Hon.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Krebs

Hon.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Krebs

Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Institut für Elektrische Energiesysteme (IESY)
Institute of Electric Power Systems
Freyeslebenstr., 91058 Erlangen,   vCard
Projects

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  • Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betreiben eines Stromnetzes, Verfahren für intelligente Generierung von Restoration Plans – Smart Restoration and Reconfiguration
    Patent: 2017EP2779347 Invention Report

  • Verfahren für intelligente Generierung von Restoration Plans – Smart Restoration and Reconfiguration
    Patent: Invention Report
  • Schutzsystem zur Wahrung der Integrität eines elektrischen Energieversorgungsnetzes SIGUARD WAP
    Patent: 2014P12477EP

  • CBR (Case-based Reasoning)-enhanced Simulation for Preventive and Reactive WAMPAC (Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control)
    Patent: 2013P03308EP

  • Apparatus and Method for Model based Engineering and Execution of Power System Restoration Plans
    Patent: 2012P27802EP

  • Power System Control and Restauration unter Verwendung einer Public-Key-Infrastruktur in Baum Topologie Patent: Pending

  • Logic-Enhanced Wide-Area Protection and Control for Energy Transmission and Distribution Systems
    Patent: 2012P27802EP

  • Distributed Wide-Area Monitoring for Power Systems
    Patent: Invention Report

  • Model-based method for monitoring a power supply network, and system for carrying out said method
    Patent: EP 2052451B1, 2010

  • Wide Area Monitoring I
    Patent: 2006P17361EP

  • Wide Area Monitoring II
    Patent: Invention Report

  • Verfahren zur Erzeugung eines Fehlersignals
    Patent: DE19858929C2, 2000

  • Impedanzmessung bei durch Wandler-sättigung gestörten Stromsignalen
    Patent: DE19858929, 1999

  • Method and device for detecting and correcting a saturated current profile of a current transformer
    Patent: EP98109248,1998

  • Elimination of arc voltages
    Patent: DE4230649,1996

  • Protection triggering process
    Patent: EP0660973,1996

Publications
Cooperations
Work in technical committees
  • VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (Member of board of VDE-Bavaria, 2500 members)
  • VDE Head of the Working Group “Future Energy Systems”
  • VDE Coordinator of technical VDE committees in Bavaria
  • CIGRE International Council on Large Electric Systems
  • CIGRE DAK SCC02 System Operation and Control, German Section
  • former CIGRE SC 34-08 Protection against voltage collapse
  • former CIGRE B05-02 Coordination of digital relays and conventional cts
  • former CIGRE B05-10 Protection of series compensated lines
  • CIGRE SC C02-21 Lessons learnt from recent emergencies and blackouts incidents
  • CIGRE SC C02-23 Power system restoration
  • CIGRE SC B05-47 Network Protection Performance Audits
  • IEC TC8, PT1 System Aspects of Electrical Energy Supply, Connection of Distributed Generation to Distribution Networks
  • DKE K261 Systemaspekte elektrischer Energieversorgung
  • IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (Senior-Member)
  • IEEE PES Panel-session chair: Network and protection security
  • acatech former project member “Energy Systems of the Future”
  • ZVEI Member and Siemens Representative
  • T&D Europe Member and Siemens representative for e-highway 2050
Work in advisory boards and boards of trustees

2016 AGORA Energiewende

2016 Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

2017 Forschungsnetzwerk Energie -Stromnetze

Profile
  • Analysis, design and coordination of protection systems
  • Wide area monitoring protection and control
  • Power system operation
  • Fault analysis and blackout prevention
  • Power system security (DSA, PSA, WAP, DDM)
  • Real-time digital system and protection simulation
  • HV and MV system planning and equipment design
  • Consulting for international TSOs, DSOs and industries
  • Long distance power transmission
  • SC, FACTS and HVDC
  • Development of protection algorithms
  • Further qualifications
  • Certified project manager
  • University research and education
Service
Vita

Education

1982 Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany
1990 Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) degree in Electrical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany

Work History

1983 – 1990 Assistant Professor at the Institute for Electrical Power Supply, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany
1990 – 1996 Project Manager of various national and international projects, Siemens AG
2003 – 2006 University Teaching Position, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
since 2006 Head of System Protection and Power Quality, Power Technologies International, Siemens AG
since 2008 Honorary Professor for System Protection and Control, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
since 2011 Head of Protection and Control System Studies, Power Technologies International, Siemens AG
since 2016 Head of Protection Operation and Control System Studies, Power Technologies International, Siemens AG

Awards

1990 VDE-ETG award of literature for the paper ‘Anisotropic Thyristor Converters’
2010 Best Practice Innovation Award, Siemens Energy Sector
2018 Top-Innovator

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