About us

We are developing the CO₂-free, effective electrical energy supply of the future. The 100% grid integration and use of renewable energies via new grid-forming converters, the use of renewable energies in electrical energy supply and heat storage, in hydrogen production and electromobility, the storage of electrical energy and the provision of system services of all kinds for the electrical grids require the development of efficient, innovative and interdisciplinary solutions.

Our aim is to further develop new and proven technologies in the context of the major challenges of energy transformation and to test them in simulations and laboratories. Current research activities at the institute are in the fields of electrical energy systems, electrical energy storage systems, power electronics/electrical drive technology and system integration. Through innovative interdisciplinary research work, we combine the individual areas into an overall energy system.

In this context, we offer a Bachelor's degree in "Sustainable Energy Technology and Systems" and a Master's degree in "Energy Systems Engineering".

This includes an extensive and multi-layered range of specialist lectures with project-oriented approaches. Some of these courses are taught by experts from outside the university as part of teaching assignments.

We offer "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering" as a two-semester course with lectures, exercises, practicals and tutorials for almost all engineering degree courses. Almost all lecture notes are available online in Stud.IP (registration required). Information on oral examinations and the electrical engineering examination can be found via the menus or directly under Studies.

In close relation to the teaching tasks of the IEE current research activities, which are divided into four main areas:

Power Mechatronics / Drives
Here the research focuses range from classic electrical drive technology to power electronics in combination with modern control technology and "energy conditioning" in electrical power distribution networks.
Electrical energy systems
The electrical energy systems working group deals with the future requirements for electrical energy networks at different voltage levels and the resulting potential.
Electrical energy storage systems
The scientists characterize the dynamic behaviour and possible applications of applicable storage technologies such as batteries, supercapacitors, flywheel storage and compressed air storage.
Energy system integration
Energy systems are characterized by the coupling of the consumption sectors electricity, heat, transport and industrial processes; in the future, renewable energies such as wind and solar energy will be the main energy sources.