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| Centre of Excellence in Power Electronics and Intelligent Control for Energy Conservation | ||||||||||||||||
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Research focus of the Centre:
The Centre of Excellence in Power Electronics and Intelligent Control for Energy Conservation will promote research and disseminate knowledge on multi-disciplinary area of power electronic semiconductor devices, converter topologies and control systems. It will focus on the development of a new international PhD study programme in Power Electronics and Control for energy conservation, understanding the harmonic and power quality problems in line power system, the need to use clean renewable energy source as wind and solar energy for the future, creation of the need for the modern EC technology in the area of power electronics equipments for energy control and conservation. The key areas, focused in the PELINCEC-Centre include: DSP based real time control of power converters, new topologies of power converters, power electronics utility interface for renewable energy sources, clean hybrid generation systems, and emerging technologies in Control and Signal Processing. The Centre will be a technological bridge between countries of European Community and Eastern European Countries including Newly Independent States (NIS) and will contribute to integration of EE sector in the power electronics and intelligent control within the European Research Area.
Polish research projects currently run in the Centre:
Currently 15 projects are runing eg:
- Kaźmierkowski M.P: Sensorless direct power control strategies for PWM rectifiers (8T10A06519) - the purpose of this work was the control strategies for three-phase PWM boost rectifiers.
- Płatek T.: The multilevel flying capacitor converters (8T10A04117) - the aim of design was to develop and to study the model of multilevel flying capacitor chopper with power of 4kW, supplied from 3kV using of DSP microcontroller.
- Supronowicz H.: Selected methods of input current and output voltage formation in matrix converter (8T10A01118) - different control strategies of input current and output voltage formation in matrix converter ware main goal of project.
- Supronowicz H.: Microprocesors control systems for active filters (8T10A01018) -elaboration and microprocessor implementation at digital control algorithm for active filters (series and slec) were main goal of investigation.
European research projects currently run in the Centre:
The Institute participate in the following eu-projects: Simulations and IT-Solutions: Applications in the Baltic Post Areas of the Newly Associated States (2001-2003, dr A. Dzieliński), Control Techniques for Environment-Friendly and Energy-Efficient Power Electronics Converter (Phare-SCI-TECH II project).
Quality:
The scientists of the Centre represent the highest scientific level of competence in their research domains. In year 2001 they published 2 textbooks and were the co-authors of 2 monographs. They also published 22 journal papers. 42 papers were presented on the international conferences as well as 29 on the domestic ones. The members of scientific staff also got 6 patents. Several young researchers received the fellowships of The Polish Science Foundation (currently dr M.Malinowski has the fellowship for year 2001). The director of the Institute - prof.M.P.Kaźmierkowski has received the Award of Polish Science Foundation for Technical Science 2001-2003. Prof. T.Kaczorek is a member of Polish Academy of Sciences. The scientists of the Centre are the active members of European and international scientific societies: prof. W.Koczara is Member of the Executive Council European Power Electronics Asociation (EPE). Prof.M.P.Kaźmierkowski is a President of Poland Section IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (2002-2004). He also is a v-president of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, and Associate Editor in the IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics. The scientists working in the Centre belong to the IEEE Societies: Control, Power Electronics, Signal Processing and Computer.
Equipment:
The following important laboratories belong to the Centre: DSP-based Power Electronics and Motion Laboratory (dSPACE 1102, 1103, 1104), Robotics Laboratory (two industrial robots), Control Design and Simulation Laboratory (Sun and PC-based workstations with MATLAB software), Power Active Filter Laboratory, and others.
Human resources:
The staff of the Centre consists of 62 persons (incl. 9 full professors, 6 senior scientists, 34 scientists, 7 technicians and 6 administrative staff). At present there are also 40 Ph.D. students, about 60 graduate students gaining their Master degree in the Cetnre. Prof. R.Barlik from the Centre holds a position of Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology.
Training possibility:
A very important part of PELINCEC activities will concentrate on short courses, workshops and specialized training for participants from industry and power plants. This will create the knowledge followed by the need of modern EC technology in the area of activities of the Centre. The Centre offers courses in:power electronics, control and robotics.
Scientific co-operation:
The Centre has bilateral agreements with 17 foreign scientific institutions from all over the world and a number of smaller scale cooperation (common research projects). The national network consists of more than 20 Polish research institutes and universities. One of the tasks of the Centre is focusing on the establishing new links with the foreign partners and reinforcing the already existing contacts. The following EC leading centers expressed their interests and confirmed an access to cooperate with the PELINCEC: RWTH Aachen, Germany; Escola de Engenharia Univestidada do Minho, Portugal; Politecnico di Torino, Italy; aalborg University, Danemark; Bergische Universitat Gesamthoch schule Wuppertal, Germany; Norvegian Uni.of Science and Technology; Marques, Instituto Superior Technice, Portugal; Ruhr Univ. Bochum, Germany; Univ.of Padova, Italy.
Co-operation with industrial partners:
Since many years the Institute has established numerous contacts with the industrial partners. Currently it has the cooperation with the following foreign industrial companies: Newage Stamford, UK; Voltamper Pretoria, South Africa; Danfoss Denmark. There are also Polish companies involved in the cooperation with the Institute: MEDCOM Warsaw, Poland; APS Poland Warsaw, Poland; TWERD Toruń, Poland; POLSONIC Warsaw, Poland.
| Materials prepared by NCP-Poland | last modified:2003-07-18 |