. R+D projects funded by public calls

. R+D contracts

R+D projects funded by public calls

1. KT4eTRANS: Key technologies for new concepts of urban electric transport. KK-2015/00047 (1st stage), KK-2016/00061 (2nd stage). Basque Government (ELKARTEK program). September 2015 – December 2017. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   The objective of this project is to research new concepts for the electrified city-mobility, conceiving new urban transport vehicles based on future mobility necessities and services for the “Smart city” network. It emphasizes on the following technologies: ultra-rapid recharge and the infrastructure needed to integrate it to the electric-grid, new generation energy-storage technologies for interurban environment, embedded electronics for powertrain and advanced traction, and predictive maintenance. The consortium is headed by CREATIO – IRIZAR GROUP INNIVATION CENTER IAE, and formed by TECNALIA, CEIT, CIDETEC and APERT Group (University of the Basque Country). The particular objective of the APERT Group is to maximize the energy density of the propulsion system, by developing new and optimum refrigeration solutions for the power stage.
   
   
   
2. Cyber-physical systems in the smartgrid (SMARTGRID 4.0). TEC2014-53785-R. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. January 2015 – December 2017. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   
   The Smart Grid arose from the combination of the Power Grid (generation, transport and consume) with the Information Technologies. Smart Grids are evolving driven by the need of greater efficiency, by the growth of distributed power generation and by the massive automation of the processes involved. As a result of these advances, the networks involved converge and fully heterogeneous nodes and equipment must interact. Therefore, from a global perspective based on promoting interoperability and standardization it must be taken into account specific requirements of the Smart Grid, like real-time processing, accurate synchronization and cyber-security. In this context, the new Smart Grid must take into account the massive implementation of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) in the Industrial regions of the grid (like in the substations) and in the Smart-cities or in users’ premises. The CPS are those systems required to connect the world of computers with the physical world.
   
   The challenge is huge and multidisciplinary. The proposal presented in this research project seeks to make contributions in the field of embedded systems proposing a common architecture of nodes for Smart Grid (CPS and Smart gateways), a clear necessity defined in the State of the Art. These nodes must provide direct integration into network and allow real-time processing, feature required in some control processes involved in the Smart Grid. It must incorporate advanced synchronization mechanisms providing high availability (for the network, usually employing redundant communications, and for the device itself, applying fault-tolerance) and cyber-security.
   
   
   
3. Drive system, storage and energy management for hybrid electric vehicles based on fuel cell, battery and supercapacitors. (ELECTRICAR-P). DPI2014-53685-C2-2-R. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. January 2015 – December 2017. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   
   This coordinated project integrates the capabilities of two research teams from the “Universidad Carlos III de Madrid” and the “Universidad del País Vasco”. The project addresses the propulsion system, energy storage and energy management (powertrain) of hybrid electric cars (HEV) based on fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors.
   
   This project deals with the optimization of the blocks of the HEV system, with the objective of building a demonstrator set that will serve as a flexible research platform and will facilitate the study of the complete system considering different vehicle specifications. In the subproject og the APERT group the research is on the vehicle propulsion system, mainly formed by the driver (inverter) and the motor. The idea is: a) to develop a hybrid modulation technique based on the combination of vector modulation and harmonic cancellation and its implementation on a real-time platform; b) the design, manufacturing and validation of an inverter with optimized performance, based on the parallelization of discrete IGBTs and based on new semiconductor materials (SiC and GaN).
   
   
   
4. New technological offer for the smart grids of the year 2020. Offshore HVDC and operation of LV networks (FUTURE GRIDS-2020). IE14-389. Eusko Jaurlaritza / Basque Government (ETORTEK program). January 2014 – December 2015. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   The FUTURE GRIDS-2020 project consists of the development of activities in the field of energy and is specifically focused, from the standpoint of the applications, on the design of substations for evacuation at high voltage and direct current (HVDC) of power produced in offshore wind farms and in the advanced operation of low-voltage networks (LV). In this project participates TECNALIA (consortium leader), BCAM – Basque Center for Applied Mathematics – and the UPV/EHU through the Research Group of Electrical Systems (GISEL) of the department of Electrical Engineering and the Research Group of Applied Electronics (APERT) of the department of Electronic Technology. The APERT group participates in the development of DC/DC medium-voltage converters using silicon-carbide semiconductor materials and magnetic components with nanocrystalline or amorphous core for dc distribution systems, as well as in the creation of an infrastructure for testing power converters at medium voltage.
   
   
   
5. Prototype of PTP-PRP-HSR network for tests among different manufacturers (PETEP). US13/13. University of the Basque Country – System-on-Chip engineering, S.L. (University-Community project). July 2013 – July 2015. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   Communication networks for industrial applications, like the other ones, use less and less often point-to-point and circuit-commutation technologies, turning to packet commutation. The latter exploits better the bandwidth and reduces costs. However, industrial networks must operate in real time and feature the maximum safety, usually by means of physical redundancy. These requirements avoid using the most widespread packet-commutation, Ethernet, in its conventional version. In order to make Ethernet operate in real time and redundantly, PTP (Precision Time Protocol), PRP (Parallel Redundancy Protocol) and HSR (High-availability Seamless Redundancy) standards have been published. As a matter of fact, the latter has been included in the control and communication structure for supply and distribution grids. It is a key part, in order to provide autonomy for them (smart grids). Nevertheless, the electronic systems suited to these standards are already in the development stage, and not mature yet. SoCe (System-on-Chip engineering) company has designed some PTP, PRP and HSR modules. This project will contribute to implement a prototype and to perform the suitable tests to prove the compatibility among equipments and designs from SoCe and from other companies.
   
