TESlab Introduction
Transportation Electrification & Smartification lab: TESlab
Ver. AY2024 autumn for Scrapbox updated on 2024/04/25
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Recommended courses:
Power Electronics
Motor Drive Systems
Electric Power System Engineering
Clean Energy
Suitable for the students who want to achieve through research activities:
Knowledge of electrical engineering
also interdisciplinary area among electrical, mechanical, civil and communication engineering
Knowledge of applied mathematics, control engineering and optimization
Ability of programming
implementation of mathematical model to program for either simulations and control experiments
Motivation for international technical exchange
with many foreign researchers and students in some international conferences
Motivation for knowledge exchange in the viewpoint of engineering and interdisciplinary study
environment, resources, preventing disasters etc.
Daily Activities
Basic study and literature review until November
Provisional assignment of research topic by November
Lab meetings for progress reports
Project-based joint meetings
several times per year with other universities such as Univ. of Tokyo, Waseda Univ., Chiba Univ., Kogakuin Univ., Tokyo Denki Univ., etc. and companies
with Prof. Sakamoto’s Lab. once per month
Lab camp in September
Technical visits to factories, institutes, etc.
Fundamental Information
Organization in AY2024 Spring semester
Prof. Masafumi Miyatake, 1 Secretary
7 PhD students，13 Master’s students，5 Undergraduates
9 GS&E and 1 GE students included
2 researchers, 3 cooperative researchers
Job hunting
Members have found their jobs in railway, automobile, electric power and electrical manufacturing companies.
International networks
Spain, Switzerland, India, Indonesia, Thailand, etc.
Research Topics for Transportation
Energy Efficient Railway Power, Driving, Timetabling and Operation Control Systems
Energy efficient train driving based on optimal control
Railway timetabling and traffic management with high energy efficiency and passenger convenience
Innovative railway systems with energy storage onboard and wireless power transfer to eliminate catenary wires
Strategy for resilient electric railway systems against disasters and serious failure of apparatus
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Model of DC and AC Traction Power Feeding Systems for Energy Efficiency
Research Topics for Electrical Energy
Utilization of Clean Energy Devices
Circuit and control of photovoltaic generation and other energy harvesting technologies
Analysis of railway power system to introduce renewable energy, energy storage and EV charging by means of regenerative energy
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Photovoltaic Modules on the roof of bldg No.3.
Keywords
Railway Operation Systems to Balance the Energy Efficiency and Passenger Utility
Keywords: Energy saving / Peak power shaving / Passenger utility / Trip time / Train Timetable / MaaS (Mobility as a Service) / ATO (Automatic Train Operation) / DAS (Driver Advisory System) / Signalling system / Train ontrol / Virtual coupling / Operation control / Mathematical optimization / Optimal control / Robstness in operation / Resilience against disasters / Power supply limitation / Applied IoT (Internet of Things) / Applied AI (Artificial Intelligence) / Machine learning / Reinforcement learning / Digital twin
Catenary-free Public Transportation Systems to Apply to Light Rail Transit and Railways for Local Area and Developing Countries
Keywords: Electrification / Regenerative braking / Types of electrification / Onboard energy storage / Hybrid rail vehicle / Fuel cell rail vehicle / Energy management / Fast charging facility / Catenary-free railway / Power conversion efficiency / Developing country / Infrastructure / Poverty and education / Interdisciplinary study
Clean Energy Generation and Transmission and Its Analysis
Keywords: Renewable energy / Photovoltaic generation / Vibration and noise generation / Thermalelectric generation / Energy harvesting / Circuit configuration / Maximum power point tracker / IoT (Internet of Things) / Applied optimization methods / Simulator for DC and AC traction power feeding system / Stationary energy storage
Portal Page for Cross-disciplinary Railway Research at Sophia University