Industrial partners

Contracts with industrial and other commercial partners

Partner	Activity
AIRBUS UpNext (France)	computer modeling and measurement of AC losses in superconducting motors for hydrogen-electric aircraft
GSI Darmstadt (Germany)	feasibility study of high-temperature superconductor magnet
RHP Technology GmbH (Austria)	resistent measurements highresistents samples SiC
European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility (XFEL) GmbH (Germany)	Hall senzors for pre-cryogenic applications
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Germany)	Hall senzors for pre cryogenic applications
Victoria Univ. Wellington, Fabrum Solutions Ltd., SuperPower Inc.	Computer modelling of 1 MVA and 40 MVA full superconducting transformers

Research projects with industrial partners

Project	Industrial partner	Activity
GaN-based normally-off high power switching transistor for efficient power converters – HiPoSwitch Type of project: 7^th FP EU Duration: 09/2011 – 02/2015	EpiGaN, AIXTRON	Innovative design and technology of normally-off GaN transistors has been developed and transferred to Ferdinand-Braun Institut (Germany).
Superconducting, reliable, lightweight, and more powerful offshore wind turbine – SUPRAPOWER Type of project: 7^th FP EU Duration: 01/2012 – 12/2016	Oerlikon-Leybold Vacuum GmbH, ACCIONA Windpower, Columbus Superconductor Spa	Novel architecture for composite superconductor developed.
European development of superconducting tapes – EUROTAPES Type of project: 7^th FP EU Duration: 09/2012 – 02/2017	Bruker HTS GmbH, Nexans, THEVA, Oxolutia, DNano	Collaboration with European industries led to the development of competitive superconducting tapes.
Development and field testing of an efficient YBCO coated conductor based fault current limiter for operation in electricity networks – ECCOFLOW Type of project: 7^th FP EU Duration: 08/2010 – 07/2013	RWE Rhein-Ruhr Netzservice GmbH, Endesa Distributión Eléctrica S.L., A2A RETI Elettriche S.p.A., Nexans, Východoslovenská energetika A.S (VSE)	Participation on design of Fault Current Limiter module, device manufactured by industrial partner Nexans (Germany, France).
Microwave and terahertz metrology for homeland security Type of project: EMRP Duration: 06/2012 – 05/2015	Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, SLT Sensor- und Lasertechnik GmbH	Terahertz radiation detector (bolometer) has been developed and manufactured in small series.