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Scope
The Institute of Intelligent Power Elec-
tronics (IPE) covers the whole interdisci-
plinary area of power electronics by in-
terconnecting several research groups of
Aalto University. The basic knowledge
includes the converters used in switching
power conversion. In real applications,
expertise in motor drives, instrumenta-
tion, signal processing, automation, and
control is needed.
IPE brings together expertise in this area
within Aalto University and acts as a flex-
ible link between them and industry. The
main goal of the institute is to promote
research co-operation between industry
and the participating units of the Aalto
University. Research projects are typically
funded by Academy of Finland, Tekes –
the Finnish Funding Agency for Technolo-
gy and Innovation, and Finnish industry.
Expertise
The expertise within the institute concen-
trates on the following research groups
headed by a professor:
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Automation Technology: automation
technology and robotics with a wide
variety of robotic test-bed equipment,
special instruments and pilot processes.
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Control Engineering: control theory,
estimation and identification, neuro-
fuzzy technologies
•
Electric Drives: control, design and
analysis of electric drives
•
Electromechanics: design and analysis
of electric machines and inductive
components
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Industrial Electronics: signal processing
and intelligent instrumentation, soft
computing
•
Power Electronics: switching power
conversion, converter topologies,
power supplies
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