Projects

  • Application of SB-ZePoC in Power Electronics
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Niklas Rüger
    Funding: DFG
  • Loss Calculation in Three-phase Inverters
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Vijay Ganesan
    Funding: Industrie
  • Control of Multilevel Converters
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Niklas Rüger
  • DC/DC Converters for Fuel Cells
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Averberg
    Funding: Land Niedersachsen
  • Series Connection of Semiconductor Elements (IGBT)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Harald Kuhn
    Funding: Industrie
  • Sensorless Control of Low-power Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors Down to Zero Speed
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Karsten Wiedmann
    Funding: Industrie
  • Control of Active Micro Systems
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. V. Ganesan, Dipl.-Ing. K. Wiedmann
    Funding: DFG
  • Probabilistic Safety Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbines, Sub Project 8 - Reliability of Grid Connection
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Felix Fuchs
    Year: 2012
    Funding: ForWind
  • Functional Safety Improvement of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines in Traction Drives (ATEM FuSy, Improved Functional Safety in Drive Converters)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Tobias Krone, Alexander Rosen, Fabian Oelkers
    Year: 2013
    Funding: BMWi, DLR
    Duration: 01.11.2012 - 31.10.2014
  • Fundamentals of Active High-Lift of Future Commercial Aircraft (CRC 880 B4 High-Lift)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens mit Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Seume (TFD)
    Team: Gerrit Narjes, Simon Weber
    Year: 2014
    Funding: DFG (via TU BS)
    Duration: 01.06.2011 - 31.12.2018
  • Research Association Smart Nord ZN 2896 Grid Support System Services (Smart Nord)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Felix Fuchs, René Dietz
    Year: 2014
    Funding: MWK via Uni Oldenburg
    Duration: 01.03.2012 - 31.08.2015
  • Innovation Cluster Power Electronics for Regenerative Energy Supply at IWES (Innovation Cluster)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Simon Weber, Marcel Moriße, Malte John
    Year: 2014
    Funding: NMWK via Fraunhofer IWES
    Duration: 01.09.2014 - 31.08.2017
  • Silicon Carbide in Hybrid Vehicles – Development of an Efficient High-Temperature Converter with Compact Boost Converter (SiC Boost - VSI, FVA No. 637 II)
    Team: Arvid Merkert
    Year: 2014
    Funding: FVA
    Duration: 01.02.2013 - 31.01.2015
  • Silicon Carbide Power Technology for Energy Efficient Devices (SPEED)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Christian Sommer
    Year: 2014
    Funding: EU
    Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2017
  • Multiphase Direct Modular Multilevel Converters with Reduced Number of Branches - A Systematic Approach for a Modular Multilevel Converter Topology (Multilevel Converters)
    Led by: Prof. Dr-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dennis Karwatzki
    Year: 2014
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.09.2014 - 01.10.2017
  • Fully Actuated Electromagnetic Bending Actuator for Endoscopic Applications
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Michael Dörbaum
    Year: 2014
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.07.2012 - 30.06.2015
  • University Offensive eMobility for In-Service Training and Further Education - Experiencing, Living and Learning Mobility (Show-Case Electromobility, MOBIL4e)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Björn Berweiler, Dr.-Ing. Volker Schöber, Fabian Oelkers
    Year: 2014
    Funding: BMBF
    Duration: 15.06.2013 - 14.06.2016
  • Integration of Electric Vehicles into the Quicar Car-Sharing Fleet and Project Expansion to Further Sites - Quicar Electric (Show-Case Electromobility)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
    Team: Dr.-Ing. Volker Schöber, Hannes Heseding, Niklas Weber
    Year: 2014
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2015
  • Innovative Ultra High-Speed Multistage Concept for Electrified Power Trains in Vehicles for Highest Efficiency and Comfort (ATEM Speed2E)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Gerrit Narjes, Bastian Weber
    Year: 2014
    Funding: BMWi, DLR
    Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2016
  • Innovative Wind Conversion System for Offshore Applications (INNWIND.EU)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dennis Karwatzki
    Year: 2014
    Funding: EU
    Duration: 01.11.2012 - 31.07.2018
  • Affordable Electrical Range by Modularity (BEREIT)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Hannes Heseding, Felix Müller-Deile
    Year: 2014
    Funding: BMWi, DLR
    Duration: 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2015
  • New operation modes of modular multilevel converters with output voltage modulation significantly reducing the module capacitor requirements
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dr.-Ing. Jakub Kucka, M.Sc. Malte Lorenz
    Year: 2017
    Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
    Duration: 1.11.2016 – 31.10.2019