Innovation Centre ● Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffan Bernet
Power electronic systems and electric drives
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MANAGEMENT
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffan Bernet
Dresden University of Technology
Electrical Engineering Institute
Chair of Power Electronics
Görgesbau, Room 117 (Secretary's Office)
Helmholtzstraße 9
01069 Dresden
| Telefon | +49 351 463-42137 |
| steffen.bernet@tu-dresden.de |
Short vita
Career and professional milestones:
- Since 2007: Professor of Power Electronics at Dresden University of Technology
- 2001–2007: Professor of Power Electronics at Berlin University of Technology
- 1999–2000: Sub-programme manager at ABB: responsible for research in the fields of power electronic systems, electric drives and machines
- 1998–2001: Head of the ‘Electric Drive Systems’ group at the ABB Research Centre in Heidelberg
- 1996–1998: Scientist and project manager in the Power Electronics group at the ABB Research Centre in Heidelberg
- 1995–1996: Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
- 1995: Doctorate at the Technical University of Ilmenau (topic: Power semiconductors as zero-current switches in converters with soft switching processes)
- Studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Dresden
Research and development
- Characterisation, optimisation, control and experimental investigation of power semiconductors (e.g. MOSFET, IGBT, IGCT, Si, SiC, GaN)
- Power semiconductor selection and qualification, as well as their control for new applications
- Concept development, analysis, simulation and prototyping of novel power converter topologies and commutation cells (e.g. 2L-VSC, MMC, M3C, 3L-ANPC-VSC, FC-VSC)
- Development of power converter-related control algorithms and innovative modulation methods
- Application-specific optimisation of electric drive systems
- Setup and concept development of test benches
- System solutions for energy transmission, grid connection and transport technology (e.g. HVDC, active filters, traction drives)
Expertise
- Medium and high power power electronics
- Power semiconductors (Si, SiC) and their application
- Electric drives and drive systems
- Development and analysis of complex power converter topologies
- Regulation and control systems in power electronics
- Modelling and simulation of power electronic systems
- Application-specific optimisation of power converters and driver circuits
Reference projects
- Distributed measurement of voltages and currents in a novel DC network
- Automation of a test bench for characterising and qualifying power semiconductors
- Modelling and control of a power electronics demonstrator for a solid-state transformer (SST)
- Comparison of flywheel storage systems, including concept development, implementation and control of a test bench with a modular matrix converter (M3C)
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