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Part 1 :  Project duration: 9 months (concept phase)

Part 2: 15million€  duration 6 years from 1.2023-2028

Project management: Prof. Dr. Ulf Schümann

Cooperation partner:

• Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU),
• thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH

Funding by BMBF

Part 1: Duration: 10.2021 to 9.2024 Project volume: 248,6T€ /Funding amount (FH-Kiel): € 47.772,72€

Part 2: €15million Duration 6 years from 1.2023-2028

Through a "CAPTN Energy" alliance, an efficient provision mode for renewable energies in maritime applications is to be developed within the framework of the WIR! program. The aim is to develop a "hydrogen value chain" from the west coast via the NOK region to Kiel. Green hydrogen to  be used for maritime use

Project duration: 3 years

Project management: Prof. Dr. Ulf Schümann Involved: Prof. Dr. Ronald Eisele

Cooperation partner:

• Volkswagen AG,
• Siemens AG
• Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH,
• Heraeus
• Fraunhofer Society (IMWS)
• Hübers
• Viscom

Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWI)

Duration: 10.2021 to 9.2024

Project volume: 6.90 million €
BMBF funding: 4.24 million €

Funding amount (FH-Kiel): 961,372 €

The core objective of the project is the use of new inorganic potting compounds in electric drive systems. These new potting compounds are based on an inorganic material from the cement class. Within the framework of the project, the encapsulation of the power electronic assemblies and the windings of electrical machines of drive systems is to be investigated.

Such materials promise increased thermal conductivity with good insulation capabilities, simplifying economic efforts for efficiency by miniaturizing cost-sensitive components. This is a new class of materials in the field of potting power electronics and electrical machines with significantly better thermal properties than those of the plastic-based potting compounds used so far.

Project duration: 3 years

Project management: Prof. Dr. Ulf Schümann Involved: Prof. Dr. Ronald Eisele

Cooperation partner:

• Volkswagen AG,
• Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH,
• FTCAP GmbH,
• Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology)
• ILFA Industrieelektronik und Leiterplattenfertigung aller Art GmbH, Hannover
• tesa SE, Norderstedt - trade register data and business information

Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Duration: 8.2018 to 4.2022

Project volume: 4.77 million €
BMBF funding: 2.71 million €

Funding amount (FH-Kiel): 787,500 € + project fee 157,500 €

In the LaSiC project  , an inverter is to be installed in the machine housing (bearing shield). The intended combination of innovations in power electronics and drive technology is intended to make the efficiency advantages  of SiC-based semiconductors economically usable for next-generation electric drives and to enable more energy-efficient operation of electric vehicles.

The aim of the design is to integrate power electronics module, driver circuits and current sensors on the same cooling level. New approaches for PCB technology, insulation and DC link capacitors should enable operation even at high temperatures. In this way, the advantages of SiC semiconductors can be optimally exploited. In order  to be able to reduce the costs for SiC power electronics in the future, a production-oriented assembly and assembly concept is also to be developed in the design of the highly integrated drive unit.

The Institute of Electrical Power Engineering at Kiel University of Applied Sciences is responsible for system design and mechatronic integration as well as driver development, which is an essential pillar for improving the compactness of the system. The thermal management of the converter is carried out by the Institute of Mechatronics at Kiel University of Applied Sciences. The result of the project is a demonstrator of a drive module with the highest power density, which is examined and evaluated for its functionality.

Project management and participants: Prof. Dr. Ulf Schümann, Prof. Dr. Ronald Eisele

Cooperation partners: Volkswagen AG, Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH, Vishay Siliconix Itzehoe GmbH, FTCAP GmbH, Reese + Thies Industrieelektronik GmbH, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology)

Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)Duration: 01.01.2016
to 31.12.2018
Funding amount FH-Kiel: 500.000€
Project volume: 3.1  Mio €

In the InMOVE project  , the approach is to divide the drive power of an electric vehicle drive into several compact electric drive modules. These consist of a compact power converter and a fast-rotating electric motor. The converter should achieve a power density of 100kW per liter.

