Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ETUT (European Training network in collaboration with Ukraine for electrical Transport)
Período documentado: 2021-03-01 hasta 2023-02-28
The development of modern transportation systems requires the application of advanced highly efficient power electronics devices. However, it results in new electromagnetic interferences in their environment. The collaboration between researchers from the field of electromagnetic compatibility and power electronics aims to solve this challenge. The project investigates the essential challenges in power electronics and electromagnetic compatibility fields such as development of the efficient topologies for power electronics converters, wireless power transfer, and intelligent battery management systems in addition to conducted and radiated emission mitigation techniques, and measurement techniques for live characterisation of the electromagnetic environment. The involvement of industry partners ensures prompt feedback on offered solutions and alignment with industry demands. In combination with collaborations with leading European universities, this enables enhanced training of young engineers prepared for today's industry trends and calls.
Climate change means a huge challenge as we have to use more distributed renewable energy sources, which are all connected via power electronic converters, and in this same time frame personal transport is shifting rapidly towards more electric transport with a great demand for power electronic specialists. But simultaneously we experience a massive lack of electrical engineers in western Europe, while the lack of good paying jobs in eastern Europe force highly skilled engineer to work in under-payed jobs not matching their training.
The ETUT societal objectives are:
to provide bigger career perspective for Ukrainian engineers via collaboration with top western universities, and
to train more electrical engineers, making them available for European society.
The ETUT scientific objectives are to develop and integrate advanced methods to model, design, evaluate, measure and monitor economic measures for a safe, reliable, efficient and greener electrical transport and power system. The work packages and deliverables are therefore aligned with these objectives. These objectives can be achieved by:
• Advanced models and simulation methods allowing for uncertainty for connected devices and systems
• Novel modulation techniques for decreased and meticulous interference
• Full experimental evaluation and characterisation in time- and frequency-domain of transport installations.
The detailed coordinated multidisciplinary multinational doctoral training program will provide the trainee researchers with a complete broad experience and at the same time allow them to develop and eventually lead their focused area of research.
Specific innovations expected to be achieved through ETUT are integration of power electronics with battery management systems, simulation and modelling methodologies to develop integrated electrical power systems for electrical transport and a novel approach to the supply of electrical energy to railway networks. This may have far reaching consequences and may even see the railway network supporting or replacing local electrical utility networks.
Dissemination methods to realize optimal impact will include scientific publications, presentations and workshops, summer schools, training of engineers in industry and dissemination through newsletters, interviews, school visits, websites and social media.
Climate change means a huge challenge as we have to use more distributed renewable energy sources, which are all connected via power electronic converters, and in this same time frame personal transport is shifting rapidly towards more electric transport with a great demand for power electronic specialists. But simultaneously we experience a massive lack of electrical engineers in western Europe, while the lack of good paying jobs in eastern Europe force highly skilled engineer to work in under-payed jobs not matching their training.
The ETUT societal objectives are:
to provide bigger career perspective for Ukrainian engineers via collaboration with top western universities, and
to train more electrical engineers, making them available for European society.
The ETUT scientific objectives are to develop and integrate advanced methods to model, design, evaluate, measure and monitor economic measures for a safe, reliable, efficient and greener electrical transport and power system. The work packages and deliverables are therefore aligned with these objectives. These objectives can be achieved by:
• Advanced models and simulation methods allowing for uncertainty for connected devices and systems
• Novel modulation techniques for decreased and meticulous interference
• Full experimental evaluation and characterisation in time- and frequency-domain of transport installations.
The detailed coordinated multidisciplinary multinational doctoral training program will provide the trainee researchers with a complete broad experience and at the same time allow them to develop and eventually lead their focused area of research.
Specific innovations expected to be achieved through ETUT are integration of power electronics with battery management systems, simulation and modelling methodologies to develop integrated electrical power systems for electrical transport and a novel approach to the supply of electrical energy to railway networks. This may have far reaching consequences and may even see the railway network supporting or replacing local electrical utility networks.
Dissemination methods to realize optimal impact will include scientific publications, presentations and workshops, summer schools, training of engineers in industry and dissemination through newsletters, interviews, school visits, websites and social media.
The project officially launched on 1 march 2021.
However, the vacancies were published already on 9-11-2020. Also a pre-recruitment event took place on 27th of January 2021 to attract students to apply for the 12 ESR position. The goal of this online event was to inform possible candidates about the different positions within ETUT and what does it mean to be an ESR. There was the opportunity to meet the supervisors of the different positions and talk to ESR’s from the SCENT and ETOPIA project. ETUT has synergy with SCENT and ETOPIA as in both these projects also UT and UN are beneficiaries.
