Prof. Eun-Soo Lee Explores Machine Learning's Role in Power Electronics at Chair of Power Electronics
Jan 18, 2024
On January 18, 2024,
Hanyang University's Professor Eun-Soo Lee recently visited the Chair of Power Electronics for a discussion on the integration of Machine Learning in Power Electronics Applications. His presentation, 'Optimal IPT Design and Magnetic-field Focusing (MFC) by Machine Learning,' highlighted the transformative potential of AI in shaping the future of power electronics, specifically in Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) and Magnetic-field Focusing (MFC).
Embracing Winter Warmth: A Unifying Gathering at the Chair of Power Electronics
Dec 18, 2023
On December 08, 2023,
In a recent winter event, the Chair of Power Electronics played host to a collaborative gathering of scientific minds from CAU and the Fraunhofer ISIT. The occasion was marked by shared expertise, delightful feasting, and the enjoyment of special mulled wine. The festivities reached new heights with a friendly bowling session, concluding the evening with a memorable group selfie that encapsulates the warmth and unity defining our academic community!
Mr. Anatolii Tcai, MSc's Ph.D. Defense
Dec 05, 2023
On December 1, 2023,
Congratulations to Mr. Anatolii Tcai, MSc, from Prof. Liserre's team on successfully defending his Doctorate in Engineering! His research on 'Quasi-2/3-Level Modulation of Multilevel Converters for Medium-Voltage Applications' has earned him this prestigious achievement. Best wishes to Mr. Tcai for continued success in the field!
Prof. Liserre's Distinguished Lecture Explores Power Electronics for a Smart Energy Management at Columbia University's Data Science Institute
Nov 15, 2023
In a recent event at Columbia University's Data Science Institute, Professor Marco Liserre from the University of Kiel, Germany, delivered an insightful Distinguished Lecture on "Power Electronics for a Smart Energy Management." The lecture covered groundbreaking topics, including Smart Transformers and achieving a 100% Electronic Grid through advanced Grid-Forming and Talkative Power Conversion Technologies. The event provided a concise yet impactful exploration of the future of sustainable energy systems.
For more details on Lecture please vist here
PELS Award for Prof. Marco Liserre's outstanding findings in power electronics
Nov 15, 2023
In a prestigious ceremony hosted by the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), Professor Marco Liserre was honored with the R. David Middlebrook Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to the field of power electronics. As a distinguished figure in the realm of power electronics, Professor Liserre, hailing from the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel and serving as the deputy head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology in Itzehoe, stood out for his groundbreaking research.
The award, presented annually since 2011, acknowledges outstanding achievements in the technical landscape of power electronics. Professor Liserre's remarkable findings centered around the stability of power grids dominated by power electronics. His extensive research, spanning from 2000 onwards, has significantly contributed to optimizing the integration of power converters into electrical grids, with a special focus on enhancing stability.
Notably, Professor Liserre's innovative modeling approaches have become industry benchmarks, widely adopted by grid operators and manufacturers of grid-interactive power converters. His work has played a pivotal role in advancing the efficiency and reliability of power systems, marking him as a trailblazer in the field.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), as the world's leading professional association in the technical domain, underscores the global impact of Professor Liserre's research. His dedication to advancing power electronics technology has not only earned him the PELS award but has also positioned him as a key influencer in shaping the future of power systems worldwide.
For more details on Professor Marco Liserre's award-winning research, visit CAU, ISIT
DFG SPP 1984 - General Meeting 2023
Sep 27, 2023
Robust Control Design of Converter-Interfaced Resources in Hybrid Electricity Grids under Consideration of Harmonic Stability
The project general meeting was hosted by the chair of Power Electronics, Technical Faculty, in Kiel University, on September 20th and 21st 2023. This was the first general meeting, which was held in person. It was the great opportunity for researchers from different universities to meet and present the status of their work to other part of the team and discuss their points of interest face to face.
In the general meeting 2023, the professors and researchers from TU Dortmund, Uni Kassel, Uni Oldenburg, Uni Passau, Uni Freiburg, TU Berlin, PIK Potsdam, MPI Magdeburg, Uni Wuppertal, Forschungszentrum Jülich, BTU Cottbus, TU München, Uni Bremen, TU Darmstadt and of course from CAU Kiel have attended.
Reunion of former scientific staff members (Prof. Fuchs)
Sep 27, 2023
Reunion of former scientific staff members (Prof. Fuchs) at the Chair of Power Electronics at the Christian-Albrechts-University
It was a great pleasure for 20 former scientific staff members of the chair to meet on September 23 at the chair. They worked between 1996 and 2018 at the chair, supervised by Professor Fuchs, most of them made there PhD. Professor Fuchs kept the network to them after their work at the chair. They work now as specialists or in leading positions in the industry. It was interesting for them to meet again and exchange technical information about the work. The meeting started with round table and exchange of information of each one, continued with a laboratory tour at the chair, where especially the medium voltage laboratory left a great impression to them, and continued with person to person discussions and a buffet in a restaurant near Kiel.
This year's reunion of former scientific team members showed once again how much these engineers have embraced jobs in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, strengthening industry in the north. Of the 31 (total number) technically highly skilled engineers who worked under Professor Fuchs as scientific team members at the Chair, 16 (52 %) are employed in Schleswig-Holstein and 6 (19 %) in the neighboring northern German states and in southern Denmark. They work as technical specialists and also as technical managers. Among the companies are Anschütz, Danfoss, Jungheinrich, Nordex, Semikron-Danfoss, Still, Thales, Vossloh. This is a clear indication of how the work of this chair strengthens the industry in Schleswig-Holstein and northern Germany. It is believed that among the graduates with master's degrees, the percentage of those working in northern Germany is even higher. Power electronics is a key component in industry and is also indispensable, for example, for the further expansion of renewable energy production.
Former scientific team members at the Chair of Power Electronics and Electrical Drives at CAU supervised by Prof. Fuchs at the reunion 2023
10 years Anniversary of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Liserre
Sep 27, 2023
On September 16, 2023,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Liserre marked his 10th anniversary at Kiel University.
Over the past 10 years, he has accomplished much with numerous researchers and has greatly expanded the Chair of Power Electronics.
His journey will be continued at Kiel University and Fraunhofer ISIT.
Congratulations!
Chair's Summer Event
Sep 04, 2023
On 25 Aug. 2023.
We had the summer event with activity at Hoceseilgarten Kiel and barbecue together at Chair.
Exciting and Joyful time together!
Ph.D. Defence of Federico Cecati
Sep 04, 2023
On 25 August 2023
Mr. M.Sc. Federico Cecati from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his "Nonlinear Modeling of Power Electronics-based Power Systems for Control Design and Harmonic Studies". Congratulations!
Presentation by Prof. Buticchi
Sep 04, 2023
On 22 August 2023.
Prof. Giampaolo Buticchi visit the chair and gave a very interesting presentation.
Subject of the presentation is "Smart Micro-grids for the More Electric Aircraft".
Prof. Hossein Iman-Eini joins Chair of Power Electronics
Mar 15, 2023
Prof. Hossein Iman-Eini joins today the Chair of Power Electronics building a DFG Heisenberg Research Group on Modular Multilevel Converter and MVDC grids.
He was already Von Humboldt Senior researcher at the Chair in the past years.
Congratulations and Welcome Prof. Iman-Eini, we are looking forward to cooperate with you!
Chair's Winter Event - Dinner at Kitchen Studio
Mar 15, 2023
On 23 Feb. 2023.
We had dinner together at Kitchen Studio, Lorentzendamm 8, Kiel.
Indian Street food, Korean Spicy mixed rice, Italian Carbonara and German Special cake with a crazy way of cooking :)
Exciting and Joyful time together after the end of COVID times
Multifunctional and Universal Charging Stations
Dec 15, 2022
Prof. Marco Liserre hold a speech at the Forum Elektromobilität Schleswig-Holstein with Title "Multifunctional and Universal Charging Stations"
[ NDR ] Strom-Transformator: Energienetz der Zukunft
Aug 22, 2022
Smart Transformer in TV!
