Research Subjects
Smart Power Flow Control with Power Electronics
Power electronics is a fundamental technology which is applied for power generaion (photovoltaic arrays, wind turbine, fuel cell), transmission and distribution (voltage sag conpensation, high power quality supply, dc transmission and distribution), energy storage (battery, SMES). We are researching many kinds of smart power flow control technology with power electronics.
Distributed Generations and New Conceptual Power System
We are tring to construct a new conceptual power system with several kinds of distributed generations. We are also developing grid connecting technology for distributed generations.
Superconductor Application for Power System
We have researched and developed SMES (Superconducting Magnet Energy Storage) in Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University since 1980. One of the topics is a reseach to apply SMES for J-PARK (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex).
Seminar
Students have two kinds of seminar in this laboratory. One of them is that a student presents a latest paper related to the research topic of the presenter. Another is that students teach about a section of a textbook in turn. Students can learn a wide knowledge of power electronics and acquire skill in writing a paper and a presentation technique.