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EMI Clean Conver­ters

Detect electromagnetic interference early instead of making costly corrections: With our simulation framework, EMC risks can be assessed and minimized during the development of power electronic systems.

Project goals

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is a crucial factor for the successful market launch of electronic products. Since EMC compliance is often only checked in later development phases, necessary adjustments frequently lead to significant additional costs and delays.

By considering EMC aspects early in the development of power electronic systems, these risks can be significantly reduced. Within this project, we are developing a simulation framework for power electronic hardware designs that enables our partners to reliably predict and assess electromagnetic interference (EMI) throughout the entire development process. This allows potential problems to be identified early and resolved cost-effectively before they occur in practice.

Scope

  • We use state-of-the-art power electronic designs to develop simulation methods and component modeling techniques, enabling our partners to apply these practical approaches in their companies.
  • These methods allow for the modeling of all relevant components and their integration into the developed simulation process. The component models are extended far beyond their functional model domain, for example, by considering an extended frequency range and the influence of different operating points. The project partners will be able to create these models independently and apply the developed simulation methods.
  • Zur Begren­zung der Simu­la­ti­ons­zeiten auf ein prak­ti­ka­bles Maß kommen Methoden des Reduced Order Mode­ling (Model­lie­rung redu­zierter Ordnung) zum Einsatz.
  • Darüber hinaus setzen wir Algo­rithmen des maschi­nellen Lernens ein und nutzen Surrog­at­mo­delle, um globale Optima bei der Ausle­gung im Span­nungs­feld zwischen EMV-Leis­tung und Kosten zu iden­ti­fi­zieren.
  • Wir entwi­ckeln Simu­la­ti­ons­ver­fahren sowohl für leitungs­ge­bun­dene als auch für abge­strahlte Emis­sionen in einem Frequenz­be­reich von bis zu mehreren hundert MHz und gehen damit deut­lich über den aktu­ellen Stand der Technik hinaus.

Vorteile für die Indus­trie

  • Attrak­tive Kofi­nan­zie­rung: SAL über­nimmt 50 % des Projekt­vo­lu­mens. Unter­nehmen tragen ledig­lich 25 % in bar und 25 % in Form von Sach­leis­tungen. Erfahren Sie mehr.
  • Wett­be­werbs­vor­teil:
    • Früh­zei­tige Abschät­zung elek­tro­ma­gne­ti­scher Störungen (EMI) in leis­tungs­elek­tro­ni­schen Systemen durch die Nutzung des im Projekt gene­rierten geis­tigen Eigen­tums.
    • Aufbau eines umfas­senden Verständ­nisses des „Design for EMC“-Ökosys­tems sowie Bereit­stel­lung geeig­neter Kompo­nen­ten­mo­delle und Schnitt­stellen.
  • Risi­ko­mi­ni­mie­rung: Früh­zei­tige Erken­nung von EMV-Problemen und Vermei­dung zusätz­li­cher Kosten sowie zeit­li­cher Verzö­ge­rungen durch nicht bestan­dene EMV-Zerti­fi­zie­rungen.
  • Inno­va­tion: Zugang zu zukünf­tigen EMV-Model­lie­rungs- und Simu­la­ti­ons­me­thoden sowie die Möglich­keit, neue tech­no­lo­gi­sche Trends früh­zeitig zu erfor­schen.
  • Part­ner­schaft: Zusam­men­ar­beit in einem wegwei­senden und effi­zi­enten Inno­va­ti­ons­öko­system.
  • Markt­vor­teil: Stär­kung der Wett­be­werbs­fä­hig­keit durch die Imple­men­tie­rung von „Design for EMC“.

Project Consortium

Project
facts

  • Project Start: Q2 2026
  • Inter­na­tio­nales Konsor­tium mit zahl­rei­chen Indus­trie­part­nern
  • Vier­jäh­rige Projekt­lauf­zeit

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Contact

Business Development
Peter Rechberger MSc
Business Development Power Electronics
Graz
Project Manager
DI Dr. Bernhard Auinger
Head of Research Unit Coexistence & Electromagnetic Compatibility
Graz

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