Who is Università degli Studi di Padova ?

Celebrating in 2022 eight hundred years from its foundation, the University of Padova (UNIPD) is one of the leading Universities in #Italy and has a long tradition and consolidated reputation for #scientific excellence. Its 32 departments, 40 doctoral degree courses and 4 interdisciplinary research and service centers cover an exceptionally broad research scope, including Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Technology, Life Sciences, Medicine, Natural Sciences. In particular, #PowerElectronics Research Group includes two state-of-the-art university laboratories, located at the Department of Information Engineering and at the Department of #Management and #Engineering at the Vicenza Campus.

Which is their role in iPLUG-HE?

They are WP3 leader and contribute to the design and development of efficient #multiport power converters for #low-voltage applications aimed at higher efficiency, lower size and easy scalability compared to the solutions where each port has dedicated power converters.