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The DC Power Laboratory For some time now, research has been conducted at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on the use of Direct Current. The use of Direct Current will play an important role in the energy transition. To raise awareness on this subject among students, internships and graduation assignments are offered within the DC Power Laboratory of the research group Energy in Transition at THUAS. As young researchers, students are given the opportunity to tackle various issues in order to make the transition from Alternating Current to Direct Current as smooth as possible. If you are interested in a challenging and exciting assignment or looking for a collaboration with a focus on a sustainable future, please contact us.

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Peter van Duijsen

Prof oP. dr. ir. Peter van Duijsen (Prof. of Practice, IIT Guwahati, India, PhD 2003 TU Delft, NL) has worked with computer simulation and power electronics for nearly 35 years. After receiving his master’s in electrical engineering and working at the Technical University of Delft, he founded Simulation Research and developed the simulation program CASPOC. He received a PhD in 2003 in the field of modeling and simulation of power electronic systems. He currently heads the R&D department at Simulation Research. Since 2020 he heads the DC-LAB at THUAS University of Applied Sciences in Delft and was appointed as Professor oP at the IIT-Guwahati India in 2020.

Our work

Research is done on all aspects of the application of power electronics in DC grids. We build power converters, define control methods and test various applications.

    1. Cost-effective DC/DC converters
    2. Increasing power management efficiency by applying DC grids, for home, office and commercial buildings
    3. New power electronics solutions for DC connectors, switches, and protection elements
    4. Implementing Control methods for converter-based DC-grids yo achieve grid stability analysis and error control
    5. Practical solutions for the transition of energy- and cost-efficient DC-applications into existing AC installations
    6. Identification of profiles of power sources and loads to simulate or characterize grid components and systems
    7. DC charging technologies for electro mobility and smart grid
    8. Wireless charging methods for eVehicles
    9. Motor control for Industrial Automation and Industrie 5.0
    10. eMobility traction drives motor control