   
   
6. Energetic optimization of three phase inverters for automotive applications (OPTITAVE). Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco (Aquitania-Euskadi Cooperation). July 2013 – July 2014. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   There is an increasing demand of hybrid and electric drives in the automotive sector in order to fulfil the gas emission normatives and energy consumption reduction goals. Power electronics plays a major role in this field. Traction applications require higher efficiency, higher integration level, simplification of cooling systems and cost reduction. This project aims at delivering improved solutions in automotive drive power converters. More precisely, the project aims at delivering hardware and software solutions to improve efficiency and robustness. Real time simulation reduces design time. The project is a cross border cooperation between Aquitaine an the Basque Country funded by the “fondo común de cooperación Aquitania-Euskadi” in collaboration with Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (ESTIA) from Bidart.
   
   
   
7. ENERGIGUNE’12 - R+D+i in Storage of Electrochemical and Thermal Energy, and in Marine Energy, IE12-335. Basque Government (ETORTEK program). January 2012 – December 2014. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   The ENERGIGUNE’12 project comprises the development of several lines of research in the field of energy by strengthening of two strategic areas such as Energy Storage (Electrochemistry and Thermal) and Marine Energy. This project involves the CIC energiGUNE (consortium leader), IK-4 Ikerlan, IK-4 CIDETEC, Tecnalia R & I, AZTI-Tecnalia and the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute for Materials Synthesis and Study of the Department of Science and Technology of Navigation, Naval Construction Machinery and APERT group of the Electronic Technology Department of the UPV/EHU. The APERT group participates in the field of marine energy (wind and waves) in order to develop and enhance the capabilities of the bimep test area as reference test center for both, wave energy and floating offshore wind.
   
   
   
8. Autonomous fault-tolerant architectures based on dynamically reconfigurable devices. TEC2011-28250-C02-01. Science and Innovation Ministry, cofinanced with FEDER (European Regional Development Fund). January 2012 – December 2014. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   
   The goal of this project is the definition and design of an autonomous fault-tolerant platform based on FPGA technology using scrubbing, redundancy and dynamic reconfiguration techniques. The hardware architecture will be protected against temporal and permanent errors and it will be able to auto-reconfigure by using pre-defined bitstreams. Thereby the design will have the capacity to detect condition changes within the system or within the environment, and react accordingly. This is a subproject of the coordinated project “Autonomous COgnitive Radio systems based on DYnamically reconfigurable devices (ACORDY)”, leaded by UPV/EHU and with the collaboration of Tecnalia Research & Innovation.
   
   
   
9. Redundant Systems in Industrial Network Rings (ERAZTUN). S-PE12UN008. Basque Government (SAIOTEK program) January 2012 – December 2013. [+INFO]
   
   
   
   This project is intended to address a study of the Industrial real-time redundant Ethernet protocols. It will also address their implementation in high capacity FPGA devices. In this area, network rings are of particular interest. Such networks produce a change in the paradigm of the network structure as the end node becomes in turn information routing element.
   
   
   
10. Design of power electronic systems for hybrid electric rail vehicles (DISELA). S-PE12UN003. Basque Government (SAIOTEK program) January 2012 – December 2013. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is the definition of a strategy leading to optimal design of chain drives shipped based on a combination of bidirectional energy storage elements. This strategy, which would apply to all types of hybrid electric vehicles, will also allow analyze optimal topology for powering auxiliary loads including in all electric vehicles.
    
    
    
11. RURALGRID: Feasibility study of renewable energy implementation through microgrids in the villages of the Pyrenees. CTP11/02. Basque Government (Projects for Research and Technological Development of the Working Community of the Pyrenees). January 2012 – December 2013. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The project aims to define, design, develop and implement intelligent energy control systems that allow the real-time management of a microgrid applied to a rural area. The idea is to get a percentage maximized of renewable energy penetration, able to be self-managed, with the constraints of the natural ecosystem and landscape perspective. The goal is to generate clean energy, find role models in demand and develop non-invasive technologies and adapted to the natural environment, with the connivance of the beneficiary population.
    
    Special importance is given to the study of technical and economic feasibility for establishing microgrids to serve to the villages of the Pyrenees. This project involves Foundation San Jorge University (coordinator), INYCOM, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (TIEH and NHG groups), Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (France), IMS Bordeaux (France), LOREKI (France), Ecole Nationale d 'ingénieurs of Tarbes (France), Jema ENERGY S. A., Tecnalia R & I, and the UPV/EHU (Groups GSC, SI+E and APERT).
    
    
    
12. SARECONPA: Parallelization of power converters in electrical microgrids. Basque Government (Aquitaine-Basque Country cooperation). January 2012 – December 2012. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    In order to meet the microgrid energy requirements it is necessary to incorporate various generation systems (i.e. several solar panels and several wind turbines). In this way, all of them will deliver, in parallel, the energy to the energy sink (load, storage system or grid). This requires to have parallelized power converters which require new control techniques. These converters must operate in parallel, synchronously with the microgrid, using maximum power extraction algorithms or having the microgrid stability as a target.
    
