Dr. Xavier Jordà (PDS Group, IMB-CNM-CSIC) giving his Technical Lecture on power chip-embedding, with Dr. Alber Filbà (IREC) charing the EMERGE Summer School session.
Between 8 and 12 June 2026, the 4th Summer School on Electrical Machines and Drives for Green Transportation Systems (EMERGE) took place. The event was organised by MUNER – Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UniMoRe), in collaboration with the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society – Electrical Machines Technical Committee, the Technical Committee Cluster 3 (Power Electronics for Electric Drives, Wireless Power, Transportation and Aerospace) of the IEEE Power Electronics Society, and the EU Horizon Europe project SCAPE.
On Tuesday, 9 June, four lectures of the Summer School were devoted to topics developed within the EU-funded Horizon Europe project SCAPE (“Switching-Cell-Array-based Power Electronics Conversion for Future Electric Vehicles”). This one-day module was chaired by Dr. A. Filbà from IREC.
In particular, Dr Xavier Jordà from PDS Group delivered a technical lecture entitled “Chip Embedding as a Technological Approach for Improved Integration of WBG Devices in EV Converters.” In his presentation, he highlighted the main benefits of chip-embedding technology for the development of smart power modules, focusing on the results achieved within SCAPE related to the development of high-voltage switching cells. Such switching cells combine control and power stages based on 750 V SiC MOSFETs and serve as the elementary building blocks of a modular and scalable approach to the development of power converters for the next generation of electric vehicles.
On the same day, S. Rosado from AVL presented a Keynote lecture on the design of DC-DC converters for battery chargers, Prof. S. Busquets from UPC discussed multilevel neutral-point-clamped power conversion for electric vehicles in a Technical Lecture, while P. Lasserre from Deep Concept shared his experience in customised power module packaging solutions in the last Keynote of the day.
The event took place in Modena, at the Tecnopolo Hall of the University of Modena, bringing together up to 60 students interested in power electronics and system integration within the context of automotive applications
The SCAPE speakers, from left to right: Dr. Àlber Filbà (IREC), Philippe Lasserre (DeepConcept), Dr. Sebastian Rosado (AVL), Prof. Sergi Busquets (UPC), Dr. Xavier Jordà (IMB-CNM-CSIC) and Prof. Davide Baratter (University of Modena).