written by Milovan Majstorović
I started working on the description and user manuals for the devices in the Smart Grid Lab at the Palace of Science. However, writing another blog seemed more fun, so I postponed my initial task. You can call me a master procrastinator because, hello – still no PhD.
Remember my first blog about Sevilla? Well, the real reason for my visit wasn’t to write a blog about it, even though that blog inspired one of my best mates to relocate to Sevilla (keep friends far, enemies not as far, right?). The real reason was to become more familiar with the converter setup designed by the guys from Sevilla, which was supposed to be installed in our lab in the future. And that future came a few months later. Initially, Manolo and Fran paid us a visit in Belgrade to set everything up. A year after that, in April of this year, it became my responsibility to operate the setup independently. The result? Well, the driver boards in the photo are not supposed to be outside the converter. If you ever end up working on a setup in our lab, always turn on the auxiliary supplies on both converters, even if you’re using only one at the moment (hey, this is not far from a user manual).
“Mrga” test failed
Last week, I didn’t make the same mistake – or any others, as far as I know. But this time, I had help from Balša Ćeranić, Luka Zoroje, and Lazar Lukić. These guys are all teaching assistants at the School of Electrical Engineering, and all three attended Sunrise’s Summer Schools in Belgrade. Balša is already enrolled in his PhD studies, while Luka and Lazar are enrolling this month. Balša’s area of expertise is Electrical Drives, Luka’s is Smart Grids, while Lazar is a Power Converters specialist (sometimes he shows interest in Electric Machines, which is concerning, but fortunately it’s only occasional). Haven’t heard of them? I’m sure they’re gonna leave their mark. Plus, you’re reading about them in my blog, they’re basically famous now.
Working hard or hardly working?
Let me (try to) be serious for a second. This project is not only about labs, setups, and travels. It’s also about supporting young researchers by providing them with the conditions they need to learn and achieve more through their work in our newly established Smart Grid Lab. And not only these three – I hope Balša, Luka, and Lazar will inspire new generations to engage in research in this interesting field.
P.S. If you ever decide to visit us at the Palace of Science, come slightly before 4 PM – the restaurant offers a 50% discount from 4 PM.