Underpinning Power Electronics 2012: Converters Theme
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Abstract
Power electronics is a critical enabling technology for a sustainable future, providing a highly efficient means of converting and controlling electrical energy. Its applications cover renewable generation, power transmission and distribution, transport systems, industrial automation and consumer products. To underpin the UK's academic capability in power electronics and to drive forward world-leading advances in the technology, this proposal forms one of four linked programme grant applications which together cover the key areas of Devices, Component Integration, Converters and Drives. The four research themes will be overseen by a coordinating hub, ensuring that the research remains adventurous and well-focused, that there is vigorous and effective inter-theme collaboration, strong industrial engagement and impact. The Converters Theme will focus on two distinct areas of converter technology where the potential exists to make significant gains in performance; the first is in very large scale, high-voltage converters for future power generation and transmission systems, whilst the second is in ultra-compact converters, which are a needed for a wide range of power conversion functions such as on-board vehicles, aircraft, and ships. Increasing the efficiency and extending the voltage / power / overload capability of high voltage converters will make possible the more efficient and reliable delivery of electrical power and enable more effective exploitation of renewable forms of energy. On the other hand, reducing the size of power converters will make possible many low-carbon technology concepts in the transport area such as hybrid / electric vehicles, and the more-electric aircraft and ship.
Planned Impact
The beneficiaries of the proposed research include the academic power electronics and power devices communities, and the academic activities in the associated areas of electrical power systems, more-electric transport technologies, materials and manufacturing / fabrication techniques. The research will have direct relevance and benefit to companies in a range of technical service and manufacturing sectors, and these are areas where the UK has significant presence, strength, and capability to exploit new technologies. These include designers and manufacturers of power devices, power module assemblies, passive components, thermal management solutions, and designers and manufacturers of complete converter systems. In addition, the advances in converter performance and functionality that are enabled by the research will be of benefit to system integrators, providing them with the capability to realise new system concepts such as high voltage DC power transmission networks, more effective and efficient power generation from renewable sources, advanced forms of electric vehicle, or electrical systems that reduce the fuel burn of aircraft and ships. Furthermore, the advances in converter topologies, control methods and manufacturing techniques will spill over into the power electronics and motor drives sector more generally, bringing advances in performance and reductions in manufacturing costs. Society more generally will benefit from the continued prosperity of indigenous businesses and will also enjoy sustainability benefits arising from the increased, and more efficient, use of renewable energy sources and the availability and widespread use of low-carbon forms of transport. It is expected that some of these benefits will start to feed into the industrial base within two years of the programme start, with increasing levels of uptake beyond that date.
Organisations
- University of Manchester (Lead Research Organisation)
- GaN Systems (Collaboration)
- Alstom (Collaboration)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (Collaboration)
- Thales Group (Collaboration)
- University of Toronto (Collaboration)
- University of Bologna (Collaboration)
- Technical University of Denmark (Collaboration)
Publications
Calderon-Lopez G
(2016)
A Comparison of Digital PWM Control Strategies for High Power Interleaved DC-DC Converters
Laird I
(2018)
A Design Optimization Tool for Maximizing the Power Density of 3-Phase DC-AC Converters Using Silicon Carbide (SiC) Devices
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Zhang Y
(2020)
A Reliable Medium-Voltage High-Power Conversion System for MWs Wind Turbines
in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Darwish A
(2019)
A Step-Up Modular High-Voltage Pulse Generator Based on Isolated Input-Parallel/Output-Series Voltage-Boosting Modules and Modular Multilevel Submodules
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Darwish A
(2019)
A Step-Up Modular High-Voltage Pulse Generator Based on Isolated Input-Parallel/Output-Series Voltage-Boosting Modules and Modular Multilevel Submodules
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Li P
(2017)
Active-Forced-Commutated Bridge Using Hybrid Devices for High Efficiency Voltage Source Converters
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Shahjalal M
(2020)
An Analysis of the Thermal Interaction Between Components in Power Converter Applications
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Gowaid I
(2015)
Analysis and Design of a Modular Multilevel Converter With Trapezoidal Modulation for Medium and High Voltage DC-DC Transformers
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Ahmed M
(2015)
Analysis of SiC MOSFETs under hard and soft-switching
Spallarossa C
(2016)
Augmented inertial response of Multi-Level Converters using internal energy storage
Shan Y
(2017)
Cascaded commutation circuit for a hybrid DC breaker with dynamic control on fault current and DC breaker voltage
in IET Power Electronics
Merlin M
(2014)
Cell Capacitor Sizing in MMC and Hybrid Topologies
Kitson J
(2016)
Circuit for clamping bridge overvoltages in voltage-fed quasi- Z -source converter
in Electronics Letters
Calderon-Lopez G
(2018)
Comparison of digital PWM control strategies for high-power interleaved DC-DC converters
