Education within E-Mobility and Drives

The research group supports the education in the bachelor and master programmes in energy engineering. In addition we also offer education on PhD level. Available PhD positions can be seen here.

PhD courses

Lithium-Ion Batteries. Systems and Applications
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Ongoing PhD projects

• Power Integrity of Dc-Connected Adjustable Speed Drive Systems (Silpa Baburajan) 
• Study of Spectral Characteristics of Low Frequency Conducted EMI on Smart Grid Robustness (Naser Nournai-Esfetanaj) 
• Battery State Estimation Methods for Electric Vehicles under Real Temperature Conditions (Alejandro Gismero Galiatsatos) 
• Design and Control of a Bearingless Double U-Core Switched Reluctance Machine used for a Flywheel (Fariba Shakibapour) 
• High Performance Sensorless V/F Control for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (Dunzhi Chen) 
• Multi-Stator Permanent Magnet Machines for Stand-Alone Wind Power Generation (Ying Meng) 
• Micro Electromagnetic Devices for Body Energy Harvesting (Yecheng Shen)

Completed PhD projects 

• Compact and Efficient Drive Unit with Wide Operating Area for Conveyors (Simon Staal Nielsen)
• An Optimized Dual Active Bridge Converter for EV On-board Charger (Bochen Liu, 2020)
• Micro-actuator Applied in Biomedical Devices (Linlin Wu, 2020)
• Recyclable Electrical Machine Designs with 3D Flux and Non-Traditional Materials (Adolfo Garcia Gonzalez, 2019)
• Position Estimation Error Analysis, Self-Commisioning and Compensation for Low-Speed Sensorless Synchronous Machine Drives (Hechao Wang, 2019)
• Moulding Technology based Ferrite Magnet assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machine (Qian Wu, 2018)
• Three - Phase Slim DC - Link PMSM/SynRM Sensorless Drive (Yang Feng, 2017)
• Characterization, Modelling and State Estimation of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (Vaclav Knap, 2017)
• Harmonic Mitigation and Resonance Damping Based on Impedance Model using Series LC Filtered VSI (Haofeng Bai, 2017)
• Condition Monitoring of Capacitors for DC-link Application in Power Electronic Converters (Hammam Abdelaal Hammam Soliman, 2017)
• Advanced Control and Stability Enhancement of Grid-Connected Voltage-Source Inverter with LCL-Filter (Xin Zhen, 2017)
• Lifetime Prediction of the Boost, Z-source and Y-source Converters in a Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicle Application (Brwene Salah Abdelkarim Gadalla, 2017)
• Practical Methods in Li-ion Batteries for Simplified Modeling, Battery Electric Vehicle Design, Battery Management System Testing and Balancing System Control (Jorge Varela Barreras, 2017)
• Thermal Management of Battery Systems in Electric Vehicle and Smart Grid Application (Mohammad Rezwan Khan, 2017)
• Motor Integrated Permanent Magnet Gear (Tommy Vestergaard Frandsen, 2016)
• Variable-Speed, Robust Synchronous Reluctance Machine Drive Systems (Dong Wang, 2016)
• Motor Integrated Variable Speed Drives (Yash Veer Singh, 2016)
• Design of Static Wireless Charging System for Electric Vehicles with Focus on Magnetic Coupling and Emissions (Tushar Batra, 2015)
• Design of Parameter Independent, High Performance Sensorless Controllers for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (Ge Xie, 2015)
• Design Tool for Direct Drive Wind Turbine Generators: Proposed solutions for direct drive Darrieus generators 20MW (Krisztina Monika Leban, 2014)
• The Use of Active Elements to Reduce the Size and Weight of Passive Components in Adjustable Speed Drives (Ram Krishan Maheswari, 2012)
• Sensorless Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (Torben N. Matzen, 2012)
• Hybrid Switch Reluctance Drives For Pump Applications (Uffe Jakobsen, 2011)
• Electric Vehicle Based Battery Storages for Large Scale Wind Power Integration in Denmark (Jayakrishnan Radhakrishna Pillai, 2011)
• Product Sound: Acoustically Pleasant Motor Drives (Lászlo Máthé, 2010)
• Design of a Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drive System (Erik Schaltz, 2010)
• Design and Construction of Permanent Magnetic Gears (Frank Thorleif Jørgensen, 2010)
• Estimation and reduction of harmonic currents from power converters (Lucian Asiminoaei, 2007)
• Segmented motor drive - with multi-phase induction motor (Flemming Buus Bendixen, 2006)
• EMC Output Filters for Adjustable Speed Drives (Norbert Hanigovszki, 2005)
• Design Study for Controllable Electric Motor for Three Wheel Drive, In Wheel Mounting on Professional, Electric, Lawn Mower (Kaiyuan Lu, 2005)
• Modelling and Analysis of Variable Speed Wind Turbines with Induction Generator during Grid Fault (Sigrid M. Bolik, 2005)
• Shark - new motor design concept for energy saving-applied to Switched Reluctance Motor (Ana-Mari Tataru, 2004)
• Sensorless Control of Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives (P. D. Chandana Perera, 2003)
• Modelling and Test of Electrical Drive Systems (Per Sandholdt, 2002) 
• Design and Advanced Control of Switched Reluctance Motors (Peter Omand Rasmussen, 2002)
• Harmonic Distortion of Rectifier Topologies for Adjustable Speed Drives (Steffan Hansen, 2001) 
• Analysis of Random Pulse-Width Modulation Techniques for Power Electronic Converters (Michael Møller Bech, 2000)
• Energy Optimal Control of Induction Motor Drives (Flemming Abrahamsen, 2000)
• Modelling, Analysis and Optimisation of Power Electronic Circuits for Low-Cost Drives (Henrik Kragh, 2000)
• Modelling and Simulation of Surface Mounted PM Motors (Claus Bjerregaard Rasmussen, 1997)
• The Matrix Converter for an Induction Motor Drive (Peter Nielsen, 1997)
• Motor Drives for Variable-Speed Compressors (Henrik Rosendahl Andersen, 1997)
• Detection of Rotor Faults on Induction Motors by Investigating the Flux Linkage of the Stator Winding (Xiaolan Deng, 1995)
• Field Vector Strategy for an Induction Motor System using PWM Rectifier/Inverter Link (Longchun Cheng, 1995)
• Efficiency Optimisation of Electric Motors (Keld Folsach Rasmussen, 1995)
• Adaptive parameter tuning and Adaptive control of non-linear AC-drives (Michael Tønnes Nielsen, 1995)

