Universität der Bundeswehr München; Lehrstuhl für Leistungselektronik und Steuerungen

Electric drive technology

The Chair of Power Electronics (Prof.Dr.-.Ing. R.Marquardt, Power Electronics) at the University of the Federal Armed Forces München is focused on industrially relevant research and development topics of advanced power engineering. Reliability, energy saving and functional safety are focal points of research. Practically relevant current projects:

• Novel topologies for converters with extremely low losses and weights
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• Industrially scalable modular power electronics in SMD technology
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• Use of silicon carbide semiconductors in the high power range
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• Electronic protection technology and power control in energy networks  

Practical equipment/measurement methods:

• Controllable DC voltage feeders up to 6 kV / 2kA DC
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• Machine transducers and test probes for electric drives
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• Cooling systems for liquid and air cooling (-40°C to +150°C)
• PC-supported transient recorder systems for measurement data acquisition
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• Digital storage oscilloscopes,notw. Meßte and simulation tools 

Practically relevant research areas:

• High-power converters for power grids and drives (Modular Multilevel Converters)
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• Power Electronic Systems of Highest Reliability (Functional Safety)
• Contactless power transmission (Wireless Power, 10 > 100 kW)
• Electronically controlled DC networks (HVDC, on-board networks of high power)
• Power electronics for the integration of energy storage
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