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Overview
The Department of Mechatronics at the
University of Bayreuth has been found-
ed in 2011 under the leadership of Prof.
Dr.-Ing. Mark-M. Bakran. Approximately
1.150 of the more than 12.500 students
in Bayreuth are enrolled in an engineer-
ing science field of study. The depart-
ment teaches courses from electrical
basics and mechatronics to power elec-
tronics and electrical machines in vehi-
cles. From 2013 on, the Department of
Mechatronics is located in a new building
equipped with modern electrical labora-
tories for students as well as researchers.
Research Topics
Mechatronics is a made-up word for the
linkage of mechanical, electrical engi-
neering and information technology. It
has a bridging function over these three
disciplines and deals with the functional
and constructional integration of these
different aspects in applications. The re-
search focuses on up to date topics from
fields of propulsion technology and ener-
gy management with power electronics
as the linking and also central element.
Core areas are:
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New power electronic devices
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Energy conversion with high power
density
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Development of new circuit techniques
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Integration of energy storages
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Safe power electronics
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High-Voltage Direct Current Transmis-
sion Equipment
Equipment
The new laboratories offer a wide range
of specialized measurement, supply and
control tools for power electronics evalu-
ations. Highlights of the technical equip-
ment are:
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High-voltage IGBT test bench for bench-
marking new power electronic devices
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Power sources for high-voltage and
high-current experiments:
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6 kV / 20 A
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80 V / 1,5 kA
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10 kV / 1 A
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400 VDC/100 A/32 kW (bidirectional)
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Temperature and climate test chamber
as well as thermal camera for device
testing at thermal limits and reliability
investigations
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High resolution 12-Bit oscilloscopes
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dSPACE and FPGA systems for rapid
prototyping
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Partial Discharge Measuring System (20kV)
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Zimmer LMG500 1 to 8 Channel
Precision Power Analyzer
Industry Cooperations
To link the scientific world with commercial
products the Department of Mechatronics
cooperates in several research projects with
industry partners:
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Weight and lifetime optimized energy
storage system with bidirectional charg-
ing unit
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Inverters with high power density
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Fast switching IGBTs in low-inductive
systems
•
Converter topologies for meshed DC-grids
University of Bayreuth, Department of Mechatronics
