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
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Components + Condition Monitoring
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Team
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Drive Converters (E-Mobility, Aviation, Industry)
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Theses on Drive Converters
MA: Comparison of Different Modulation Methods for the ANPC Inverter for Traction Drives
- Drive Control
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Modular Multilevel Converters
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Team
Rebecca Himker, Malte Lorenz, Jan Niclas Laumann
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
SA/MA: Time-Efficient Time-Domain Simulation of a DFIG Considering Stator and Rotor Slot Openings
MA: Investigation of the Influences and Potential of Targeted Utilization of the Axial End Region of an Additively Manufactured Synchronous Reluctance Rotor
BA/MA: Analysis of Surface Slotting in Additively Manufactured Rotors with Respect to Eddy Current Suppression and Manufacturability
SA/MA: Calculation of the maximum permissible current in ferrite-based PMSMs
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E-Mobility and Aviation
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MA: Reduction of Current-Related Thermal Losses in a Sensorless Controlled Induction Machine with an Auxiliary Rotor Winding
MA: Reduction of Joule Losses in a Sensorless Controlled Induction Machine with an Auxiliary Rotor Winding
MA: Prediction of the Vibration Behavior of a Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
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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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MA: Investigation of the Influences and Potential of Targeted Utilization of the Axial End Region of an Additively Manufactured Synchronous Reluctance Rotor
BA/MA: Analysis of Surface Slotting in Additively Manufactured Rotors with Respect to Eddy Current Suppression and Manufacturability
MA: Reduction of Current-Induced Thermal Losses in a Sensorless Controlled Induction Machine with an Auxiliary Rotor Winding
MA: Prediction of the Vibration Behavior of a Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
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Noise and Vibrations
Team
Allan de Barros, Jonas Jansen, Long Hoffmann
BA: Investigation of the Influence of Different Housing Geometries on the Vibration Behavior of Electric Machines
MA: Predictive Analysis of the Vibration Behavior of a Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
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Large Generators
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Team
Allan de Barros, Xi Zhu, Andreas Ridder, Marvin Hengelsberg
Theses on Large-Scale Generators
MA: Comparison of the IEEE and IEC Standards for Measuring Reactances in a Hydropower Generator
BA: Development of an Optimization Algorithm for Parameter Identification in the Transient Time-Step Simulation of Electrically Excited Synchronous Machines