    The Project is a cross border cooperation project funded by the Aquitaine-Euskadi cooperation common fund with participation of the Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (ESTIA) from Bayonne (France).
    
    
    
13. Control optimization of power converters and transmission lines in electric microgrids (OPCOPOLI). S-PE11UN002. Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco (SAIOTEK program). January 2011 – December 2012. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of this project is to investigate distributed generation from microgrid configurations that integrate. These microgrids will be based on different types of renewable energy. Mainly, it is expected to reach the next objetives: improve control methods and parallelization of the power converters which constitute the microgrid, as well as, optimizing the transmission line that connects the power converters, the loads and the grid.
    
    
    
14. Redundant and real-time industrial-Ethernet network advanced systems (SARETI) S-PE11UN059. Eusko Jaurlaritza / Basque Government (SAIOTEK program). January 2011 – December 2012. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project seeks to address a study of protocols for redundant and real-time industrial Ethernet networks and its implementation in high-capacity integrated electronic FPGA devices. The newly defined standards to meet the real-time requirements and redundancy are related to communication protocols: the PTP (Precision Time Protocol), PRP (Parallel Redundancy Protocol) and HSR (High Availability seamless redundancy protocol). The implementation of these protocols far from being a solved problem is a problem with many fronts derived especially from specifically designed time adjustment hardware and from the redundant transmission circuits with different latencies.
    
    
    
15. System architectures of transmission in direct current of eolic wind farms. ENE2010-19187-C03-01/ALT. Ministry of Science and Innovation, cofinanced with FEDER (European Regional Development Fund). January 2011 – December 2013. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is to analyze and to propose alternative power transmission architectures using medium and high voltage direct current (MVDV and HVDC) in order to reduce the breakeven distance for which direct current transmission systems for marine power generation are economically viable. For this purpose, different topologies will be analyzed for the converter station located offshore, the use of medium voltage direct current systems for intermediate distances (20-80 km) and the availability of protection equipment in DC. Different alternatives for the connection of marine generators to a DC bus will be studied and simulated and the technical feasibility by building a small scale prototype will also be pursued.
    
    
    
16. Autonomous computing systems based on Dynamically reconfigurable devices. TEC2010-21196-C02-01. Ministry of Science and Innovation. January 2011 – December 2011. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    In 2007 Steiner et al. proposed a roadmap for the development of hardware-implemented ACSs, which consists of a hierarchy of 9 autonomy levels, each introducing distinct capabilities that underlying layers do not possess. These are some of the autonomy levels: instantiating a system (Level 0, L0), synthesizing and mapping circuit descriptions (L3) and learning from experience (L8). In their landmark article Steiner et al. provided a preliminary proof that ACSs are viable, but they obviated many tools and capabilities required to achieve full autonomy. One of such capabilities is the tolerance against silicon defects and faults, whose impact in the electronics manufacturing industry is foreseen critical in light of ever-growing integration degrees approaching the nanometer scale. An ACS capable of reconfiguring its own resources in presence of a fault in order to maintain its functionality is what is herein coined as an Autonomous Fault-Tolerant System (AFTS). The main objective of the project is to contrive an AFTS with L3 autonomy as described in the Steiner’s roadmap.
    
    
    
17. CITY-CHARGE: Charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in urban environments. IPT-370000-2010-28.  Ministry of Science and Innovation, cofinanced with FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) .   June 2010 – December 2012. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    
    This Project is a continuation of another Singular Strategic Project called CityElec. The overall project objectives are:
    
    
    
    
    

    The leader of this project is ZIV Medida. Besides, the partners of this project are as follows: APERT Research Team (UPV/EHU), ZIV I+D Smart Energy Networks, Ormazabal Corporate Technology, AEG Power Solutions Ibérica, Robotiker-Tecnalia, Integral Park Systems and Automatismos Maser. The main task of APERT Research Team (UPV/EHU) in this project is to lead the design of the architecture and sizing of systems for charging electric vehicle batteries from renewable energy sources.

    
    
    
    
18. Fault-tolerant architectures for autonomous computing systems. SA-2010/00040.  Basque Government/Gobierno Vasco (SAIOTEK program). January 2010 – December 2011. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of this project is the definition and design of a fault-tolerant autonomous platform based on FPGA technology that combines redundancy and reconfiguration.
    
    
    
19. EOLO: Consequences of integrating wind turbines in the electric grid for distribution and transport. CTP09-R9.   Basque Govern (Program of Research Thematic Networks in the Work Community of the Pyrenees). January 2010 - December 2011 [+INFO]
    
    
    
    A research thematic network composed by the following agents: UPV/EHU (leader of the network), Robotiker Foundation, Polytechnic University of Cataluña, Hidrógeno-Aragón Foundation, University of Zaragoza, Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (Bidart, France), University of Bordeaux 1 (France) and University of Pau (France). The cooperation approaches research topics about wind energy systems and other alternative sources: consequences of integrating wind turbines and other sources in the electric grid for distribution and transport, features of the wind turbines and of the control strategies, their effects in the quality of the electric supply and in efficiency of the generation.
    
