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Research and education
The Institute for Power Electronics and
Electrical Drives is in the faculty of com-
puter science and electrical engineering,
University of Stuttgart, responsible for
the subjects power electronic, automatic
control and electrical drives in research
and education. Actual focused topics in
the scientific activities are
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Power electronics and electrical drives
for automotive traction applications,
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Methods for sensorless position meas-
uring at electrical machines,
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Energy efficient drives in industrial
automation,
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Reliability of power electronic systems,
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Circuit topologies and advanced mod-
ulation schemes for power converters
and special current sources for techni-
cal processes,
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Power electronic emulation of electri-
cal machines and power line systems,
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Contactless power transmission sys-
tems for mobile applications,
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High current sensors with excellent
dynamic performance.
In the mentioned fields the scientific staff
possess many years of experience in re-
search and development, both in indus-
trial as well as scientific environment.
Research outcome is continuously pub-
lished at conferences and journals and
becomes part of education. The institute
is part of the Robert Bosch Centre for
Power Electronics (RBZ).
Technical facilities
The Institute for Power Electronics and
Electrical Drives is equipped with
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Laboratory with ca. 20 workplaces for
research and education,
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Laboratory for electrical drives with
rated power up to 250 kW,
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Heating oven for thermal measurement
and analysis
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Software-tool for simulation in time-
and frequency domain
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Multiphysics FEM simulation-tool
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Development tools for microprocessor-
and DSP systems
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Development tools for programmable
logic devices
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CAD-Tool for circuit design and PCB
routing
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Workstation for SMT assembling
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Laboratory workshop, equipped for
manufacturing prototypes of electri-
cal machines, heat sinks and precision
components for sensors.
Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives
University of Stuttgart
Experiment to analyse the thermal behaviour of the power semiconductors in an automotive traction inverter
Test bench for a high speed drive
