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University of Catania
The Electrical Machines and Power Elec-
tronics Group (EMPEG) of the Depart-
ment of Electrical, Electronics and Com-
puter Engineering includes 5 full time
scientists with 4 Professors and 1 Post-
Graduate, 5 technicians and administra-
tors, and several Ph.D. and graduate stu-
dents. Since 1975 the research activities
are devoted to Power Electronics, Power
Devices, and Energy conversion systems,
dealing with power electronic converters,
electrical machines and drives, and their
application in industrial processes, energy
conversion from renewables, automotive
and traction applications, home appliances.
All members are actively involved in several
international projects and maintain active
collaborations with several scientific enti-
ties and industrial companies and research
laboratories all around the world.EMPEG
is headed by Prof. Ing. Angelo Raciti.
Key Research Fields &
Competence Areas:
•
Power Electronic Devices and Drivers:
modelling and characterization
•
DC/DC, DC/AC Converters, PFC, Re-
newable Energy and Fuel Cells Applica-
tions, Converters for Home Appliances
•
Induction and Synchronous Motor
Drives, PM Motor Drives, Sensorless
Control, Fault Tolerant AC Drives, Wind
Power Systems Control
•
Modelling and Simulation of standard
and special machines, Finite Element
Analysis
•
Analysis and testing of CFL and SSL
lamps
EMPEG Laboratory Highlights:
The laboratories are equipped with vari-
ous state of the art equipments. The
main facilities are:
•
EMC Test Laboratory with an anechoic
chamber
•
Test Benches for Electrical Drives (up to
50kW) with measurement and analysis
tools
•
Fuel Cells Test Bench
•
Circuit Simulators and FEM Packages
for Machines, Drives, Converters, and
Devices
There are test benches for testing electri-
cal and electronic components, and also
for photovoltaic systems, in particular to
provide static and dynamic curves of the
inverter and the characteristic curves of
photovoltaic panels.
