Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems

Open Opportunities

Commissioning and Control of a 10 kW Converter Prototype for Wireless Power Transmission ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems MA project to commission and test a 10 kW converter prototype for wireless power transmission Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

Commissioning and Control of a 12 kW Bidirectional Boost Converter for a Battery Interface ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems SA/MA project to commission and control a 12 kW bidirectional boost converter Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

Design and Implementation of a Motor Controller for Electric Vehicles Based on a Three-phase Three-level Drive Inverter ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems In this project, you will study different modulation schemes and motor control concepts, and implement them for a given PMSM (first in simulations and then in an FPGA/microcontroller). Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

Design of a High-Power Long-Life Pseudo-Spark Gap ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems Design of high-voltage gas discharge closing switches. Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

PCB Parasitics Extraction Based on FEM Simulations ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems At HPE, power converters based on WBG semiconductor devices are developed. WBG devices operate at high switching frequencies, enabling a reduced filter volume. However, parasitic resulting from the PCB layout increase the stress on these devices. PCB layout is crucial for minimizing these effects. Electrical Engineering Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Evaluation of a Circuit Topology Based on Diode Opening Switches to Generate Nanosecond High-Power Pulses ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems A circuit topology to generate high-power nanosecond pulses with drift step-recovery diodes (DSRD) acting as opening switches should be analyzed and implemented. Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

Optimal Design of Medium-Frequency Transformers ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems In this thesis the student is provided the opportunity to optimise and build a medium frequency transformer Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

Evaluation of Gate-Boosted SiC JFETs for Nanosecond High-Power Pulse Generators ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems A new pulse generator topology based on gate-boosted SiC JFETs should be investigated, implemented, tested, and assessed on its suitability for the generation of nanosecond pulsed. Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

Evaluation of Standard Diodes as Ultra-Fast Opening Switches ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems A circuit to evaluate the suitability of off-the-shelf diodes as a replacement for drift step recovery diodes should be analyzed and implemented in hardware. Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project

Modeling the Dynamics of a Multilevel Inverter During Transient Operation in Electric Vehicle Applications ETH Zurich Laboratory for High Power Electronic Systems In this thesis, you will model the dynamic behaviour of the multilevel inverter to be used for an electric vehicle application. You will study the losses in semiconductor switches during transient operation and capacitor voltage dynamics of multilevel inverters. Electrical Engineering Master Thesis, Semester Project