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Juan C. Vasquez (M’12-SM’14) received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from the Autonomous University of Manizales, Manizales, Colombia, and the Ph.D. degree in automatic control, robotics, and computer vision from the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, in 2004 and 2009, respectively. He was with the Autonomous University of Manizales working as a teaching assistant and the Technical University of Catalonia as a Post-Doctoral Assistant in 2005 and 2008 respectively. In 2011, He was Assistant Professor and from 2014 to 2019 He was as an Associate Professor at the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark. Currently, He is Professor and the Co Director for the Center for Research on Microgrids - CROM (see crom.et.aau.dk).
He was a Visiting Scholar at the Center of Power Electronics Systems (CPES) at Virginia Tech and a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. His current research interests include operation, advanced hierarchical and cooperative control, optimization and energy management applied to distributed generation in AC/DC Microgrids, maritime microgrids, advanced metering infrastructures and the integration of Internet of Things into the SmartGrid. Dr Vasquez is a Associate Editor of IET POWER ELECTRONICS, IEEE ACESSS and Guest Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS Special Issue on Energy Internet, Associate Editor (AE) for the IET Power Electronics Journal, Special Session organizer on Energy Internet in iTHINGS-2017, Special Session organizer on Energy Internet in TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS, Special Sessions Guest Editor: “The Digital Revolution in Future Power Distribution and Microgrids" in ENERGIES, Special Sessions Guest Editor: “Microgrids 2018" in INVENTIONS, and Special Sessions Guest Editor: “Energy Internet" in TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS.
Since 2017 Prof. Vasquez was awarded as Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics. In 2019, Prof. Vasquez received the Young Investigator Award 2019 by Electronics MDPI. Dr. Vasquez is currently a member of the IEC System Evaluation Group SEG4 on LVDC Distribution and Safety for use in Developed and Developing Economies, the Renewable Energy Systems Technical Committee TC-RES in IEEE Industrial Electronics, PELS, IAS, and PES Societies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Energy, PhD , Decentralized Control Techniques Applied to Electric Power Distributed Generation in Microgrids, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
4 Aug 2007 → 4 Dec 2009
Award Date: 4 Dec 2009
Keywords
- Energy
- Microgrid
- IoT
- maritime microgrids
- Energy Internet
- digital twins
- Smart Grid
- Microgrid Control
- Microgrid control
- Internet of Things
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Collaborations from the last five years
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EU-DREAM: Effective Uptake of Digital Services to Repower European Consumers and Communities as Active Participants in Energy Transition and Markets
Vasquez, J. C. (PI), Arbab Zavar, B. (Project Participant) & Pugliese, A. A. (Project Coordinator)
01/07/2024 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research
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NEST: National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
Sahlin, S. L. (PI), Vasquez, J. C. (CoPI), Barrios Flores, M. A. (Project Applicant), Tinajero, G. D. A. (Project Participant), Arbab Zavar, B. (Project Participant), Guerrero, J. M. (Project Participant) & Pugliese, A. A. (Project Coordinator)
Nationalt Udvalg for Forskningsinfrastruktur (NUFI)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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Digital Twin-based Reliability Framework for Next-Generation Clean Aviation Systems
He, Q. (PI), Wei, B. (Supervisor) & Vasquez, J. C. (Supervisor)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2026
Project: PhD Project
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To Enhance the Fault Ride Through Capability of Doubly Fed Induction Generator using Direct Matrix Converter for Wind Turbines
Asim, A. (PI), Vasquez, J. C. (Supervisor), Guan, Y. (Supervisor) & Guerrero, J. M. (Supervisor)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2026
Project: PhD Project
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ActRes: Agency for resilience – Making people and energy systems fit for climate change and crises
Hellwig, R. T. (PI), dos Santos, L. F. (Project Participant), Berger, C. (Project Participant), Horvath, A.-S. (Project Participant), Horsbøl, A. (Project Participant), Vasquez, J. C. (Project Participant), Raftopoulos, M. (Project Participant), Yuan, M. (Project Participant), Rüdiger, M. (Project Participant), Sahoo, S. (Project Participant) & Guan, Y. (Project Participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research
