Laboratory of Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation - LEII

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2014-210

 
Description of research activity:
The Laboratory of Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation (LEII) is a research group whose main objective is the study and application of power electronics and instrumentation to different fields of technology. This translates into the existence of several lines of research within the LEII. These lines are: high power resonant converters, power electronics devices, aerospace power converters, three-phase power converters and finally electronic instrumentation. In the line of high-power resonant converters, generally resonant, high-power converters (from 3 kW up to 1 MW designs) are developed. These converters are applied to industrial processes such as induction. Research is currently focused on new battery chargers for electric vehicles. The power electronics devices line specialises in the development of tests for the electro-thermal characterisation, both static and dynamic and in switching, of semiconductor devices, especially new families such as SiC and GaN. The aerospace power converters line focuses its work on the development of DC/DC converters for aerospace applications and therefore taking into account the peculiarities of this highly specialised niche market. To...The Laboratory of Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation (LEII) is a research group whose main objective is the study and application of power electronics and instrumentation to different fields of technology. This translates into the existence of several lines of research within the LEII. These lines are: high power resonant converters, power electronics devices, aerospace power converters, three-phase power converters and finally electronic instrumentation. In the line of high-power resonant converters, generally resonant, high-power converters (from 3 kW up to 1 MW designs) are developed. These converters are applied to industrial processes such as induction. Research is currently focused on new battery chargers for electric vehicles. The power electronics devices line specialises in the development of tests for the electro-thermal characterisation, both static and dynamic and in switching, of semiconductor devices, especially new families such as SiC and GaN. The aerospace power converters line focuses its work on the development of DC/DC converters for aerospace applications and therefore taking into account the peculiarities of this highly specialised niche market. To highlight LEII's experience having developed the power supply for the PHI experiment that will fly on board the Solar Orbiter satellite, scheduled for launch in 2017. The line of three-phase power converters focuses on grid connection inverters for renewable energy applications, controlled rectifiers for wind power generation, active power filters, reactive power compensators and drivers for electrical machines. It is worth highlighting the experience in programming advanced micro-controllers for the implementation of the control algorithms of these converters. Finally, the electronic instrumentation research line has expertise, among other areas, in new spintronic magnetoresistive devices and their application as electronic sensors. It also has extensive experience in the development of systems for the electronic measurement and conditioning of electrical and physical parameters and the subsequent analysis and acquisition of these measurements using computers and microcontrollers.
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Scientific-technical goals:
  • Investigacion y estudio de nuevos convertidores trifasicos de potencia y sus tecnicas de control.
  • Investigacion y desarrollo de nuevos convertidores resonantes de alta potencia y aerospacial. Mejora de su rendimiento y optimizacion de sus caracteristicas fisicas.
  • Caracterizacion de dispositivos electronicos de potencia, de forma estatica y en conmutacion y concimiento de sus aplicaciones optimas.
  • Investigacion y desarrollo en Ingenieria Espintronica y sistemas de instrumentacion.
  • Investigacion y desarrollo en circuitos y sistemas electronicos .
 
Research lines:
  • Aerospace power converters.Research and development of batteries charge/discharge regulators, solar panels regulators and power sources in the aerospace field.
  • High power resonant converters.Research and development of industrial induction heaters, high power applications, high voltage applications and electronic systems for electric vehicles.
  • Electronic power devices.Static, dynamic and thermal characterisation of passive and active power devices (Si, SiC, GaN).
  • Instrumentation and electronic measuring.Research and development of instrumentation systems and spintronic engineering.
  • Three-phase power converters.Research and development of solar inverters for renewables, rectifiers for wind power generation, drivers for electric machines and digital control.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
VICENTE ESTEVE GOMEZDirectorUniversitat de València
Research team
DIEGO RAMIREZ MUÑOZMemberUniversitat de València
ENRIQUE MASET SANCHOMemberUniversitat de València
ESTEBAN SANCHIS KILDERSMemberUniversitat de València
JOSE MIGUEL ESPI HUERTAMemberUniversitat de València
AGUSTIN FERRERES SABATERMemberUniversitat de València
JUAN BAUTISTA EJEA MARTIMemberUniversitat de València
RAFAEL GARCIA GILMemberUniversitat de València
JOSE FRANCISCO JORDAN MARTINEZMemberUniversitat de València
ISAAC SUAREZ ALVAREZCollaboratorUniversitat de València
 
Associated structure:
  • Electronic Engineering
 
Keywords:
  • Aerospacial; Reguladores; Fuentes de Alimentación aeroespacial; Electrónica de Potencia.
  • Vehículo eléctrico; Electrónica de Potencia; Aplicaciones de alta tensión.
  • Caracterización Estática de dispositivos semiconductores; Caracterización Dinámica de dispositivos semiconductores
  • Ing. espintrónica;Interfaces electrónicas;Sensores;caracterización de sensores y sistemas;Diseño de sistemas de instrumentación; Modelado de circuitos
  • Convertidores trifásicos; Energías renovables