    
    
20. Integrating communication standard KNX/EIB with innovative authentication and encryption mechanisms in PV7 systems. UE09+/12  Basque Government - DINITEL 2000, S. A. (University-Industry Program). January 2010 - December 2010. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    One of the major advances achieved in recent years in the sector of home automation in Europe is the establishment of standard protocol KNX/EIB for home automation and buildings. The research in this project is focused in advanced privacy systems applied to electronic communications in industrial and residential applications as well as the use of reconfigurable logic to implement authentication and encryption algorithms using VHDL
    
    
    
21. CONPORTA: Resonant power converter with high frequency transformer. UE09+/09.   Basque Government – Fundación Robotiker (Universidad-Empresa program). January 2010 – December 2010  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    Development of bidirectional DC-AC resonant converter directly fed from a DC bus present in generation, transmission and distribution of electric power (wind power, photovoltaic systems, fuel cells, motor and generator drives etc.). The converter operates at high frequency with low switching losses and feeds a high frequency and high voltage transformer.
    
    
    
22. SETEMAR: Electronic system for energy transmission in high and medium voltages for marine renewable resources. UE09/02. University of the Basque Country – Robotiker foundation (University-Company project). November 2009 - November 2011.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this Project is the viability analysis of the marine energy transmission systems using direct current submarine cable for distances below 50 km. Currently, this distance is the economically viable limit for the use of direct current in energy transmission. The most relevant points are the elimination of the offshore AC-DC conversion station, the use of direct current in medium voltages and the availability of direct current protection equipment in medium voltage range from 4 kV to 33 kV and currents below 200 A. Different alternatives for direct connection of wind turbines to the medium voltage range (from 4 kV to 33 kV) direct current bus will be studied and simulated. Moreover, it is proposed to build a reduced scale prototype.
    
    
    
23. Fault Tolerant Self-reparable Systems DIPE09/02.  Diputación Foral de Bizkaia and Sociedad BEAZ, S.A. November 2009 – November 2011. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of this project is to obtain a fault tolerant architecture based on dynamically reconfigurable devices. This architecture will allow the development of electronic circuits able to repair themselves. In this project, a communication controller CAN able to repair itself will be developed as a concept-proof for this technology that will be the basis of a spin-off company specialized in SoPC design.
    
    
    
24. CITY-ELEC: Systems for the electrification of urban mobility. PSE-370000-2009-4. Ministry of Science and Innovation. July 2009 – December 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project is a Singular Strategic Project divided into 7 subprojects. In the overall project are involved: Robotiker-Tecnalia (project leader); Fundación AITIIP; Automatismos Maser, S.A.; Asociación para la Promoción de los Vehículos Eléctricos y no Contaminantes de España, AVELE ; Ayuntamiento de Donostia-San Sebastián ; Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza; Fundación CIDAUT, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo En Transporte Y Energía; Compañía del Tranvía de San Sebastián, S.A.; Ente Vasco de la Energía; EXIDE Technologies, S.A.; Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico, S.A. ; Instituto de Automática Industrial-CSIC; Fundación Inasmet; Infranor Spain, S.L.U. ; Integral Park Systems, S.L.; Fundación Labein; Lear Corporation Holding Spain, S.L.U.; Luma Industrias, S.A.; Mototracción Eléctrica Latierro, S.A.; Ormazabal Corporate Technology; Rücker Lypsa, S.L.; Saft Baterías, S.L.; Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Equipos y Componentes para Automoción; Temper, S.A.U.; Equipos de Transmisión, S.A.; Unión Fenosa Distribución; Universidad de Extremadura; Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña; Usyscom, Tecnología de Comunicaciones S.L.; Valeo Térmico, S.A.; Zytel Automoción, S.L. and UPV/EHU.
    
    The APERT group participates in the subproject "Integration of infrastructure in the urban environment" in which, among others, it participates in evaluation of renewable sources and selection of the most adequate, and in the design of architecture and system calculations for battery charge of electric vehicles.
    
    
    
25. EMERGE: Research and development of a system for a offshore wind power generation at high water depth. PSE-120000-2009-2. Ministry of Science and Innovation. July 2009 – March 2009.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This Project is a Singular Strategic Project divided in 4 subprojects. In the overall project are involved: Iberdrola Renovables (project leader), Ecotécnia/Alstom, Acciona Energía, Robotiker-Tecnalia, Instituto de Investigación de Energía de Cataluña, KV Consultores, Universidad de Cádiz and UPV/EHU. APERT participates in the subproject “Study and development of the electric engineering technology involved in offshore wind farms at high water depth (PSS-120000-2009-9)”. This subproject tries to determine the development of the means and technologies used for the optimization of the efficiency in the offshore wind farms studied in the EMERGE project.
    
    
    
26. ENERGIGUNE'09: Launch of CIC physical storage infrastructure and virtual CIC start operating through marine energy and PV. IE09-244. Basque Government (ETORTEK program). January 2009 – December 2011.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    Strategic research project whose main objectives are, on the one hand, to permit the design and creation of a new R & D infrastructure in energy storage at CIC energiGUNE, through investment in the necessary equipment and the incorporation of excellent staff in research and, on the other, start the collaboration between the physical and virtual CIC energiGUNE through collaborative research in the field of marine energy and photovoltaic. In this sense, participants in this project are the next: CIC energiGUNE (project leader), IKERLAN-IK4, TEKNIKER-IK4, CIDETEC-IK4, CEIT-IK4, IDEKO-IK4, INASMET-TECNALIA, ROBOTIKER-TECNALIA, TiM and APERT from the UPV/EHU.
    
