Leibniz Universität Hannover Faculty Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics
 
Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics Institute Team Axel Mertens
Projects

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
  • SFB880 - Fundamentals of high lift for future commercial aircraft
    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
  • Collaborative project: RABBIT - Wheel hub drive without brake / brake resistor integrated in thermal management; sub-project: Power electronics and fault diagnosis
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Dr.-Ing. Robert Meyer
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Krone; Dipl.-Ing. Fabian Oelkers; M. Sc. Christian Sommer; M .Sc. Yongtao Cao
    Year: 2017
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.04.2015 - 31.08.2020
  • Sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous machines with FPGA-based current detection
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Georg Lindemann
    Year: 2017
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.12.2016 - 31.03.2022
  • MIGRATE - Massive InteGRATion von leistungselektronischen Geräten
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Dr.-Ing. Robert Meyer
    Team: M. Sc. Daniel Herwig, M. Sc. Frederik Stallmann
    Year: 2017
    Funding: EU
    Duration: 01.01.2016 - 31.12.2019
  • FVA 637 IV - Electromagnetic effects of fast-switching wide-bandgap semiconductors on drive systems and their prediction based on geometry data
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Friebe
    Team: M. Sc. Mohammad Ali, Dipl.-Ing. Jan Müller, M. Sc. Benjamin Knebusch
    Year: 2017
    Funding: AiF
    Duration: 01.01.2017 - 30.09.2020
  • ventus efficiens - Collaborative research to increase the efficiency of wind turbines in the energy system
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Niklas Himker, M. Sc. Daniel Herwig, Tim Bergte
    Year: 2017
    Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur
    Duration: 01.12.2014 - 30.06.2020
  • Test centre for load-bearing structures - Generator converter test bench
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Tim Bergte
    Year: 2017
    Funding: BMWi über Projektträger Jülich
    Duration: 01.01.2012 - 31.03.2017
  • Joint project: SkyPower100 - Pilot plant for energy generation from high-altitude wind; sub-project: Drive train concepts of airborne wind turbines for 1 to 5 MW and their validation on the SkyPower100 pilot plant with a rated power of 100 kW
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Mertens, Dr.-Ing. Jörn Steinbrink
    Team: M. Sc. Bakr Bagaber, M. Sc. Daniel Heide, M. Sc. Stefan Urbanek
    Year: 2017
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.01.2017-30.06.2022
  • Collaborative project: Air-cooled wide band gap power electronics and mechatronics - air flow -; sub-project: Design methodology of air-cooled chargers
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dipl.-Ing. Silvia Zulk
    Year: 2017
    Funding: BMBF über VDI/VDE
    Duration: 01.01.2015 - 31.03.2018
  • Stability in electrical energy grids with high penetration of decentralised energy sources
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Marc Dokus
    Year: 2017
    Duration: 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2018
  • Reliable operation of inverter-dominated and ICT-permeated energy systems - from centralised structures to agent-based decentralised control
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. A.Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Marc Dokus, M. Sc. Niklas Himker, M. Sc. Robin Strunk
    Year: 2017
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.08.2017 - 31.10.2021
  • 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
  • Multiphase modular multilevel direct converters with reduced number of branches - a systematic approach for a class of modular multilevel converters
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Rebecca Dierks, M. Sc. Dennis Karwatzki, M. Sc. Bakr Bagaber
    Year: 2018
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.08.2014 – 31.03.2021
  • FVA 827 I - Development of cross-system simulation models for electric drive systems
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens,
    Team: M. Sc. Olga Korolova, Dipl.-Ing. Malte John, M. Sc. Matthias Kalla
    Year: 2018
    Funding: FVA
    Duration: 01.04.2017 - 31.03.2020
  • Collaborative project: Speed4E - Hyper-high speed for the electrified automotive powertrain to achieve maximum ranges; sub-project: Electric drive components and switchable drivetrain
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Dr.-Ing. Robert Meyer
    Team: M. Sc. Martin Gerlach; M. Sc. Alexander Hoffmann; M. Sc. Christian Sommer; M. Sc. Georg Lindemann; M. Sc. Dominik Reitmeier, M. Eng. Julius Wiesemann
    Year: 2018
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.01.2017 – 30.06.2021
  • Collaborative project: RuBICon - Rule-Based Initialisation of Converter Dominated Grids; Sub-project: Methods for grid reconstruction by decentralised generation plants
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Mina Mirzadeh
    Year: 2019
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.10.2019 – 30.09.2022
  • Sensorless control of induction machines with the aid of an additional single-axis short-circuited rotor winding
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Niklas Himker
    Year: 2019
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.07.2019 – 30.06.2022
  • Joint project: DampedWEA - Innovative concepts for vibration and noise reduction of gearless wind turbines; sub-project: Innovative generator control for noise suppression
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Jan Andresen, M.Sc. Dapu Zhang, M.Sc. Jonas Jansen
    Year: 2019
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.11.2019 – 31.10.2022
  • Investigation of the efficiency potential of anti-resonant high-power ultrasound systems compared to resonant operation
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Leon Fauth
    Year: 2019
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2019
  • Joint project: ReCoWind - Reliable frequency converters for wind turbines; sub-project: Measurement and modelling of moisture ingress at component and system level
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Benedikt Kostka, B.Sc. Johannes Wenzel
    Year: 2019
