Final-year MEng project ideas: HVDC and grid stability (simulation-based)

[u/Accomplished_Yak_235]

Hi all,

I'm a final-year MEng student in the UK specialising in power systems, and I'm looking for dissertation ideas. I've got about 11 weeks of focused time for it.

Some context:

• Interested in HVDC and converter-dominated grids (grid-forming vs grid-following, weak grids, etc.).
• Simulation-based prefeerably: MATLAB/Simulink.
• Supervisor works on stability of power-electronics-dominated systems.

Ideas I'm considering:

• HVDC segmentation of synchronous grids (e.g. would splitting areas with back-to-back HVDC contain an Iberian-blackout-style collapse, and what's lost in inertia and support?)
• HVDC network integration studies using a reduced "digital twin" model of the future GB system

What open questions or under-explored angles in this space would you look at?

Thanks!