Research Projects

  • 2024-2026 FONDEF IDeA project ID24I10010 «Design and Implementation of an IoT/Renewable Technology Prototype with an Intercultural Approach for Indigenous Rural Schools», Director.
  • 2023-2026 Project ATE230035 «Sea Harbour Operation with Renewable Energies (SHORE)», Main researcher.
  • 2022-2025  FONDECYT project 1220507 “Distributed Predictive Control Strategies based on Evolving Prediction Intervals for Energy-Water Microgrids”, Principal Investigator.
  • 2022-2025  FONDECYT project 1221392 “Enhanced Control Flexibility of Modular Multilevel Converters through Continuous Set Model Predictive Control”, Co-Investigator.
  • 2021-2024 FONDECYT project 1210031 “A Hidden-Markov-Model-based Failure Prognostic Framework for Real-time Prognostic Decision Making”, Co-Investigator.
  • 2021 FONDART project 576104, “Participatory Design for the Creation of a University Cultivation System” Warriache, Co-Investigator.
  • 2020-2021. FONDEF ID19I10363, “Open Expert System for Supporting the Water Resources Management through Low-cost Real-time Monitoring of Surface and Groundwater”, Co-Investigator.
  • 2017-2020 Project FONDECYT 1170683 “Robust Distributed Predictive Control Strategies for the Coordination of Hybrid AC and DC Microgrids”, Principal Investigator.
  • 2017-2020 Project FONDECYT 1170044 “Prognostics Performance Metrics based on Bayesian Cràmer-Rao Lower Bounds”, Co-Investigator.
  • 2017-2019 Project FONDECYT (Postdoct Diego Muñoz Carpintero) 3170040, «Robust and Stochastic Predictive Control: Theory and Applications Approaching», Coinvestigator.
  • 2016-2017 Project FONDEQUIP EQM160122 «Equipment for the Emulation and Testing of Energy Storage Systems», Co-Investigator.
  • 2016-2017 Project REDES 150083 «Control Strategies and Hardware Topologies for the Operation of Energy Storage System in Microgrids», Academic link AC3E UTFSM-U. of Waterloo, Co-Investigator.
  • 2015-2016 Project FONDEF IDeA 14I10063 «Design and Implementation of an Experimental Prototype of Microgrid for Mapuche Communities», Director.
  • 2015-2016 Project Project from Ministry of Energy, Chile “Solar-Wind Energy Supply ‘Nehuen Kurruf Ka Antu’ for Community meeting place José Painecura”, Director.
  • 2015-2016 Project FONDEF VIU14E075 «Development of a Real-time Estimator for the
    Energy Available of Battery Banks in Volcanic Monitoring Stations», Sub-Director.
  • 2014-2016 Project FONDECYT 1140775 «Design of Robust Predictive Control Strategies for the Operation of Microgrids with High Penetration of Renewable Energy”, Principal Investigator.
  • 2013-2018 Project FONDAP Solar Energy Research Center, SERC-Chile, Associated Researcher.
  • 2013-2014 Project FONDEQUIP EQM130058 «Microgrid Emulator for the Design and Validation of Novel Control Strategies», Director.
  • 2013-2014 Project Conicyt REDES130053 «Control Strategies for Micro-grids with High Penetration of Renewable Energy», U. Nottingham – CE, U. Chile, Principal Investigator.
  • 2013-2014 Project Conicyt REDES130029 «Control and Management of Energy Storage Systems for Traction and Distributed Generation», U. Waterloo – CE, U. Chile, Co-Investigator.
  • 2012-2013 Project FONDEQUIP EQM120111 «Programable power source and loads», Co-Investigator.
  • 2012-2013 Project Conicyt REDENERG-0003 «Sustainability for Intelligent Micro-grids» U.Waterloo – CE, U. Chile, Principal Investigator.
  • 2012-2013 Project Conicyt REDENERG-0002 «Efficient Applications of Lithium Batteries to Traction, Renewable Energies and Energy Storage», U. Nottingham-CE, U. Chile, Co-Investigator.
  • 2011-date Project Conicyt FBO16, ICM: P-05-004-F, «Complex Engineering Systems Institute», Young Researcher.
  • 2011-2013 Project FONDECYT 1110047 “Hybrid Fuzzy Predictive Control For Renewable Energy Plants”, Principal Investigator.
  • 2010-2013 Project FONDECYT 1100239 “Advanced Modelling and Optimization of Dynamic Transport Systems”. Coinvestigator.
  • 2007-2009  Project ACT32 Bicentennial Program in Science and Technology  “Real Time Intelligent Control for Integrated Transit Systems”, Associate Researcher.
  • 2006-2007  Project FONDECYT 1061156 “Design of Predictive Control Strategies based on Fuzzy Hybrid Modeling”, Principal Researcher.
  • 2004-2005 Project FONDECYT 1040698 “Predictive Hybrid Control Systems with Continuous and Quantized Variables”, Principal Researcher.
  • “Supervisory Control Strategies Design for Multivariable Non Linear Systems and its Application to Thermoelectric Plants”, Department of Research and Development, Universidad de Chile, Principal Researcher.
  • 2003 International Project EPSRC “Towards Multiple-model based Learning Control Paradigms for Complex Systems”, Researcher.
  • “Design of Supervisory Optimal Control strategies for Multivariable Non Linear Systems”, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Principal Researcher.
  • 2000 Project FONDECYT 4000026 “Stability for Optimizing Supervisory Control Systems with Defined Regulatory Structure”, Principal Researcher.
  • 1999-1998 Project FONDECYT 2980029 “Design of Predictive Control Strategies based on Non Linear Models and its Application to the Control of Thermal Power Plants», Principal Researcher.