Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Bühler

MODULES BACHELOR

• Electrical Engineering I
• Electrical Engineering II
• Energy storage
• Control engineering
• Renewable energy systems I
  (climate protection / solar thermal energy)
• Renewable energy systems III
  (photovoltaics / wind energy)
• Business Administration I

MODULES MASTER

• Smart grids
• Grid integration of renewable energies

• 2018- today
  Professor of Electrical Power Engineering at Trier University of Applied Sciences
  • Specialization: Smart grids and storage systems
  • Department: ‘Technical Building Services’, ‘Supply Systems’ and ‘Energy Technology’
• 2013 - 2017
  Project manager at the Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH - field of research: Transformation of energy systems
  • Head of the "SmartPowerFlow" lighthouse project funded by the BMWi:
    • Period: 2013 - 2016
    • Partners: LEW Verteilnetz GmbH, SMA AG, Younicos AG
    • Development of a battery prototype and integration into the power grid
  • Collaboration on the "open_eGo" project:
    • Period: 2015 - 2017
    • Partners: ZNES, Next Energy e.V., University of Magdeburg
    • Development of a holistic grid planning tool
• 2007 - 2012
  Research assistant at the Technical University of Darmstadt - Institute for Electrical Energy Systems
  • Doctorate: "Maintenance and renewal optimization of urban medium-voltage grids"
  • Instructor of various electrical engineering lectures
• 2000 - 2007
  Studied electrical engineering and information technology at the Technical University of Darmstadt        
  • Specialization: Electrical Energy Systems
  • Master's thesis at Lahmeyer International GmbH: "Portfolio effects of renewable energies"
  • Internships at home and abroad
• 1994 - 1999
  General university entrance qualification at the Humboldt School / Costa Rica

SURVEYS

• Bühler, Jochen; Resch, Matthias; Schachler, Birgit; Merei, Ghada; Ortiz, Brisa; Schwaegerl, Peter: SmartPowerFlow - Optimierung von Netzerweiterung versus Energiespeicher auf der Verteilnetzebene infolge zunehmender regenerativer Leistungsflüsse. Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH, 2017.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen; Schachler, Birgit; Sumper, Andreas: Techno-Economic Assessment of Flexibility Options Versus Grid Expansion in Distribution Grids. In: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (2021), doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2021.3055457.

• Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen; Schachler, Birgit; Rita; Meier, Andreas; Sumper, Andreas: Technical and Economic Comparison of Grid Supportive Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries for Primary Control Reserve and Community Electricity Storage. In: International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 43 (2019), Issue 1, S. 337-357.

• Amme, Jonathan; Pleßmann, Guido; Bühler, Jochen; Hülk, Ludwig, Kötter, Editha; Schwaegerl, Peter: The eGo grid model: An open-source and open-databased synthetic medium-voltage grid model for distribution power supply systems. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 977 (2018).
• Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen; Klausen, Mira; Sumper, Andreas: Impact of operation strategies of large scale battery systems on distribution grid planning in Germany. In: Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 74 (2017), S. 1042–1063.
• Rascon, Oscar; Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen; Sumper, Andreas: Techno-economic comparison of a schedule based and a forecast based control strategy for residential photovoltaic storage systems in Germany. In: Electrical Engineering Issue 4, Volume 98 (2016), S. 375–383.
• Klausen, Mira; Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen: Analysis of a potential single and combined business model for stationary battery storage systems. In: Energy Procedia, Volume 99 (2016), S. 321-331.
• Gonzalez, Ana; Bühler, Jochen; Kleinschmit, Birgit; Resch, Matthias: Analysis of Potential Distribution and Size of Photovoltaic Systems on Rural Rooftops. In: Journal for Geographic Information Science, Volume 1 (2016), S.  220 – 224.
• Wiese, Andreas; Hermann, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen; Spahić, Ervin; Küppers, Simon: Risikoanalyse von erneuerbaren Energieportfolios. In: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen Nummer 6, Volumen 58 (2008), S. 62-66.

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

• Kunert, Rita; Bühler, Jochen; Schachler, Birgit; Resch, Matthias: Technisch-wirtschaftliche Optimierung der Teilnahme einer netzdienlichen Großbatterie am Primärregelleistungsmarkt. In: 4. Konferenz Zukünftige Stromnetze für Erneuerbare Energien. Berlin, 2017.
• Rascon, Oscar; Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen; Sumper, Andreas: Techno-economic comparison of a schedule based and a forecast based control strategy for residential photovoltaic storage systems in Germany. In ISENEC 2016. Nürnberg, 2016.
• Rascon, Oscar; Resch, Matthias; Schachler, Birgit; Bühler, Jochen; Sumper, Andreas: Increasing the hosting capacity of distribution grids by implementing residential PV storage systems and reactive power control. In: EEM 2016. Porto, 2016.
• Klausen, Mira; Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen: Analysis of a potential single and combined business model for stationary battery storage systems. In: IRES 2016. Düsseldorf, 2016.
• Gonzalez, Ana; Bühler, Jochen; Kleinschmit, Birgit; Resch, Matthias: Analysis of Potential Distribution and Size of Photovoltaic Systems on Rural Rooftops. In: GI Forum. Salzburg, 2015.
• Bühler, Jochen; Resch, Matthias; Wiemann, Johannes; Twele, Jochen. Lebenszyklusanalyse von Großbatterien am deutschen Regelenergiemarkt. In: 9. Int. Energiewirtschaftstagung. Wien, 2015.
• Resch, Matthias; Bühler, Jochen; Huyskens, Hendrik; Sumper, Andreas: Optimale Positionierung von Großbatterien in Verteilnetzen. In: 30. Symposium Photovoltaische Solarenergie. Bad Staffelstein, 2015.
• Resch, Matthias; Ramadhani, Bagus; Bühler, Jochen; Sumper, Andreas:  Comparison of the control strategies of residential PV storage systems. In: IRES 2015. Düsseldorf, 2015.
• Bühler, Jochen; Balzer, Gerd: Time based maintenance optimization of medium voltage network components using LCC analysis. In: PMAPS 2012. Istanbul, 2012.
• Bühler, Jochen; Hallas, Martin Balzer, Gerd: Risikoorientierte Instandhaltungsoptimierung von Mittelspannungskabeln. In: 12. Symposium Energieinnovation. Graz, 2012.
• Bühler, Jochen; Balzer, Gerd: Long-term impact evaluation of maintenance activities on MV/LV substations. In: PowerTech 2011. Trondheim, 2011.
• Bühler, Jochen; Balzer, Gerd: Fuzzy Risk Assessment of MV/LV Substations for Maintenance and Renewal Purposes. In: Modern Electric Power Systems 2010. Breslau, 2010.
• Bühler, Jochen; Krontiris, Thanos; Balzer, Gerd: Calculation of outage costs for maintenance purposes in medium voltage networks. In: 15th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, Valletta, 2010.
• Krontiris, Thanos; Bühler, Jochen; Balzer, Gerd: Fuzzy-Zustandsbewertung von Hochspannungsleistungsschaltern. In: Internationaler ETG-Kongress 2009. Düsseldorf, 2009.
• Bühler, Jochen; Balzer, Gerd: Evaluation of the condition of medium voltage urban cable networks using fuzzy logic. In: PowerTech 2009. Bucharest, 2009.

DISSERTATION

• Bühler, Jochen: Instandhaltungs- und Erneuerungsoptimierung von städtischen Mittelspannungsnetzen. Technische Universität Darmstadt, Dissertation, 2013.