NEWS AND EVENTS

July 13, 2023 Miquel Tutusaus from PDS Group defensed his Master Thesis in Electronic Engineering (MEE) at UPC with his work entitled Design of a test methodology for the analysis of derating rules in space power devices, obtaining the maximum qualificaction. Congratulations!!!

May 26th, 2023 The importance of power electronics is rapidly increasing in today’s world, primarily driven by the growing need for electrification in order to eliminate fossil fuels consumption. Power converters are responsible for the processing and control of electric energy, ensuring efficient management of high amounts of electrical power. Power converters primarily consist of power […]

May 15th, 2023 Within the cycle “Climate warming: Energy solutions from today for tomorrow” organized by the “Residencia d’Investigadors”, the CSIC and the “Fundació Catalana per la Recerca i la Innovació”, Dr. Xavier Jordà from the PDS Group gave the talk entitled “Industrial electrification and decarbonization in 2050”. The electrification of industrial processes can be a valuable tool […]

April 28th, 2023 Have you noticed that the number of electric vehicles has raised exponentially in recent years? The society is becoming more aware about how important is to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases. That is why there is a clear tendency in electrifying all the systems that used to work with fossil fuels; since […]

Power Devices and Systems Group (PDS) offers 1 JAE-INTRO scholarship for introduction to research:  Dates: From April 15th to May 15th, 2023 More info: https://jaeintro.csic.es/en/

March 29-30, 2023 In March 2023, the WP5 workshop of the iRel40 project took place at Technical University of Delft (The Netherlands). Oriol Aviñó from PDS Group participed in the event presenting the last results of the IMB-CNM activities and chairing one of the sessions. At the bottom picture, Oriol Avinó together with the responsibles of the […]

March 9, 2023 Miquel Vellvehi from PDS Group gave a talk in the framework of Objectes de la Recerca initiative at CSIC Delegation in Barcelona, which includes a mini-exhibition, a talk, a video and a contest. Vellvehi talked about the BepiColombo space mission, a joint ESA and JAXA mission, and diodes Schottky, developed at the IMB-CNM. These […]

March 1-2, 2023 The Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform PTI-TransEner+ (Sustainable Energy Transition) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) held its First Scientific Days on March 1 and 2 in Madrid, where the latest milestones achieved to date were presented, as well as the impact of the results and their transfer to the business community and […]

February 9, 2023 Mariana Raya and Conrad Ferrer from PDS Group defensed their Master Thesis in Electronic Engineering (MEE) at UPC with their works entitled Study of self-powered gate driver power supply solutions and Infrared image processing strategies for die-level power devices inspection, respectively, obtaining the maximum qualificaction. Congratulations!!!

November 23, 2022 The PDS group participated in the First IMB-CNM Innovation Day held at Hotel Exe Campus on November 23. Miquel Vellvehi and Xavier Perpiñà were two of the coordinators of the stands showing the institute research results on two of their thematic axes: Energy and Mobility and Physics Frontiers and Civil Security.  Dr. Fernando Monterde, […]

On November 16, 2022, Dr. X. Jordà from the PDS Group and representing also the CSIC PTI+ TransEner, participated at the IV Innovation Meeting entitled “The energy transition in Catalonia and Switzerland – Models, best practices and ideas for cooperation” that took place at the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona. This event was co-organised by […]

Dr. Xavier Perpinyà participated in the Physics of Failure Workshop during the General Assembly of the iRel40 project held in Ljubljana (Slovenia) from Novembre 7th to 10th. Dr. Perpinyà, Principal Investigator of iRel40 project, presented his work entitled “PoF in power devices under overcurrent testing/ageing for induction cooktops”.

October 29-30, 2022 The ePowered RACING team participated in the e-Mobility Experience Fair held this past weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Paddock. The team, formed by students from the Escola d’Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE) of the UPC has the sponsorship of the IMB-CNM through the Power Devices and Systems (PDS) Group and D+T […]

October, 12-14, 2022 Emma Solà from PDS Group has participated at the 45th edition of the annual conference (CAS 2022) held in Poiana Brasow (Romania) on October 12-14, 2022 with her work entitled “Silver Sintering as Die-Attach Material for High Temperature Sensors”. This paper received the CAS2022 Best Student Paper Award.  Xavier Jordà also participated as an invited speaker with […]

Power Devices and Systems Group (PDS) offers 2 JAE-INTRO scholarships for introduction to research: Dates: From October 5th to November 7th, 2022 More info: https://jaeintro.csic.es/