NEWS AND EVENTS

The Horizon Europe SCAPE project (Switching-cell-array-based power electronics conversion for future electric vehicles) held its mid-term meeting last 14-15 July at the IMB-CNM-CSIC facilities. In this meeting were presented the first results of the project concerning power systems integration, multi-level converter prototypes and control solutions. The participation of PDS Group focused on the investigation and […]

PDS group members Miquel Tutusaus and Conrad Ferrer attended the European PhD School on Power Electronics, Electrical Machines, Energy Control and Power Systems, celebrated between 27 – 31 of May 2024 in the city of Gaeta, Italy, where they also presented their work at the poster session.

Last 12 – 14 March the members of the PDS Group Mariana Raya, Emma Solà and Xavier Jordà, participated in the 13th edition of the International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems, CIPS 2024, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. We presented the contribution entitled “Estimation of thermo-mechanical Anand model parameters of die-attach materials for power electronics […]

ePowered RACING is a team of 19 engineering students specializing in Mechanical, Electronic, and Electrical disciplines who work at the Barcelona School of Engineering (EEBE-UPC). They are passionate about both motorcycling and engineering, and they compete in the MotoStudent International

The industrial chair EFICIENCE hosted the highly successful scientific workshop SMIPPE in Tarbes (France), organized by Prof. Paul-Étienne Vidal from ENIT Tarbes. The event gathered leading experts and researchers to discuss advancements in power devices and related technologies. A highlight of the workshop was the insightful guest lecture by Researcher of PDS Group  Xavier Perpiñà, […]

November, 2023 Emma Solà and Xavier Jordà from PDS Group particiapted in the Electronic Materials & Packaging in Space (EMPS) symposium held at ESTEC (ESA) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, from 21-23 November 2023. Emma Solà presented her work entitled:  High-Temperature Aging Tests of Silver Sintering Materials used as Die-attach Layers. Previously, Emma and Xavier also […]

September-October, 2023 Xavier Perpinyà and Oriol Aviño  from the Power Devices and Systems group, participated in the European Research Night 2023 initiative in series of presentations in high schools (X. Perpinyà) and in series of micro-talks (O. Aviñó). 

October 6, 2023 On October 6, 2023, the ePowered Racing team of the  Escola d’Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE) presented his last electric-powered bike  the EPR03. The Power Devices and Systems (PDS) group of IMB-CNM(CSIC), through its AIE D+T Microelectrònica has sponsored one more year the team, which will participate in the next MotoStudent contest  […]

Septembre 12, 2023 Several members of the PDS Group participated in a two-day activity with BSHE. Firstly, a training course was held on 06/09/2023 at BSHE headquarters in Montañana (top photo). This course covered theoretical aspects of induction cooktops and included a visit to the manufacturing line. Secondly, they attended the XVIII Jornada de Grupos […]

July 19, 2023 The first Workshop organised by the  EU-funded Horizon Europe SCAPE Project (“Switching-Cell-Array-based Power Electronics conversion for future electric vehicles”) took place on July 19th, 2023. The workshop was part of the International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Technologies for Automotive (AEIT 2023) held at at the University of Modena Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE, Italy). The […]

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/