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The Center of Industrial Electronics (CEI)
is a research center at the Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) created to
generate knowledge and develop appli-
cations related to Industrial Electronics,
in cooperation with industry partners.
CEI activities focus on electronic system
designs, both analog and digital. Research
lines are related to
power
electronics
,
power quality
and
embedded systems
.
Strong Industrial Program
CEI is recognized for its strong industrial
program and the large number of direct
collaborations with industry, worldwide.
The funding scheme is a combination of
public funds and direct contracts with
International industry partners in
Europe
(ABB, Airbus, Alcatel, Boeing, Bosch,
EADS, Crisa, Fagor, Indra, Philips Hearing
Implants, Premo, Sedecal, Sener, Siemens,
Thales Alenia Space, Tecnobit),
USA
(Ansoft/Ansys, Agere Systems, APEX, GE,
Enpirion, Intel),
China
(SISC, Huawei), and
Australia
(Cochlear).
Power Electronics activities at CEI are
related to Power Supply Systems of any
nature, ranging from low power (5mW)
in cochlear implants to high power
(100kW) X-ray applications. Most of the
activities deal with DC-DC, AC-DC or
DC-AC conversion. CEI researchers have
strong expertise in the following areas:
•
Powering Digital ICs
•
Powering RF amplifiers
•
Renewable Energy converters:
Grid, Batteries & PV panels
•
Automotive,
Aircraft and Space applications
•
Wireless Power
•
Control, Modeling,
Design & Optimization Tools
Knowledge in power electronics is of
a matrix nature, where a technology
developed for a specific application may
be adapted for another application. Sup-
plying energy for biomedical, aerospace,
low power ICs or high power PV plants
share some core technologies. Examples
of this are digital and non-linear controls,
fast-dynamic techniques, multi-phase con-
verters, modeling of magnetic compo-
nents, optimization algorithms, etc..
Education & research
Young researchers are of fundamental im-
portance in a University research center.
Besides the Master and Doctoral Pro-
grams, and besides the specific research
projects, we organize at CEI our
“Annual
Meeting”
, where students and indus-
try partners share results and discuss their
visión on the future of power electronics.
This interaction facilitates technology
transfer from university through people,
and a real synchronization between indus-
try and academia.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM
