Stefan Mönch receives new junior professorship at the University of Stuttgart

“In order to accelerate the energy transition and transformation to sustainable mobility, it is crucial to electrify as many applications as possible using renewable energies. This is already possible today. Power electronics is a key technology here, as it enables virtually lossless electrical energy conversion. That's why my research group is dedicated to working on efficient and intelligent power electronics specifically for use in zero-emission mobility,“ Junior Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Mönch summarizes his agenda.

The newly established research group is working on highly efficient electrical energy converters for mobility applications and smart converters with intelligent operating concepts that enable flexible system integration of electrical sources, storage and consumers as well as the coupling of the electricity, heat and mobility sectors. As part of the ICM's joint research platform, new approaches for mobility solutions of the future are being designed and tested.

Project and research work at Fraunhofer IAF

Stefan Mönch completed his PhD on gallium nitride-based and integrated power semiconductor circuits in 2021 and since then has been working as a scientist and project manager at Fraunhofer IAF. In addition to the junior professorship, he continues to work on the efficient electrical control of electrocaloric heat pumps in the Fraunhofer lead project ElKaWe and is coordinator of the BMWK-funded project GaN4EmoBiL on 1200 V GaN power semiconductors for electromobility and system integration through bidirectional charging.