    
    
27. CADAV: Data capture system at high speed in critical systems. S-PE09UN17. Eusko Jaurlaritza / Gobierno Vasco (SAIOTEK program). January 2009 – December 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of this project is to define a design methodology and architecture in order to develop systems that can capture, adapt and transmit analog signals robustly digitized for later use in control circuits. In particular, this architecture will focus on electronic systems based on next-generation FPGA platforms. This type of circuit is known for their flexibility, parallel processing and computing power.
    
    
    
28. EOMATRIX: Improving of the mini wind energy conversion by using matrix converters. S-PE09UN08. Basque Government (SAIOTEK program). January 2009 - December 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is to improve energy conversion of mini wind turbines connected to the grid through the use of a matrix converter. In this configuration innovative control techniques will be applied to ensure a quality connection to the grid and, in short, to optimize the overall performance of energy conversion.
    
    
    
29. ILOTEN: Islanding of a hybrid energy system. Basque Government (Aquitania-Basque Country Cooperation). June 2008 - May 2009.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    A hybrid power system (or micro-grid) may be composed of different energy sources, including renewable sources, loads, storage equipment, electrical / electronic converters, a central controller and local controllers. The microgrid can operate either connected to the main electrical grid or isolated from it in island mode. The following transition modes may take place: Disconnection from the grid to start island operation and reconnection to the grid alter island operation. The first transition mode, disconnection from the grid, is studied in this project.
    
    The Project is a cross border cooperation project funded by the Aquitaine-Euskadi cooperation common fund with participation of the Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (ESTIA) from Bayonne (France).
    
    
    
30. TEReTRANS: Intelligent systems for the new generation of ground transport. IE08-221. Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco (ETORTEK program). January 2008 – December 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    Strategic research project with the main objective to promote the participant agents in the European innovation map in its broadest sense, deepening and advancing in the development of the strategic research in intelligent transport over convergence of traditional scientific and technical areas in order to obtain an advanced technology to contribute to competitiveness and innovation in the transport sector of the Basque Autonomous Community, and therefore in its economy and society.
    
    Participants on this project are the technological centers: IKERLAN-IK4 (consortium leader), CEIT-IK4, TEKNIKER-IK4, VICOMTech-IK4, ROBOTIKER-TECNALIA, ESI-TECNALIA, FATRONIK-TECNALIA, and the universities: Mondragón Unibertsitatea, TECNUN, Fundación Deusto and two departments of the UPV/EHU.
    
    
    
31. ESTIMA: To estimate the area and performance of complex systems implemented in FPGAs. S-PE08UN27. Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco (SAIOTEK program). January 2008 – December 2009.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    Hardware-software codesign must set which functions should run in a programmable processor and which be implemented in specific peripherals, designed for that purpose. Such a decision is not trivial at all, and, with this aim, several solutions must be evaluated and compared. To this end, several electronic design tools must be used. However, despite computers aiding, Electronics market, specially the consume one, does not allow long times of fabrication, so the features of the different architectures must be estimated anyway. At this point, the design tools are not powerful enough. Therefore, the purpose is finding algorithms in order to estimate the electronic resources consumed and the highest performance reached when designing complex electronic systems in FPGAs.
    
    
    
32. BANITS-2: Broadband Access Networks Integrated Telecommunication System 2. TSI-020400-2008-18. Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. January 2008 - May 2009.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of the BANITS2 project is to continue extending the existing knowledge in the areas of Metropolitan and Access Networks introduced by the original project BANITS, establishing mechanisms to enable a significant expansion of services for both residential and business environments. BANITS2 keeps the focus on reuse and optimization of existing access and metropolitan infrastructures, extending its scope of use to systems such as xDSL/DSLAMs, fiber-based access (PON), fiber rings, WDM and/or SONET/SDH, with native support for RPR technologies and maintaining the paradigm of Ethernet end-to-end technology.
    
    This project is within the European CELTIC initiative and therefore, it is an international collaborative project undertaken by a consortium of entities. The consortium consists of ten partners from four countries: Telefónica I + D (Spain), project leader, Corrigent Systems (Israel), ECI Telecom (Israel), Ericsson (Sweden), LMI-Ericssson (Ireland), FTW (Austria), Inelcom (Spain), Lund University (Sweden), Optibase Ltd. (Israel), Foundation-Tecnalia Robotiker (Spain), UpZide Labs (Sweden), UPV/EHU (Spain). The Spanish consortium formed by Telefonica I + D, INELCOM, UPV/EHU and the Foundation Robotiker-Tecnalia have obtained funding from the Strategic Action for Telecommunications and Information Society, Subprogramme ‘Avanza I+D’.
    
    
    
33. Securization of point to point communications for electronic vote applications using free software tools. EJIE (project of the UPV/EHU-EJIE agreement 2007). November 2007 – November 2008.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    In the last years, the use of Information Technologies in the daily life has grown significantly. Activities as article downloading or bank account management can be made from any place using Internet. An application with a promising future of these technologies is its use for the electronic vote, so that a person can, from any site, to vote and to participate in the democracy with guarantees. On the other hand, this great flow of information has favored the free circulation of programs and source code, having generated a set of tools that can be used in a different way from the traditional software tools, giving to the users more freedom at the time of having them. Nevertheless, along with all these advantages, the popularization of the new technologies has also brought certain disadvantages. Given the great amount of information (sensible in many cases) that actually flows through computer networks, the number of computer crimes has grown and also does the users’ distrust on the reliability of these technologies. This project tries to develop a system for securization of communications, following the philosophy of free software, for electronic vote applications offering a high reliability and security required by these systems.
    
