DC=IN 2025 Oral sessions

Day 1 - 17.09.2025 

Power converter topologies 15:00-16:00, Room 1.410

  • Clean MW Multi-pulse Rectification with Less Active Harmonic Filter Effort 
    Muhammad Attique Qamar, Silicon Austria Labs GmbH, Graz, Austria 
    Heinrich Eickhoff, Silicon Austria Labs GmbH, Graz, Austria - (Speaker)
     
  • Impedance Modeling of a Three-Phase Dual-Active Bridge with a Supercapacitor Connected to the Primary Side 
    Pieris Sourkounis, Leibniz University Hannover, Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics, Hannover, Germany

Modeling of devices and systems 17:00-18:00, Room 1.410

  • Evaluation of Power Quality Indicators in DC Microgrids using Intelligent Contactors 
    Dr. Christian Hoyer, Schaltbau GmbH, Munich, Germany 
     
  • Fault Analysis of LVDC Grid on Hydrogen Research Platform WAVE-H2 
    Jonas Knapp, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production EEP, University of Stuttgart and Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart, Germany 
    Alexander Mutz, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production EEP, University of Stuttgart and Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart, Germany - (Speaker)

 

Day 2 - 18.09.2025 

Circuit breakers and protection (Session A)  09:00-10:00, Room 1.411

  • Fast Electronic Fuse built with SiC MOSFETs,Sigma-Delta-based Current Sensing and FPGA-based Digital Signal Processing
    Joschka Laufs-Randerath, TH Köln, Cologne, Germany 
    Rolf Richter, Altera, Munich, Germany - (Speaker
     
  • Novel Semiconductor Power Switch for LVDC Circuit Breakers
    Sebastian Gerke, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, Germany

Circuit breakers and protection (Session B) 13:30-14:30, Room 1.411

  • A Practical Methodology for Short-Circuit Current  Determination in Power Converter-Dominated DC Microgrids 
    Jonathan Wilson, Schneider Electric, Telford, United Kingdom
    Kilian Drexler, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB, Germany - (Speaker)
     
  • Gas-Free Relay Technology for DC Grids
    Takato Nabeshima, Omron Electronic Components Europe BV, Hoofddorp, Netherlands

DC grid applications (Session A) 09:00-10:00, Room 1.410

  • Direct Current Technology in German Industry: A Survey Study
    Isabella Bianchini, Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart, Germany
     
  • Technical, Ecological and Economic Analysis of DC Underlay Grids for the Grid Integration of Charging Infrastructure
    Fabian Herzog, RWTH Aachen, Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems, Aachen, Germany 
    Tim Karsten, RWTH Aachen, Institute for Power Generation and Storage Systems, Aachen, Germany - (Speaker) 
     

DC grid applications (Session B) 13:30-14:30, Room 1.410

  • DC Innovation Hub – A sustainable energy supply for the Weidmüller Academy
    Johann Austermann, Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Detmold, Germany
     
  • Energy Saving Production using Lighting with 650 V DC
    Ulrich Boeke, Signify Netherlands B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands

DC grid applications (Session C)  15:00-16:30 , Room 1.410

  • Components for Lighting in local DC Microgrids
    Birthe Bittner, ZUMTOBEL Lighting GmbH, Germany
    Dietmar Klien, TRIDONIC GmbH & Co KG, Dornbirn, Austria - (Speaker)
     
  • Boosting PV Self-Consumption with High-Efficient DC-coupled  DC Wallboxes for Battery Electric Vehicles
    Jens Onno Krah, TH Köln, Cologne, Germany 
     
  • Connectors for DC Grids – Applications and Status Quo in Standardization
    Andreas Beck, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, Germany