Our Team

Max Goertz is an engineer in electrical and information technology with a professional experience of more than 7 years. He has extensive knowledge in the field of electrical power engineering, with a focus on high-voltage direct current transmission and in particular on the simulative analysis of electromagnetic transients.

Curriculum Vitae

• 2022 - today:
• Co-Founder and managing director of Mosaic Grid Solutions GmbH
• 2020 - 2022:
• Engineer grid integration power electronic assets at TransnetBW GmbH
• Main activities: technical speci­fications, tenders, system studies, inter­action studies, benchmark of grid-forming control concepts, EMT-studies and -simulation models
• 2017 - 2020:
• Head of EMC-testing department at KIT IEH 
• EMC (electro­magnetic compatibility), test laboratory accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
• 2015 - 2020:
• Research associate at the Institute for Electrical Energy Systems and High Voltage Technology (KIT IEH) 
• Research focus: high-voltage direct current trans­mission based on modular multi­level converter technology, transient system behavior and insu­lation coor­dination
• 2010 - 2015:
• Master studies in electrical engineering and information technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) including a stay abroad in Switzerland
• Focus: electrical power systems and high voltage technology

Project Experience

At TransnetBW:

• Ultranet project
• Project information: multi­terminal HVDC system based on modular multilevel converter tech­nology with full-bridge sub­modules in bipolar system con­figuration with metallic return con­ductor
• Main activities: engineer grid planning/system behavior, system studies, EMT- simulation models
• SuedLink project
• Project information: ±525 kV HVDC system based on modular multi­level converter tech­nology with half-bridge sub­modules in rigid bipolar system con­figuration
• Main activities: process owner grid planning/system behavior, support of tendering phase and final eva­luation of bidders, acceptance criteria of grid-forming control concept, EMT-studies and -simulation models
• STATCOM Grid-Forming project
• Project information: STATCOM with supercaps, including grid-forming require­ments
• Main activities: engineer grid planning/system behavior, concept develop­ment, technical specification, accep­tance criteria for grid-forming control concept, EMT-studies and -simulation models
• Grid Booster project
• Project information: large-scale battery storage, including grid-forming require­ments
• Main activities: engineer grid planning/system behavior, concept development, technical specification, accep­tance criteria for grid-forming control concept, EMT-studies and -simulation models

At KIT IEH:

• Research cooperation with TransnetBW:
• Project information: transient behavior of bipolar HVDC systems based on modular multi­level converter technology with focus on voltage stresses of HVDC cables
• EMC-testing department:
• Main activities: Supervision of numerous projects and conduction of standard-compliant EMC tests for manu­facturers of elec­trical and elec­tronic products. We were serving clients from auto­motive, indus­trial, medical up to household electronics sector.

Committees and Memberships

• Member Power and Energy Society of the German "Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik (VDE)"
• Member of the "Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Électriques (Cigré)"
• Young Member in JWG B4/B1/C4.73 "Surge and extended overvoltage testing of HVDC Cable Systems"
• Full Member in B4.84 "Feasibility study and application of electric energy storage systems embedded in HVDC systems"