Typhoon HIL Best Paper Award

Recognizing applied research that advances real-time simulation,
power electronics, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation.

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What is the Typhoon HIL Best Paper Award?

The Typhoon HIL Best Paper Award recognizes applied research in power electronics, power systems, real-time simulation, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL). It highlights work that bridges academic research with real-world validation.

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United States

2026 Submissions Open!

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Why Submit?

Receive a full Typhoon HIL system and software package
Gain global recognition across the Typhoon HIL community
Receive a formal award certificate for all co-authors
Showcase research with real-world validation impact

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Best Paper Award Recipients

All-Port Unterminated Admittance Passivity for Robust Stability of AC-DC Interlinking Converters, University of Padova, Italy
A Novel Modular Multilevel Converter Based on Interleaved Half-Bridge Submodules, University of Bologna, Italy
Intelligent energy management scheme-based coordinated control for reducing peak load in grid-connected photovoltaic-powered electric vehicle charging stations, Silicon Austria Labs, Austria
Power System Hardware in the Loop9 (PSHIL): A Holistic Testing Approach for Smart Grid Technologies, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Optimal power flow-based reactive power control in smart distribution network using real-time cyber-physical co-simulation framework, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Honorable Mentions

Interoperability Specifications for Multi-Vendor Converter-Dominated Grid: A Robust Stability Perspective, University of Trento, Italy
Active Disturbance Rejection Control with a Cascaded Extended State Observer for Pumping Kite Generator Systems Robust DC-Link Voltage Control, Isen Yncrea Ouest, France

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Best Paper Award Recipients

Heterogeneous Microgrids: Centralized Control Strategy with Distributed Grid-Forming Converters, paper by Lucas Savoi Araujo, João Marcus Soares Callegari, Braz de Jesus Cardoso Filho, and Danilo Brandao, with the award going to the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil,
Simple Fuzzy Logic-Based Energy Management for Power Exchange in Isolated Multi-Microgrid Systems: A Case Study in a Remote Community in the Amazon Region of Ecuador, paper by Mauricio Rodriguez Cesen, Diego Arcos Avilés, and Francesc Guinjoan, with the award going to the University of the Armed Forces (ESPE), Ecuador,
Economic Operation Optimization Under Real-Time Pricing for an Energy Management System in a Redundancy-Based Microgrid, paper by Thales Fagundes, Guilherme Henrique Favaro Fuzato, Rafael Magossi, Manuel Antonio Barrios Flores, Juan Carlos Vasquez, Josep M. Guerrero, and Ricardo Quadros Machado, with the award going to the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil.

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Advancing University Research with Real-time HIL Simulation

We are deeply honored to receive the Typhoon HIL Best Paper Award Europe 2025, which recognizes research that is both impactful and forward-looking. The HIL604 real-time simulator will be invaluable to our Power Electronic Circuits and Photovoltaics Group for advancing research and teaching.