in IET Power Electronics
Li P
(2017)
Controlled Transition Full-Bridge Hybrid Multilevel Converter With Chain-Links of Full-Bridge Cells
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Yuan X
(2017)
Derivation of Voltage Source Multilevel Converter Topologies
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Scoltock J
(2016)
Design optimisation and trade-offs in multi-kW DC-DC converters
Judge P
(2018)
Dimensioning and Modulation Index Selection for the Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
McNeill N
(2020)
Evaluation of the off-State Base-Emitter Voltage Requirement of the SiC BJT With a Regenerative Proportional Base Driver Circuit and Their Application in an Inverter
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Ahmed, M R
(2015)
High Frequency, Soft-Switching, Interleaved Boost Converter
McNeill N
(2016)
High-Efficiency NPC Multilevel Converter Using Super-Junction MOSFETs
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Aldhaher S
(2018)
Load-Independent Class E/EF Inverters and Rectifiers for MHz-Switching Applications
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Villarruel-Parra A
(2019)
Modeling Phase Interactions in the Dual-Interleaved Buck Converter Using Sampler Decomposition
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
| Description | This four-year programme involving the universities of Bristol, Imperial, Manchester, Nottingham and Strathclyde has produced over 70 publications covering advances in grid-scale converters and compact, low voltage converters. Some of the most significant achievements include: • Thyristor-based architectures with IGBT auxiliary switching legs have been identified to increase the efficiency of very high voltage DC-DC and DC-AC converters. • Wear-levelling techniques have been identified and assessed for nursing degraded switching cells in modular multi-level converters, thereby extending converter life. • Analytical switching models have been derived for SiC MOSFET and BJT devices, including the dominant parasitics, enabling rapid simulation and design optimisation. • Soft-switching topologies have been developed for wide bandgap devices in DC-DC converter and resonant inverter applications, enabling reductions in passive component size. • A design optimisation framework has been developed for SiC-based DC-AC and DC-DC converters, allowing rapid identification of minimum-size converter designs. • Highly efficient, load-independent, multi-MHz converter topologies have been developed and demonstrated that enable a step increase in the operating frequency of wireless charging systems. • A planar interconnect has been devised, providing a compact, low-inductance connection between a power module and DC-link capacitor, enabling very high frequency operation. |
| Exploitation Route | Provide industry with the capability to design and manufacture electrical power conversion and management equipment for a wide range of applications including transport, power generation and supply. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Electronics,Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Transport |
| Description | The research findings, knowledge and increased understanding arising from the research are informing and underpinning our established industrial links, for example with Rolls-Royce through the UTC in Power Conversion and with GE Grid (formerly Alstom). Furthermore, new collaborations are developing, for example with GaN Systems on high frequency devices and circuits, with Lyra Electronics on converter design, with RAM Innovations on the manufacture of integrated switching assemblies and with Renishaw on the potential use of additive manufacturing techniques for power electronics. Furthermore the team at Imperial have built on the results of this project to establish a distinctive research activity in wireless power charging, which has gained support from Thales (drone charging) and Goves/Deliveroo (scooter charging), and has resulted in the formation of a spinout company Bumblebee Power Ltd. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Electronics,Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Retail,Transport |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | APC Power Electronics Spoke Feasibility Study |
| Amount | £75,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2017 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | Drone to Drone and Drone to Ground Inductive Power Transfer |
| Amount | £117,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of the UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | Innovate UK, Application Engineering of 3C-SiC power devices |
| Amount | £209,439 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | KTP |
| Amount | £240,146 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | KTP11288 |
| Organisation | TT-electronics Semelab |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2019 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | KTP |
| Amount | £240,146 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | KTP11288 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2019 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Power Electronics Centre Cross-Theme Funding (Design Tools) |
| Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Power Electronics |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | Power Electronics Centre Cross-Theme Funding (Structural and Functional Integration - Integrated Drive) |
| Amount | £585,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Power Electronics |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2016 |
| End | 01/2018 |
| Description | Responsive mode - Integration of RF Circuits with High Speed GaN Switching on Silicon Substrates |
| Amount | £360,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/N016610/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2016 |
| End | 04/2019 |
| Description | Rolls-Royce UTC in Power Conversion Systems |
| Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce Group Plc |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Underpinning Power Electronics |
