Chair

Alexander Pfannschmidt took part in the FVA Information Conference in Würzburg and presented the results of the research project ‘Air Gap Forces in Electric Motors’. The event provided a central platform for exchange with experts from industry and research in the field of drive technology. The f...

The EnCN Energy Award honours students for their exceptional contributions to energy research and the energy transition. Award-winning theses focus on topics such as new energy technologies, the rational use of energy, efficiency improvements and the development of practical applications. In his...

Carla Marchfelder and Alexander Pfannschmidt took part in the EELISA Symposium at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). The event provided an international platform for the exchange of innovative ideas and discussions on issues relating to various technical research fields. A c...

What a night! This year, our chair was represented at both locations in Erlangen and Nuremberg during the Long Night of Science. The booths focused on diagnostics for batteries and electric drives, and the interest was enormous. We were particularly pleased about the exciting exchange with visit...

It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Piepenbreier, who held the Chair of Electrical Drives and Machines from 2000 to 2018. Over this long period, Prof. Dr. Piepenbreier shaped research and teaching in the field of electric drives at FAU with extraordinary commitment and gre...