Host: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Co-supervisor/mentors: A.K. Baghel (UAveiro, PT), D. Pissoort (KUL, BE), C. Alves (HFA, PT)
Required profile: Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent
Desirable skills/interests: Simulation engineering and modelling; Energy systems; Electrical and electronic engineering; Mathematical physics; Materials engineering; Systems engineering
Objectives: This topic focuses on novel high-power-handling materials (ceramics, composites, and engineered dielectrics) for high-power bidirectional WPT systems. The DC will characterize breakdown strength, thermal stability, and dielectric losses at high RF levels, and develop electromagnetic decoupling strategies to minimize coupling with surrounding metallic or biological structures and nearby electronic devices. The optimized materials and shielding designs will be integrated into WPT demonstrators to evaluate the reduction in unwanted electromagnetic coupling.
Project: High-power-handling materials and electromagnetic decoupling strategies (WP3)