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A battery degradation-aware energy management system for agricultural microgrids
Safavi, V., Mohammadi Vaniar, A., Bazmohammadi, N., Vasquez, J. C., Keysan, O. & Guerrero, J. M., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 108, 115059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Active Damping of Grid-Forming Voltage-Source Converter Using Fractional-Order Regulators
Yu, Y., Guan, Y., Kang, W., Wu, J., Vasquez, J. C. & Guerrero, J. M., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72, 8, p. 8107-8118 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A Generic Inertial-Response Preserved Active-Damping Control for Grid-Forming Inverters Emulating Synchronous Machines
Yu, Y., Guan, Y., Kang, W., Vasquez, J. C. & Guerrero, J. M., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72, 6, p. 5897-5905 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of Impacts in Electric Power Grids Due to the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
Marles-Saenz, E., Gómez-Luna, E., Guerrero, J. M. & Vasquez, J. C., 6 Feb 2025, In: Energies. 18, 3, 22 p., 745.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A Novel Technical Framework for Colombia’s Distribution System Operator with Distributed Energy Resources Integration
Gómez-Luna, E., Tariacuri, J. A., De La Cruz, J. & Vasquez, J. C., Jun 2025, In: Energies. 18, 11, 2881.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Highly Cited Paper - New Horizons for Microgrids: From Rural Electrification to Space Applications
Micallef, A. (Recipient) & Vasquez, J. C. (Recipient), 15 Oct 2024
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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Best Paper Award
Akhavan, A. (Recipient), Vasquez, J. C. (Recipient) & Guerrero, J. M. (Recipient), May 2021
Prize: Conference prizes
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Young Investigator 2019
Vasquez, J. C. (Recipient), 27 Feb 2019
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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Activities
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Workshop: IoT-driven eNErgy sysTems (INET) - Advances and Applications
Anvari-Moghaddam, A. (Lecturer), Guan, Y. (Lecturer), Quintero, J. C. V. (Lecturer) & Guerrero, J. M. (Lecturer)
30 Jul 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Special Issue "IoT and Energy Internet" (Event)
Guerrero, J. M. (Editor), Vasquez, J. C. (Editor) & Guan, Y. (Editor)
26 Jul 2018 → 9 Sept 2019Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Journal editor › Research
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Tutorial: The Internet of Energy - The Building Block for the Future Smart Grids
Savaghebi, M. (Lecturer), Quintero, J. C. V. (Lecturer), Guan, Y. (Lecturer) & Guerrero, J. M. (Lecturer)
29 Oct 2017Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Special Section on "Energy Internet" (Event)
Guerrero, J. M. (Editor), Guan, Y. (Editor), Vasquez, J. C. (Editor) & Sun, K. (Editor)
28 Aug 2017 → 31 Dec 2018Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Journal editor › Research
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IEEE SSD14 Invited Keynote: Research challenges in Microgrid Technologies
Vasquez, J. C. (Speaker)
11 Feb 2014Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Press/Media
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Dansk forsker kåret som verdens bedste inden for elektroingeniørvidenskab
Blaabjerg, F., Guerrero, J. M., Teodorescu, R., Chen, Z., Vasquez, J. C., E. Mogensen, P., Pedersen, K. I. & Popovski, P.
31/03/2023 → 04/04/2023
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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55 danske forskere er blandt verdens mest citerede
Blaabjerg, F., Guerrero, J. M., Lund, H., Mathiesen, B. V., Nielsen, P. H., Wang, X. & Vasquez, J. C.
29/11/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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Syv forskere fra Aalborg Universitet på Clarivates "Highly Cited Researchers List 2017"
Blaabjerg, F., Guerrero, J. M., Lund, H., Mathiesen, B. V., Teodorescu, R., Torp-Pedersen, C. & Quintero, J. C. V.
21/11/2017
1 item of Media coverage
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Reception for AAU's lysende talenter
Albertsen, M., Wang, X., Vasquez, J. C., Zhang, S., Roetter, D. E. L., Schmid, S., Hose, K., Boudreau, S., Graff, C., Brock, C., Olesen, A. E., Lema, R., Jensen, S. Q., Kublitz, A., Sønderholm, J., Ydesen, C., Jørgensen, M. B. & Wegener, C.
22/08/2016
1 item of Media coverage
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Morgendagens forskere på AAU får 48 mio. kr.
Albertsen, M., Wang, X., Vasquez, J. C., Zhang, S., Roetter, D. E. L., Schmid, S., Hose, K., Boudreau, S., Graff, C., Brock, C., Olesen, A. E., Lema, R., Jensen, S. Q., Sønderholm, J., Ydesen, C., Jørgensen, M. B., Wegener, C. & Kublitz, A.
17/07/2016
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media