| Amount | £1,200,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/R004137/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2017 |
| End | 10/2020 |
| Description | Collaboration with University of Bologna |
| Organisation | University of Bologna |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research and to produce a paper. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research and to produce a paper. |
| Impact | The production of the accepted paper: A. Pacini, S. Aldhaher, P. D. Mitcheson and A. Costanzo, Design of a Position-Independent End-to-End Inductive WPT link for Industrial Dynamic Systems, IEEE IMS Conference, Honolulu, USA, 2017. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Components Theme |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Power Electronics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The components theme is working on: health reporting and prognostics at the device/module level, passive component technologies, gate drives, power module construction methods, modelling techniques and design tools. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The converters theme will apply this knowledge / new techniques in a range of converter applications to deliver performance benefits at the system level. The research in the Converters Theme will also help to inform and steer the Component Theme research, for example by identifying component technology pinch points that limit system performance. |
| Impact | Management techniques for multi-level converters. More compact converters with enhanced magnetic components. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GaN Systems joint display stand |
| Organisation | GaN Systems |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Technical support and technology demonstrators provided by Imperial College for exhibition at trade shows and conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical advice on device characteristics |
| Impact | Helped to stimulate interest in GaN Systems' technology |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GaN Systems on high frequency wireless power transfer |
| Organisation | GaN Systems |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration with GaN Systems on high frequency wireless power transfer and production of a paper to be presented at the APEC conference, March 2017. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration with GaN Systems on high frequency wireless power transfer and production of a paper to be presented at the APEC conference, March 2017. |
| Impact | Paper to be presented at the APEC Conference in March 2017: L. Spaziani, P. D. Mitcheson, G. Haynes, S. Aldhaher, G. Kkelis, J. M. Arteaga and D. C. Yates, Fast switching transistors extend applications for wireless power across all markets, Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2017), IEEE, 26-30 March 2017 (Industry Session Presentation). |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Michael Merlin |
| Organisation | University of Toronto |
| Department | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Analysis and control of high voltage converters, including condition monitoring. |
| Collaborator Contribution | High voltage converter topologies and applications. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | On-going relationship with Alstom (now called GE Grid) |
| Organisation | Alstom |
| Department | Alstom UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | On-going relationships with Alstom on development of the AAC. This work includes five patents with more in the pipeline |
| Collaborator Contribution | On-going relationships with Alstom on development of the AAC. This work includes five patents with more in the pipeline |
| Impact | This work includes five patents with more in the pipeline. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Panos Kakosimos |
| Organisation | Technical University of Denmark |
| Department | Department of Electrical Engineering |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Knowledge of high-frequency power electronic converters - specifically the control requirements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | High speed digital control techniques and algorithm programming. |
| Impact | G. Calderon-Lopez, A. Villarruel-Parra, P. Kakosimos, S. K. Ki, R. Todd and A. J. Forsyth. A Comparison of Digital PWM Control Strategies for High Power Interleaved DC-DC Converters. IET PEMD Conf 2016 |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Wirelessly charged drone |
| Organisation | Thales Group |
| Department | Thales UK Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Imperial collage working together with Thales on an automated wireless charger for a drone |
| Collaborator Contribution | Thales provided a drone platform and a potential end customer. |
| Impact | Building demonstrator |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Xi Lin |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Department | Centre for Power Electronics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaborator Dr Jianfeng Li from Components Theme is working to build the power module. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working on the DC connection unit and its connection mechanism. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | (RA) Michael Merlin gave an invited talk during the seminar organised by the EPSRC HVDC Meetings at The University of Manchester |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Michael gave an invited talk during the seminar organised by the EPSRC HVDC Meetings at Manchester University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | (RA) Michael Merlin visited and gave talk at the University of Bristol on 30th January 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Knowledge transfer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | (RA) Michael Merlin visited and gave talks at Warwick University on 11th March 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Knowledge transfer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | 2nd Internal Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry, Sept 2016, Bologna |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation by Paul Micheson on Inductive Power Transfer in the ISM bands. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://apice.unibo.it/xwiki/bin/view/RTSI2016/WebHome |
