Assistant Professor
room: T2:B3-442
phone: +420 2 2435 2122
email: knapvacl@fel.cvut.cz
Education:
- 2008 – 2012 Bc. in Power Electrical Engineering – Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
- 2012 – 2013 MSc. in Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering – Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University
- 2014 – 2017 PhD Fellow – Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University (PhD Thesis – “Characterization, Modelling and State Estimation of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries”)
Work experience:
- From 2023 Assistant Professor at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia
- 2022 – 2023 Postdoc at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia
- 2019 – 2022 Researcher at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia
- 2019 – 2022 Industrial Postdoc at GomSpace and Aalborg University, Denmark
- 2017 – 2019 Research Assistant at Aalborg University, Denmark
- 2016 (5 months) Visiting researcher at Cranfield University, United Kingdom
- 2013 – 2014 Research Assistant at Aalborg University, Denmark
Teaching:
- Solar Systems and Electrochemical Sources – BE1B13SSE
- Application of Electrochemical Sources – B1M13AEZ
- Battery testing, modeling, and state estimation- BVM13TMO
Research and development:
Lithium-ion batteries, Lithium-Sulfur batteries, energy storage, battery management systems, battery state estimation, degradation and lifetime, battery testing and modelling, anscillary grid services provided by an energy storage.
Selected publications:
- V. Knap, et al., “Sizing of an Energy Storage System for Grid Inertial Response and Primary Frequency Reserve,” IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 3447–3456, Sep. 2016.
- D.-I. Stroe, V. Knap, M. Swierczynski, A.-I. Stroe, and R. Teodorescu, “Operation of a Grid-Connected Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System for Primary Frequency Regulation: A Battery Lifetime Perspective,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 430–438, Jan. 2017.
- V. Knap and D.-I. Stroe, “Effects of open-circuit voltage tests and models on state-of-charge estimation for batteries in highly variable temperature environments: Study case nano-satellites,” J. Power Sources, vol. 498, p. 229913, Jun. 2021.
- V. Knap, S. Beczkowski, L. K. Vestergaard, and D.-I. Stroe, “Battery Current and Temperature Mission Profiles for CubeSats at Low Earth Orbit,” IEEE Trans Aerosp Electron Syst, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 4656–4668, Oct. 2022.
- D. Capkova, V. Knap, A. S. Fedorkova, and D.-I. Stroe, “Investigation of the temperature and DOD effect on the performance-degradation behavior of lithium–sulfur pouch cells during calendar aging,” Appl Energy, vol. 332, p. 120543, Feb. 2023.
Selected projects:
- ECO&Stor: Conversion and Energy Storage – focused on battery second life, waste management, and recycling.
- BOVENAC: Božek Vehicle Engineering National Center of Competence – focused on the development of automotive-oriented battery models and diagnostic methods.
- SABER: Nano-satellite battery monitoring – Vývoj životnostních modelů a battery management algoritmů pro nano-satelity.
- MultiCon: Multi Storage Converter for Wind Energy – Vývoj bateriových modelů a algoritmů pro odhadu stavu nabití Lithium-ionových baterií pro úložiště integrovaná ve větrných elektrárnách.
- ACEMU: Advanced Components for Electro-Mobility Usage – Charakterizace a modelování nové technologie Lithium-sírových baterií a vývoj algoritmů pro odhady jejich stavu nabití a stárnutí.
- Batteries 2020: Towards Realistic European Competitive Automotive Batteries – Užití Lithium-ionových baterií v druhé fázi jejich životnosti.