Rate My Professor Geraint Chaffey

Geraint Chaffey serves as a research expert in the Electrical Energy Systems and Applications (ELECTA) group at KU Leuven's Department of Electrical Engineering, with affiliations at both the Arenberg campus in Leuven and EnergyVille in Genk. His primary research specializations encompass high-voltage direct current (HVDC) grid protection, HVDC circuit breakers, fault blocking converters, DC fault detection and handling capabilities of voltage-source converters, and multi-vendor interoperability in HVDC protection systems. Chaffey obtained his M.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Cardiff University in 2012 and his Ph.D. from KU Leuven (EnergyVille) in 2019. His doctoral work contributed to advancements in HVDC technologies for integrating renewable energy sources into power grids.

Chaffey's career at KU Leuven and EnergyVille includes significant involvement in funded research projects addressing HVDC challenges in future power systems. He acts as copromotor on projects such as 'Interactions and co-design between control and DC-side protection in future multivendor HVDC grids' (2024-2028), 'Coordination and management of the EU project concerning protection and control of HVDC networks' (2024-2028), 'Power System Protections for Offshore Energy Hubs' (2023-2027), and 'Protection System Implementation in Multi-Terminal HVDC Grids' (2023-2027). He is a regular member of CIGRE Study Committee B4 representing Belgium. Key publications include 'Power-System Level Classification of Voltage-Source HVDC Converter Stations Based Upon DC Fault Handling Capabilities' (IET Renewable Power Generation, 2019, with P.D. Judge et al.), 'Requirements for functional testing of HVDC protection IEDs' (CIGRE Science & Engineering, 2019, with I. Jahn et al.), 'Pole Rebalancing Methods for Pole-to-ground Faults in Symmetrical Monopolar HVDC Grids' (IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2019, with M. Wang et al.), and contributions to multi-vendor HVDC grid protection interoperability studies (2021). His research has achieved over 830 citations on Google Scholar, underscoring his influence in electrical power systems engineering. Chaffey also engages in standardization efforts through IEC TC95 WG3.