Powering tomorrow: Revolutionizing energy with a DC microgrid

Partner Call open until: October 2024

Project Start: Q1 2025

We are looking for innovative and ambitious companies all over the world to revolutionize energy with us. The project focuses on efficient energy conversion, designing versatile converters, optimizing system integration for demanding applications, and studying subsystem interactions.

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Scope

Development of innovative DC/DC converter technologies for varying voltage levels with advanced power semiconductor devices and new materials for magnetics design
Enhancing system efficiency, modularity and scalability in industrial DC-grid applications
Research on improving methods for energy flow optimization, protection and safety measures, EMI and stability investigations including subsystem interactions for advanced converter systems

Ambition

International consortium comprising industrial partners along the value chain
Target: ~ 10 Partners in the program
4 years project duration
Universities and academic partners are eligible to participate (special contribution model applies)
PhD students within project possible - supervised by academic partners

Advantages for industry

Attractive cofinancing: SAL covers 50% of the project volume, you only pay 25% in cash and 25% in-kind. Learn more.
Competitive advantage: easier and quicker exploitation of upcoming products, by utilization of generated IP
Risk mitigation: early targeting of technical problems for an upcoming market
Innovation: future technologies and exploration of emerging trends
Partnership: cooperation in a pioneering and efficient eco-system
Market demand: cost optimized system through intelligent converters controlling the energy flow
Sustainability: providing solutions for a more efficient and ecological future