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The Chair of Electrical Machines and
Drives is a part of the Institute of Electri-
cal Power Engineering which was found-
ed in 1894. The students taught in the
institute belong to the study branches
“Electrical Power Engineering” and
“Mechatronics”. The research work of
the chair is to make substantial contri-
butions to the fundamental and applied
research for efficient energy transducer
systems, generators and electrical drives.
In addition count both linear and rotat-
ing machines and line-side and motors-
side inverters and their control (Fig. 1).
Key Research Fields & Competence
Areas
(Fig. 2)
•
Modeling, design and optimization of
transducer systems
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Magnet bearing technology, direct
drives and mechatronic drive solutions
•
Renewable electromechanical transduc-
ers, especially for wind energy plants
•
Motor and drive systems in hybrid and
electric cars
•
Cooling systems for electrical machines
•
Converters, industrial electronics for
variable speed drive systems and
generators
Laboratories / Equipment
(Fig. 3)
•
Laboratory of machines and drives with
separate power supply up to 100 kW,
voltage 3 x 400V, 3 x 600 V, sinusoidal
ac-three-phase mains up to 500 Hz
•
Universal test stands for converter-
fed machines, measuring and testing
equipment for machines, transformers
and measuring transformers
•
7 Research labs (400m²)
•
3 Labs for teaching and practical
training (112m²)
•
1 PC-Pool
Teaching
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Courses lead to the Dipl.-Ing.
certificate or to the Master-degree
•
PhD students
Member of Staff
Scientific staff:
5
Non-scientific staff:
2 + (2)
Scientific tutorial assistant:
1
Scientific staff (third party funds):
17
PhD students:
2
External PhD students:
10
Tutorial assistants:
5
Diplomates:
12
Students in seminar projects:
10
Trainees:
20
Technische Universität Dresden
Fig. 1: Test stands of the Chair of Electrical
Machines and Drives for research and education
Fig. 3: Power converter interferences lab
Fig. 2: Focuses of research
