麻豆视频

Gustavo Aschidamini

PhD Candidate

Gustavo is a PhD Candidate in Sustainable Energy Engineering at 麻豆视频, where he researches the control of heat pumps for space heating in demand response programs to provide energy flexibility to distribution networks. 

Most recent publications:

• Gustavo L. Aschidamini, Bradley A. Reinholz, Malcolm S. Metcalfe, Xue Bin Peng, Mariana Resener. 鈥淲eather-Adaptive Reinforcement Learning Framework for Heat Pump Control Under Time-of-Use Tariffs.鈥� Energy Conversion and Management, 2026. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2026.122015

RL framework that learns how to control a variable-speed compressor heat pump for space heating to reduce electricity costs under time-of-use electricity prices while adapting to varying weather conditions.

• Gustavo L. Aschidamini, Mina Pavlovic, Bradley Reinholz, Malcolm S. Metcalfe, Taco Niet, Mariana Resener. 鈥淐omprehensive Review on the Control of Heat Pumps for Energy Flexibility in Distribution Networks.鈥� IEEE Access, 2025. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3569761

Review of existing methods for controlling heat pumps to provide energy flexibility under time-varying electricity prices, direct load control, and increased self-consumption. 

His research interests focus on the operation and expansion of distribution networks under increasing electrification, with particular emphasis on demand response, optimization, and reinforcement learning.

He holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where he was also supervised by Dr. Mariana Resener. His master's research developed a method using real utility interruption data to assess distribution-system reliability and estimate reliability improvements associated with network expansion alternatives. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where he developed a power converter for LED applications.