Power & Energy Conversion Laboratory
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

About us

We are a research group in power and energy technologies located in the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
The PEClab is a research laboratory in power electronics, machine drives, new energy storage systems integration and management, high performance control and multi-objective optimization in the following applications: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Industry (high power and voltage machines) and Utility Applications (energy transmission, power quality, active filters). The laboratory was founded in 90s by Dr. Juan Dixon and our research results are presented in several international journals and conferences.

Laboratory of Electric Vehicles

The PEClab group has the first and main research laboratory of electric mobility in Latin America. Our Electric Vehicle Laboratory has four electric and hybrid vehicles with the state-of-the-art technology. We update our vehicles in each new research project.

Mission

The PEClab group has the first and main research laboratory of electric mobility in Latin America. Our Electric Vehicle Laboratory has four electric and hybrid vehicles with the state-of-the-art technology. We update our vehicles in each new research project.

History

The PEClab group has the first and main research laboratory of electric mobility in Latin America. Our Electric Vehicle Laboratory has four electric and hybrid vehicles with the state-of-the-art technology. We update our vehicles in each new research project.

Team

Associate Professors

Dr. Javier Pereda

Dr. Felix Rojas

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Walter Naranjo

Dr. Cristian Pesce

Engineers

MSc. MSc. Gabriel Droguett

MSc. Jonathan Lillo

Ing. Emmanuel Cornejo

Fernando Dattwyler

Darío Valdés

PhD Students

Cristian Pineda

Sebastián Neira

Pablo Poblete

MSc. Rodrigo Cuzmar

Katalina Cea

MSc. Diego Verdugo

PhD Students

Tomas Salvadores

Benjamin Youseff

Felipe Radrigan

José Gajardo

Alvaro Donoso

Rodrigo Aguilar

Alonso Lizana

Francisco Rubio

Felipe Rubio

Victor Ramirez

Ignacio Bravo

Julian de La Barrera

External Co-Supervised MSc. Students

Rodrigo Mendoza
USACH

Manuel Lopez
USACH

Marcos Plitt
USACH

Tomas Ravet
USACH

Externals Internships

Mohammed Shamshuddin Technical Uni. Munich PhD.

Oliver Kalmbach Technical Uni. Munich PhD

Oliver Kalmbach Technical Uni. Munich PhD

Externals Internships

Pedro Muñoz
USACH
Elect. Engineering

Fernando Urzua
USACH
Elect. Engineering

Francisco Alarcon
USACH
Elect Engineer