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Dalla sinergia tra i due Dipartimenti di

Ingegneria di Unimore, DIEF e DISMI,
una ricerca a tutto tondo nel campo

dell’elettronica di potenza

From the synergy between the two Unimore Engineering Departments, DIEF and DISMI, an all-round
research in the field of power electronics

Some groups of researchers from the Enzo Ferrari Engineering Department and the Department of Science and
Methods of Engineering of Unimore are engaged in six research projects for the development of innovative te-
chnologies based on wide bandgap semiconductors. These bandgaps have the potential to revolutionise power
electronics, a field that is experiencing a moment of great scientific and industrial interest, thanks to the oppor-
tunities offered in the field of ecological transition, such as green transport, precision farms, decarbonisation.

Power electronics consists in the static conversion of electricity at very high efficiency, a technology that allowed
for the conversion of energy collected from solar panels and wind generators and paved the way to low impact
traction (trains and electric vehicles), made it possible the smart grids and distributed generation, but also the
miniaturisation of power supplies that charge our computers and smartphones.
Unimore researchers, with expertise ranging from the study of the physics of semiconductors to the study of
the electrical characteristics of devices, up to the design, manufacture and engineering of innovative converters,
participate in these important projects together with international academic and industrial partners.
Three of the projects mentioned - Yesvgan, TRANSFORM and Gan4ap - are part of the European Horizon 2020
programme and are financed through the European consortium ECSEL Joint Undertaking (JU), whereas a fourth
project, DORNA, is funded by the European H2020 programme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Research and
Innovation Staff Exchange, two other projects - GANAPP and Green SEED - were funded by the 2017 PRIN call
of the Ministry of University and Research, reserved for projects of major national interest. The scientific impact
of these projects in terms of knowledge and skills acquired will undoubtedly have positive results on the training
offer plan of degree and Ph.D. programmes provided by the Department of Engineering Enzo Ferrari and the
Department of Science and Methods of Engineering, ensuring new study and research perspectives to current
and future students

al dispositivo a semicon- Metodi dell’Ingegneria di Unimore impegnati in
duttore al prototipo, dalla sei progetti di ricerca per lo sviluppo di tecnolo-
simulazione alla realizza- gie innovative basate su semiconduttori wide
zione di circuiti: sono questi bandgap (a banda larga) come nitruro di gallio

Di principali obiettivi di alcuni (GaN) e carburo di silicio (SiC) e delle relative ap-
gruppi di ricercatori del Dipartimento di Ingegne- plicazioni.
ria Enzo Ferrari e del Dipartimento di Scienze e I dispositivi basati su questa tipologia di

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