• Digitalization of Power Electronic Applications within Key Technology Value Chains
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The project is focusing on improving the way energy is generated and transmitted through the use of digitised and intelligent electronic power - strongly contributing to the decarbonization of European society and the protection of our climate.
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Project Objectives

  • O1: Intelligence for More Efficiency and Greener Operation

    Efficiency of power electronics devices and systems at all technical levels is targeted for improvement. Through the implementation of intelligent control and optimized operation measures, power losses can be reduced by over 25% compared to current standards. These enhancements are applicable to both silicon and advanced wide-bandgap devices.

  • O2: Intelligence for Novel Materials and Reliability

    Efficient and lasting power electronics operations are achieved through the implementation of smart technology. This unlocks the potential of innovative materials and assembly techniques. By utilizing sensor data and digital twins, the lifespan of PE devices and systems can be enhanced by at least 30% compared to current standards.

  • O3: Intelligence for Robust und Safe Operation

    Safe and reliable power electronic applications are including challenging failures like short circuits. Additionally, modern power semiconductors can be fully utilized, reducing chip size or necessary robustness margin by 10-15% for the first time.

  • O4: Intelligence for Functional Integration

    The integration of power electronics is expanded by PowerizeD, improving connectivity and interfaces throughout the development process. Transitioning data from analog to digital enables an active and integrated control and monitoring approach through redefined partitioning and interfaces.

  • O5: Intelligence for Effective Collaboration without Revealing Sensitive Data

    The exchange of aggregated information instead of raw data is enabled by using modern AI methods. This approach, known as Federated Learning (FL), will be utilized in power electronics. It allows reliability and robustness models to be shared among partners along the value chain, improving accuracy while safeguarding intellectual property and private data.

Project Objectives

  • O1: Intelligence for More Efficiency and Greener Operation

    Increase the efficiency of power electronics devices and systems on all technical levels of the applications and domains from the device level, over power modules and components up to power electronic systems. This will enable a reduction of the power losses beyond 25% on system/application level compared to the state-of-the-art by intelligent control and optimized operation measures and will also be applicable to both, silicon and advanced wide-bandgap, devices.

  • O2: Intelligence for Novel Materials and Reliability

    Integrate advanced intelligence to enable a reliable and sustainable operation of power electronics. This is necessary to fully leverage the large potential of novel materials and advanced assembly technologies. Combined with sensor data and digital twins we will increase the lifetime of the PE devices and systems by at least 30% with respect to state-of-the-art devices and systems solely by novel intelligent control and improved understanding of the physics of degradation.

  • O3: Intelligence for Robust und Safe Operation

    Integrate intelligence to ensure robust and safe operation of power electronic application from devices up to systems. We will introduce intelligent device control and avoid destruction in all operation conditions, as in case of random and challenging failure conditions, such as short circuits. Hereby, we can, for the first time, fully make use of the large benefits enabled by modern power semiconductors and reduce the required chip size or necessary robustness margin by at least 10-15%.

  • O4: Intelligence for Functional Integration

    PowerizeD enables the integration of power electronics beyond established boundaries by enhanced connectivity and interfaces during the whole development life cycle. The provision of data gathered by and for control of the PE devices and systems will be transferred from the analogue to the digital world. This enables an active and integrated control & monitoring approach by a new definition of partitioning and the respective interfaces.

  • O5: Intelligence for Effective Collaboration without Revealing Sensitive Data

    Utilizing modern artificial intelligence methods enables the exchange of information in aggregated form instead of raw data. This approach, known as Federated Learning4 (FL), will be applied newly to power electronics, enabling partners for the first time to share reliability and robustness models along the value chain and to jointly improve their accuracy, while ensuring effective protection of intellectual property and private data.

Project Objectives

  • O1: Intelligence for More Efficiency and Greener Operation

    Increase the efficiency of power electronics devices and systems on all technical levels of the applications and domains from the device level, over power modules and components up to power electronic systems. This will enable a reduction of the power losses beyond 25% on system/application level compared to the state-of-the-art by intelligent control and optimized operation measures and will also be applicable to both, silicon and advanced wide-bandgap, devices.

  • O2: Intelligence for Novel Materials and Reliability

    Integrate advanced intelligence to enable a reliable and sustainable operation of power electronics. This is necessary to fully leverage the large potential of novel materials and advanced assembly technologies. Combined with sensor data and digital twins we will increase the lifetime of the PE devices and systems by at least 30% with respect to state-of-the-art devices and systems solely by novel intelligent control and improved understanding of the physics of degradation.