All ESR's have been recruited and the visual identify of the project is defined and highlighted. This visual identify will be used in the dissemination and outreach activities towards the society. Creating public awareness of the ETUT project is important. Within this Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Innovative Training Network (ITN) European Joint Doctorates (EJD), the ESR’s, who are the key to the project, will ensure that the information and results are distributed amongst the societies they are part of.
The first physical events have take place such as Summer School I from 20th June till 24th of June 2022 in Netherlands at University of Twente and Summer School II from 2nd July till 7th of July 2023 in United Kingdom at University of Nottingham. The ESR's have visited mulitple conferences such as IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY, SIGNAL & POWER INTEGRITY, Spokane, Washington, august 1-5,2022; EPE 2022 ECCE Europe conference took place in Hannover, Germany, from 5 to 9 September 2022; EMC Europe 2022 International Symposium and Exhibition on Electromagnetic Compatibility in Gothenburg, Sweden, on September 5-8, 2022; Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles (ESARS) and International Transportation Electrification Conference, Venice, 28-31 March 2023 and EMC Europe 2023 Krakow International Symposium and Exhibition on Electromagnetic Compatibility September 4 - 8, 2023, Krakow, Poland.
Several Papers and reviews have been published.
The impact of the ETUT project has not changed within the first year of the project. The impact remains unchanged and achievable. However, the situation between Ukraine and Russia has caused a severe impact on the project. Nevertheless, the training of the early stage researchers is still valid with some deviation. The project has close interaction with the Project Officer
However, the vacancies were published already on 9-11-2020. Also a pre-recruitment event took place on 27th of January 2021 to attract students to apply for the 12 ESR position. The goal of this online event was to inform possible candidates about the different positions within ETUT and what does it mean to be an ESR. There was the opportunity to meet the supervisors of the different positions and talk to ESR’s from the SCENT and ETOPIA project. ETUT has synergy with SCENT and ETOPIA as in both these projects also UT and UN are beneficiaries.
All ESR's have been recruited and the visual identify of the project is defined and highlighted. This visual identify will be used in the dissemination and outreach activities towards the society. Creating public awareness of the ETUT project is important. Within this Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Innovative Training Network (ITN) European Joint Doctorates (EJD), the ESR’s, who are the key to the project, will ensure that the information and results are distributed amongst the societies they are part of.
The first physical events have take place such as Summer School I from 20th June till 24th of June 2022 in Netherlands at University of Twente and Summer School II from 2nd July till 7th of July 2023 in United Kingdom at University of Nottingham. The ESR's have visited mulitple conferences such as IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY, SIGNAL & POWER INTEGRITY, Spokane, Washington, august 1-5,2022; EPE 2022 ECCE Europe conference took place in Hannover, Germany, from 5 to 9 September 2022; EMC Europe 2022 International Symposium and Exhibition on Electromagnetic Compatibility in Gothenburg, Sweden, on September 5-8, 2022; Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles (ESARS) and International Transportation Electrification Conference, Venice, 28-31 March 2023 and EMC Europe 2023 Krakow International Symposium and Exhibition on Electromagnetic Compatibility September 4 - 8, 2023, Krakow, Poland.
Several Papers and reviews have been published.
The impact of the ETUT project has not changed within the first year of the project. The impact remains unchanged and achievable. However, the situation between Ukraine and Russia has caused a severe impact on the project. Nevertheless, the training of the early stage researchers is still valid with some deviation. The project has close interaction with the Project Officer
The ETUT project with its novelty and ingenuity will contribute to lower-cost electrification of transportation systems, particularly in areas with weak electrical utility networks. Besides the main focus on the railway networks, the study also will cover electrification of the maritime transportation. The collaboration between researchers in power electronics and electromagnetic compatibility will provide a comprehensive investigation of the challenges with advanced technologies in electric drive systems. The ESR’s involved in the power electronics group are working on development of the efficient topologies for power electronics converters, wireless power transfer, intelligent battery management systems, etc. At the same time, essential challenges are being addressed in the electromagnetic compatibility field, such as conducted and radiated emission mitigation techniques, and measurement techniques for live characterisation of the electromagnetic environment, to name a few. Cooperation with industrial partners ensures prompt feedback on offered solutions and compliance with industry demands. That also enables enhanced training of young engineers prepared for today's industry trends and calls. Dissemination to the scientific community is implied through publications in academic journals and presentations at relevant conferences. The reaching of the general public is achieved through participation in “Girls’ Day” and “EMC on Tour” events with publishing in various social networks and blogs.