    
    
34. Study of the application of Matrix Converters in Wind Turbines. ENE2007-67033-C03-01/ALT. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. October 2007 – September 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The goal of this Project is to study the application of Matrix Converters in Wind Turbines. The Matrix Converter is a new technology of great research interest. This topology can be used in various wind applications because it avoids the use of a DC bus and its capacitors which are a possible source of failure in the system. Other advantages of the Matrix Converter are the lower weight and volume and the possibility to work in hostile environments such us offshore applications. In this project the viability of the converter and different modulation, control and auxiliary circuits for the robustness in wind applications of the system are studied. The proposed algorithms are synthesized in a FPGA. Parallel connection of the Matrix Converter and failure tolerant structures are also studied.
    
    This Project is integrated within the coordinated Project “Study of low-voltage energy converters for cost reduction and reliability improvement in wind energy systems (CEBATE)” developed by UPV/EHU, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña and Robotiker-Tecnalia Research Center.
    
    
    
35. Embedded crypto-bridge for electronic voting applications. EJIE (project of the UPV/EHU-EJIE agreement 2007). November 2007 – November 2008.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The aims of this project is the design and develop of a SoPC with two Ethernet ports able to cipher Ethernet frames attending to source and destination MAC addresses. Thanks to the proposed SoPC, it will be possible secure Ethernet point-to-point links through an insecure Ethernet network. This solution will enable an easy connection of distributed systems, like electronic ballot boxes, using the widely spread Ethernet standard. Thus, both the installer and the user will visualize the ciphering system like a black box with two Ethernet ports (input and output). Besides, thanks to the modularity of the proposed approach, the electronic designer could integrate the proposed SoPC in the CPU of the distributed device (i.e. electronic ballot boxes).
    
    
    
36. Security applied to Domotic and Industrial Networks. S-PE07UN01. Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco (SAIOTEK program). January 2007 - December 2008.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The mail goal of this Project is the research on the most advanced security and privacy means in order to apply them to the new standards of domotic and industrial network. These standards will be implemented soon in our domestic, industrial and institutional buildings and premises. The approach proposed in this project is based on the newest digital system design techniques. Thanks to these methodologies, we have been able to offer viable solutions, both technically and economically, that can deal with the strict constraints of the ciphering and authentication systems. Specifically, the addition of security and privacy mechanisms into the following two standards: Ethernet and KNX/EIB.
    
    
    
37. New binarization algorithm for optical character recognition electronic voting systems. EJIE (project of the UPV/EHU-EJIE agreement 2006). September 2006 – September 2007.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    We pretend to study and analyze different text binarization systems as well as creating a binarization algorithm specially suited for optical character recognition electronic voting systems. The created algorithm must be better or equal to existing algorithms in the field of rejected votes but must better the characteristic of uniformity of rejected votes. This parameter has been systematically omitted in previous studies because it is not of special interest in applications different to the electronic voting.
    
    
    
38. RENOVA – Strategic Research on renewable and alternative energies. Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco (ETORTEK program). January 2006 – December 2008.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main goal of this strategic project is the placement of the Basque Industry and its Innovation System as leaders in the field of renewable energy. This will be achieved through the implantation and development of generating power based on renewable energy for the fulfillment of the Euskadi 2010 energy strategy.
    The Project contains three subprojects:
    
    
    

    The participants in this project are Robotiker (coordinator), Inasmet, Labein, Ikerlan, Instituto de Tecnología Microelectrónica and APERT from UPV/EHU.

    
    
    
    
39. Adaptive Control based on FPGAs for Matrix Converters. Eusko Jaurlaritza/Basque Government (SAIOTEK program). January 2006 – December 2007.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective is to design the control circuit for power electronics on matrix converters by means of last generation digital circuits design methodology. The whole circuit is to be implemented into a single high capacity FPGA.
    
    
    
40. Control of advanced power converters for wind turbines. Diputación Foral de Bizkaia. (EKINBERRI program). September 2005 – December 2006.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    Design of new control strategies for advanced power converters (multilevel and matrix converters) for wind turbines. The goal is to develop different control methods for the above mentioned converters using simulating tools, select those with the best properties, build converter prototypes and test the prototypes in a test rig with real generators.
    
    
    
41. DRM Plus. Advanced applications of DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale). S-PE05UN22. Eusko Jaurlaritza/Basque Government (SAIOTEK program). March 2005 – December 2006  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project focuses on two key sectors in the new technologies of the DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) digital broadcasting. The first one is the sector of the communication electronics for broadcasting systems, based on hardware-software architectures. This sector is aimed at developing the prototype, previous to marketing, of a receiver based on the technology named "Software Radio". This DRM receiver will be designed to work in bands below 120 MHz. The second key sector consists in creating channel models to aid the planning of DRM nets in those bands. These channel models will be based on field analyses in DRM trial nets and their development is aimed at producing software, previous to marketing, in order to aid the planning of this kind of nets, based on realistic models generated by field analyses. In this project we collaborate with the Signal Processing and Radiocommunications Group, which leads the project.
    
