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  • 2006 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to supercapacitive energy storage techniques and asymmetrical multilevel inverters.

Overview

Alfred Rufer is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on various aspects of engineering, with significant contributions in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, and energy engineering and power technology.

Their work covers several key topics, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, electric and hybrid vehicle technologies, hybrid renewable energy systems, refrigeration and air conditioning technologies, fuel cells and related materials, electric vehicles and infrastructure, and hydrogen storage and materials.

Alfred Rufer has published extensively in multiple scientific journals and venues. Among the frequent publication venues are:

  • Preprints.org
  • Energies
  • Facta universitatis - series Electronics and Energetics
  • Academia green energy.
  • ASME Open Journal of Engineering

Their recent papers include:

  • "Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Gas Boosters for Hydrogen Storage and for Refueling Stations," 2023, Energies
  • "A high efficiency pneumatic drive system using vane-type semi-rotary actuators," 2021, Facta universitatis - series Electronics and Energetics
  • "On the efficiency of energy storage systems - the influence of the exchanged power and the penalty of the auxiliaries," 2021, Facta universitatis - series Electronics and Energetics
  • "Quantitative Design of a New e-Methanol Production Process," 2022, Energies
  • "Energetic properties of the (fast) charging and driving of an electric vehicle - a Ragone analysis," 2024, Facta universitatis - series Electronics and Energetics

Alfred Rufer has also contributed to book publications. One such example is the title "Semi-rotary and Linear Actuators for Compressed Air Energy Storage and Energy Efficient Pneumatic Applications," published in 2023 by BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Pierre Villeneuve.

Recognition of Alfred Rufer's contributions includes the IEEE Fellow award in 2006, awarded for work related to supercapacitive energy storage techniques and asymmetrical multilevel inverters.

Best Publications

  • JOE: a mobile, inverted pendulum

    F. Grasser;A. D'Arrigo;S. Colombi;A.C. Rufer

  • Control of a hybrid asymmetric multi-level inverter for competitive medium-voltage industrial drives

    M. Veenstra;A. Rufer

  • A DC hybrid circuit breaker with ultra-fast contact opening and integrated gate-commutated thyristors (IGCTs)

    J.-M. Meyer;A. Rufer

  • A supercapacitor-based energy-storage system for elevators with soft commutated interface

    A. Rufer;P. Barrade

  • Analysis and Control of Modular Multilevel Converters With Integrated Battery Energy Storage

    Michail Vasiladiotis;Alfred Rufer

  • Isolated DC/DC Structure Based on Modular Multilevel Converter

    Stephan Kenzelmann;Alfred Rufer;Drazen Dujic;Francisco Canales

  • A supercapacitor-based energy storage substation for voltage compensation in weak transportation networks

    A. Rufer;D. Hotellier;P. Barrade

  • JOE : A mobile, Inverted Pendulum

    F. Grasser;A. D"Arrigo;S. Colombi;A. Rufer

  • Hybrid Energy Storage System Based on Compressed Air and Super-Capacitors with Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking (MEPT)

    Sylvain Lemofouet;Alfred Rufer

  • A Modular Multiport Power Electronic Transformer With Integrated Split Battery Energy Storage for Versatile Ultrafast EV Charging Stations

    Michail Vasiladiotis;Alfred Rufer

  • A Hybrid Energy Storage System Based on Compressed Air and Supercapacitors With Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking (MEPT)

    S. Lemofouet;A. Rufer

  • Vector Control of Single-Phase Voltage-Source Converters Based on Fictive-Axis Emulation

    B Bahrani;A Rufer;S Kenzelmann;L A C Lopes

  • A three-phase multilevel converter for high-power induction motors

    N.P. Schibli;Tung Nguyen;A.C. Rufer

  • New Optimized PWM VSC Control Structures and Strategies Under Unbalanced Voltage Transients

    I. Etxeberria-Otadui;U. Viscarret;M. Caballero;A. Rufer

  • Multivariable-PI-Based $dq$ Current Control of Voltage Source Converters With Superior Axis Decoupling Capability

    B Bahrani;S Kenzelmann;A Rufer

  • Global Loss Evaluation Methods for Nonsinusoidally Fed Medium-Frequency Power Transformers

    I. Villar;U. Viscarret;I. Etxeberria-Otadui;A. Rufer

  • Asymmetric Multilevel Converter for High Resolution Voltage Phasor Generation

    A. Rufer;M. Veenstra;K. Gopakumar

  • Accurate Capacitor Voltage Ripple Estimation and Current Control Considerations for Grid-Connected Modular Multilevel Converters

    Michail Vasiladiotis;Nicolas Cherix;Alfred Rufer

  • Power Quality Problems Compensation With Universal Power Quality Conditioning System

    D. Graovac;V. Katic;A. Rufer

  • Design and Control of a Modular Multilevel DC/DC Converter for Regenerative Applications

    D. Montesinos-Miracle;Miquel Massot-Campos;J. Bergas-Jane;S. Galceran-Arellano

  • Control of a hybrid asymmetric multi-level inverter for competitive medium-voltage industrial drives

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Frequent Co-Authors

Drazen Dujic
Drazen Dujic École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Alain Bouscayrol
Alain Bouscayrol University of Lille
Jon Clare
Jon Clare University of Nottingham
Alireza Karimi
Alireza Karimi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Maryam Saeedifard
Maryam Saeedifard Georgia Institute of Technology
Patrick Wheeler
Patrick Wheeler University of Nottingham
Ivo Barbi
Ivo Barbi Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
K. Gopakumar
K. Gopakumar Indian Institute of Science
Frede Blaabjerg
Frede Blaabjerg Aalborg University
Seddik Bacha
Seddik Bacha Grenoble Alpes University

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