SHIFT to Direct Current

Project Information

SHIFT2DC

Grant agreement ID: 101136131

DOI

10.3030/101136131

EC signature date 31 October 2023

Start date 1 December 2023

End date 31 May 2027

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 11 322 202,50

EU contribution

€ 8 999 345,25

Coordinated by

INESC ID INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIADE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO EM LISBOA
Portugal

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (12)

Project Management Plan - Updated

D7.2 will include the updates on the SHIFT2DC Project Management strategy to be followed by the SHIFT2DC consortium.

User adoption of DC solutions

D1.6 will include the main results of the analysis of the user perspective of the adoption and use of DC solutions.

Policies, Regulatory framework, and Market Architecture for DC solutions

D1.2 will include an assessment of the existing policies and regulatory framework identifying the main barriers and providing first recommendations.

Specification of DC solutions, tools and devices

D1.4 will include the main specifications of tools and devices that will be developed in WP2 and WP3, and tested in WP4.

DC solutions design tool

D2.1 will be a tool allowing the design of MVDC and LVDC solutions and assessment of these solutions.

IT requirements for DC solutions (Demonstrators)

D1.5 will address the main IT requirements to be implemented in during the demonstrators.

Dissemination and Communication Plan

D6.1 will include the SHIFT2DC dissemination and communication strategies.

Detailed specification of the demonstrators

D4.1 will include the detailed specification of the 4 demonstrators. The results of the demonstrators’ design should be also presented in the deliverable.

Data Management Plan

D7.4 will include the SHIFT2DC Data Management guidelines to be followed by the consortium.

DC Applications, Challenges, Opportunities and Evolution Scenarios

D1.1 will include a first vision concerning the existing DC applications, the main challenges and opportunities, and the expected evolution scenarios

Innovation and Exploitation Plan

D5.1 will describe the innovation and exploitation methodology to be adopted for the solutions developed in SHIFT2DC project.

Project Management Plan

D7.1 will include the SHIFT2DC Project Management strategy to be followed by the SHIFT2DC consortium. This deliverable defines how the project is to be executed, monitored and controlled.

Other (2)

Use Case Repository

D1.3 will be a use case repository including the use cases that will be tested in the demonstrators

DC protection systems design tool

D2.2 will be a tool allowing the design of protection systems of MVDC and LVDC systems.

Publications

Conference proceedings (12)

Switched-Capacitor Resonant DC–DC Converter with Differential Power Processing for Stacked Servers in Data Center Applications

Author(s): Niwton Gabriel Feliciani dos Santos, Edivan Laercio Carvalho, Andrii Chub
Published in: IECON 2025 – 51st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IECON58223.2025.11221655

Extending the Generalized Bode Criterion to Black-Box Power Systems: A Practical Approach for Stability Evaluation

Author(s): Asier A. De Miguel, Salvador Ceballos, Alain Sanchez-Ruiz, Robert Griñó
Published in: IECON 2025 – 51st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IECON58223.2025.11220991

Optimal Management of a Port Considering Shore-side Power and Electrical Vessels

Author(s): Afonso Barradas, Manuel Neto, Pedro B. Costa, Sheikh Shanawaz Mostafa, Lucas Pereira, and Hugo Morais.
Publisher: IEEE

Machine-Learning Applications in Ports Electrification – A Rapid Review

Author(s): Luís Nunes, Fábio Mendonça, and Lucas Pereira.
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ISGTEUROPE64741.2025.11305556

Reliability Evaluation of the Universal Power Electronic Interface Converter for PV Applications

Author(s): Salman Khan, Andrii Chub, Dmitri Vinnikov, Matthias Kasper, Gerald Deboy
Published in: 2024 IEEE 21st International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (PEMC), 2024, ISSN 2166-9546
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/PEMC61721.2024.10726360

Startup Implementation in Universal Power Electronics Interface with Dual-Standard Output for DC Microgrid Applications

Author(s): Sachin Chauhan, Salman Khan, Andrii Chub, Dmitri Vinnikov, Bernd Wunder, Freddy Flores-Bahamonde
Published in: 2025 IEEE 19th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG), 2025, ISSN 2166-9546
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CPE-POWERENG63314.2025.11027310

A Practical Methodology for Short-Circuit Current Determination in Power Converter-Dominated DC Microgrids

Author(s): Jonathan Wilson1, David Corbet2, Bertrand du Peloux2, Kilian Drexler3, Ahmad Makkieh1
Publisher: PC12

Three-Port Current Fed Push/Pull Partial Power Converter for Integration of PV/Battery Systems in DC Microgrids

Author(s): Neelesh Yadav, Andrii Chub, Lauri Kütt
Published in: 2024 19th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC), 2024, ISSN 2382-820X
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/BEC61458.2024.10737934

Feasibility Study of Snow Removal from PV Module Using Universal Power Electronic Interface

Author(s): Sachin Chauhan, Andrii Chub, Sayeed Hasan, Arthur Lavrov, Jarek Kurnitski, Dmitri Vinnikov
Published in: 2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144747

Active Clamped Dual Current-Fed Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Wide Voltage Range Applications

Author(s): Sachin Chauhan, Andrei Blinov, Andrii Chub, Dmitri Vinnikov
Published in: 2024 IEEE 65th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON), 2025, ISSN 2768-3338
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/RTUCON62997.2024.10830838

A Topology Morphing Partial Power Converter with Variable Turns Ratio for Integration of On-Board Battery Chargers with DC Buildings

Author(s): Niwton Gabriel Feliciani dos Santos, Andrii Chub, Mário Martins
Publisher: 2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids
DOI: 10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144713

High-Bandwidth Impedance Measurement of DC Grids Using Dual-Active Bridge Converters

Author(s): Tim Karsten, Julius Kleutgens, Rik W. De Doncker
Published in: 2025 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EGRID63452.2025.11255473

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Magnetically Integrated Multiport Converter for Energy Management in DC-Powered Buildings

Author(s): Edivan Laercio Carvalho; Andrii Chub; Andrei Blinov; Satish Naik Banavath; Dmitri Vinnikov
Published in: Eletrônica de Potência, 2024, ISSN 1984-557X
Publisher: SOBRAEP – Sociedade Brasileira de Eletrônica de Potência
DOI: 10.18618/REP.E202445

Real-Time AI-Based Data Prioritization for MODBUS TCP Communication in IoT-Enabled LVDC Energy Systems

Author(s): Francisco J. Arroyo-Valle, Sandra Roger, Jose Saldana
Published in: Electronics, Issue 14, 2025, ISSN 2079-9292
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/ELECTRONICS14183681

Performance Evaluation of Step-Up/Down Partial Power Converters Based on Current-Fed DC-DC Topologies

Author(s): Neelesh Yadav, Naser Hassanpour, Andrii Chub, Andrei Blinov, Dmitri Vinnikov, Ilya Galkin, Omar Abdel-Rahim
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Issue 60, 2024, ISSN 0093-9994
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2024.3413050

Shifting currents: Expert perspectives on the adoption of Direct Current in power grids

Author(s): Catherine Ngirwa, Diogo Reis, Hugo Morais, Lucas Pereira
Published in: Energy Research & Social Science, Issue 129, 2026, ISSN 2214-6296
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ERSS.2025.104370

Forecasting needs for improving grid resilience in shore power infrastructures

Author(s): Herbert Amezquita, Pedro Costa, Guilherme Paraìso, Carlos Cardoso, Carlos Castro, Lucas Pereira, Hugo Morais
Published in: IET Conference Proceedings, Issue 2024, 2025, ISSN 2732-4494
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/ICP.2024.2646