Department of Information Technology and Electrical EngineeringAcronym | D-ITET | Homepage | http://www.ee.ethz.ch/ | Country | Switzerland | ZIP, City | | Address | | Phone | | Type | Academy | Parent organization | ETH Zurich | Current organization | Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering | Child organizations | |
Open OpportunitiesBattery-powered electric buses can be interpreted as large-scale, mobile, electricity storage devices. The schedules and locations of electric buses are relatively predictable with regards to fixed routes, such as in the twice daily runs of school buses. When an electric bus is not serving its route, it can schedule its charging/discharging to provide ancillary services to the main grid in exchange for monetary incentives. This is often referred to as Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). Simultaneously, a fleet of electric buses can play a key role as a source of demand-side flexibility to support the system in managing operational uncertainty, resulting in the generation of new revenue streams. The onsite coupling of electric buses with site resources in a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) setting has shown extremely promising performance in terms of both site self-sufficiency maximization and demand-side flexibility provision. This project will investigate economic model predictive control (MPC) to reduce energy costs and maximize service revenues in the scenario of joint control of an energy hub (e.g., depot, school campus, parking lot) and its buses. Flexibility envelopes will be developed to estimate the flexibility potential and the corresponding market revenues generated with this joint control architecture, as compared to unpredictable arrival/departure times and with separate control policies. Since the flexibility provision market is highly regulated, we plan to include Swiss/EU regulations as hard constraints in our formulation. Extensions will include the effects of different depreciation models and cases where the energy hub is equipped with Photovoltaic generation, electricity storage (battery/hydrogen), and/or thermal storage. - Engineering and Technology
- ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Master Thesis, Semester Project
| You will develop a diagnostic test for testicular cancer. The focus of the project will be on creating the biochemical protocols for the test. The project is in collaboration with a prelaunch startup and a hospital (USZ). Therefore, it is ideal for motivated students who want to have a direct impact - Analytical Biochemistry, Biological and Medical Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Immunological and Bioassay Methods, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Materials Engineering, Sensor (Chemical and Bio-) Technology
- Bachelor Thesis, Internship, Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project, Summer School
| Collaborating with a dynamic startup, you will work on designing, manufacturing, and testing microfluidic devices to quantify biomolecules associated with chronic inflammation, heart attacks, and tropical diseases. - Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Medical and Health Sciences, Physics
- Bachelor Thesis, Collaboration, Internship, Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project, Summer School
| Join our interdisciplinary student project to transform at-home diagnostics! Work on cutting-edge technology, boost sensitivity, engineer tests for seamless home use, and develop targeted disease detection. Help us to shape the future of healthcare. - Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Fluidization and Fluid Mechanics, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical and Health Sciences, Nanotechnology, Physics
- Bachelor Thesis, ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project, Summer School
| You will work on bringing medical tests to peoples home. You will further develop the hardware and software for a readout device that can perform a variety of diagnostic tests in a reliable but simple fashion. - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Bachelor Thesis, Internship, Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project, Summer School
| Model Predictive Control (MPC) is extensively utilized in industry and academia. However, designing an optimal cost function and constraints for achieving the best closed-loop performance remains an open challenge. This project seeks to bridge this gap by framing the problem as a policy optimization problem and solving it through the application of gradient-based optimization schemes. - Electrical Engineering
- Master Thesis, Semester Project
| This project aims at developing a machine learning approach (for example, using convolutional neural networks) for localizing and tracking anatomical landmarks from cardiac MR images. - Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Master Thesis
| In Formula 1 races, the psychology of human drivers plays a significant role in winning. Who is willing to take more risks and act more aggressively to secure victory? In this project, we aim to replicate such edge scenarios in autonomous racing. Until now, autonomous race cars often act conservatively, assuming the opponent's trajectory is fixed and not pushing to the limits of their constraints. Using game-theoretic control, we want to model the strategic, risky decision-making that happens on the race track. Specifically, we will delve into the competitive behaviors emerging from feedback Nash Equilibria (NE) and open-loop NE and explore whether we can encourage agents to be more aggressive with one solution concept over the other. Can we demonstrate the superiority of feedback equilibria theoretically and in simulation? - Intelligent Robotics, Robotics and Mechatronics, Systems Theory and Control, Systems Theory and Control
- ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Master Thesis, Semester Project
| This project contains the use of analytical models to calculate the frequency-dependent inductance of inductors over a wide frequency range. Also part are the investigation and application of suitable methods in order to perform time-domain circuit simulations of the converter system with a varying, frequency-dependent inductance. The goal is to develop simplified models that predict the frequency-dependent behavior of the converter system the inductor is employed in. - Electrical Engineering
- Master Thesis, Semester Project
| This master thesis aims to establish a comprehensive baseline for the LIB recycling industry, evaluating CO2 emissions and associated costs. Based on literature reviews and expert interviews you can build techno-economic analyses and conduct life-cycle assessments using Python. These will inform the development of low-carbon scenarios to enhance the sustainability of battery technologies. Join our dynamic and interdisciplinary research group to contribute to critical advancements in environmental and economic aspects of LIB recycling. - Environmental Engineering Modelling, Industrial Engineering, Innovation and Technology Management, Research, Science and Technology Policy
- Master Thesis
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