Research

The research activities of the Department of Electric Drives and Traction focus on several key areas. Major activities include research on power semiconductor converters and their control, which are applied in both "drive" and "non-drive" applications. Another important area is the study of modulation strategies for inverters and the development of algorithms for optimal and efficient control of electric drives. Researchers are also involved in the hardware design of power converters and the programming of their control processors. We also work on contactless power transmission.

Research groups

Advanced Electric Drives and Power Electronics (AEDPE)

The deparment has a research group Advanced Electric Drives and Power Electronics (AEDPE).

Its research topics include:

Mathematical modelling of electric drives and power converters including the effect of system nonlinearities.
Design of modern power converter topologies based on promising GaN and SiC components.
Development of control strategies for inverters and drives for control signal processors with a focus on increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of controlled system operation and increasing power density. Our main focus is on electric drives for road traction and electric vehicle chargers.

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Members of the group

Publication activities of the Department

An overview of the department's publications for each year can be found at the following link on the faculty's intranet.Publications overview