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.12.2018 – 30.11.2021
  • Collaborative project: ZuLeSELF - Condition monitoring of power electronics for electric vehicles; sub-project: Measurement electronics for temperature-sensitive parameters
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Dr.-Ing. Robert Meyer
    Team: M.Sc. Daniel Herwig
    Year: 2019
    Funding: BMBF
    Duration: 01.09.2018 – 31.08.2021
  • Collaborative project: UmSiChT - Inverter with SiC-based power electronics and double-sided cooled power module; sub-project: Effects of SiC switching edges on the electric traction drive
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Dr.-Ing. Robert Meyer
    Team: M.Sc. Hedieh Movagharnejad, M.Sc. Benjamin Knebusch
    Year: 2019
    Funding: BMBF
    Duration: 01.09.2018 – 31.08.2021
  • 637 V - Optimisation of the design and components of EMC filters
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Friebe
    Team: M.Sc. Mohammad Ali
    Year: 2020
    Funding: FVA
    Duration: 01.10.2020 – 31.12.2021
  • E²AGLE – Electric Aircraft Ground Lab Environment
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Malte Lorenz
    Year: 2020
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 15.07.2020 – 31.12.2022
  • FVA 827 II - Simulation platform with automated model handling
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
    Team: M.Sc. Bakr Bagaber, M.Sc. Matthias Kalla
    Year: 2020
    Funding: FVA
    Duration: 01.04.2020– 30.09.2021
  • Co-operation between IAL and Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa with the aim of forming mixed student teams to participate jointly in the IEEE IFEC competition
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Tobias Brinker, Tobias Manthey
    Year: 2021
    Funding: Minna-James-Heineman-Stiftung
    Duration: 01.08.2021 – 31.08.2024
  • Development of methods and models for maintenance strategies for hybrid-electric drives
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
    Team: M.Sc. Norman Blanken, M.Sc. Yongtao Cao
    Year: 2021
    Funding: BMWi über DLR
    Duration: 01.05.2021 – 30.04.2024
  • Joint project: Inselnetz_optimal - Integration of the highest possible share of renewable energy in island grids; sub-project: Plant and system stability
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Marc Dokus, M. Sc., Robin Strunk, M. Sc.
    Year: 2021
    Funding: BMWi
    Duration: 01.09.2021 – 31.08.2024
  • New operating modes of modular power converters with modulated output voltage and greatly reduced module capacitance - II
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Malte Lorenz, M. Sc., Jan Niclas Laumann, M. Sc.
    Year: 2022
    Funding: DFG ME 1002/8-2
    Duration: 01.04.2022 - 31.03.2025
  • Active reduction of transmission noise by controlling the drive torque
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Dominik Reitmeier, M. Sc.
    Year: 2022
    Funding: FVA 960I
    Duration: 01.08.2022 – 30.04.2023
  • Benchmark between power devices with GaN, SiC and Si
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Julius Wiesemann, M. Sc.
    Year: 2022
    Funding: FVA 958I
    Duration: 01.08.2022 – 28.02.2023
  • Stabilisation of E-Workbench
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
    Team: Bakr Bagaber, M. Sc., Matthias Kalla, M. Sc.
    Year: 2022
    Funding: FVA 827 III
    Duration: 01.03.2022 – 31.08.2022
  • Fundamentals of photovoltaics - technologies of the future (FuturePV)
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M. Sc. Tobias Manthey
    Year: 2023
    Funding: MWK
    Duration: 01.12.2023 – 30.11.2027
  • Active gate drivers with wide bandgap semiconductors
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Julius Wiesemann, M.Sc. Jan Niclas Laumann, M.Sc. Pieris Sourkounis
    Year: 2023
    Funding: FVA 1000-I
    Duration: 01.08.2023 – 30.04.2024
  • Beyond1kV - Battery electric drive systems for commercial vehicles with on-board supply voltages above 1 kV; sub-project: Dimensioning of power electronics and e-machine
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Christian Beckemeier
    Year: 2023
    Duration: 01.10.2023 – 30.09.2026
  • Opt4E - Multi-criteria synthesis and optimisation of powertrains for electric vehicles; sub-project: Vibration behaviour and loss reduction of high-speed traction drives
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Tobias Brinker, M.Sc. Jonas Jansen, M.Sc. Long Hoffmann, M.Sc. Mohamad Shheibar
    Year: 2023
    Funding: BMWK
    Duration: 01.10.2023 – 30.09.2026
  • Geometriebasierte EMV-Vorausberechnung von AC-DC-AC-Umrichtern mit Wide-Bandgap-Leistungshalbleitern bis 30 MHz
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Lennart Jünemann
    Year: 2023
    Funding: AiF_FVA 637VI
    Duration: 01.02.2023 – 31.05.2025
  • InMinSys: Overview of possible drive topologies for industrial applications
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Prof Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
    Team: Constantin Schepe, Max Hagedorn
    Year: 2023
    Funding: FVA-959I
    Duration: 01.03.2023 – 31.08.2023
  • SE²A: Reliable, efficient and lightweight electric propulsion drive systems with distributed energy supply
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, Prof Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ponick
    Team: Janine Ebersberger, Eike Krüger, Ralf Keuter, Yongtao Cao
    Year: 2023
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2025
  • Joint project: ReCoWind2 - Reliability and monitoring of frequency converters in wind turbines; sub-project: Condition monitoring and modelling of climatic influences on converter components
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Sören Fröhling, Hannes Wenzel, Benedikt Kostka
    Year: 2023
    Funding: BMWK
    Duration: 01.03.2023 – 28.02.2026
  • Topologies for GaN inverters with high power
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: M.Sc. Janine Ebersberger
    Year: 2024
    Funding: FVA 1014-I
    Duration: 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2024
  • Sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous machines with FPGA-based current detection - II
    Led by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
    Team: Viktor Willich
    Year: 2024
    Funding: DFG
    Duration: 01.01.2024 – 30.11.2025

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