Project description
Training tomorrow’s power electronics experts in magnetics to decarbonisation
Power electronics is central to decarbonisation by making renewable energy, storage integration and electromobility possible. Recent advances in high-frequency magnetic components and wide-bandgap semiconductors have propelled the field forward. However, few engineers have knowledge of these technologies. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the MAGNIFY project addresses this gap by tailoring and characterising magnetic materials, developing efficient multiphysical and multiscale models, and embedding these innovations into power electronic circuits. The project aims to design cost- and energy-efficient power electronics converters for a broad range of applications. The project will also train 15 research fellows, exposing them to international, interdisciplinary working environments. By combining cutting-edge research with dedicated training, MAGNIFY strengthens the EU’s competitiveness in energy conversion technologies and contributes to sustainable electrification.
Objective
Power electronics constitutes a core enabling technology in the energy transition decarbonizing our society. It is omnipresent in energy conversion applications linked to electrification and decentralization, such as renewable energy, storage integration, AC and DC microgrids, and electromobility. Wideband gap semiconductor technologies have been key for its rapid progress, and equally crucial are the high-frequency magnetic components, i.e. inductors and transformers. However, there is a lack of engineers with a comprehensive understanding of the whole chain and their intrinsic multiphysical and multiscale interactions: magnetic materials, magnetic component models, power electronic circuits and converters. MAGNIFY addresses this urgent need by focusing on three research objectives: 1) tailoring and characterising magnetic materials; 2) developping new efficient multiphysical and multiscale models of magnetic materials and components, integrating these models in the power electronic circuits; 3) aiming at a holistic system-level design of energy converters in several applications. MAGNIFY will exploit the expertise of the consortium to achieve these objectives and equipe 15 research fellows with the relevant skills and innovative tools to contribute to the development of energy- and cost-efficient power electronics to enable sustainable electrification. While becoming experts in the individual carefully chosen research topics, the participating companies will benefit from the generated magnetic material database, the more efficient and accurate models, the software tools, and the new design methodology. In addition, the research fellows will be exposed to different working environments owing to the involvement of five companies in the research and training program. This synergy between research output and the unique engineering profiles of the trained research fellows will increase the competitive advantage of the EU in the field of energy conversion technologies.
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- engineering and technology materials engineering amorphous solids amorphous semiconductors
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels renewable energy
- natural sciences computer and information sciences databases
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01
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3000 Leuven
Belgium
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