Research Lines
Renewable Energy and Power Conversion
The research line in Renewable Energy and Power Conversion includes academics and researchers from Federico Santa María Technical University, University of Chile, University of Concepción, Andrés Bello University, Los Andes University, and the University of Nottingham.
This line stands out for its strong focus on power converters and renewable energy systems, HVDC transmission, electromobility and energy storage. The group is part of a large international collaboration network in which projects, co-tutoring of postgraduate students, research visits and publications are developed jointly. Collaborators include Prof. Bin Wu (Canada), Prof. Mariusz Malinowski (Poland), Dr. Thierry Meynard (France), Prof. José I. León and Dr. Sergio Vasquez (Spain), Prof. Maryam Saeedifard (USA), Prof. Alex Huang (USA), Prof. Peter Lehn (Canada), and others.
Power converters and their control are key for mass penetration of renewable energy conversion systems, smart grids and electromobility. Researchers in this line develop new types of power converters and control systems to boost efficiency, reduce size and improve performance of these devices in various applications of great contemporary importance. Among them count fast chargers for electric vehicles, LED lighting, solid state transformers, solar inverters, HVDC systems, and others.
Meet the Work Team
Engineers
Students
PhD Students:
Diego Concha, UTFSM
Daniel Pesántez, UTFSM
Matías Veillón, UTFSM
Patricio Pizarro, U. de Chile
Matías Uriarte, U. de Chile
Felipe Herrera, U. de Chile
Diego Ñauñay, U. de Chile
Master’s Students:
Felipe Fierro, U. Católica de la Santísima Concepción
Alexander Palacios, UTFSM
Sebastian Jimenez, UTFSM
Ignacio Ortiz, U. de Chile
Benjamín Moreno, U. de Chile
Sofía Franco, UTFSM
Iván Choque, UTFSM
Jhonattan Berger, UTFSM
Alejandro Stowhas, UTFSM
Ronald Carmona, UTFSM
Nelson Vergara, UTFSM
Juan José Porras, UTFSM
Francisco González, UTFSM
Aldo Rizo, U. Industrial de Santander (Colombia)
Nicolás Rivera, UTFSM
Eduardo Escobar, UTFSM
Andrés Martínez, UTFSM
Felipe Torres, UTFSM
Nelson Salvador, UTFSM
Daniel Arévalos, UTFSM
Undergraduate Students:
Diego Alfaro, UTFSM
Iván Choque, UTFSM
Sebastián Arenas, UTFSM
Benjamín Ortega, UTFSM
Matías Fuentes
Felipe Salgado, UTFSM
Claudio Zúñiga, UTFSM
Pablo Cid, UTFSM
Julio Montecino, UTFSM
Pablo Cid, UTFSM
Ítalo Muñoz, UTFSM
Matías Fuentes, UTFSM
Simón Garrido, UTFSM
Mauricio Olivares, U-. de Los Andes
Eduardo Richard, UTFSM
Alexander Palacios, UTFSM
Juan Jose Porras, UTFSM
Agustin Montoya, UTFSM
