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Activities of the Faculty of Electrical Engi-
neering (FEE) are directed towards con-
tinuous development in research as well
as in education. Full support is given to
research grant applications and to pres-
tigious research projects. Participation in
EU projects and projects coordinated by
the national technology centers is encour-
aged. FEE has a long standing tradition in
cooperation with industry. Five faculty de-
partments offer their research and devel-
opment capacities, expertise and techni-
cal equipment to partners from industry in
both the Czech Republic and abroad. The
list of industrial and research references
can be provided on demand.
At present, R&D activities at FEE are con-
centrated into a new research center
“Regional Innovation Centre for Elec-
trical Engineering (RICE)”
. Construc-
tion of RICE infrastructure was funded
from the European Regional Develop-
ment Fund (ERDF) and started in Octo-
ber 2010 with budget of 25 mil. EUR.
The centre offers excellent research in-
frastructure such as a medium-voltage
hall laboratory/testing facility of power
electronics and transportation systems
for testing up to 31 kV / 4 MW, special
laboratories focused on material research
particularly in organic-based sensors, in-
cluding a so-called “clean room”, special
microscopic laboratory, or X-ray diagnos-
tics. Therefore, RICE is able to secure the
whole research process – from basic re-
search, through development, up to pro-
totyping and full test coverage of func-
tional samples.
Institute Highlights:
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Research on new drive concepts and
advanced technologies for a new gen-
eration of transport systems with spe-
cial regard to traction vehicles.
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Power electronics and electrical drives.
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Materials research with a main focus
on organic-based electronics, smart
sensors and multi-sensor systems.
•
Control systems for transport technol-
ogy and power engineering.
•
Research on new equipment and tech-
nologies for more efficient energy con-
servation in the fields of power and
heat generation, mining, heavy engi-
neering industry and nuclear energy
production.
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Development of advanced nuclear
technologies, including, for example,
special detectors used in nuclear power
engineering and space research
•
System diagnostics and identification –
research and development of new
diagnostic methods. Complex systems
for automatic testing of equipment
functionality and reliability
•
Research and development of inno-
vative solutions of physical fields and
their mutual interactions.
•
Certified test laboratory (EMC, etc.).
Full test coverage during product
development.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, RICE
University of West Bohemia