| Description | Automotive Challenge Network in Power Electronics (14-11-18) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk on the impact of wide bandgap devices in automotive electrical systems. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | CIGRE Tutorial 2015 - Prof Tim Green |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Tutorial to the professional community on HVDC system technologies and latest advances. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | CIMTEC 2016, June 2016, Perugia, Italy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 20 minute talk on Alternative Power Sources for Microdevices (including high frequency power electronics work). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://2016.cimtec-congress.org/ |
| Description | Cheltenham Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Mainly attended by school children and their parents. The converters theme provided an examples of converter hardware for the exhibition and researchers to 'man' the stand. Around 45,000 visitors in total to the festival, with several thousand engaging with or looking at our stand. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/what-you-ve-missed/2016-science-for-schools/ |
| Description | Conference Keynote Lecture - Forsyth / PEMD 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote lecture at the IET PEMD Conf to showcase the research activities and achievements of the Converters Theme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Future Powertrain Conference, Feb 2016, Solihul, UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Paul Micheson invited presentation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.claytex.com/events/future-powertrain-conference-2016-24th-25th-february-national-motorcyc... |
| Description | HVDC Colloquium, linked with Porto, Barcelona, Cardiff, DTU |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Imperial hosted the HVDC Colloquium, linked with Porto, Barcelona, Cardiff, DTU. Alstom giving plenary. This is an event that has grown out of the Medow FP7 project and has been closed in previous and this year because of funding from the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/medow/training-and-events/hvdc-doctoral-colloquia/ |
| Description | IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2016, May 2016, San Francisco, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 30min talk on High Frequency Power Electronics for Inductive Power Transfer. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.ims2016.org/ |
| Description | IET PEMD Network Seminar. Challenging Test Rigs for Power Electronics, Motors and Drives. (29-11-17). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation: High Speed Power Electronic Converters and Innovative Cooling. (Rebecca Todd) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Imperial organised an open day in their research facilities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Imperial organised an open day in their research facilities addressed to the researchers of the PE centre on 28th July 2015. Talks presented research works done in HVDC, distribution networks and Inductive Power Transfer in addition to lab tours. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Integrated Power Packaging and System Design Conference 5th - 7th April at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on interconnect prototype work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://iwipp.org/ |
| Description | NMI Workshop on Additive Manufcturing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk to describe the some of the Converters Theme research and the challenges of converter and magnetic component manufacture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | New Scientist Live 28 September - 1 October 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | This was mainly attended by teenage children with an interest in science and engineering careers. The converters them provided converter hardware for the exhibition and researchers to 'man' the stand. the primary outcome was to attract young people's interest in power electronics. Also participated with Robert Llewelyn - "What's inside the electric car" 1h talk to an audience of over 400. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://live.newscientist.com/ |
| Description | Passive Components Seminar - Prof Andrew Forsyth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of recent research results on high frequency converters for automotive applications and the design of magnetic components. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Science Museum Exhibit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Strong engagement from visitors in the exhibit. Plenty of questions asked and good discussion with the researchers manning the stand. Stimulated interest in electrical engineering as a career choice. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | The university of Manchester organised a research seminar on high frequency techniques |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The High Frequency Switching Devices, Techniques and Converters seminar was help on Thursday 29th September 2016 and was mainly attended by researchers from the Centre of power Electronics. There were many requests for further information and copies of the presentations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Wireless Power Week Discussion Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation and panel discussion on wide band-gap power device applications held at Wireless Power Week 2019. An IEEE / IET conference held at Savoy Place, London. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |