Research & Collaboration
What makes us unique?
SuperGrid Institute owes its success to the people who make up our various research departments. Our teams come from diverse backgrounds in industry and academia, and their wealth of experience and skills make the Institute unique. Each individual brings specific expertise to the table.
This melting pot of knowledge offers opportunities for specialists from different fields to collaborate on new and innovative solutions to technical problems.
The Institute also benefits from close collaborative relationships with industry and academic institutions. The complementary strengths of our partners provide insights and innovative approaches to technical challenges. At the same time, we retain total independence in our research. Public-private investments and collaborative projects finance our work.
SuperGrid Institute’s state-of-the-art research facilities, test platforms and laboratories at the Villeurbanne and Grenoble sites are key to the success of our five research departments.
Latest scientific publications
Enhancing voltage rating of standard power modules for harsh environment applications
We describe and demonstrate a simple solution which allows to extend the capability of a standard power modules package to higher voltages.
Fault current calculation in MTDC grids considering MMC blocking
In this paper, a generic fault current calculation method based on coupled differential equations is proposed which is valid for both blocked and unblocked states of the MMC.
Thermal simulations and measurements of 3-phase medium frequency transformer in 100 kW DC-DC converter with 99.2% efficiency
This article deals with a 100 kW dual active bridge (DAB) DC-DC converter and a 20 kHz 3-phase medium frequency transformer (MFT).
