Main supervisor: Prof. Ben Minnaert (UAntwerp, BE)
Co-supervisor/mentors: N.B. Carvalho, C. Lecluyse (MPW, BE)
Required profile: Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Communication Engineering, Mechatronics, Applied Physics, or equivalent.
Desirable skills/interests: Simulation engineering and modelling; Energy systems; Electrical and electronic engineering; Mathematical physics; Embedded systems; Systems engineering.
Objectives: Developing novel compact structures that integrate electric coupling and electromagnetic shielding within a single design. The DC will analyse and compare different electrode topologies, with the four-plate configuration as a reference. Both existing concepts (e.g., three-plate and six-plate designs) and newly proposed structures (such as multi- and matrix-topologies) will be modelled. Full-wave electromagnetic simulations will be performed in CST Studio, considering shielding effectiveness, compactness, and cost-efficiency. A bidirectional WPT demonstrator will be experimentally validated with electromagnetic measurements.
Project: Efficient shielding through novel electric topology structures (WP3)