    
    
42. Development of a new grinding technology based on diamond dressing and electroerosion (RELEC). Basque Government (INTEK program). January 2005 – June 2005.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    In this project a new grinding technology is proposed. The proposed grinding technology is based in the diamond dressing of superabrassive metallic agglutinant grinding-wheels using the electro discharge dressing (EDD) technique. This technique will allow a new threshold in the precision and the surface finish of the grinded workpieces. The project has been developed in collaboration with Mechanical Engineering Department for the companies ONA-Electroerosión, S.A. and Danobat S. Coop.
    
    
    
43. Advanced power converter topologies to improve efficiency and power quality in the integration of wind energy in the electric network (RECENER). ENE2004-07881-C03-00. Ministry of Education and Science. December 2004 – December 2007.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    In order to increase the use of renewable energies in the power system, and more specifically wind energy, the initial cost of equipment must decrease and their efficiency must be increased. This will maximize the revenues of the wind park developers and make wind energy more competitive. The increase in efficiency will also reduce cooling equipment and lower the cost of the system.
    
    
    

    As more and more wind energy is integrated in the electric network, the impact in the power system is more important, and the quality of the connection of the wind turbines is one of the main issues in wind energy technology. Power electronics is the technology that will enable the solution to all this questions.

    
    
    

    The main goal of this project is the application of advanced power conversion topologies for the improvement of efficiency, power quality and cost reduction of wind turbines. This goal will be achieved by developing a simulation platform of a complete wind energy system, evaluating the behaviour of different advanced power topologies, select the topologies with the best efficiency and power quality for synchronous and/or doubly fed induction generators, and build prototypes of these converters in order to proof the simulation results in real synchronous and doubly fed induction generators.
    
    

    This is a coordinated project supported by the Science and Education Ministry of Spain in which the UPV/EHU take part as coordinator. The other partners are Polytechnic University of Catalunya and Robotiker Technologic Center.

    
    
    
    
44. Wireless Acquisition and Measurement System for Distribution Line Signals. Basque Government (INTEK program). December 2004 – December 2005.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project is a continuation of the project called SMTU. The aim of the project is to develop a new communication system to perform remote configuration by means of Ethernet connection. We work together with the Electric Engineering Department as agents of the Basque Technology Network for the companies Fanox Electronic S. L. and Kementsu S. L.
    
    
    
45. Artificial Stereo Vision: Stereoscopic Image Processing in Real Time. Basque Government (SAIOTEK program). December 2004 – December 2005.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The target of this project is to design a system able to acquire stereoscopic images of video sources and to process them to determine the three-dimensional structure of the scenes. The system will be compound of an image acquisition subsystem and a processing subsystem. The Image Acquisition Subsystem will be designed to provide a set of sequential stereoscopic images in an adequate format for high speed processing. The Processing Subsystem will be designed taking advantage of the great possibilities parallelism and reconfigurability offered by the most recent FPGAs.
    
    
    
46. EthSEC Security in Peer-to-Peer Ethernet Networks. TIC2003-09585-C02-01. Ministry of Education and Science. December 2003 – December 2006.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This Project is focused on the research of new secure peer-to-peer Ethernet communication protocols. The cryptography and authentication mechanism used in these communications needs intensive computations. This need has been increased by the new telematic applications that involve high data throughputs and high speed data transferences. In order to offer affordable solutions, in this research hardware-software solutions are explored and verified. Specifically in this project, APERT research group is in charge of implementing these high speed mixed circuits in high capacity reconfigurable devices. These devices enable the integration of full digital systems in a single chip, including hardware and software cores. This is a coordinated project supported by the Science and Education Ministry of Spain (I+D+I 2000-2003) in which the UPV/EHU takes part as coordinator. The other partner is Robotiker Technologic Center. The main research in the UPV/EHU is Eduardo Jacob (I2T research team) and APERT takes part in this Project since 2005 with one researcher.
    
    
    
47. SMTU: Electronic grid fault detector, with wireless measurement and SMS/GPRS communication system. Basque Government (INTEK program). December 2003 – December 2004.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The goal of the project is to develop an intelligent grid fault detector that will allow faults in medium voltage grids to be remotely detected. Our research team has participated together with the Department of Electrical Engineering as agents of the Basque Technology Network for Fanox Electronic S. L. and Kementsu S. L. within the INTEK program financed by the Basque Government.
    
    
    
48. Design Methodology and simulation environment based on the hardware description language VHDL of circuits for the train communication standard IEC 61375-1. TIC2001-0062. Ministry of Science and Technology. January 2002 – December 2004.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The development of communication networks has spread to a wide range of applications. Particularly, a vast amount of projects have taken place in Europe in the transport sector within the Telematic Application Program of the European Commission (DG XIII). To be more precise, the need for a communication system on board, capable of interconnecting all electronic subsystems has been detected. This would make the interoperability between devices and distributed control architectures easier, as well as improve the interconnection with other extern networks. This system is based in the standard IEC 61375-1, recently approved, also known as TCN (Train Communication Network).
    