Strom-Transformator: Energienetz der Zukunft
- Erneuerbare Energien stellen das Netz vor große Probleme - ein Strom-Transformator soll helfen.
Schleswig-Holstein Magazin | 30.06.2022 | 19:30 Uhr
Keynote to Electrimacs 2022
Jun 16, 2022
In 14th International Conference of TC-Electrimacs Committee (Electrimacs 2022),
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Liserre was invited to give a keynote,
"Modulation and Control of Modular Power Converters for High-Power Applications"
The presentation can be found here, Link.
Ph.D Defence of Frederik Hahn
Jun 03, 2022
On 03.06.2022 Mr. M.Sc. Frederik Hahn from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his "Optimized Modulation and Thermal Management
for Modular Power Converters". Congratulations!
Ph.D Defence of Xiang Gao
Jun 03, 2022
On 01.06.2022 Mr. M.Sc. Xiang Gao from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his "Enhancement of Controllability in Distribution Grid
by Means of Power Electronics Components Based Distributed and Centralized Solutions". Congratulations!
Hannover Messe 2022
Jun 03, 2022
Hannover Messe held again after 2019!
Chair of Power Electronics joined on behalf of CAU in the Schleswig Holstein booth.
PCIM Europe 2022 at Nürnberg
May 12, 2022
We join PCIM Europe 2022 at Nürnberg.
In the expo, we exhibit Super-Heart and MMC demonstrator with a partner, Fraunhofer ISIT.
First IEEE Proceeding Paper of the Chair !
Apr 10, 2022
“Unlocking the Hidden Capacity of the Electrical
Grid Through Smart Transformer and
Smart Transmission”
has been published in Proceeding of the IEEE. - Link
Authors: Marco Liserre, Fellow IEEE, Marcelo A. Perez, Senior Member IEEE, Marius Langwasser, Christian A. Rojas, Senior Member IEEE, and Ziqi Zhou, Student Member IEEE.
Proceeding of the IEEE is the leading journal to provide in-depth review, survey, and tutorial coverage of the technical developments in electrical and computer engineering, and computer science.
Consistently ranked as one of the top journals by Impact Factor, Article Influence Score and more, the journal serves as a trusted resource for engineers around the world.
Congratulation for your achievement!
Ph.D. Defence of Vivek Raveendran
Mar 30, 2022
Am 30.03.2022 wurde Herr M.Sc. Vivek Raveendran aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner "Control strategies for Improving Reliability and Efficiency in Modular Power Converters" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
On 30.03.2022 Mr. M.Sc. Vivek Raveendran from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his "Control strategies for Improving Reliability and Efficiency in Modular Power Converters". Congratulations!
Ph.D. Defence of Victor Ferreira
Oct 07, 2021
Am 14.09.2021 wurde Herr M.Sc. Victor De Nazareth Ferreira aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner "Reliability-Oriented Strategies for Multichip Module Based Mission Critical Industry Applications" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
On 14.09.2021 Mr. M.Sc. Victor De Nazareth Ferreira from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his "Reliability-Oriented Strategies for Multichip Module Based Mission Critical Industry Applications". Congratulations!
Ph.D. Defence of Roberto Rosso
Sep 17, 2021
Am 26.08.2021 wurde Herr M.Sc. Roberto Rosso aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner "Stability Analysis of Converter Control Strategies for Power Electronics-Dominated Power Systems" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
On 26.08.2021 Mr. M.Sc. Roberto Rosso from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his "Stability Analysis of Converter Control Strategies for Power Electronics-Dominated Power Systems". Congratulations!
Ph.D. Defence of Marius Langwasser
Jul 06, 2021
Am 02.07.2021 wurde Herr M.Sc. Marius Langwasser aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner "Management and Protection of High-Voltage Direct Current Systems Based on Modular Multilevel Converters" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
On 02.07.2021 Mr. M.Sc. Marius Langwasser from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his " Management and Protection of High-Voltage Direct Current Systems Based on Modular Multilevel Converters ". Congratulations!
FORSCHUNGSBERICHTE ZUM ENERGIESYSTEM X.0
Mar 24, 2021
FORSCHUNGSBERICHTE ZUM ENERGIESYSTEM X.0
Nr. 1: Intelligente und effiziente Vernetzung von Energieerzeugern und -verbrauchern auf Quartiersebene
“POTENZIALE VON ENERGIESPEICHERN UND DER SEKTORENKOPPLUNG FÜR EIN OPTIMIERTES NETZMANAGEMENT” Link
- Prof. Dr.Ing. Marco Liserre, Frederik Hahn, Marius Langwasser.
Kurzstudie im Rahmen eines hochschulübergreifenden Forschungsprojekts mit insgesamt sieben Studien in unterschiedlichen Disziplinen zum Thema „Digitalisierung der Energiewende – Intelligente und effiziente Vernetzung von Energieerzeugern und -verbrauchern auf Quartiersebene.
Gefördert von der gemeinnützigen Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (www.eksh.org)
KielFlex
Jan 26, 2021
Das Gesamtvorhaben „Kiel als Vorbild für die Errichtung von Ladeinfrastruktur in einem flexiblen Stromnetz zur Umsetzung einer Emissionsreduktion im Transportsektor“ (KielFlex) hat zum Ziel, verkehrstechnisch bedingte Emissionen, insbesondere NOx, zu reduzieren.
Hierbei werden Gegebenheiten der elektrischen Infrastruktur und des innerstädtischen Verkehrs mit dem Fokus auf Individualverkehr und ÖPNV einbezogen und es werden Maßnahmen zur Erhöhung der Elektrifizierung untersucht, umgesetzt und evaluiert.
For more information, please access KielFlex
Netzwerk Leistungselektronik Schleswig-Holstein - Power Electronic Region SH
Jan 13, 2021
Vier Persönlickeiten. Vier Firmen. Ein Ziel. DIE ZUKUNFT GESTALTEN.
Weißt Du schon, wie du dein zukünftiges Berufsleben gestalten möchtest? Ich denke, wir können dir mit der Entscheidung helfen!
Mit unserer Kampagne #LeistungselektronikBewegt erzählen wir dir über die Bedeutung und die Vielfältigkeit der Berufe in der Leistungselektronik.
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Zahlreiche übergreifende Zusammenarbeiten von Anwendern, produzierenden Unternehmen, Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen auf dem Gebiet der Anwendungen und Komponenten leistungselektronischer Systeme
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Systematischerer Ansatz zur Koordination der vielen Akteure dieses technologischen Clusters in Schleswig-Holstein
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Das Projekt Netzwerk Leistungselektronik Schleswig-Holstein des Fraunhofer ISIT wird gefördert aus dem Landesprogramm Wirtschaft mit Mitteln des Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE) und mit Landesmitteln
For more details and information, please access the following homepage and the Video
Medium Voltage Grid Identification
Jan 13, 2021
Prof. Liserre from Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel in Germany is speaking about his research in the field of impedance and voltage sensitivity in medium voltage grids. Their research focus is about:
- Isolated dc/dc converters
- Multilevel converters
- Reliability
- Control of grid-converters
- Hybrid grids
For more details, please access the link in the YouTube.
Upcoming Webinars 2021
Jan 11, 2021
This webinar is being sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society Technical Committee on Control and Modeling of Power Electronics
Tuesday, 9 March 2021 11:00 AM ET
Last Chair's Meeting of 2020
Dec 10, 2020
Fröhliche Weihnachten und glückliches neues Jahr
Auf diese Kieler Experten hört die Welt
Dec 04, 2020
Vier Mediziner, ein Biochemiker und ein Ingenieur (Prof. Marco Liserre) der Christian-Albrechts-Universität gehören zu den am meisten zitierten Forschern.