The Institute of Electrical Power Engineering at Kiel University of Applied Sciences is responsible for system design and mechatronic integration, which is an essential pillar for improving the compactness of the system. The thermal management of the converter is carried out by the Institute of Mechatronics at Kiel University of Applied Sciences. For this purpose, a highly specific cooler is designed for all converter components. The result of the project is a demonstrator of a drive module with the highest power density, which is examined and evaluated for its functionality.

Project duration: 3 years

Project management: Prof. Dr. Ulf Schümann Involved: Prof. Dr. Ronald Eisele

Cooperation partner:

• Siemens AG
• Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH,
• Heraeus
• Fraunhofer Society (IMWS)

Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Duration: 7.2019 to 9.2021

Project volume: 3.67 million €
BMBF funding: 2.44 million €

Funding amount (FH-Kiel Schümann): 130T€

High-performance switching elements in power electronics are decisive elements for the performance of converters and control elements in electromobility and renewable energy systems. The assembly and connection technology required for this must master both the high currents and efficient thermal management in order to ensure long-term stability and high performance. With  a new development of high-current contacting technology and an integrated leadframe stack structure for efficient heat dissipation, the ThermoFreq joint project aims to increase the power and integration density of power semiconductor assemblies while simultaneously improving the switching properties in high-frequency switching processes.

Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

Duration: 01.10.2017 to 30.9.2020

Project duration: 3 years

Project management and participants: Prof. Dr. Ulf Schümann, Prof. Dr. Ronald EiseleCooperation

Partners: SMA Solar Technology AG, Infineon Technologies AG,Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH (DSP), RWTH Aachen EON ERC, University of Kassel (KDEE)

Funding amount FH-Kiel: 689.000€Project volume total project approx. 10 million €Funding total project approx. 5.7 million €

The main objective of the project is a new generation of large-scale PV systems with special power plant characteristics, which will make it possible in the future to assume joint responsibility for security of supply and system stability with such PV power plants and thus to integrate significantly larger PV shares into the grid than before, without making PV power plants or grid operation more expensive.

The aim of the subproject of Kiel University of Applied Sciences is to contribute to the development of a fully functional, practical and optimized power module for the use of novel semiconductor components based on silicon carbide (SiC). This includes adapted components, in particular module sensors and a functional heat spreader plate.

Funded by: WTSH

Project duration: 3 yearsCooperation

Partner: Company for Wind Energy, Schleswig-Holstein

As part of the new development of a wind turbine by a company based in Schleswig-Holstein, the electrical model of the wind turbine is being set up at the FH and the control strategy of this plant is being investigated. The mechanical part of the wind turbine was mapped in the form of my simulation model. This simulation model controls an engine of a test bench. The motor drives the associated model generator of the wind turbine. To control the generator, a self-programmable frequency converter of the power class 120 kW is installed. This converter controls two model wind turbines.

Wind turbine cluster (WEAC), a control method for the operation of two asynchronous generators on a frequency converter was developed at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences. The focus of the previous project was on the development of a control method for the two generators. In this context, different control procedures were examined and finally tested practically on the test bench.

Funded by: EKSH

Project duration: 2 years

Cooperation partner: Skywind GmbH, Schleswig-Holstein

Funding amount 150,000 €

As part of the EKSH-funded project, a grid feed-in for the existing generator control of two wind turbines on a converter was realized. The control system to be developed should not only regulate the feed-in energy of the two wind turbines, but also enable grid support in the event of grid failures. In the course of the project, a freely programmable grid-side feed-in unit with associated components was developed and built. In addition, a device for grid collapse simulation was realized for the test bench. Most of the required components and equipment were newly developed and built. Finally, the overall system consisting of generator and feed-in control was tested.