Cambridge’s power electronics community builds on fundamental physics and material science to develop and understand power conversion materials, devices and systems. Efficient power conversion and distribution networks are vital to applications in the national grid, local energy conversion, communications technologies, aerospace, space, data centres and smart buildings.
Research areas include: materials and devices for power electronics, power conversion systems, smart grids, power management.
Some key centres and initiatives include:
- Cambridge Centre for Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology (C4T)
- Energy Efficient Cities initiative
- Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction
- Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation
- Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre
Researchers working in this area:
| Prof Ionnis Lestas | Professor of Control Engineering |
| Professor of Power Electronics | |
| Professor of Semiconductor Engineering |