Four physicians, a biochemist and an engineer (Prof. Marco Liserre) from the Kiel University are among the most cited researchers.
For more details, please check the news.
PhD Defence of Johannes Falck
Nov 30, 2020
Am 28.11.2020 wurde Herr M.Sc. Johannes Falck aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner "Thermal Stress Based Model Predictive Control of Power Electronics Converters in Electric Drives Applications" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch.
On 28.11.2020 Mr. M.Sc. Johannes Falck from Prof. Liserre's team was awarded his doctorate in engineering with his "Thermal Stress Based Model Predictive Control of Power Electronics Converters in Electric Drives Applications". Congratulations.
Featured Author IEEE
Oct 09, 2020
Welcome Nüwiel
Oct 05, 2020
In einem neuen Energieforschungsprojekt von Kieler Forschern in Kooperation mit einem Windenergiepark- und Umspannwerk-Betreiber an der Westküste geht es um eine Verbesserung der Spannungsqualität in den Stromnetzen.
Aug 21, 2020
Energieforschung für beste Spannung in den Stromnetzen
Aug 21, 2020
Typhoon HIL Hands-on training at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Jan 17, 2020
Markus Andresen on Tagesspiegel Background
Nov 13, 2019
On Nov. 12th, 2019 the "Tagesspiegel Background" published an portrait about Markus Andresen. He is working in the project KielFlex, which he introduced in the article.
link : https://background.tagesspiegel.de/mobilitaet-transport/markus-andresen
ICMT 2019 Keynote speech
Oct 25, 2019
Prof. Marco Liserre of the chair of Power Electronics made a keynote speech in ICMT 2019 which is one of the most important Conference on power electronics. The main topic of his speech was the Modular power electronic and electric drive technology. He presented issues and concepts about Power routing to enhance reliability and delay maintenance related to the modular power electronics and E-drives.
PCIM Europe Insights
Oct 25, 2019
the latest PCIM Europe Insights were published by newsletter and online!
https://pcim.mesago.com/nuremberg/de/themen-events/pcim-europe-insights.html
https://pcim.mesago.com/nuremberg/de/themen-events/pcim-europe-insights/schaltungen-systeme-steuerverfahren/smart_transformer.html
IECON 2019 Keynote speech in Lisbon Portugal
Oct 25, 2019
Prof. Marco Liserre of the chair of Power Electronics made a keynote speech in IECON 2019 which is one of the most important Conference on power electronics. The main topic of his speech was the smart transformer technology. He presented issues and concepts about providing the service to the electric network and addressing the reliability challenges through power routing.
Second Place Prize Paper Award in ECCE 2019
Oct 25, 2019
The second place paper award is presented in ECCE 2019! The paper < M. Andresen, K. Ma, G. Buticchi, J. Falck, M. Liserre, F. Blaabjerg, “Junction Temperature Control for More Reliable Power Electronics" in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 765-776, Jan 2018 > has been selected as the second place paper award for 2018 in the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
EPE 2019 ECCE in Genova, Italy
Sep 18, 2019
Two PhD students of the chair of Power Electronics visited and participated the most important European Conference on power electronics in Genova. They presented three publications on the topics of the Smart Transformer, Modular Power Converters, and Reliability.
Frederik Hahn (left), Kangan Wang
Transformerstation for medium-voltage lab delivered
Aug 08, 2019
On the 8th of August, the Power Electronics Chair celebrated another milestone in the medium-voltage laboratory construction project.
The external power station was delivered by heavy transport and placed on the foundation. It includes a room with three medium-voltage switchgear, a room with a 10kV / 10kV isolation transformer (100kVA) and a room with a 10kV / 0.4kV transformer. This was preceded by elaborate earthworks to prepare the loamy surface for the high load. Since it had to wait for a release of the ordnance clearance service and the earthworks were accompanied by a combat probe, the construction project was delayed by several months.
The next steps will be follow-up works and connection works of the transformer station.
Next week, a recooler will be placed on the roof of the station and integrated into the prepared cooling system. Then another 6 weeks are planned for connection work, followed by another 2 weeks of work for programming and acceptance.
In the best case, a transfer of the medium-voltage laboratory would therefore be realistic in the beginning / middle of October.
Bericht zu den “Power Girls & Power Boys Tagen 2019”
Jul 02, 2019
Bereits zum 11. Mal in Folge veranstaltete der Lehrstuhl für Leistungselektronik die Veranstaltung „Power Girls & Boys Tage“, um Schüler der 5. und 6. Klassen für technische Sachverhalte zu motivieren. Für die beliebte Veranstaltung hatten sich diesmal fast 60 Kinder beworben, so dass die 30 Teilnehmer/Innen ausgelost werden mussten. Am 26. und 27. Juli war es dann soweit, dass die Kinder kurz vor dem Start der Sommerferien an der Technischen Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel zu Gast waren.
Den ersten Vormittag verbrachten die Nachwuchswissenschaftler mit einer Theorieeinheit. Begonnen wurde mit einer Einführung über Strom, Spannung und Leistung. Die anschließende Erklärung über Stromkreise, Dioden und LEDs führte dazu, dass fleißig diskutiert wurde. Anschließend wurden mit den Kindern die verschiedenen Arten erneuerbarer Energien besprochen und der preisgekrönte Film „Solarenergie-Spezial“ von Armin Maiwald aus der Sendung mit der Maus gezeigt. Hierbei zeigte sich die große Motivation sowie das Interesse der Kinder, die Sachverhalte tiefgründig zu verstehen. Das dabei erworbene Wissen wurde im Anschluss praktisch angewandt, indem eine kleine Schaltung, die „TicTac-Taschenlampe“ von jedem Kind selbst zusammengebaut wurde. Zuvor gab es eine parktische Einführungs in das Löten, bei dem jedes Kind aus Widerständen seine Initialien auf eine Lochrasterplatine löten sollte.
Im nächsten Projekt wurde es schon deutlich schwieriger: Eine Platine sollte selbstständig von den Kindern komplett mit Komponenten bestückt werden und am Ende ein blinkendes Herz darstellen. Dabei mussten die Kinder den filigranen Umgang mit dem Lötkolben lernen und auch die Polarisierung der Bauelemente beachten.
Die erworbenen Kenntnisse über die Solarzelle konnten am zweiten Tag in der Praxis angewendet werden, indem von jedem Kind eine selbstgebaute kleine Windmühle gebastelt wurde, deren Motor durch eine Photovoltaikzelle angetrieben wird.
Überraschenderweise waren die Power Kids so begeistert dabei, dass von der Möglichkeit zum Spielen in der Pause von der großen Mehrheit kein Gebrauch gemacht und stattdessen lieber weiter gearbeitet wurde. „Teilweise mussten wir die Kinder mehrfach deutlich bitten eine Trinkpause einzulegen, damit bei den hochsommerlichen Temperaturen von 33 Grad niemand umkippt“, schmunzelt Organisator Max Lutz vom Lehrstuhl für Leistungselektronik.
Um das Spielerische jedoch nicht vollkommen außen vor zu lassen, wurde im letzten Projekt ein elektrischer Draht gebaut, den die Kinder komplett selbst entwerfen und formen durften.
Insgesamt freuen wir uns über die positive Resonanz der Kinder und ihrer Eltern, die uns während aber auch im Anschluss an die Veranstaltung per Mail erreichte. Zurück in die Schule wollte nach zwei Tagen niemand.
Ein großes Dankeschön geht in diesem Jahr an die Sponsoren WEB-Andresen, SH Netz, Nord Electronic Drivesystems, FT Cap, Siemens sowie den Förderverein der Technischen Fakultät, die die Aktion durch Finanz- oder Sachspenden unterstützen. Diesen Dank möchten wir insbesondere im Namen der Kinder und ihrer Eltern aussprechen.
