Research | Power Electronic Circuits Laboratory

Activities

The Power Electronic Circuits Laboratory conducts theoretical and experimental research aimed at developing:

- characterization techniques and models of discrete and integrated power electronic devices,

- methods for the characterization of nonlinear magnetic power components,

- criteria, models and methods for the design of power circuits with partially saturated inductors,

- models and methods for the design of power electronic circuits with high energy efficiency and power density,

- models and methods for the design of power electronic systems for wireless charging of electric vehicles and aircraft,

- electronic systems for photocatalysis.

Over the last two decades, the Power Electronic Circuits Laboratory has hosted graduates, scholarship holders, PhD students, research fellows, researchers and professors engaged in research activities carried out within applied industrial research projects, carried out in collaboration with national and international industries in the power electronics sector, and scientific projects of national and European importance, carried out in collaboration with national and international universities and research institutes.

The laboratory is equipped with high-quality laboratory equipment for the experimental characterization of power electronic components and circuits. The Laboratory is also equipped with two prototypes of wireless charging systems and a prototype of a photocatalytic purification system, created within regional and national projects.

Teaching

The laboratory has hosted over the last two decades students of the degree courses in computer engineering and electronic engineering and graduates of both branches for laboratory exercises, degree theses, scholarships, research grants and doctoral theses on topics related to modeling methodologies, analysis, experimental characterization and synthesis of power electronic devices and circuits, conversion systems for photovoltaic applications, LED lighting, wireless power and ICT, analog and digital control techniques of conversion systems for applications in the computer, automotive, aerospace and chemical fields.

Industrial collaborations

• Magnetek, Italy
• Power One, Italy
• ABB, Italy
• Whirlpool, Italy
• Astrid Energy Enterprises, Italy
• Elettronica Santerno, Italy
• ST Microelectronics, Italy
• National Semiconductor, California
• National Semiconductor Research Labs, California
• Texas Instruments, Germany/Texas
• Texas Instruments Kilby Labs, California
• National Instruments, Texas
• Keysight Technologies, California
• Coilcraft, Illinois
• Aerovironment, California

Academic collaborations

• Second University of Naples
• University of Florence
• Polytechnic University of Turin
• Polytechnic University of Milan
• CNR Genoa
• University of Genoa
• University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
• University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
• INRIM
• University of Malaga
• Polytechnic University of Madrid
• University of Paris-Saclay
• Sorbonne University

Equipment

• Circuit Prototyping System T-Tech Quick Circuit 5000
• Digital Oscilloscope TEKTRONIX TDS754D, 4 channels, 500MHz/2GS/s
• Digital Oscilloscope Agilent Technologies MSO 6034A, 4 channels, 300MHz/2GS/s
• Electronic Load Sorensen SLM4 Mainframe + 4 modules 60V/60A
• LCZ Meter Keithley 333, 40Hz-100kHz
• Network Analyzer Advantest R3753BH 5Hz-500MHz
• Spectrum Analyzer Hewlett Packard HP8562A, 1kHz-22GHz
• EMC Analyzer Agilent Technologies E7402A, 9kHz-3GHz
• Spectrum Analyzer HP8562A 1kHz-22GHz
• Triple Power Supply TTi EX354RD, 300W, 2x35V/4A, 1x5V/5A
• Dual Power Supply Tektronix PS280, 30V/2A, 5V/3A
• Tektronix DPO3034 Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope, 300 MHz 4 Channels
• DC Power Supply TTI QPx1200L 1200 Watt PowerFlex - 60V, 50A max.
• Oscilloscope LeCroy WaveRunner 44xi 400 MHz 10Gs/s
• Single Power Supply Hewlett Packard HP6030A, 1000W, 200V/17A
• DC Power Supply DF1731SB, 0-30V/0-5A, DUAL OUT
• n.3 FLUKE 8845A Multimeters
• Hewlett-Packard 34401A Multimeter
• DiGiMess FG100 Function Generator
• HP 33120A 15Mhz Function / Arbitrary Waveform Generator
• LISN EMCO 3810/2, 9kHz-30MHz
• C2000 Renewable Energy Developer's Kit TMDSENRGYKIT
• C2000 DC/DC Developer's Kit TMDSDCDC8KIT
• C2000 Digital Power Experimenter Kit TMDSDCDC2KIT
• DC/DC LED Developer's Kit TMDSDCDCLEDKIT
• Vector Network Analyzer BODE 100
• Keysight E36731A Battery Emulator
• Teledyne Lecroy MDA 8208-HD 12bit digital oscilloscope
• Teledyne Lecroy HDO6054A 12bit 500MHz, 2.5Gs/s, digital oscilloscope
• Teledyne Lecroy HDO6054-MS 12bit 500MHz, 2.5Gs/s, digital oscilloscope
• Teledyne LeCroy DL02-HCM 250MHz, 60V, differential voltage probe
• Teledyne LeCroy T3PM1100 15V-600V, 5mA-20A, DC to 100kHz, digital power meter
• Teledyne LeCroy T3PS30721P 72A, 800V, 720W, Power Supply
• Teledyne LeCroy ZD 200, 200 MHz, 60V, differential voltage probe
• Teledyne LeCroy CP030, DC-50 MHz, 30 A, current probe