Electrical Energy Conversion & Conditioning Technology  (Marie Curie)

The Department hosts Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training in Electrical Energy Conversion and Conditioning Technology (in collaboration with: University of Nottingham, University College Cork, Tech. University of Bari, University of Zilina.) Electrical Energy Conversion & Conditioning Technology  (Marie Curie)

Switching Power Electronic Converters

The Department carries out research and design of power electronic circuits for the transfer of electrical energy to the electrical grid.  This work is carried out in collaboration with Carlo Gavazzi and Delta (Malta) Power supplies.

Design of a high efficiency wide input range isolated Ćuk DC-DC converter for grid connected regenerative active load units.

DC supply equipment such as DC power supplies and batteries are usually tested by active or passive load units (resistive loads) for long periods of time to detect early failures and reliability issues.  The power drawn from these devices under test are dissipated into heat by the resistive loads.  The objective of this research is to build a regenerative active load unit to redirect the testing energy back to the grid.

More Efficient Electric Motors for the Manufacturing Industry

Motor driven systems account for approximately 65% in the European manufacturing industry. The project shall carry out an extensive study on the energy consumed by electrical motors in local industry with the aim is to increase the efficiency of these systems. One part of the study focuses on the use of electric motors used in Injection Mould Machines (figure shows electric motor’s percentage time against the operating power levels).