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• Active power filter and selective harmonic cancellation
• Optimizing of (passive) filter for active infeed converter
• Handling of unsymmetrical load (occurrence of zero and negative sequence)
• Avoidance of unintended interaction between power electronic systems through the grid
• Island operation and black-start capability

since 2013 Full Professor, TU Darmstadt, Institute for Power Electronics and Control of Drives

2002 – 2013 Department Head within Siemens AG, Corporate Technology (Erlangen, Munich, Princeton, Shanghai / Beijing)

1996 – 2002 Employee Corporate Technology, Siemens AG, Erlangen

1993 – 1996 Ph.D. candidate TU Chemnitz

1988 – 1993 Diploma in Automation and Power Engineering, TH Zwickau / Chemnitz

1984 – 1988 Military Service

1981 – 1984 Combined apprenticeship (electrician) and A-Level (Abitur)