  • O3: Intelligence for Robust und Safe Operation

    Integrate intelligence to ensure robust and safe operation of power electronic application from devices up to systems. We will introduce intelligent device control and avoid destruction in all operation conditions, as in case of random and challenging failure conditions, such as short circuits. Hereby, we can, for the first time, fully make use of the large benefits enabled by modern power semiconductors and reduce the required chip size or necessary robustness margin by at least 10-15%.

  • O4: Intelligence for Functional Integration

    PowerizeD enables the integration of power electronics beyond established boundaries by enhanced connectivity and interfaces during the whole development life cycle. The provision of data gathered by and for control of the PE devices and systems will be transferred from the analogue to the digital world. This enables an active and integrated control & monitoring approach by a new definition of partitioning and the respective interfaces.

  • O5: Intelligence for Effective Collaboration without Revealing Sensitive Data

    Utilizing modern artificial intelligence methods enables the exchange of information in aggregated form instead of raw data. This approach, known as Federated Learning4 (FL), will be applied newly to power electronics, enabling partners for the first time to share reliability and robustness models along the value chain and to jointly improve their accuracy, while ensuring effective protection of intellectual property and private data.


Workpackages

  • WP1: Requirements, Concept and Evaluation

    WP1 specifies the requirements (along the value chain) aligning the various use case partners in the first phase (Objective 1 M0-M10), defines/specifies the concepts and interfaces required within each use case (Objective 2 M10-M20), and finally assesses the evaluation methods defined to succeed the KPI’s defined for each use case in WP3 and cross topic in WP2 (Objective 3 M20-M36). The WP1 evolves in these three phases throughout the whole project duration, enabling a cross-use case collaboration and alignment between different partners throughout the project duration.

    • Objective 1: Requirements along the value chain specified for use cases.

    • Objective 2: Concepts and interfaces defined and specified for use cases.

    • Objective 3: Evaluation methods defined and assessed for use cases.

  • WP2: Cross Application & Domain Topics

    WP2 is dedicated to the development of the new methods, materials, processes and tools for the novel smart power systems in general so that they can be applied in several use cases. Therefore, WP2 also looks into solutions for intelligent sensing and control as well as for standardization and aims at contributing to the overarching goal of improved sustainability.

  • WP3: Use Cases & Demonstration

    WP3 is dedicated to the validation of materials, concepts and tools developed in WP2, through dedicated, high TRL demonstrators. WP3 is structured in three main areas of the highest relevance, each consisting of one or more Use Cases: mobility (automotive and railway), energy (grids, lighting and renewables), and industrial drives. Leading European manufacturers will be in front of the Use Cases, being supported by top academic and research institutions. Special care has been taken for the alignment and coordination between WP2 and WP3, WP1 being implemented for this purpose.

  • WP4: External Relations for Gaining Impact

    The objectives of this WP are:

    • Definition and execution of exploitation strategies in order to ensure the applicability and efficiency of the developed technologies, prototypes, and new components

    • Definition and execution of dissemination and communication activities in order to make the research activities and the progress of technological developments and innovative solutions visible to external communities with potential interest in the project outcomes

    • Facilitating the uptake of the PowerizeD technologies through regulatory alignment and standardization efforts.

  • WP5: Project Management

    The objective of this WP is to guarantee a smooth and efficient project advancement according to the schedule, budget, and overall project scope. The project work will be steered by the coordinator and a team of highly experienced persons. that are used to conduct large, funded projects. An effective management structure will be set up, to guarantee successful. execution and tackling of challenges over the runtime of the project. Jochen Koszescha, coordinator of PowerizeD, will be supported by a highly qualified project management team to fulfil the main tasks:

    * Establishing the contractual project foundations: Grant Agreement, Consortium Agreement, and possible amendments

    * Managing cost statements and the KDT funding distribution according to financial guidelines

    * Maintaining communication with all partners, funding, and legal authorities on EU and national level

    * Ensuring quality of results by continuous internal review procedures and reporting project progress to KDT JU representatives

    * Empowering technical progress with technical and non-technical collaboration events

    * Continuous monitoring, identification, and management of challenges and risks.

The project has been accepted for funding within the ChipsJointUndertaking (Chips JU), a public-private partnership in collaboration with the HORIZON Framework Programme and the national Authorities of Germany, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Greece, Latvia, Finland, Hungary, Romania and Switzerland, under grant agreement number 101096387. Co-funded by European Union.

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