Selected completed student projects

• Wireless charging of electric vehicles, 1st semester, PED, 2017
• Development and Implementation of PMSM Solution for Eco-Racer, 2nd semester, MCE, 2017
• Smart Battery Pack (SBP) for Electric Vehicle Drivetrains, 2nd semester, PED, 2017
• Voltage Drop Compensation for Electric Vehicle Sensorless Motor Control, 1st semester, PED, 2017
• Analysis and Simulation of an Electric Propulsion System for the Hals-Egense Ferry, 3rd semester (Bachelor), 2017
• Power converter for a DC motor in electrical go-kart, 5th semester (Bachelor), 2017
• An Electronic Inductor-Based Front-End Rectifier for Three-Phase Motor Drive Systems, 7th semester Intro, 2016
• Low-Speed Sensorless Control of Induction Machine Against Varying Load, PED8, 2016
• MMC plant and control implemented on a SoC, PED9, 2016
• Lav frekvent automatisk effektvitets optimering controller for AC drivsystemer, PED8, 2015
• Parameter Identification Method for PM Machines 'while running', PED8, 2015
• Control of LC-filter connected PMSM Using Internal State Estimator, 10th semester, 2014
• Fault Tolerant Hierarchical Control Strategy for Modular Multilevel Converter in HVDC Application, 10th semester, 2014
• Sensorless Deadbeat Control of PMSM, 10th semester, 2014
• MPPT for Wind and Photovoltaic Hybrid System using Multiple Input DC/DC Converter, 10th semester, 2014
• Low-Speed Sensorless Control of Permanent Magnet Machine, 10th semester, 2014
• Battery charging for electric vehicles, 8th semester, 2014
• Design of 2 kW Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicle Charging, 5th semester, 2014