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Miguel Torres has served as Principal Investigator, Deputy Director, and Co-Investigator in grants funded by FONDECYT, FONDEF, and CYTED, supporting projects related to modular converters, electromobility, renewable energy integration, and HVDC systems.
He has been an active member of the IEEE since 2009, having chaired the Chilean Chapter of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, participated in the organization of international conferences, and moderated special sessions.
At the University of O’Higgins, he served as Head of the Electrical Engineering Program (2018–2021) and as a Member of the Academic Council (2019–2021).
Research interests
His research interests lie in the areas of HVDC system control and modular systems for electric energy conversion and storage.
Teaching
Since 2023, Miguel Torres has been an Assistant Professor at Universidad de los Andes, where he teaches courses in Power Electronics, Automatic Control, and Control of Power Converters.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University
1 Aug 2008 → 1 Jul 2013
Award Date: 1 Nov 2013
Master, Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción
Award Date: 1 Mar 2007
University Degree, Civil Electronics Engineer, Universidad de Concepción
Award Date: 30 Jan 2004
External positions
Research Associate, Solar Energy Research Center SERC-Chile
1 Jan 2026 → …
Habilitación para la dirección de tesis doctorales
- Habilitado
Proceso de habilitación doctoral
- HABILITACIÓN II-2023
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bidirectional Synthetic Inertia of a High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission System With Battery Energy Storage Support
Levis, H., Torres, M. A., Burgos-Mellado, C., Muñoz, D. & Baier, C. R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Energy Management System Based on Predictive Control for a Commercial Smart Building with PV, BESS and EV Charging Providing Tertiary Frequency Regulation
Muñoz-Carpintero, D., Ortiz, J., Perez, A., Burgos-Mellado, C. & Torres, M. A., Apr 2026, In: Energies. 19, 7, 1706.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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State of Charge Control of Second Life Batteries Integrated by a Modular Multilevel Converter
Rivera, V., Smart, C., Burgos-Mellado, C., Arias-Esquivel, Y., Torres, M., Orchard, M., Cardenas-Dobson, R. & Munoz-Carpintero, D., 1 Jun 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 73, 6, p. 8101-8113 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distributed Event-Triggered Consensus Control for Modular Multilevel Converters
Verma, A. K., Zuloaga, R., Levis Calluil, H. M., Martinez-Gomez, M., Burgos-Mellado, C. & Torres, M. A., 2025, In: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics. 6, 2, p. 536-546 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Active power filter control methods for power quality improvement in more electric aircraft applications
Jula, B., Jarial, R. K., Verma, A. K., Burgos-Mellado, C., Torres, M., Gautam, S., Ahmed, H. & Roncero-Sànchez, P., 1 Jan 2024, Power Electronic Converters and Systems, 2nd Edition Volume 2: Applications. Institution of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 2. p. 385-420 36 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review