Second Place Winner for 2018 Prize Paper Awards: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Jun 24, 2019
The paper "Junction Temperature Control for More Reliable Power Electroncis," Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 765-776, Jan 2018 has been selected as the second place paper award for 2018 in the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
PhD Defence of Youngjong Ko
Apr 01, 2019
Am 29.03.2019 wurde Herr M.Sc. Youngjong Ko aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner "Thermally-Compensated Modulation Strategies for Modular Power Converters" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch.
Kieler Forscher arbeiten am Stromnetz der Zukunft
Feb 21, 2019
"KielFlex" soll das Stromnetz intelligent steuern
Kiel im Jahr 2035: Die meisten Menschen in der Stadt haben ihre Autos mit Verbrennungsmotoren inzwischen gegen ein Fahrzeug mit Elektroantrieb ausgetauscht. Kurierdienste und Pendler setzen auf Elektrofahrräder oder elektrisch betriebene Kleinfahrzeuge, und die Kieler Verkehrsgesellschaft schickt ausschließlich vollelektrische Busse auf die Straßen. Und auch viele Unternehmen, wie zum Beispiel die Kieler Stadtwerke, haben ihre Fahrzeugflotte inzwischen komplett elektrifiziert. Sogar die meisten Kreuzfahrtschiffe, die im Kieler Seehafen anlegen, schalten ihre Dieselmotoren ab und nutzen das Landstromangebot.
Stromversorger stehen vor großen Herausforderungen
So oder so ähnlich wird sich die Mobilität in Kiel in den nächsten Jahren entwickeln. Da sind sich viele Experten sicher: Vor allem die Diskussion über Stickoxide, Feinstaub und Diesel-Fahrverbote wird den Verbrennungsmotor nach und nach verdrängen und dem Elektroantrieb den Weg bereiten. Diese Revolution der Mobilität stellt aber vor allem die Stromversorger vor neue Herausforderungen. Statt an die Tankstelle müssen die E-Fahrzeuge an die Steckdose - doch die vorhandenen Stromnetze reichen dafür nicht aus. read more
PhD Defence of Levy Ferreira Costa
Feb 07, 2019
Am 06.02.2019 wurde Herr M.Sc. Levy F. Costa aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner "Modular Power Converters for Smart Transformer Architectures" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch.
Kielflex: Saubere Luft in Kiel durch intelligente und effizente Nutzung vorhandener Netzinfrastruktur
Feb 06, 2019
Kiel soll zum Labor werden
Jan 29, 2019
Kann Kiel ausreichend Versorgung für E-Mobile leisten? Die Stadtwerke und Partner sagen jetzt: Ja. Sie erklären Kiel gleich zum „Reallabor für E-Mobilität“ – und wollen auch für bessere Luft sorgen. Bis Ende 2020 soll das von Forschern koordinierte Projekt „weltweiten Vorbildcharakter“ erhalten.
Kiel
So erklärten die Stadtwerke Kiel am Montag ihre Absichten für das Projekt, dessen Bandbreite wirkmächtig erscheint: Die Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, das Energieunternehmen ABB AG Mannheim, das Fraunhofer-Institut in Magdeburg, die Landeshauptstadt und ihre Unternehmen Kieler Verkehrsgesellschaft (KVG), Seehafen sowie Stadtwerke wollen an einem Strang ziehen, um ein "intelligentes und flexibles Stromnetz" zu erstellen, so die Erklärung.
Von Niklas Wieczorek
Unter Strom: Stefan Dietrich (rechts) und Bastian Bauhaus von den Stadtwerken sind zuversichtlich, dass in diesem und im kommenden Jahr zu den derzeit 42 öffentlichen Ladepunkten in Kiel bis zu 200 weitere dazukommen. Quelle: Frank Peter
Flexibles Stromnetz geplant
Binnen zwei Jahren will das Projekt Kielflex Antworten liefern: "Wir wollen das Kieler Stromnetz noch flexibler steuern und darüber Wege finden, die neuen Lasten intelligent in die bestehenden Netze zu integrieren", sagt Henning Schröer, Abteilungsleiter in der Stadtwerke-Netzgesellschaft. Ein Teil der Lösungen sollen kleine Speicher in Ladestationen sowie "Dämpfungslasten" sein.
Ein Stadtquartier wird Vorreiter
Im Mittelpunkt steht auch CAU-Professor Marco Liserre: "In Kiel haben wir in den letzten Jahren die Kompetenzen und Netzwerke aufgebaut, um die Forschung an und den Transfer von Energielösungen entscheidend voranzutreiben", sagt der Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Leistungselektronik. Zunächst soll das flexible Stromnetz im Labor der Technischen Fakultät erprobt werden – anschließend werde ein Stadtquartier definiert, um Kielflex real zu testen.
Mehr Ladesäulen ohne viele Baustellen
Dort werden Ladesäulen extrem ausgebaut, ohne aufwendig neue Leitungen zu verlegen. Trotz notwendigen Ausbaus sollen verhältnismäßig wenige Baustellen notwendig werden. Und überhaupt: Das 6,5-Millionen-Euro-Projekt Kielflex soll bis 2020 an bis zu 200 strategisch günstigen Stellen neue Ladepunkte positionieren. Auf eine Mindestzahl wollen sich die Stadtwerke auf Nachfrage allerdings nicht festlegen.
Die Ladestationen der Stadtwerke in Kiel finden Sie hier. Außerdem bieten der Branchenverband BDEW sowie die Bundesnetzagentur Übersichten.
Johannes Kuprat receives the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen-Award
Jan 29, 2019
On 18 January Johannes Kuprat received the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen-Award 2018 for the best Bachelor thesis. His bachelor thesis entitled "Active junction temperature control for power semiconductors" and was supervised by Dr.-Ing. Markus Andresen and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Liserre. Currently he is working on his master thesis at the chair of power electronics.
Congratulations, Johannes!
Picture by Axel Schön
300.000 Euro für Promotionsstipendien und Forschungsprojekt
Jul 09, 2018
Energieforscher an der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) können sich freuen: Für drei Promotionsstipendien und ein Kooperationsprojekt aus dem HWT-Programm sind jetzt Fördergelder der Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (EKSH) in Höhe von über 300.000 Euro bewilligt worden. Die Promotionsstipendiaten sind alle an der Technischen Fakultät tätig, das HWT-Forschungsprojekt wird an der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der CAU durchgeführt. EKSH-Geschäftsführer Stefan Sievers übergab die Förderzusagen heute (2. Juli) in Kiel im Beisein von CAU-Präsident Prof. Dr. Lutz Kipp.
Stabilität der Stromnetze - Federico Cecati (24) hat an der Universität von L’Aquila (Italien) seinen Master in Informatik und Automatisierungstechnik gemacht und ist seit Anfang 2018 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Leistungselektronik von Prof. Dr. Marco Liserre. In seiner Dissertation beschäftigt sich Herr Cecati mit dem Thema „Stabilitätsanalyse und Steuerung eines Verteilnetzes mit hoher Windenergieeinspeisung“.
300.000 Euro für Promotionsstipendien und Forschungsprojekt
2018 Mittelmann Achievement Award
Jun 27, 2018
Prof. Dr. Liserre has been selected for the 2018 Mittelmann Achievement Award.
The award will be given during the banquet of the 2018 IECON in Washington. Congratulations!
Power Girls & Power Boys 2018
Jun 10, 2018
Bist du ein Power Girl oder Power boy?
Wenn auch du dich als richtiges "Power Girl" oder als richtiger "Power Boy" fühlst, dann melde dich biszum 17.06.2018 an!
