Located at the Engineering School of UFMG, the TESLA Power Engineering Laboratory occupies an area of approximately 200 square meters with a complete infrastructure for advanced research in electrical engineering. Founded in 1999 with the purpose of expanding its activities in the Power Electronics and Electric Drives sector, the laboratory has always focused on the excellence training of human resources and interaction with the national and international industry. Currently the Tesla Power Engineering Group has a distinguished presence in areas such as Conservation and Quality of Electric Energy, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Design of Power Converters and Electric Machines, Vehicle Applications and Reliability Engineering.
On February 20, 2020 in the afternoon, the public defense of the master's dissertation of the research entitled “Selective output-impedance based double PI loop control strategy for single-phase grid-connected inverters” was presented by the master student Henrique Parreiras Couto .
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Computer simulations always collaborate with the power electronics application development process, including the functional concept, component specification and selection, mechanical design, testing and validation, both under normal and fault conditions. Ideally, the development process refers to the familiar
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"Reliable Design and Operation of a Fast Industrial AC Electronic Arc-Flash Suppressor", This was the title of the paper presented by Professor Fernando Venâncio Amaral, from CEFET-MG, during his Doctoral Qualification Exam at UFMG. The work was guided by Professors Sidelmo Silva and Braz Cardoso, from lab TESLA - Power Engineering.
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