At a time when Europe is striving to reduce emissions and energy consumption in industry and transportation, the efficient control of electric drives—with a focus on traction applications—is a key area of research. The contribution of the habilitation thesis by Dr. Ondřej Lipčák, who works at the Department of Drives and Electric Traction at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEL) of the Czech Technical University (ČVUT), to this current field of expertise is also recognized by his opponents.
“The topics addressed are highly beneficial from a societal perspective and focus on the rapidly developing field of electric drives, not only in general but also in the segments of both large and small-scale electromobility. Increasing efficiency, achieved by any means, is currently highly sought after socially, economically, and environmentally,” states one of the thesis reviewers, Assoc. Prof. Petr Bernat from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, in his review of the thesis.
Dr. Lipčák’s habilitation thesis summarizes the results of his research, which he has published over the years in prestigious, high-impact journals, along with a comprehensive evaluation and recommendations for the future direction of development.
Dr. Ondřej Lipčák works in the Advanced Electric Drives and Power Electronics (AEDPE) research group at the Department of Drives and Electric Traction. Together with his colleagues, he investigates, among other things, the use of gallium nitride (GaN)-based transistors in both drive and non-drive applications (i.e., from home chargers to traction inverters for electric vehicles).