School and pupils 2018
PhD Defence of Sönke Grunau
May 02, 2018
Am 10.11.2017 wurde Herr Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Sönke Grunau aus dem Team von Prof. Fuchs mit seiner Schrift "Netzintegration von Windenergieanlagen mit Energiespeichern" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch.Link
PhD Defence of Kristina Köster
May 02, 2018
Am 10.11.2017 wurde Frau Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Kristina Köster aus dem Team von Prof. Fuchs mit ihrer Schrift "Analyse und Vergleich von Generator-Umrichter-Konzepten für den Einsatz in Kleinwindenergieanlagen" zur Doktoingenieurin promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Link
"Die Energiewende" 24/04/2018
May 02, 2018
Prof. Fuchs hält im Rahmen der Universitätsgesellschaft einen Vortrag "Die Energiewende" vor Schülern des 10. und 11. Jahrgangs der Gelehrtenschule in Melsdorf an der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins.
Hannover Messe 2018, 23 - 27 April
Apr 19, 2018
When and Where: 24 Apr. 2018, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM , 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM, Hall 2, Stand C07
Language: English
Topic: Energy, Integrated Industry, Predictive Maintenance
Title: A Semi-modular and SiC-based Smart Transformer
Contents:
In the lecture, the concept of a Smart Transformer (ST) Demonstrator is presented. This hardware prototype, developed at Chair of Power Electronics of Kiel University, demonstrates the high potential of such systems, as well as the high performance of the architecture proposed by the research group. The architecture is based on the modular concept using a specific topology, providing high performance and economic advantages. Thus, it is very appealing for industry application. Among the several advantages, the easy maintenance is highlighted. The ST Demonstrator is a three-phase system and it connects a low voltage dc with value of 800V and a medium voltage ac with output voltage level of 2.6 kV line-to-line. Moreover, the system can process up to 100 kW of output power.
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Marco Liserre
Head of the Chair,
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Presentation Prof. Ramon Blasco (8th December, 2017)
Dec 04, 2017
When and Where: Friday 8 December 2017 at 10.30 at CAU, Faculty of Engineering, Kaiserstraße 2, 24143 Kiel – Building B
Title: Control of wind power plants for integration to HVDC transmission systems
Contents:
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HVDC connection of off-shore wind power plants
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Control of wind power plants with VSC-HVDC converters
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Control of wind power plants with Diode Rectifier HVDC converters
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Expected impact and conclusions
Short Bio:
Ramón Blasco-Gimenez obtained his BEng degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain, in 1992 and his PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham, U.K., in 1996. From 1992 to 1995 he was a Research Assistant at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Nottingham. In 1996 he joined the Department of Systems Engineering and Control of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, where he is currently a professor in the Institute of Automatic Control and Industrial Informatics. His research interests include Control of HVdc systems, Wind Power Generation and Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Systems. He is a co-recipient of the 2005 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Best Paper Award. He has been guest co-editor of the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion and the Mathematics and Computers in Simulation journals. He is a Chartered Engineer (U.K.), IET member, IMACS TC1 Committee member and former Chair of the Renewable Energy Technical Committee of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
Infoblatt zum EKSH Projekt "Kleinwindenergieanlagen"
Nov 14, 2017
Am Lehrstuhl wurde das Projekt "Analyse und Optimierung eines Kleinwindenergieanlagensystems", von Frau M.Sc. Kristina Köster unter der Leitung von Prof. Fuchs erfolgreich durchgeführt. Es wurde von der EKSH (Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein GmbH) finanziert. Zu diesem Projekt wurde vom Mittelgeber jetzt ein interessantes Informationsblatt erstellt. Es ist unter link
IEEE PELS Sustainable Energy Systems Technical Achievement Award 2017
Nov 09, 2017
Prof. Liserre has been selected as the 2017 winner of IEEE Power Electronics Society's Sustainable Energy Systems Award. This is in acknowledgement for Prof. Liserre's “contributions to control of renewable energy system in the power grid".
ECCE - 2017 in Cincinnati, USA
Oct 17, 2017
Oct. 7, 2017
Four staff members of the chair visited the foremost technical conference and exposition around electrical and electromechanical energy conversion in Cincinnati, USA. The chair of power electronics published 7 papers in the field of power systems, reliability and control of power converters.
PhD Defence of Sandro Günter
Sep 25, 2017
Am 04.09.2017 wurde Herr M.Sc. Sandro Günter aus dem Team von Prof. Fuchs mit seiner Schrift "Entwicklung eines dreistufigen netzgebundenen Stromrichters zur Messung der frequenzabhängigen Netzimpedanz und aktiven Oberschwingungsfilterung" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Link
PhD Defence of Simon Jensen
Sep 22, 2017
Am 30.06.2017 wurde Herr Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Simon Jensen aus dem Team von Prof. Fuchs mit seiner Schrift "Aspekte der Netzintegration von Windenergieanlagen" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch.
PhD Defence of Berthold Benkendorff
Sep 22, 2017
Am 27.06.2017 wurde Herr Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Berthold Benkendorff aus dem Team von Prof. Fuchs mit seiner Schrift "Konzipierung, Optimierung und Realisierung eines hocheffizienten dreistufigen Niederspannungsstromrichters für MW-Windenergieanlagen" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Link
PhD Defence of Markus Andresen
Sep 22, 2017
Am 26.06.2017 wurde Herr M.Sc. Markus Andresen aus dem Team von Prof. Liserre mit seiner Schrift "Active Thermal Control of Power Electronic Modules in Smart Transformer Applications" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Link
ISIE 2017, Edinburg, Scotland
Sep 05, 2017
Dr.-Ing. Giampaolo Buticchi from the chair of power electronics at the 26th IEEE 'International Symposium on Industrial Electronics' held in Edinburgh, Scotland. The chair presented three publications on the topics of QAB Electrical power distribution system for more electric aircrafts, multibus distribution system for MEA using DAB and on Smart transformer.
PE: Region workshop, Prof. Robert D. (Bob) Lorenz - “Disruptive Paradigm Changes for Electrical Machines and Electrical Drives”:
Jun 27, 2017
When and Where: Friday 23 June 2017 at 13.00 at CAU, Faculty of Engineering, Kaiserstraße 2, 24143 Kiel – Building D – The Aquarium
Prof. Lorenz and Prof. Liserre at the PE: Region Seminar held at CAU, Kiel, Germany
Abstract: Electric machine design paradigms have been dramatically changed by the need to meet the demands for minimizing losses and smooth torque control during driving cycles with widely vary loads and speeds. Simultaneously, new drive control paradigms systematically out-perform industry standard field oriented control (FOC) and simultaneously solve several classical problems with FOC. In addition, the internet of things is opening expansive opportunities for motor drives. This presentation with focus on these disruptive changes in the paradigms for electric machines and electrical drives and explore the opportunities for innovation that these technologies provide.
Short Bio of Prof. Lorenz:
Prof. Robert D. (Bob) Lorenz is a Life Fellow of IEEE, Past President of IEEE IAS, and Past Member of the IEEE Board of Directors. He is a Chaired Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Co-Director of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC) which just celebrated its 36th Anniversary with over 85 international sponsor firms. He has pioneered core technologies for physics-based control design, self-sensing, flux observers, current regulators, deadbeat-direct torque and flux control, variable flux and variable magnetization state PM machines and power semiconductor temperature and strain control and has won 33 prize paper awards from the IEEE.
PCIM 2017, Nuremberg, Germany
Jun 05, 2017
Two PhD students of the chair of Power Electronics visited and participated the outstanding user-oriented PCIM Europe Conference on power electronics in Nuremberg. They presented three publications on the topics of Modular Power Converters, Power Routing, Thermal and Reliability Evaluation, Smart Transformer, and Hardware-in-Loop.
