TenneT

At TenneT, you will have the opportunity to carry out your graduation research in an environment where you can make a real impact. As a student intern in System Operations & Market Development team, you will work on relevant and current challenges related to AC Optimal Power Flow (OPF) calculations.

OPF calculations play an important role in facilitating efficient transport of electric power. In the simplest definition, OPF involves determining operating setpoints for controllable assets in the grid such as generators, shunts and transformers that lead to minimal operational costs while satisfying demand and operational constraints. As the electricity grid is predominantly based on Alternating Current (AC), the underlying physics of the grid is non-linear making the AC-OPF problem non-linear and possibly non-convex. Hence, solving the AC-OPF problem is non-trivial, computationally expensive and prone to divergence. Furthermore, when security constraints are imposed over time, solving the AC-OPF problem can become prohibitively slow. This stimulates the use of approximate methods that compromise on accuracy for speed.

The project involves developing a fast and robust calculation framework for solving security constrained AC-OPF problems for the Dutch transmission grid along two tracks – mathematical optimization and machine learning.

Your profile and background

Your profile

• Currently enrolled in a master’s program in one of the following or a related field: computing sciences, mathematics, machine learning, physics, engineering. 
• Good programming skills in Python, knowledge of libraries for deep learning is a plus. 
• Knowledge on power flow analysis or network calculations is helpful, but not a must. 
• Interest in the energy transition is a big plus.
• Curious, eager to learn, and proactively seek contact when needed.
• Enjoy working collaboratively and are open to feedback.

Your contribution to TenneT

This graduation project is along the machine learning track where you will:

• Review the current literature landscape on solving OPF problems using machine learning.
• Train Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) to speed up security constrained AC-OPF calculations.
• Build on an internally developed module that trains GNNs for performing AC power flow calculations.
• Design a calculation framework that is fast and robust enough to be used close to real-time grid operation.
• Investigate convergence problems.

You will be supported by the ODINA team, where you will have plenty of room to work independently and collaborate with colleagues.

Our recruiting process

Our offer

Flexibility

We are family friendly and flexible

 

Flexible working hours without fixed times and home office options allow you to organize your work individually. Our external partners also provide you with support services for various phases of life - for example, in matters relating to household services or care and career.

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Payment & more

Attractive remuneration and social benefits

 

We offer great benefits such as a salary based on our Collective Labor Agreement, an annual bonus and excellent pension scheme.

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Wellness Balance & Personal Growth

Health - your basis

 

Because we think it is important that you are healthy and feel good, we offer all kinds of great extras: we provide various opportunities to work out via our Always Energy program which offers a wide range of opportunities to indulge in sports (organised training for different sports, competitions and events). And you will receive a sports allowance if you are a member of a sports club.

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Technology & Innovation

Modern working environment

• Modern IT-tools
• Ergonomic workstations
• Very well equipped conference rooms and communication solutions that enable cross-location and cross-border collaboration

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This will be our challenge

Operate is responsible for the end-to-end operation of the Dutch electricity grid and ensures security of supply, system stability, and market facilitation in the Netherlands and across Europe. Operate makes sure the lights stay on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Their goal is to provide our customers tomorrow with the same reliability they enjoy today.

Additional information

What do we offer you?

• A monthly gross internship allowance of 500 euros based on a 40-hour work week
• Travel and remote working allowance
• Hybrid working: we enjoy working together at the office, but working from home is also possible
• A laptop provided by TenneT for the duration of your internship

The position may gets unpublished earlier, so don't hesitate to apply!

 

Salary

500 € - 500 €

Diversity

Since we use AI as part of our recruiting process, we would like to create transparency and clarity at this point. The AI serves exclusively as a supporting and recommending tool to make our processes even faster and more efficient. At no time are automated decisions made.
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TenneT keeps the Netherlands powered. We transport electricity 24/7 across the high-voltage grid, connect customers, and enable the energy transition by expanding the grid and using it more intelligently. Together with our partners, we work towards a reliable, affordable and resilient energy system. This is how we connect the Netherlands to a sustainable future.

Connecting everyone to a brighter energy future.