Elena Vagnoni

EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne

EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne

EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne

EPFL PTMH
AU -1 7014 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne

Dynamic Characterization of Transient Cavitation in a Kaplan Turbine Model during Large Grid Frequency Disturbances

B. Al BishtawiF. GeriniG. ScribanoE. Vagnoni

2025

Fatigue damage reduction in hydropower startups with machine learning

T. MuserE. KrymovaA. MorabitoM. SeydouxE. Vagnoni

Nature communications. 2025. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-025-58229-z.

Effect of Stokes number on erosion on Pelton buckets for sediment-laden flows

A. D. BeckE. Vagnoni

2025. 10th IAHR Workgroup Meeting on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Brno, Czechia, 2025-10-01 - 2025-10-03. p. 012042. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/1561/1/012042.

Predictions of transient pressure pulsations in a pump-turbine from measurements for enhanced flexible operations

W. MaE. VagnoniJ. HuX. LaiJ. Yang  et al.

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

W. MaZ. ZhaoC. LiuF. ChenW. Yang  et al.

Applied Energy. 2025. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.125470.

Optimization of Pelton Turbines Start-Up Considering Fatigue Damage Via a Fracture Mechanics Model

A. L. AlerciG. ZanettiM. PaoloneE. Vagnoni

2025

Modeling, optimization and experimental assessment of transient-induced fatigue in hydraulic machines

A. L. Alerci

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11242.

Prediction of pressure pulsation in the vaneless zone of pump turbines during start-up process

W. MaE. VagnoniZ. ZhaoJ. HuX. Lai  et al.

2025. 5th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Asian Working Group Symposium, Jeju, Republic of Korea, 2025-08-04 - 2025-08-07. p. 012004. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/3150/1/012004.

Optimal Short-Term Dispatch of Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants Including Hydraulic Short Circuit

F. GeriniE. VagnoniR. CherkaouiM. Paolone

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

E. VagnoniD. GezerI. AnagnostopoulosG. CavazziniE. Doujak  et al.

Renewable Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120832.

CFD-based analysis of pumped storage power plants implementing hydraulic short circuit operations

A. MorabitoE. Vagnoni

Applied Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123474.

Enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve provision from battery hybridized hydropower plants: Theory and experimental validation

F. GeriniE. VagnoniM. SeydouxR. CherkaouiM. Paolone

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

F. GeriniE. VagnoniM. SeydouxR. CherkaouiM. Paolone

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

M. SeydouxE. VagnoniC. NicoletM. Paolone

Renewable Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120587.

Experimental Investigation of the Fatigue-Induced Damage in Hydroelectric Units During Start-Up

M. SeydouxE. VagnoniC. NicoletS. AlligneM. Paolone

2024

Evaluation of the fatigue-related influence of start-ups on Pelton turbines based on reduced scale model stress measurements

A. L. AlerciE. VagnoniM. Paolone

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.

Study of flexible operating conditions in variable-speed hydraulic turbines : advanced models and experimental validation

M. Seydoux

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10760.

Upper part-load instability in a reduced-scale Francis turbine: an experimental study

A. AminiE. VagnoniA. FavrelK. YamaishiA. Mueller  et al.

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

A. L. AlerciE. VagnoniM. Paolone

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

F. GeriniY. ZuoR. GuptaA. ZecchinoZ. Yuan  et al.

Electric Power Systems Research. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108567.

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.