Electric Drives
In modern power grids, power-electronic converters have become indispensable, both in consumption and in generation. As an example, a grid-connected solar inverter converts the DC current produced by solar photovoltaic panels to the AC current. Power converters are also an integral part of energy storage systems. Both hardware and control methods of this kind of converters are very similar to those applied in electric drives..
In the Electric drives group, we carry out research on electric motor drives and power converters, including their analysis, control design, and optimization. Our core competence is developing advanced real-time algorithms for control and estimation. We collaborate actively with the industry and with the leading research groups at universities. We have published our research results in more than 120 technical papers (of which over 40 in IEEE journals). The results have also led to several patents and patent applications.
The group is led by Professor Marko Hinkkanen.
Group members
Latest publications
Fundamentals of Electric Machine Drives
PhD Course: Advanced Control in Electrical Energy Conversion (Politecnico di Torino 2017)
gritulator: Grid Converter Simulator in Python
Multifunctional Grid-Forming Converter Control Based on a Disturbance Observer
Design and Implementation of Single-Phase Grid-Connected Low-Voltage Battery Inverter for Residential Applications
An Integrated Design Methodology for Architecture Solutions to Shimmy Reduction Subsystems in All Electric Aircraft
Damping Coefficient Characterization and Experiment of an Electromagnetic Damper for Shimmy Reduction
Design Framework for Sensorless Control of Synchronous Machine Drives
Analytical Modeling of a Six-Phase Bearingless Synchronous Reluctance Machine Using Winding Function Theory
I-f Control with Zero -axis Current Operation for Surface Mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine Drives
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