We build the DC power systems of tomorrow

The DC Power Laboratory is a research group of the Electrical Engineering department of The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Researchers and students work side by side to design, test and implement the energy solutions of the future.

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Direct current will play an important role in the energy transition. In the lab, researchers and students test future DC solutions and publish what they learn.

MBO: Practical build, soldering and precise construction of the hardware prototypes.
HBO: Systems integration, embedded control software and the engineering design.
Master: Advanced control theory, simulation and grid management.

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What the lab has produced

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Four parts of one lab

Education

Students build real hardware in the lab: converters, a DC Tiny House and a self-sustainable TukTuk.
Research

DC grids, power electronics and wireless power transfer, in more than 70 papers.
Innovation

New ideas become working prototypes, such as a universal charging station and a smart pan handle.
Industry

Applied research with companies: traction grids with HTM and a mobile DC kitchen with ATAG.

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Study Electrical Engineering

Two bachelor programmes at The Hague University of Applied Sciences bring students into the lab: Elektrotechniek in Dutch, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering in English.

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