University of West Bohemia

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Partner Overview

The University of West Bohemia (UWB) in Pilsen is foremost a technical university that is rooted in strong collaboration with local industry partners. The university comprises over 13,000 students, 900 academic staff members, and 9 faculties. The Faculty of Applied Sciences comprises the New Technologies for Information Technology European Centre for Excellence and within it the Lab for Advanced Power Systems (LAPS). The laboratory regularly partners with local electrical system companies in developing methods and system tools for network analysis and operation.

Core competences

  • Renewable Energy Sources
    • Modelling and prediction of RES production
    • Safe integration of RES into power networks
  • Power Network Planning and Development
    • Probabilistic modelling of network elements
    • Stochastic power flow algorithms for power networks with high share of renewables
  • Ancillary Services
    • Set optimization tools for AnS purchase
    • DSS tools for ancillary services portfolio determination
  • Power Network Operation
    • State estimation tools for WAMS
    • DSM for distribution networks with high RES share
    • Dynamic line rating methods

Team members

  • Martin Strelec
  • Petr Janecek
  • Ingrid Hochmannova
  • Pavel Hering
  • Daniel Georgiev
  • Eduard Janecek


Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Partner Overview