From left to right: Vivek Raveendran, Frederik Hahn
Disputation Stephan Brüske
Apr 12, 2017
Am 15.09.2016 wurde Herr Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Stephan Brüske mit seiner Schrift "Bauleistungsvergleich und Neutralpunkt-Balancierung für 3-Level-Wechselrichtertopologien für den Einsatz in Elektrofahrzeugen" Link zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch.
Infoblatt zum EKSH Projekt "Induktives Laden"
Apr 12, 2017
Am Lehrstuhl wurde das Projekt "Optimierung induktiver Ladeverfahren für Elektrofahrzeuge zur energieeffizienten Unterstützung des Versorgungsnetzes (Vehicle-to-grid)" von Herrn Dipl.-Ing. Marinus Petersen unter der Leitung von Prof. Fuchs erfolgreich durchgeführt. Es wurde von der EKSH (Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein GmbH) finanziert. Zu diesem Projekt wurde vom Mittelgeber jetzt ein interessantes Informationsblatt erstellt. Es ist unter EKSH Infoblatt Induktives Laden abrufbar. Die Ergebnisse sind detailliert in der Dissertsationsschrift von Herrn Petersen enthalten Link.
"The IES Student Paper and Travel Assistance Grants " for Sebastian Brüske
Apr 03, 2017
Sebastian
Industrial/ Ph.D course in the Smart Transformer
Mar 29, 2017
The international three-day Industrial/ Ph.D. course in “the Smart Transformer, its Impact on the Electric Grid and Technology Challenges” took place between 22th and 24th of February at the Chair of Power Electronics of Kiel University. This course was offered as a part of running project ,“the Highly Efficient And Reliable smart Transformer (HEART), a new heart for the Electric Distribution System”, funded by European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant.
The Smart Transformer (ST), a power electronics-based transformer, can provide ancillary services to the distribution grids to support the grid management, in addition to the voltage adaptation. The Smart Transformer is a natural connection point for hybrid (AC and DC) grids both at MV and LV levels and is supposed to reach a market of US$204.3 million by 2020.
The Smart Transformer possible services to the electric grid plus the power electronics technologies which could enable these services were the main focus of this course. The course contained lectures and laboratory experiments .The instructors were Prof. M. Liserre from Kiel University; Prof. C. Vournas from university of Athens, and Dr. G. Buticchi form Kiel University.
Schleswig-Holstein is funding the construction of a medium voltage laboratory
Mar 27, 2017
The state is co-funding the construction of a medium voltage laboratory at the chair of power electronics from the “Landespgroamm Wirtschaft” (EFRE). This project follows the target to extend the research for the grid integration of renewable power plants to medium voltage, where already today all large plants are connected. With the availability of this infrastructure, it will be possible to investigate and solve problems in the actual electrical distribution grid. The laboratory will enable to test power electronics up to 10 kV AC and up to 1 MW power. Read more
Kopernikus project at CAU focuses on advanced technologies for Energiewende
Feb 21, 2017
Read full article here
Sonderkolloquium, Prof. Concari, University of Parma - "Fault Diagnosis of Electrical Machines"
Feb 07, 2017
When & Where - 21.02.2017 ,15:00 - 16:30, Technische Fakultät, Kaiserstr. 2, Kiel, Raum: "Aquarium", Geb. D
Abstract: The fault diagnosis of electrical machines has been the subject of intensive research for several decades. Being able to detect or predict incipient faults before they impair the ability of the machines to function properly is a very welcome feature in industrial environments, where unscheduled downtime can cause production and financial loss.
Electrical machine faults include electrical stator faults, electrical rotor faults, eccentricity, bearing faults. Diagnostic techniques for the detection of such faults in electrical machines are reviewed, and their effectivity is assessed in different operating conditions, including closed-loop inverter-fed operation. Furthermore, the impact of wide-bandgap devices is discussed and prognostic techniques are reviewed, with particular focus on aerospace applications.
Kolloquiumsvortrag, Prof. Tamas Kerekes - "Design of residential Photovoltaic systems – a guideline"
Feb 13, 2017
When & Where : 13.02.2016 , 17:15 - 18:45 , Technische Fakultät, Institut für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Kaiserstr. 2, Kiel, Raum: "Aquarium", Geb. D
Abstract: Photovoltaic technology continues to increase its share in the global energy market, with an exceptionally fast growth in the last few decades reaching a cumulative capacity of 227 GW by the end of 2015, with a predicted extra 50GW of new installations for 2016. Residential PV systems are a key element in the success story of PV rooftop installations and large utility scale plants share about 50% of new installations today. ENTSO_E forecasts that by 2025 European power generation will have over 50% renewable, where solar will be expected to have a major role. If we combine the solar increase with even more wind penetration, then this will require a much more flexible system in order to make the best use of renewable energy sources when they are available. By making the best use of cheap renewable electricity when it is available, storage can make the energy system more cost-effective. By adapting to demand and limiting the possibility of peak pricing, storage will also have a balancing effect on prices throughout the day. If solar is combined with storage then this will act as a bridging technology between the electricity, heating and cooling as well as transport sectors. Besides the rapidly developing battery storage capacity, the electrification of the transport sector and the use of electricity for heat purposes allow for an integrated approach of the energy system. This will provide new opportunities for European consumers and businesses, whilst potentially offering a variety of services to grid operators.
PhD Defence of Marinus Petersen
Dec 05, 2016
Am 23.11.2016 wurde Herr Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Marinus Petersen mit seiner Schrift "Übertrager und Leistungselektronik In induktiven Energieübertragungssystemen zur Ladung von Elektrospeicherfahrzeugen" zum Doktoingenieur promoviert. Herzlichen Glückwunsch.Link
HEART Review Meeting on September 2016
Oct 17, 2016
The Highly Efficient and Reliable smart Transformer project funded by ERC Consolidator Grant (2 Mio € ) is one of the most prestigious project of the Chair of Power Electronics. The number of Journals and conferance articles published under the HEART project has increased tremendously since the project starting in May 2014. The publication list is available here.
The review meeting to evaluate the project progress was carried out on 9 September 2016. The review panel consisted of Prof. Fred Blaabjerg (Aalborg University), Dr. Tamas Kerekas (Aalborg University), Dr. Huai Wang (Aalborg University), Dr. Ke Ma (Aalborg University), Prof. Alex Q. Huang (NCSU, USA), Biskoping Matthias (ABB), Joachim Bergmann (WTSH) and January Cornils (WTSH). The panel was impressed about the current status of the HEART project and gave technical suggestions for further reserach.
Prof. Alex Q. Huang (FREEDM Center, North Carolina, USA) Visit
Oct 17, 2016
Prof. Alex Hunag is an IEEE fellow and the Progress Energy Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. He established NSF Engineering Research Center (FREEDM Systems Center) at NCSU. He is a highly reputed researcher in semiconductor devices, solid state transformer and power electronics. Dr. Huang was available at Chair of Power Electronics as a visiting scientist from August to September. His valuable expertise and experience gave an additional momentum to the research projects in various disciplines of power electronics. He also gave a presentation on "15 kV SiC MOSFET Based Medium Voltage DC/DC Converter".
ECCE - 2016 in Milwaukee, USA
Sep 26, 2016
This year Prof. Liserre and five PhD students of the chair visited the foremost technical conference and exposition around electrical and electromechanical energy conversion in Milwaukee, USA. The chair of power electronics published 8 papers in the field of power systems, reliability and wide bandgap power semiconductors.
EPE 2016 ECCE in Karlsruhe:
Sep 16, 2016
Four PhD students of the chair of Power Electronics visited and participated the most important European Conference on power electronics in Karlsruhe. They presented six publications on the topics of Smart Grids, Advanced control techniques, HVDC, and Power Systems for Electric Vehicles.
