Research Group in Renewable Energies (RGRE)

Areas of expertise

Renewable Energy

– Developing new ways to improve energy harvesting and storing for microgrids. Developing energy management algorithms for microgrids.

– Developing and improving: PV generators, wind generators, biomass generators, geothermal generators, battery storage, supercapacitors, inverters.

Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) and Power Electronics

– Power supply design.

– Study and development of new topologies in the field of power electronics and power supplies.

Digital Control

– Study and development of new control algorithms that can be used in the field of power supplies, power electronics, inverters.

System Modeling and Simulation

– Developing models for the switched mode power converters in order to improve simulation times.

Embedded Systems

– Developing systems with microcontrollers in C/C++ and assembly for different types of applications: low cost, time constrained, wireless, industrial and sensing.