Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
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Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
Address
Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
Positions
Dean of Studies
Dean of Studies Office, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Chairperson
Curriculum and Teaching Committee, Electrical Engineering
Chairperson
Admissions Board, Electrical Engineering
Chairperson
Admissions Board, Power Engineering
Executive Board
Institute of Drive Systems and Power Electronics
Representatives for Professors
Examination Board Electrical Engineering
Professors
Electrical Machines and Drive Systems Section

Fields of activity

  • Harmonic field effects in induction and synchronous machines (magnetic noise, oscillating torques, additional losses)
  • Time-efficient calculation methods for electrical machines and drive systems
  • Transient phenomena in drive systems 
  • Special effects concerning converter-fed machines (bearing currents, insulation stress, ...)
  • Fault analysis in electrical drive systems
  • Small electrical machines and micro actuators

Curriculum Vitae

  • Career

    Since 2007
    Elected Academic Dean for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Leibniz Universität Hannover

    Since 2003
    Appointed full professor for Drive Systems at Leibniz Universität Hannover

    1995 - 2003
    Design engineer for variable speed motors, Head of Calculation Dept., Technical Director, Member of Management Board at Siemens Dynamowerk, Berlin

    1994
    PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Hannover, Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. O. Seinsch

    1990 - 1994
    Research associate at the Institute for Electrical Machines and Drives, University of Hannover

    1984 – 1990
    Studies and graduation (Dipl.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering/Power Engineering, University of Hannover

  • Further activities

    Member of VDE GMM Technical Committee 3.3 "Electrical Servo Drives"

    Since 2013
    Scientific management of the Department “Generators and Drives” of Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES), Kassel (since 2018 named IEE)

    Since 2010
    Board member of the Lower Saxony Research Centre for Vehicle Technology (NFF), Braunschweig

    2009 - 2017
    Scientific management of the Department “Electric Component and Systems” of Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM), Bremen

    Since 2007
    Board member of the Hannover Centre for Mechatronics (MZH), 2007 – 2012 as Managing Director

    2007 - 2016
    Chairman of the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC/TC 2 "Rotating Machinery", being responsible for the international standardization of rotating electrical machines

    Since 2006
    Co-author and co-editor of the book series “Electrical Machines” (Wiley-VCH, 3 volumes, approx. 2000 pages)

    Since 2006
    Convenor of Working Group 12 and Member of Maintenance Team MT 9 of IEC/TC 2 “Rotating Machinery“

    Since 2005
    Member and since 2016 convenor of the K 311 committee "Rotating Electrical Machines“ of the DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE

  • Awards

    (Kopie 6)

    1986
    Philips Award

    2017
    IEC 1906 Award