From left to right: PhD students Stefan Walz, Sandro Günter, Lars Jessen, und Frederik Hahn at the EPE 2016 in Karlsruhe
Nachwuchstalente mit Power
Jul 29, 2016
Bei den „Power Girls & Power Boys Tagen“ am 18. und 19. Juli in der Technischen Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) war Fingerspitzengefühl gefragt. Schülerinnen und Schüler der fünften und sechsten Klassen aus Kiel und dem Umland stellten ihr Können unter Beweis. Getreu dem Motto „Ausprobieren und Selbermachen“ erhielten die jungen Nachwuchstalente bereits zum achten Mal spannende Einblicke in Technik, Energiegewinnung und Elektronik. Angeleitet wurden sie von wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern des Fachbereichs Leistungselektronik.
Die Kinder verkabelten zum Beispiel Handtaschenlampen, bauten solarbetriebene Windenergieanlagen und löteten Herzen aus LED-Leuchten. Unter den 27 Schülerinnen und Schülern war Enrico von der Peter-Ustinov-Schule in Eckernförde einer der schnellsten Tüftler. „In der Schule haben wir sowas noch nicht gemacht“, berichtete der Zwölfjährige. Er sei ebenso wie sein Tischnachbar Felix Lewe (11) von der Gemeinschaftsschule Hassee begeisterter Hobby-Elektrotechniker. Auch bei den Mädchen waren Interesse und Konzentration groß. Der wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter Stefan Walz freute sich über die rege Teilnahme an dem Projekt und die gute Zusammenarbeit mit den teilnehmenden Schulen: „Die Schülerinnen und Schüler werden dafür anlässlich von Projekttagen extra vom Unterricht freigestellt.“ Die selbstgebauten Geräte konnten die „Power Girls“ und „Power Boys“ am Ende mit nach Hause nehmen. Die Handtaschenlampen sorgen sicher noch weit über die lang ersehnten Sommerferien hinaus für die eine oder andere Erleuchtung.
Die „Power Girls und Power Boys Tage“ werden vom Fachbereich Leistungselektronik veranstaltet und von der Firma Jungheinrich und der Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein (EKSH) unterstützt.
Link zur Pressemitteilung: http://www.uni-kiel.de/pressemeldungen/index.php?pmid=2016-256-power
PhD Examination Dipl.-Ing. Mattias Böttcher
Jun 21, 2016
Dipl.-Ing. Mattias Böttcher aus dem Team von Prof. Fuchs hat seine Doktorprüfung erfolgreich bestanden. Die Arbeit befasste sich mit dem Gebiet der Erhöhung der Zuverlässigkeit durch Redundanz bei Dreistufenumrichtern für Windenergieanlagen. Die Arbeit bestand aus umfangreichen theoretischen Untersuchungen und praktischen Untersuchungen an einem komplexen selbsterstellten Laboraufbau. erfolgreich bestanden.
EKSH visit to Chair of Power Electronics
Jun 21, 2016
Prof. Liserre (right most), Head of Chair of Power Electronics, Kiel University and PhD students of the chair with EKSH – Geschäftsführer Stefan Slevers (second from right) in our Laboratory during visit of EKSH members (Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz GmbH) to Chair of Power Electronics, Kiel University.
Hannover Messe 2016
May 06, 2016
Hannover Messe 2016: This year as well the Chair of Power Electronics at CAU and Tec 2 You has organized trips and guided tours respectively to Hannover Messe for pupils in the senior grades. The Chair highly regards this as a great opportunity for the budding engineers and scientists to get in touch with cutting edge technology and developments in the industrial world and get inspired to take up a technical major. Special thanks goes to company Harting (AG) which sponsored this visit.
The 44 pupils from senior grades were accompanied by 4 staff members from the Chair and 2 members from Tec 2 You.
APEC 2016, Long Beach, USA
Apr 20, 2016
APEC 2016: The members of the Chair of Power Electronics, PhD students Levy Ferreira Costa and Youngjong Ko, participated in the APEC 2016 in Long Beach, USA. Also our PhD student Levy Ferreira Costa received the “Outstanding presentation award" for the presentation of his paper entitled: "Quadruple Active Bridge DC-DC Converter as the Basic Cell of a Modular Smart Transformer”.
Erfolgreicher Abschluss des Kooperationsprojektes Elektromobilität (Universität Kiel mit der Industrie)
Feb 22, 2016
Das dreijährige
Kooperationsprojekt Elektromobilität wurde mit einem Abschlusstreffen am
06.11.2015 abgeschlossen. In diesem Projekt wurde am Lehrstuhl für Leistungselektronik
an der Optimierung des Antriebsstranges und am berührungslosen Laden für
Elektrofahrzeuge geforscht. Dies wurde gefördert durch öffentliche Programme
wie EU-Interreg, in einem grenzüberschreitenden deutsch-dänischen Projekt,
sowie über die Stiftung Energie-und-Klima-Schleswig-Holstein. Die Forschung
wurde von drei Industriefirmen eng begleitet. Die Ergebnisse wurden in einem
Kreis Universität – Industrie regelmäßig präsentiert und diskutiert. Teilergebnisse
wurden in die Industrie transferiert. Die Gesamtergebnisse dienten der
Industrie zur Orientierung auf diesen Feldern. Zudem wurde einer der
entwickelten Musterumrichter beim Kooperationspartner Kristonics industriell
gefertigt, um die Umsetzung überprüfen zu können. Als Kooperationspartner, die
sich auch finanziell beteiligten, waren die Firmen ESW, Jungheinrich und
Kristonics beteiligt.
ECPE workshop on "Smart Transformers for Traction and Future Grid Application"
Feb 15, 2016
On 4-5 Feb. 2016 the ECPE workshop on "Smart Transformers for
Traction and Future Grid Application" was held in Zurich,
Switzerland. The workshop was chaired by Prof. Kolar (ETH Zurich)
and Prof. Liserre. Among the 122 participants from universities and
global well-known companies, four members of the chair of power
electronics (M. Liserre, G. De Carne, M.
Andresen, L. Ferreira Costa) participated the workshop and
gave two presentations. Prof. Liserre reported about system level
challenges of Smart transformers, while Levy Ferreira Costa and
Markus Andresen presented the HEART approach: Reliability through
Energy Routing.
IECON 2015 in Yokohama, Japan
Feb 15, 2016
At the IECON 2015 in Yokohama, PhD student Markus Andresen was
awarded with the "Best presentation recognition" in the session
"Power Electronics Applications III" for his
presentation with the title "Design
of a Grid Adaptive Controller for PWM Converters with LCL
Filters" by the
authors Markus Andresen, Nils Hoffmann, Marco Liserre and
Friedrich W. Fuchs.
Circulation power test run of 1MVA 3-level NPC Power-Stack:
Dec 10, 2015
At Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH in Flensburg senior engineer Dr. Toke
Franke and PhD student Berthold Benkendorff tested the 1MVA three-level
power-stack inverter out of the "innovation cluster project" for wind
power application at more than 800kVA in a circulation power test.
IECON 2015 Japan
Nov 16, 2015
IECON: Four PhD students of the Chair of Power Electronics
participated the IECON 2015 in Yokohama, Japan. Johannes Falck
received the
"IES Student Paper Travel Award - IECON 2015" for up to 2000 US$
travel cost reimbursements and Markus Andresen was awarded with the
best presentation recognition in his session.
ECCE 2015 in Montreal, Canada
Nov 11, 2015
ECCE:
Visit and participation of the foremost technical
conference and exposition around electrical and electromechanical
energy conversion in Montreal, Canada by Prof. Liserre, Prof. Fuchs
and five PhD students
Power Girls & Power Boys Days 2015
Jul 29, 2015
The well-established "Power Girls & power Boys Days" took place again at the Chair of Power Electronics on 13th and 14th July introducing the world of electrical engineering to pupils of 5th and 6th grade.
The report of Power Girls & power Boys Days 2015 can be found here.
