Innovation Center ● Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arnd Stephan
Electric railways
MANAGEMENT
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arnd Stephan
Dresden University of Technology
Institute for Railway Vehicles and Railway Technology
Chair of Electric Railways
Gerhart-Potthoff-Bau, POT 254
Hettnerstraße 3
01069 Dresden
| Telefon | +49 351 463-36730 |
| arnd.stephan@tu-dresden.de |
Short vita
Career and professional milestones:
- Since 2020: Chairman of the Board of BahnCluster Rail.S e.V.
- Since 2012: Managing Director of IFB - Institut für Bahntechnik GmbH
- Since 2008: Professor and Chair of Electrical Railways at TU Dresden
- Since 2002: Honorary professor at TU Dresden
- Since 1995: Certificate from the Federal Railway Authority as an expert for electrical systems
- 1993-2008: Worked at IFB - Institut für Bahntechnik GmbH as project manager, later branch manager and procurator
- 1995: Doctorate at TU Dresden on the power design of traction vehicle transformers
- 1985-1990: Studied electrical engineering/electrical railways at the Hochschule für Verkehrswesen "Friedrich List" (HfV), Dresden
Research and development
- Development and optimisation of electric vehicle drives
- Dimensioning methods for drives, transformers and on-board networks
- Energy supply systems for rail vehicles and networks
- Integration of alternative energy storage and drive systems
- Investigation of operating strategies to increase efficiency
- Approval processes for vehicles and electrical infrastructure
- Life cycle analyses and economic feasibility studies of electric railway systems
Expertise
- Electric drive technology for rail vehicles
- Energy supply systems for railways
- Alternative and hybrid drive concepts (e.g. batteries, hydrogen)
- System integration of electrical components in vehicle and infrastructure systems
- Approval procedures for electric railway systems and vehicles
- Operation, safety and cost-effectiveness of electric transport systems
- Energy efficiency and environmental compatibility in railway operations
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