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Electrification and digitalisation are among the largest areas for the future in the conversion to sustainable societies. The Department of Electrical Engineering conducts successful research and education in the areas – renewable energy sources, electric vehicles, industrial IoT, 5G communication and wireless sensor networks as well as smart electronic sensors and medical systems. The Department of Electrical Engineering is an international workplace with around 140 employees that all contribute to important technical energy and health challenges at the Ångström Laboratory.
The position will be at the division of Electricity, at the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Research project
The goal of this project is to make well-founded predictions of the lifetime of insulation systems in electric motors for electromobility applications. The aim is to avoid over-dimensioning the insulation and at the same time minimize the risk of failure. The project will consist of analytical calculations, FEM simulations and design and analysis of experiments. Isolation systems in electromobility are affected by several design developments of the drivetrain such as increasing voltage levels, higher voltage derivatives due to the development of power electronics as well as new cooling methods. The project will be multidisciplinary as consideration will be given to electrical, mechanical as well as thermal aspects.
The project is run in close collaboration with three major players in electromobility: Polestar Performance AB, Volvo AB GTT and Scania CV AB. The PhD student will participate in experiments conducted at the industries for the project. This project will be conducted within the Swedish Electromobility Centre, a national center for electromobility with partners from Swedish Universities and Swedish industry. This means, among other things, that the PhD student will be part of a PhD student network that holds regular meetings, summer schools, etc.
The research group at Uppsala University has extensive experience in research on various types of electrical machines as well as a large laboratory. We offer varied and exciting work that is designed by the PhD student and the research group together. The PhD student will be supervised by at least two supervisors and the research group consists of several seniors and PhD students working with electrical machines and modelling. The Department of Electrical Engineering also gives a salary supplement for doctoral students at the department.
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Duties
The PhD student will perform research on insulation systems in electric motors. The duties will include analytical calculations, simulations and experiments. Another part of the work as a PhD student is to write research papers and to orally present the research in different forums such as project group meetings as well as international research conferences. The main duties of doctoral students are to devote themselves to their research studies which include participating in research projects and third cycle courses. The work duties can also include teaching and other departmental duties (no more than 20%).
Requirements
- A master degree or equivalent in electrical engineering, engineering physics, material science and engineering, energy systems or similar.
- Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
- We value your personal qualities such as strong motivation, good cooperation and communication skills. You must be goal oriented, structured and able to work effectively both individually and in a group.
Additional qualifications
Experience in electrical machines and experimental work are considered as merits. Experience from working in industry is also advantageous. Good knowledge of spoken and written Swedish is considered a merit.
Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University’s rules and guidelines.
About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala
For further information about the position, please contact: Sandra Eriksson, 018-4715823, sandra.eriksson@angstrom.uu.se
Please submit your application 16 August, 2023 UFV-PA 2023/2437
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Placement: Department of Electrical Engineering
Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position
Pay: Fixed salary
Number of positions: 1
Working hours: 100%
Town: Uppsala
County: Uppsala län
Country: Sweden
Union representative: ST/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se
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Number of reference: UFV-PA 2023/2437
Last application date: 2023-08-16