Automatica, 130, 109725. doi:10.1016/j.automatica.2021.109725
Convergence Analysis of the Short-Memory Principle for Fractional Models
Stark, O.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2021. European Control Conference (ECC): 29th June – 2nd July 2021, Delft, Netherlands, 100–106, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.23919/ECC54610.2021.9654853
Passivity-Based Stability Analysis of Hydraulic Equilibria in 4th Generation District Heating Networks
Strehle, F.; Vieth, J.; Pfeifer, M.; Hohmann, S.
2021. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54 (19), 261–266. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2021.11.088
Full-Order Observer Design for a Class of Nonlinear Port-Hamiltonian Systems
Pfeifer, M.; Caspart, S.; Strehle, F.; Hohmann, S.
2021. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54 (19), 149–154. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2021.11.070
2020
Passivity conditions for plug-and-play operation of nonlinear static AC loads
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020
Passivity conditions for plug-and-play operation of nonlinear static AC loads
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020. 21th IFAC World Congress. Ed.: R. Findeisen, 12237–12243, Elsevier. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.1128
A scalable port-hamiltonian approach to plug-and-play voltage stabilization in DC microgrids
Strehle, F.; Pfeifer, M.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020
A scalable port-hamiltonian approach to plug-and-play voltage stabilization in DC microgrids
Strehle, F.; Pfeifer, M.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2020. 2020 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 24-26 August 2020, online, 787–794, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CCTA41146.2020.9206323
2019
A Port-Hamiltonian Approach to Plug-And-Play Voltage and Frequency Control in Islanded Inverter-Based AC Microgrids
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2019. 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Nice, F, December 11-13, 2019
Passivity-Based Plug-and-Play Voltage and Frequency Control in Islanded Inverter-Based AC Microgrids
Strehle, F.; Malan, A. J.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann Sören
2019. 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Nice, F, December 11-13, 2019, 4648–4655, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/CDC40024.2019.9029272
A Scalable Port-Hamiltonian Approach to Plug-and-Play Voltage Stabilization in DC Microgrids [submitted]
Strehle, F.; Pfeifer, M.; Krebs, S.; Hohmann, S.
2019. IFAC-PapersOnLine [submitted]
2018
Towards Port-Hamiltonian Modeling of Multi-Carrier Energy Systems: A Case Study for a Coupled Electricity and Gas Distribution System
Strehle, F.; Pfeifer, M.; Kölsch, L.; Degünther, C.; Ruf, J.; Andresen, L.; Hohmann, S.
2018. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51 (2), 463–468. doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.03.078