Lecture Prof. Nicola Femia
Jul 20, 2015
On July 20th Prof. Nicola Femia
(University of Salerno) will give a presentation with the title "Power
Magnetics and Wireless Power" from 10.30 to 11.30 in the Acquarium,
describing his activities in the power electronics research group in
Salerno.
Lecture Dr. Davide Barater
Jul 08, 2015
On July 6th Dr. Davide Barater
(Department of Information Engineering of the University of Parma) will
give a presentation with the title "Accelerated Life tests for electric
drives in Aircrafts" from 17.15 to 18.15 in the Acquarium.
Presentation of Dr. Gonzalez-Espin UTRC
Jul 08, 2015
At 2 p.m. will be
held the presentation of the United Technologies Research Centre in
Dublin by Dr. González-Espín in our library. They are doing reseach in
several fields of power electronics and he is showing an overview of
their activities.
Lecture Prof. Tamas Kerekes
Jul 07, 2015
On June 8th Prof. Tamas Kerekes
(Aalborg University) will give a presentation within the Problem Based
Learning (PBL) project with the title "Problem Based Learning - the
Aalborg way" from 17.15 to 18.15 in the Acquarium.
Start of LIFE-WIND project
Jan 21, 2015
On January 15th, in collaboration with three companies from Schleswig-Holstein the Chair of Power Electronics started the two-years project "LIFE-WIND" (LIFEtime-enhanced Components for WIND Turbines).
The project is funded by the Gesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (EKSH).
Lecture Prof. Tamas Kerekes
Nov 27, 2014
On November 28th, Prof.
Tamas Kerekes (Aalborg University) will give a lecture with the title "Grid
interactive PV inverters" from 12:00 to 13:00 in the Aquarium. Please feel invited to join this lecture.
Lecture Prof. Mariusz Malinowski
Jan 23, 2015
On January 26th, Prof. Mariusz Malinowski (Warsaw University of Technology) will give a colloquium presentation with the title "Topologies and control methods of Modern PWM
Converters for Renewable Energy" from 17:15 to 18:15 in the Aquarium. From 16:45 there will be coffee and the opportunity to meet Prof. Malinowski in the "Eisdiele" (entrance of building D). Please feel invited to join this colloquium.
PhD examination Nils Hoffmann
Dec 11, 2014
On 01.12.2014 Nils Hoffmann passed his PhD examination on the
subject: "Grid Adaptive Control and Active Filter Functionality of
Grid Connected Converters in Renewable Energy Generation",
supervised by Prof. Fuchs. Congratulations from the team. The thesis
will be published in the university open internet library probably
in February 2015.
Seminar Prof. Pigazo
Dec 08, 2014
On December 19th, Prof. Pigazo (Universidad de Cantabria) will give a seminar on "Power Quality and Active Power Filtering" from 8:30 to 11:30 in the PC lab (KS2/Geb.B - PC-Labor).
Lecture Prof. Martínez de Alegría
Dec 08, 2014
On December 12th, Prof. Iñigo Martínez de Alegría (University of the Basque Country) will give a lecture with the title "DC power distribution: opportunities and challenges" from 11:00 to 12:00 in the Aquarium. Please feel invited to join this lecture.
Lecture Prof. Fernando Briz
Dec 03, 2014
On December 5th, Prof. Fernando Briz (Universidad de Oviedo) will give a lecture with the title "Operation and
control of MMCs using cells with power transfer capability" from 10:30 to 11:30 in the Aquarium. Please feel invited to join this lecture.
Lecture Prof. Tamas Kerekes
Nov 27, 2014
On November 28th, Prof.
Tamas Kerekes (Aalborg University) will give a lecture with the title "Grid
interactive PV inverters" from 12:00 to 13:00 in the Aquarium. Please feel invited to join this lecture.
Visit of Prof. Ferreira on September 26th
Sep 16, 2014
On September 26th, Prof. Ferreira (TU Delft) is visiting our Chair. He will
give a lecture with the title "Multi-Frequency? Power Systems and
Components" from 11-12 am in the Aquarium. You are all invited to join
his presentation.
Presentation: Prof. Cecati
Sep 04, 2014
On July 21st Prof. Cecati (Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics) visited the Chair and, as part of the special colloquium of the TF, gave a lecture on "Optimization of conversion of energy produced by renewable energy".
Nils Hoffmann receives ETG-Literaturpreis 2014
Aug 28, 2014
Dipl.-Ing. Nils Hoffmann is awarded with the ETG-Literaturpreis 2014 for his scientific contribution to the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics with the title "Minimal Invasive Equivalent Grid Impedance Estimation in Inductive-Resistive Power Networks Using Extended Kalman Filter" (VDE announcement).
On behalf of the Chair of Power Electronics: Congratulations!
Giampaolo Buticchi has received Humboldt Research Fellowship
Jul 25, 2014
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Our Post-Doc Giampoalo Buticchi has received the "Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers". Congratulations!
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Prof. Liserre receives the Dr. Bimal Bose Energy Systems Award
Jul 08, 2014
is given "For contributions to the integration of renewable energy sources into the smart power grid through industrial electronics”
The ceremony will take place during the banquet of the IECON'2014, Dallas, TX - USA, October 28 - November 1, 2014. Congratulations!
ISI Thomson listed Prof. Liserre in their report
Jul 08, 2014
EPE 2015 in Geneve
Nov 11, 2015
EPE: Visit and participation of the most important European
Converence on power electronics in Geneve, Switzerland by three
PhD students
Levy Costa, Stephan Brüske and Berthold Benkendorff at the EPE'15 in Geneve
Power-Boys and Power-Girls Day 2014
Jul 01, 2014
This year again, the Power-Boys and Power-Girls day will take place on campus. On July 7th and 8th, 30 pupils of 5th and 6th grade are playfully introduced by the Chair of Power Electronics to topics like electrical engineering and renewable energy.
You can find the report of Power-Boys and Power-Girls Day 2013 here (German).
Update: The report of 2014 can be found in School and Pupils.
Guided tour for pupils to Hannover fair 2014
Jun 26, 2014
As in previous years, the guided tour for pupils to Hannover fair took place on April 9th. Within the framework of the project "Tec2You" Member of the chair accompanied the students visit of Europe's biggest industrial fair.
The full report is shown here (German).
Presentation: Prof. Paolone
Jun 26, 2014
On June 18th Prof. Paolone (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) visited the Chair and gave a presentation.
Chair's Day and inaugural course of Prof. Liserre
Jun 16, 2014
On Monday, June 16th, the Chair for Power Electronics will present itself in the course of a “Chair’s Day”.
Following the information lecture for Bachelor’s students which is held by Prof. Liserre during the course “Elektrische Energietechnik” the students are welcome to join a barbecue starting approx. at 12 p.m. Within this relaxed atmosphere the Chair as well as invited guests from industry will introduce themselves.
At approx. 2 p.m. students and guests are welcome to join a guided laboratory tour. Afterwards, Prof. Liserre will give his inaugural lecture in the course of the colloquium of the Faculty of Engineering.
Presentation: Prof. Casadei
May 22, 2014
On May 5th Prof. Casadei (University of Bologna) visited the Chair and, as part of the special colloquium of the TF, gave a lecture on "Multi-phase Power Converters".
New scientific staff members
May 22, 2014
Scince a new professor has got new tasks and new research projects he also needs new scientific stuff members. So we welcome Mr. Markus Andresen, Mr. Giovanni De Carne, Mr. Holger Jedtberg and Mr. Sebastian Brüske to the team. We also welcome Mrs. Giusi Quartarone. She will be a visiting scientist at the chair for three month.
1st Place Poster Award
May 22, 2014
Sönke Grunau, Jan Reese, Lars Jessen and Friedrich W. Fuchs won the 1st Place Poster Award at the ETG 2013 in Berlin for their Poster and Paper "Aspects of Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Weak Power Systems". Congratulations!
