Pozývame vás na prednášku zahraničného profesora prof. Thiago Batista Soeiro na tému Opportunities and Challenges for the R&D of Power Electronics and Applications. Prednáška je otvorená aj pre verejnosť.
Kedy: 15. máj 2026, 10:00
Kde: E601
O čom bude prednáška:
This presentation outlooks the opportunities and challenges for the R&D on Power Electronics Systems and trending applications. The outcome is based on the presenter's R&D experience (in academia and industry) in multiple application markets. Topics covered: the advent of wide band gap semiconductors, their benefits and challenges; critical look on R&D carried out in industry and academic settings; and Market trends in key applications, e.g., electric vehicle battery charging; among others.
O hosťovi:
Prof. Thiago Batista Soeiro received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, in 2012. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Researcher at the Power Electronics Institute, Federal University of Santa Catarina. From October 2013 to April 2018, he worked at the Corporate Research Centre, ABB Switzerland Ltd., Baden-Dattwil, Switzerland, where he was a Senior Scientist. From May 2018 to January 2022, he worked at the DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage Group, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, where he was an Associate Professor. From January to October 2022, he worked at the Power Management and Distribution Section (TEC-EPM) for the European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Since October 2022 he became a full professor and head of the Power Electronics group of the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. His research interests include advanced high power converters and DC system integration.
