In the various research areas at the IAL, students are constantly being sought for interesting degree and student research projects. The current announcements can be found below. If none of them appeals to you, you can find more information about our research areas and current projects under research topics and contact the respective researchers directly. In many cases an additional topic for a thesis can be found.
Power Electronics and Drive Control
Typical topics for final theses:
- Development of control systems for power electronic circuits
- Design of passive components such as inductors or transformers
- Practical experimental setups and measurements on power electronic circuits
- Energy Generation and Grid Control
- Components + Condition Monitoring
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Drive Converters (E-Mobility, Aviation, Industry)
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Theses on Drive Converters
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Drive Control
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Theses on Drive Control
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Modular Multilevel Converters
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MA: Investigation of the Control of a Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter with Simultaneous Use of Control Degrees of Freedom
Electrical Machines and Drive Systems
Typical topics for final theses:
- Design and calculation methods for electrical machines
- System simulation and optimization
- Machine design for special applications
- Investigation of noise and vibration excitation
- Investigation of high-frequency effects (e.g., bearing currents)
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Design and Analytical Methods
Team
Constantin Schepe, Norman Blanken, Xi Zhu, Marius Schubert
MA: Numerical calculation of the effective machine length of DFIGs considering different core geometries and magnetic saturation
BA/MA: Feasibility study: Additive manufacturing of cage rotors
BA/MA: Feasibility study: Additive manufacturing of cage rotors
SC: Development of a graphical user interface for the calculation of electrical machines
SA/MA: Time-Efficient Time-Domain Simulation of a DFIG Considering Stator and Rotor Slot Openings
SA/MA: Calculation of the maximum permissible current in ferrite-based PMSMs
- E-Mobility and Aviation
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High-Frequency Effects
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Theses on High-Frequency Effects
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Drive Systems for Industrial Applications
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Team
Pauline Höltje, Constantin Schepe, Norman Blanken, Marius Schubert
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Noise and Vibrations
MA: Structural-mechanical analysis of PMSM with spoke magnets and tooth coil winding
- Large Generators
