Elena Vagnoni
EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
1007 Lausanne
+41 21 693 36 43
Office: AU -1 7016
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EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
1007 Lausanne
+41 21 693 36 43
Office: AU -1 7016
EPFL › STI › STI-SGM › SGM-ENS
EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
1007 Lausanne
+41 21 693 36 43
Office: AU -1 7016
EPFL › STI › IEM › DESL
Site web: https://desl-pwrs.epfl.ch
EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
1007 Lausanne
+41 21 693 36 43
Office: AU -1 7016
EPFL › STI › IGM › IGM-GE
Dynamic Characterization of Transient Cavitation in a Kaplan Turbine Model during Large Grid Frequency Disturbances
2025Fatigue damage reduction in hydropower startups with machine learning
Nature communications. 2025. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-58229-z.Predictions of transient pressure pulsations in a pump-turbine from measurements for enhanced flexible operations
Energy. 2025. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2025.138321.A physics-based and data-aided transient prediction framework for sustainable operation of pumped-storage hydropower systems
Applied Energy. 2025. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.125470.Optimization of Pelton Turbines Start-Up Considering Fatigue Damage Via a Fracture Mechanics Model
2025Modeling, optimization and experimental assessment of transient-induced fatigue in hydraulic machines
Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11242.Optimal Short-Term Dispatch of Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants Including Hydraulic Short Circuit
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 2024. DOI : 10.1109/TPWRS.2024.3463951.The new role of sustainable hydropower in flexible energy systems and its technical evolution through innovation and digitalization
Renewable Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120832.CFD-based analysis of pumped storage power plants implementing hydraulic short circuit operations
Applied Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123474.Enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve provision from battery hybridized hydropower plants: Theory and experimental validation
Electric Power Systems Research. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2024.110765.Experimental investigation of repurposed Kaplan turbines as variable-speed propellers for maximizing Frequency Containment Reserve
Electric Power Systems Research. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2024.110718.On the prediction of the induced damage by the start-up sequence of Francis turbines: On operational resilience framework
Renewable Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120587.Experimental Investigation of the Fatigue-Induced Damage in Hydroelectric Units During Start-Up
2024Study of flexible operating conditions in variable-speed hydraulic turbines : advanced models and experimental validation
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10760.Evaluation of the fatigue-related influence of start-ups on Pelton turbines based on reduced scale model stress measurements
2024. 32 International Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Hybrid, Roorkee, India, 2024-09-11 - 2024-09-14. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/1411/1/012040.Upper part-load instability in a reduced-scale Francis turbine: an experimental study
Experiments In Fluids. 2023. DOI : 10.1007/s00348-023-03649-0.Structural impact of the start-up sequence on Pelton turbines lifetime: Analytical prediction and polynomial optimization
Renewable Energy. 2023. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119341.Optimal grid-forming control of battery energy storage systems providing multiple services: Modeling and experimental validation
Electric Power Systems Research. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108567.Prediction of unstable full load conditions in a Francis turbine prototype
Mechanical Systems And Signal Processing. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108666.Local Effects of Grid-Forming Converters Providing Frequency Regulation to Bulk Power Grids
2022. 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT 2021), Brisbane, Australia, December 5-8, 2021. DOI : 10.1109/ISGTAsia49270.2021.9715628.Enseignement et PhD
Doctorant·es actuel·les
Nathan Justin Veuthey, Elie Saroufim, Sara Bocconi, Jonas Ariel Peter
A co-dirigé les thèses EPFL de
Martin Seydoux, Aldo Leonardo Alerci
Cours
Hydraulic turbomachines
ME-453
Cours de Master sur les turbomachines hydrauliques: principes de fonctionnement et conception des turbines à action et à réaction, des pompes et des pompes-turbines.
Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units
EE-456
Cours de Master sur les configurations, les composants et les principes de fonctionnement des centrales hydroélectriques et des groupes hydroélectriques pour la production et le pompage.