Projects
Practical Considerations for Better Implementation of GaN in Power Electronic Converters KU Leuven
Gallium nitride (GaN) material devices are considered as a promising device for next-generation power electronics due to its intrinsic properties such as high-breakdown field, high-electron mobility, low ON-resistance, and good thermal conductivity. Due to the introduction of GaN materials, applications such as power converters have obtained remarkable improvements. Therefore, the aim of this project is to address the implications of ...
Reliable Fault Location for Electricity Grids with Power Electronic Converters KU Leuven
Modelling of Power Electronic Converters for LVDC Systems witha Focus on Reliability Modelling KU Leuven
Traditional power generators are being replaced by distributed power supplies, making power systems require a large number of voltage source converters (VSC). In such VSC-dominated systems, vulnerability increases and the probability of failure and consequently the prediction of the useful life becomes more challenging. This PhD aims to model the voltage source converters for LVDC systems with a focus on reliability to achieve optimal system ...
Hosting capacity improvement of power electronic converters for large-scale industrial electrification (HARMONIC) KU Leuven
The massive future use of large-scale power electronic converters will support electrification of industrial processes, essential for achieving net-zero goals. However, current practices show that the interactions of these inverters with the transmission grid are becoming increasingly difficult to manage. HARMONIC will develop a framework that allows to determine the hosting capacity, taking into account safety and reliability of the grid, ...
Practical implementation, system integration and coordinated control of power electronic converters with balancing functionality to ensure the reliability, safety and efficiency of direct current networks. KU Leuven
New types of unidirectional and bidirectional wide-bandgap semiconductors such as GaN allow toswitch with significantly lower losses and higher switching speeds, yielding a volume reduction and
efficiency and enhancement. The goal of this PhD is to investigate the adaptation of existing circuit
topologies and introduce novel circuit types based on these components. The envisaged applications are
low-voltage high-performance ...
Active and passive components for resonant converters in wide voltage power electronics applications KU Leuven
The use of passive components (transformers, idcutors, capacitors) can be employed to increase the number of degrees of freedom available for optimization procedures, extending the options to meet the demands of wide voltage range, high efficiency and high-level power. Additionally, due to the availability of high frequency magnetic materials and 3D printing techniques, the implementation of this approach might become easier and cost ...
SiC4GRID : NEXT GENERATION MODULAR SIC-BASED ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTERS FOR ENHANCED RENEWABLES INTEGRATION INTO THE GRID Vrije Universiteit Brussel
current obstacles to the technologies' market uptake. SiC4GRID thus aims for an optimised integrated SiC-based technology composed
of three-fold innovations in terms of hardware, software and IoT. Indeed, to optimise both techno-economic and environmental pillars,
the consortium will design, ...
Power converter topologies for high voltage gain and pulsed power applications KU Leuven
Renewable energy use has been increasing quite significantly in response to greenhouse problems, such as climate change and global warming. Solar Panels, Fuel Cells, Wind power have arisen to be solutions that decrease carbon emissions, but all of them have the drawback that the produced DC voltage or DC current, which are too low for various applications. Therefore, in every renewable energy system a subsystem in charge of boosting or ...