Bert Claessens

3.3k citations

56 papers · 2.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Energy Engineering and Power Technology top 2%
- Power Systems and Renewable Energy
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 1%
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Electric Power System Optimization
- Optimal Power Flow Distribution

Papers in

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 50
- Smart Grid Energy Management 34
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure 13
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization 8
- Electric Power System Optimization 8
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting 2
Building and Construction 7
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization 7

Co-authors: Frederik Ruelens (17 shared papers)Stijn Vandael (11 shared papers)Geert Deconinck (12 shared papers)Ronnie J. M. Belmans (9 shared papers)Daan Six (5 shared papers)Johan Van Bael (3 shared papers)Tom Holvoet (3 shared papers)Thomas Nuytten (1 shared paper)
Journals: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (11 papers)Applied Energy (6 papers)Energy and Buildings (3 papers)Renewable Energy (2 papers)Journal of Energy Storage (1 paper)
Partner nations: Belgium Netherlands Denmark

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Bert Claessens

55 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Bert Claessens's Hit Papers

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Physics informed neural networks for control oriented thermal modeling of buildings 2022 · 142 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2022 Applied Energy
2012 Applied Energy

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1	Flexibility of a combined heat and power system with thermal energy storage for district heating Applied Energy ·Thomas Nuytten, Bert Claessens, Kristof Paredis, Johan Van Bael, Daan Six Hit paper breakdown →	2012	340
2	Residential Demand Response of Thermostatically Controlled Loads Using Batch Reinforcement Learning IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Frederik Ruelens, Bert Claessens, Stijn Vandael, Bart De Schutter, Robert Babuška, Ronnie J. M. Belmans	2016	265
3	A Scalable Three-Step Approach for Demand Side Management of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Stijn Vandael, Bert Claessens, M.P.F. Hommelberg, Tom Holvoet, Geert Deconinck	2012	200
4	Reinforcement Learning of Heuristic EV Fleet Charging in a Day-Ahead Electricity Market IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Stijn Vandael, Bert Claessens, Damien Ernst, Tom Holvoet, Geert Deconinck	2015	166
5	The dimensioning of PV-battery systems depending on the incentive and selling price conditions Applied Energy ·Grietus Mulder, Daan Six, Bert Claessens, Thijs Broes, Noshin Omar, Joeri Van Mierlo	2013	144
6	Reinforcement Learning Applied to an Electric Water Heater: From Theory to Practice IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Frederik Ruelens, Bert Claessens, Salman Quaiyum, Bart De Schutter, Robert Babuška, Ronnie J. M. Belmans	2016	142
7	Physics informed neural networks for control oriented thermal modeling of buildings Applied Energy ·Gargya Gokhale, Bert Claessens, Chris Develder Hit paper breakdown →	2022	142
8	Convolutional Neural Networks for Automatic State-Time Feature Extraction in Reinforcement Learning Applied to Residential Load Control IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Bert Claessens, Peter Vrancx, Frederik Ruelens	2016	128
9	Experimental analysis of data-driven control for a building heating system Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks ·Giuseppe Tommaso Costanzo, Sandro Iacovella, Frederik Ruelens, T. Leurs, Bert Claessens	2016	107
10	An actively controlled residential heat pump: Potential on peak shaving and maximization of self-consumption of renewable energy Renewable Energy ·Dirk Vanhoudt, Davy Geysen, Bert Claessens, Filip Leemans, Johan Van Bael +1 other	2013	100
11	Demand response of a heterogeneous cluster of electric water heaters using batch reinforcement learning Power Systems Computation Conference ·Frederik Ruelens, Bert Claessens, Stijn Vandael, Sandro Iacovella, P. Vingerhoets, Ronnie J. M. Belmans	2014	69
12	Multiagent Charging of Electric Vehicles Respecting Distribution Transformer Loading and Voltage Limits IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Sam Weckx, Reinhilde D’hulst, Bert Claessens, Johan Driesen	2014	69
13	Learning Agent for a Heat-Pump Thermostat with a Set-Back Strategy Using Model-Free Reinforcement Learning Energies ·Frederik Ruelens, Sandro Iacovella, Bert Claessens, Ronnie J. M. Belmans	2015	66
14	Optimal Combination of Frequency Control and Peak Shaving With Battery Storage Systems IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Jonas Engels, Bert Claessens, Geert Deconinck	2019	64
15	Model-free control of thermostatically controlled loads connected to a district heating network Energy and Buildings ·Bert Claessens, Dirk Vanhoudt, Johan Desmedt, Frederik Ruelens	2017	63
16	Techno-economic analysis and optimal control of battery storage for frequency control services, applied to the German market Applied Energy ·Jonas Engels, Bert Claessens, Geert Deconinck	2019	56
17	An Event-Driven Dual Coordination Mechanism for Demand Side Management of PHEVs IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Klaas De Craemer, Stijn Vandael, Bert Claessens, Geert Deconinck	2013	53
18	Cluster Control of Heterogeneous Thermostatically Controlled Loads Using Tracer Devices IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid ·Sandro Iacovella, Frederik Ruelens, P. Vingerhoets, Bert Claessens, Geert Deconinck	2015	48
19	Comparative analysis of coordination strategies for electric vehicles Lirias ·Niels Leemput, Juan Van Roy, Frederik Geth, Peter Tant, Bert Claessens, Johan Driesen	2011	42
20	An active control strategy for district heating networks and the effect of different thermal energy storage configurations Energy and Buildings ·Dirk Vanhoudt, Bert Claessens, Robbe Salenbien, Johan Desmedt	2017	40

About Bert Claessens

Bert Claessens is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Building and Construction, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Computational Theory and Mathematics, having authored 56 papers that have together received 2.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Smart Grid Energy Management (34 papers), Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (13 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (8 papers), Electric Power System Optimization (8 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (7 papers), Power Systems and Renewable Energy (3 papers), Energy Load and Power Forecasting (2 papers) and Modeling and Simulation Systems (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Energy Engineering and Power Technology (173 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2.1k citations), Building and Construction (468 citations), Control and Systems Engineering (161 citations) and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (75 citations). Bert Claessens has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Frederik Ruelens, Stijn Vandael, Geert Deconinck, Ronnie J. M. Belmans, Daan Six, Johan Van Bael, Tom Holvoet, Thomas Nuytten, Robert Babuška and Bart De Schutter. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Applied Energy, Energy and Buildings, Renewable Energy and Journal of Energy Storage.

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