    

    This has risen the need for new circuits that conform to the new standard and allow a full development of the possibilities of the standards, establishing a design methodology for the verification and construction of the circuits, using the VHDL language. It is also a goal of the project to build a simulation environment to test the circuits in a simple and efficient way. The main goal is, thus, the development of this simulation environment and to establish the above mentioned methodology for the TCN network.
    
    
    

    In addition to the teachers from UPV/EHU the research team for this project includes researchers from Centro Politécnico Superior of the University of Zaragoza and professionals from the company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S. A. (CAF).

    
    
    
49. ZABALTEK: Electronic Voting System for Open Lists. Basque Government (INTEK program). January 2001 – December 2002.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project is a continuation of the Electronic Ballot in which the group took part as agents of the Basque Network of Technology with the Technology Centers Robotiker and Ikerlan for the company consortium formed by Ibermática, Ikusi and Hunolt, together with the Department of Interior of the Basque Government. This new project has two goals: The study of the possibility to use Internet and the electronic ballot for voting processes and the development of a new version of the electronic ballot for open lists.
    
    
    
50. Design of a VHDL-based Circuit to Obtain a Image Sequence Optical Flow in Real Time. PI-1998-41. Basque Government (Department of Education, Universities and Research). January 1999 – December 2001.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The goal of this project is the design of a circuit that will enable the obtaining of the optical flow of a image sequence in real time. The use of VHDL language accelerates and simplifies the design process. After the design process, a synthesis phase makes it possible to obtain a physical implementation based on Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs or FPGAs) or either based on Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). Anyway, in order to achieve a prototype the best approach is to use FPGAs, due to their reprogrammability on the same prototype (in circuit). This shortens the development time, saves component use, etc.
    
    
    

R+D contracts

1. CARES: Development of advanced equipment for the manufacturing value chain based on new concepts for decision support aimed at generating high added value services for the recovery of the competitiveness of Spanish industry. January 2016 - December 2019.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   Movements such as Industrie 4.0 (Germany) and Cyber Physical Systems -CPS- (USA) are generating a wave of projects oriented to the solution of knowledge spaces not solved in an operative way, with already existing technologies successfully applied in other sectors.
   
   Emerging opportunities in fields such as cloud computing, knowledge engineering, service-oriented architectures or mass data mining (Big Data), will generate new ways of understanding the business where the enriched information will be the differential value for investment in productive means. The development of new ways of understanding productive infrastructures, based on better use and exploitation of data and the generation of advanced services, will be the key to competitiveness of Spanish companies for the generation of smart products.
   
   The complementarity and technological synergies obtained by the fusion of these areas of knowledge make the CARES project a set of tools, mechanisms and solutions that, together, will allow to cover the current needs of data utilization during decision making.
   
   
   
2. Sensor interface for Cyber-Physical-Production-System (ISCPPS). December 2015 - December 2016.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   The proposed project addresses the problem of including interfaces to a Cyber-Physical-Production-System (CPPS) oriented to the Industrial Sector. This product will provide intelligent pre-processing and network connection (plant, internet and Cloud) to the sensors, actuators and machines of an industrial plant.
   
   The Internet-of-the-Things (IoT) concept is being gradually incorporated into the Industrial Sector. The ultimate goal of this incorporation is the optimization of production processes in order to improve competitiveness and in short increase the profit. This evolution, which goes through the massive, interconnected, modeled, intelligent and "real-time" use of data is contemplated in the Industrie 4.0 concept. This new evolution in the industry is based on incorporating Information Technology (IT) in a coordinated way and in the combination of heterogeneous systems of exchange and data processing. The ultimate objective is to obtain useful information for the improvement of the productive system.
   
   Some of the concepts and technologies, such as Wireless networks and Ethernet-based communications, used in other SMART environments (eg. SMART-CITIES) can be used directly in the industry. However, it is necessary to consider the particular casuistry of the sector to offer solutions that are fully accepted by the agents involved in the same. These keys are: Real Time-RT, Interoperability-Standardization, Flexibility, Security and Cybersecurity.
   
   
   
3. GRIC - Gateway with redundant communication for intelligent networks (Phase II). December 2015 - December 2016.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   Although the future of electrical systems is uncertain, there is consensus among different stakeholders in the sector that the Smart Grid concept is generating a paradigm shift. Smart Grids define the improvement of the infrastructure of the segments that make up the power supply system, including power generation, transmission, distribution and consumption.
   
   These networks provide the automation needed to manage energy resources by improving their use, minimizing waste and reporting in real time to both suppliers and consumers. This requires a modern infrastructure, which maximizes the entry and distribution of energy while being economical to operate and maintain.
   
   The main objective of the project is focused on updating communications in electrical installations and more specifically in electrical substations where most of them have basic communications with serial communication and basic protocols such as Modbus. This update is focused on improving performance, security and facilitating the expansion of the installation. The proposed solution is the most economical solution for not having to replace the existing equipment in the installation, but to add elements with much less economic weight than the equipment of protection, control, measurement, etc.
   
   
   
4. CRYPTOGRID, Research on Reconfigurable Architectures for Cyber-Security in the Smart Grid (Phase II). December 2015 - December 2016.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   The main objective of this project is the development of a technology that meets the requirements of Real Time, Safety and Cyber-security and that can be implemented in FPGA type electronic devices. For this the specific objectives are:
   
   
5. