From Semiconductors to 4 mW

We combine teaching, research, and development in three areas: power electronics and drives, energy conversion, and intelligent systems and artificial intelligence.

• We carry out academic and educational activities as the Department of Power Electronics and Machines (KEV) of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen—continuing the tradition of the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, founded in 1949.
• We conduct our research activities within the Research and Innovation Centre for Electrical Engineering (RICE), and in research projects, international collaboration, and communication with industry, we operate under the unified identity of RICE Power Lab. 

We cover the entire research chain—from the initial concept, through simulations and modeling, prototyping, and laboratory experiments, all the way to testing and full-power trials (up to approximately 30 kV and 10 MW). Our results find application in transportation technology (road, rail, aviation, and maritime), energy, robotics, industrial automation, and medicine. We have long-standing collaborations with leading industrial partners and actively participate in major international and national projects funded by grants (e.g., the Horizon Europe program, TAČR) as well as entirely private sources. 

We provide high-quality education for the next generation of electrical engineers and conduct excellent research with practical applications.

We Educate

Modern Electrical Engineering

We educate future experts in the fields of power electronics, electrical machines, electric drives, energy conversion (modern energy), industrial informatics, and artificial intelligence. We continuously incorporate the latest research findings and experience from real-world industrial projects into our teaching. We will teach you how to effectively and safely utilize “AI-assisted engineering.”

Hands-on Learning and Student Projects

Students gain experience in state-of-the-art laboratories, where they can design, implement, and test their own solutions, their first engineering applications, and even try their hand at entrepreneurship. We support team projects. Our student projects and theses are linked to real-world industrial applications and  major partners who actively participate in teaching.

We Develop—From the Initial Idea to a Prototype or Real-World Technology

Design, Modeling, and Simulation

From system design/concept, through mathematical modeling and advanced simulations, to detailed CAD/CAM documentation.

Control, Intelligence, Diagnostics

From low-level firmware and embedded computer software, through communication systems, to modern cloud solutions. From classical control to Bayesian techniques and the latest artificial intelligence.

Prototyping and Manufacturing

Based on design proposals, we manufacture functional prototypes of converters, electric machines, drives, robots, mechatronic systems, and electronic and control systems. We have unique facilities for rapid prototyping as well as the latest additive technologies (3D printing).

Testing, trials, and experimental validation up to 10 MW

We commission the developed equipment and test it under both laboratory and real-world operating conditions. Our testing infrastructure, typically with a capacity of up to 10 MW, is unique worldwide.

Collaboration with Industry and Technology Transfer

We carry out contract research, joint development projects, and technology transfer with leading industrial partners in transportation engineering, energy, industry, and medicine.