Dr. Kenichiro Sano, Associate Professor

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo

 

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Research topic

Power electronics in electric power systems: High voltage DC transmission for offshore wind farms, transient analysis of power systems, and power qualities in distribution systems

 

Publications

Publication List (Science Tokyo Research Repository)

 

Research Projects

• JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), "Generalization of the Inertia Constant and Establishment of Measurement Methods Toward Quantitative Evaluation of Virtual Inertia," Apr. 2026 - Mar. 2029
• Japan Power Academy Research Grant, "Virtual Inertia Control for Bulk Power Systems Using Various Multilevel Converter Topologies," Feb. 2026
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, "Technology Development Project for Ensuring Flexibility and Optimizing Power Systems to Reduce Power Source Integration Costs (Japanese Version of Connect & Manage 2.0) / Research and Development Item 1: Development of Flexibility Technology Utilizing DERs, etc.," 2025-2026
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, "Versatile multi-terminal HVDC transmission system," 2021-2025
• JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), "Research on highly reliable HVDC grid to support the stable supply of electricity in a low carbon society," Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2025
• Japan Power Academy Research Grant, "Research on high-voltage active shunt capacitors for harmonic compatibility," Feb. 2019
• JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), "Study of a bulk power system based on multi-terminal HVDC transmission systems," Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2021

 

Lecture

• Electric Power Engineering I

• Power Electronics

• Electric Power Engineering Laboratory AB

 

Professional Experience

2008	~	2010		JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)
2010				Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2010	~	2018		Research Scientist, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
2018	~	2025		Assitant Professor (Tenure-track), Tokyo Institute of Technology
2025	~			Associate Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo

 

Academic Degree

Doctor of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2010.

 

Awards

2026 IEEJ Prize of Outstanding Technical Paper

2025 IEEE Senior Member

2025 IEEJ Senior Member

2021 Outstanding research award, Japan Power Academy

2019 IEEJ Prize of Outstanding Technical Paper

2018 IEEJ presentation award

2017 IEEJ presentation award

2009 IEEJ Industry Appication Society award

2009 IEEJ presentation award

2007 IEEJ Prize of Outstanding Technical Paper

2006 IEEJ presentation award

 

Academic Society Memberships

IEEE (Senior Member), CIGRE, and The Institute of Electrical Engineerings of Japan  (Senior Member)