On October 27th, Professor Petar Grbovic, Chief Professor of the Innsbruck Power Electronics Lab (i-PEL) at the University of Innsbruck,Austria, visited the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University at the invitation of Professor Li Yongdong. He delivered an academic report titled "Partial Power Processing Converters: From Theory to Practice?" The report was hosted by Professor Li Yongdong, with more than 30 students in attendance.at the University of Innsbruck,Austria, visited the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University at the invitation of Professor Li Yongdong. He delivered an academic report titled "Partial Power Processing Converters: From Theory to Practice?" The report was hosted by Professor Li Yongdong, with more than 30 students in attendance.
The academic report was held from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Professor Li Yongdong delivered a welcome speech, extending sincere greetings to Professor Petar Grbovic on his first visit. During the formal report session, Professor Petar Grbovic systematically elaborated on the basic concepts, historical development, core technical issues, potential application scenarios, future trends and challenges of partial power processing converters around the theme "Partial Power Processing Converters: From Theory to Practice?" He demonstrated the unique advantages of these converters compared to classic full-power processing converters, providing the audience with a forward-looking and practical research perspective. In the discussion session, Professor Li Yongdong, faculty members and students present raised several specific questions about partial power converters. Professor Petar Grbovic gave professional answers based on his rich industrial and academic experience and shared unique insights.
Note：The Innsbruck Power Electronics Lab (i-PEL) is affiliated with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics at the University of Innsbruck. Co-founded by Infineon Technologies AG (Austria) and the University of Innsbruck, it focuses on research in advanced power semiconductors and power electronics technologies.
Professor Petar Grbovic delivering his report
About the Speaker
Petar Grbovic is a Chief Professor at the Innsbruck Power Electronics Lab (i-PEL), University of Innsbruck, Austria. He obtained his bachelor's degree and master's degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade Serbia in 1999 and 2005 respectively, and his doctoral degree from Centrale Lille France in 2010.
From 1999 to 2003, he served as an R&D Engineer at RDA Company in Belgrade. From 2003 to 2005, he worked at PDL Electronics Limited in New Zealand. From 2005 to 2010, he held the position of Power Electronics Expert at Schneider-Toshiba Inverters Europe SAS in France. From 2010 to 2011, he was employed at GE Global Research Center in Munich, Germany. From 2011 to 2018, he worked as a Senior Expert in power electronics and power conversion at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s European Energy R&D Center. In June 2018, he was appointed Chief Professor and Director of the Innsbruck Power Electronics Lab (i-PEL) at the University of Innsbruck. His research focuses on advanced energy storage device applications, active gate driving technologies for high-power IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs, power converter topologies, advanced power semiconductor devices, and control of power converters and semiconductor switches.
