Michael Kleemann

Michael Kleemann is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Technology within KU Leuven, affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT). His research focuses on Power System Protection, Wireless Power Transfer, and Renewable Energy Integration, with a particular emphasis on inverter-based grid dynamics and fault analysis.

• Key Research Areas: Power system protection algorithms, capacitive wireless power transfer, fault location methods in medium voltage cables, and grid stability with high renewable penetration.
• Notable Projects: Lead projects on Protection of Future Distribution Grids (2021-2025), Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer (2020-2024), and Flux 50 ICON (2024-2026) for low-voltage DC grid protection.

Publication Trends: Recent work explores capacitive wireless power transfer materials and control systems (2024-2025), fault detection algorithms for inverter-dominated grids (2023-2025), and machine learning applications in voltage regulation for photovoltaic-rich networks (2024).

Teaching: Courses include Power System Protection (JPI322), Power Electronics (JPI0L8/JPI318), and Capacitive Wireless Transfer topics in graduate seminars.