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Research Areas
Institute of Robotics is a part of the Faculty
of Electric Engineering and Computer
Science, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
We are not simply a classroom university
professors and lab-locked researchers, but
always have a strong demand for proving
our value outside of the environment and
societies in which we cooperate.
The main focuses of our research work
are in the fields of:
•
Electric motors (control and modula-
tions, high speed, sensorless),
•
Power electronics inverters (DC-DC,
DC-AC in AC-DC, control, measure-
ments, simulations, thermal manage-
ment, EMC, design of HF magnetic
components),
•
Alternative energy sources (photo-
voltaics, fuel cells, TEG),
•
Mechatronics (robotics, haptics, posi-
tion and force control),
•
Automotive industry (processes, func-
tional safety, batteries, BMS, power /
energy management, drivetrains for EV
and HEV),
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Rapid control prototyping (HIL systems,
dynamic emulations of loads, model-
based design),
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Programming (microcontrollers in C,
Matlab, and SciLab; FPGA in Verilog
and VHDL).
Our goal is and has always been to be
a valuable partner of the industry and
research groups, both local and inter-
national. We were and are involved in
several international and local research
projects, among which the following are
the most important:
•
HYSIS (Fuel Cell Hy-
brid Vehicle System
Component De-
velopment, www.
hysys.de, Coor-
dinator: Daimler
Chrysler, Germany),
•
Hi-SEPS (Highly In-
tegrated Combus-
tion Electric Propul-
sion System, www.
hi-ceps.eu, Coordina-
tor: CRF, Italy),
•
HYPSTAIR (Develop-
ment and Validation
of the Hybrid Propulsion System Com-
ponents and Sub-System for Electrical
Aircraft,
Coordina-
tor: Pipistrel, Slovenia),
•
AUTOUNIVERSE (Automotive Quality
Universities, Erasmus+,
-
versities.eu/, Coordinator: TU Ostrava,
Czech Republic),
•
EVA4green (Ecological Safe Vehicle for
green mobility, Coordinator: SiEVA,
Slovenia, Slovenian government funded).
Laboratory facilities
To ensure the high-quality research work
and evaluation of research results, our
group has at its disposal the following
equipment:
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Spectrum analyzer,
•
Single- and three-phase LISN (9 kHz –
30 MHz, suitable for AC and DC
powered EUT),
•
Single-path LISN (DC to 60 Hz),
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AC/DC current probes amplifiers
(750 A peak),
•
High voltage differential probes
(200 MHz, slew rates up to 275 V/ns
at 1/250 gain, ±1500 V),
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Circuit board plotter and plating system,
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Fuel cell (1.2 kW PEMFC),
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3D printer,
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dSPACE system for testing electrical
drives with induction machines,
•
Bidirectional 50kW inverter system for
3ph AC electrical motors.
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DC-power source (0-600V, 0-16A, 0-10kW)
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AC or DC power source (1ph,
0-150V,55A; 3ph, 0-260V,18A; DC,
0-210V,30A)
•
AC electronic load (Voltage 50-300V,
0-45A, Power 0-4.5kW, Resistance
1.11
Ω
-2.5k
Ω
.
University of Maribor
