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Synchronization of coupled oscillators: From physics to engineering and control
Gebäude 449, Hörsaal 140
Synchronization is one of the most elementary forms of collective behavior in nature: Many different units in a networked system coordinate their dynamics without the control of any central unit. I will introduce this phenomenon with some examples and discuss one of the most basic models introduced by Y. Kuramoto in the seventies.
In the second part I will illustrate the importance of synchronization in engineering applications. In particular, all generators in a power grid must rotate in perfect synchrony at a given frequency (50 Hz in Europe, 60 Hz in the US) to enable a stable power transmission. Maintaining and controlling this synchronous state will become challenging in future electric power systems: Renewable energy sources introduce large fluctuations to the grid, while large generators with a high inertia are abandoned.
Dr. Dirk Witthaut
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung