Panayiotis Romanos is a research associate in Thermal Energy Storage of the Centre for Renewable Systems Technology (CREST). He researches ways of integrating Thermal Energy Storage systems in Buildings for space heating/cooling and domestic hot water production as well as for Thermal Power Plants.
Current research focuses on the future role of Thermal Energy Storage in the UK Energy System including Demand Side Management with Smart Metering and Smart Buildings. His research and teaching focuses on various aspects of energy, with the aim of contributing to the development of effective and economic low carbon energy systems. He has almost 20 years experience within the energy sector.
Previous research topics include PV Hybrid Systems, Components for Modular Renewable Energy Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, Building Energy Modelling, Energy Management in Smart Buildings, Demand Side Management, Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles and PV inverters testing and qualification according to the grid interconnection.
He was previously employed for CRES (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources) in Greece as a research associate in PV Hybrid Systems, Electric Vehicles and Rational Use of Energy in Smart Buildings. He was Post-Doctoral research associate for ICCS/NTUA (National Technical University of Athens) on the research of Control Strategies for Microgrids and Distributed Energy Resources.
He was Adjunct Assistant Professor with the University of Patras in Greece, Architecture Department, for the course of Sustainable Design. He gave lectures on Building Physics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Buildings Simulations based on EnergyPlus mainly for evaluation of Buildings Energy Efficiency.
Expertise
Applications of advanced control techniques
Energy Conservation and Sustainability
Energy use in the Built Environment
High integrity measuring systems for control applications
Modelling and Simulation (including virtual/synthetic environments)
Renewable Energy Systems
Solar Energy Engineering
Systems Engineering
Integration of renewable energy into electricity networks
Keywords
Smart Buildings
Efficient Energy Conversion
Predictive Control
Distributed Energy Resources
Thermal Energy Storage
Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Microgrids and Smart Grids
Following completion of his BEng in Electronics, Dr Romanos obtained his MSc in Control Systems from Sheffield University in 1993. He subsequently worked as a research associate at Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES) in Greece. At CRES, Dr Romanos has worked on a number of EU and National projects collaborating with a number of leading research centres in Europe as well as key players in the Photovoltaics, Electric Vehicles and Smart Buildings industry. As part of his work Dr Romanos invented and developed a Simplified Monitoring System for EV fleet Testing, patent application No 970100312, 8, August 1997.
Dr Romanos moved to Kassel University, in Germany, in 2002 to do a PhD in Predictive Control for Smart Buildings: “Thermal Model Predictive Control for Demand Side Management Cooling Strategies”, where he received his PhD in 2007. He subsequently worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the National Technical University of Athens ICCS/NTUA.
Dr Romanos was promoted adjunct assistant professor for the Architecture Department of Patras University in Greece in 2010. He has been a research associate in the thermal energy storage research section of CREST since 2011.
Professional Affiliations
View all Dr Romanos’s publications in the central publications database
Selected Publications
W. Kleinkauf, F. Raptis, J. Sachau, P. Zacharias, P. Romanos, et. all. Oral Presentation at the 13th European Conference in Photovoltaics, Nice, France 1995 Subject: “Modular System Technology for Decentral Electrification”
T. Romanos, S. Tselepis, C. Avgerinou, D. Konstantakatos. Oral Presentation at EIB Conference 1999, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, October 28th 1999. “Photovoltaic Hybrid System Energy Management using EIB technology”.
T. Romanos, S. Tselepis, C. Avgerinou, D. Konstantakatos. Poster presentation at the 16th European PV Conference in Glascow in 2000, “Predictive control strategy for stand alone PV hybrid systems using European Installation Bus (EIB)” poster VD 2.2.
P. Strauss, R-P. Wurtz, O. Haas, M. Ibrahim, J. Reekers, D. Mayer, C. Trousseau, F. Perez-Spiess, P. Romanos, S. Tselepis, M. Bachler. Oral presentation at the 16th European PV Conference in Glascow in 2000, “Stand-Alone AC PV Systems and Micro Grids with new Standard Power Components-First Results of two European Joule Projects “PV-MODE” and “MORE”.
P. Romanos, J. Schmid, I. Stadler, P. Zacharias. Oral Presentation for the IET Conference MEDPOWER 2008, Thessaloniki 2-5 November with subject: “Thermal Model Predictive Control for Demand Side Management Cooling Strategies”.
P. Romanos, N. Hatziargyriou, G. Tsolakos, E. Stumpie, J. Schmid, A. Bukvic. Poster presentation at the Conference “Smart Grids and Mobility”, Wurzburg 16th June 2009 with subject: “Demand Side Management in Smart Buildings”.
P. Strauss, T. Degner, W. Heckmann, I. Wasiak, P. Gburczyk, Z. Hanzelka, N. Hatziargyriou, P. Romanos, E. Zountouridou, et all. Publication of White Book from DERlab Association in 2009: “International White Book on the Grid Integration of Static Converters”.
P. Romanos, N. Hatziargyriou, V. La Rocca, G. Tsolakos, K. Pantazis, N. Daniil, S. Bonias. Oral Presentation for the IET 7th MED POWER 2010 Conference, in Agia Napa, Cyprus, with subject: “PV inverters supporting the grid – first experiences with testing and qualification according to the grid interconnection guidelines in Greece and Cyprus”.
P. Romanos, N. Hatziargyriou, J. Schmid, J. Mutale. Oral Presentation for the IET 7th MED POWER 2010 Conference, in Agia Napa, Cyprus, with subject: “Single Agents in Smart Grids”.
