title: Research of energy conversion and exchange processes in electrical drive and power converter networks.
reg no: SF0142513s03
project type: targeted financing
subject: 2. Engineering
status: accepted
institution: Tallinn Technical University
head of project: Juhan Laugis
duration: 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2007
description: The Research of energy conversion and exchange processes in electrical drive and power converter networks is based on the general technology development trends as follows: distribution of energy production; application of energy storage devices for reduction of losses; rapid development of power semiconductor, microprocessor and software technology.
General aims
1. Analyse of development strategies of power networks of electrical drives and power electronic converters.
2. Research of energy conversion and exchange processes in electrical transport and industrial systems, according to new integration possibilities of power and information networks with consideration of electromagnetic compatibility problems;
3. Modelling the application of energy storage devices for reduction of energy losses in electrical drives and power networks.
4. Optimisation of energy exchanges and movements of machines.

Expected research results
The models of industrial electrical drive networks, including DC supply and energy storage will be created, which allow the alternative solutions for reactive power compensation and uninterrupted power supply problems.
Energy saving power converters with flexibly controlled energy exchange and storage will be developed for the electric transport vehicles with application of integrated power and information networks.
The optimisation algorithms of energy exchange and movement of electric transport vehicles and industrial machines, including industrial robots.
The main results of the research will be published in proceedings of acknowledged international scientific conferences and reviewed scientific journals. The results are applicable and directed to advance the competitiveness of Estonian economy.

project group
no name institution position  
1.Arne AhvenTallinn Technical UniversityDoktorant 
2.Priit ArroTallinn Technical UniversityDoktorant 
3.Andres ArukiviTallinn Technical UniversityTeadur al. 01.2003 
4.Vitali BoikoTallinn Technical Universityteadur,doktorant 
5.Andrei DorosTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
6.Andrei DorošTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
7.Mart HaavikTallinn Technical UniversityMagistrant 
8.Raik JansikeneTallinn Technical UniversityLektor, doktorant 
9.Jüri JollerTallinn Technical UniversityDots. 
10.Enno KaldojaTallinn Technical UniversityDoktorant 
11.Priit KorvingTallinn Technical UniversityMagistrant 
12.Reivo KruusTallinn Technical UniversityMagistrant 
13.Ivar KõivastikTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
14.Juhan LaugisTallinn Technical UniversityProf. 
15.Madis LehtlaTallinn Technical Universityteadur,doktorant 
16.Tõnu LehtlaTallinn Technical UniversityProf. 
17.Margus LeosteTallinn Technical UniversityLektor,doktorant 
18.Liisa LiivikTallinn Technical Universitylektor,doktorand 
19.Kaiko MarkTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
20.Taavi MöllerTallinn Technical UniversityInsener, magistrant 
21.Anton NovozilovTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
22.Valmar OttTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
23.Elmo PettaiTallinn Technical UniversityDots. 
24.Jaan PussTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
25.Priit RaudseppTallinn Technical Universityteadur 
26.Andrus ReinsonTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
27.Madis ReivikTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
28.Joel RistojaTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
29.Argo RosinTallinn Technical Universityteadur,doktorant 
30.Olga RubanTallinn Technical Universitydoktorant 
31.Andres SädeTallinn Technical UniversityDoktorant 
32.Natalija TšurkinaTallinn Technical Universitydoktorant 
33.Aleksandr VassiljevTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
34.Sergei VidinevTallinn Technical Universitymagistrant 
35.Dmitri VinnikovTallinn Technical Universityteadur,doktorant