Power electronics for energy, mobility and AI data centers

Research, prototypes and experimental validation, together with industry. Power Electronics Laboratory – University of Pavia.

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PELAB

Leading innovation in Power Electronics

PELAB develops power converters, control and AI tools for energy, transportation and data centers, from modelling to hardware prototypes and experimental validation. We collaborate with companies, research centers and universities in Europe and worldwide.

€2.2M+ research portfolio 2020–2025 · 10 ongoing research projects · 119 journal and conference papers since 2020 · 2 international awards in 2026

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Companies: joint research, prototyping and HIL testing on converters, drives, storage and grids. Discover our research →

Students: six thesis topics, supervised by a PhD student, also abroad or with companies. See thesis topics →

PhD candidates: want to do your PhD with us? Send us your CV and research interests. Apply →
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IEEE IAS IPCC Second Prize Paper Award for our work on open-end winding SynRM drives

Our paper on open-end winding synchronous reluctance motor drives received the 2026 IPCC Transactions on Industry Applications Second Prize Paper Award, presented at ECCE 2026 in Vancouver.
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PELAB at IEEE ECCE 2026 in Vancouver

Six papers presented on physics-informed AI, model-free and parameter-free control and ISOP LLC converters, and many new conversations with industry.
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IEEE IAS 2027 Special Session: Data Centers as Grid-Critical Loads

Call for contributions for the Special Session co-organized by Dr. Giulia Tresca at the IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2027 in Rome. Digest deadline: December 7, 2026.
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PELAB at SOFT 2026: 4th place for the SOFT Innovation Prize and Best Poster Award

Our joint team with DTT Rome placed 4th out of 20 finalists for the Project Award at SOFT 2026 in Aix-en-Provence and received the Best Poster Award.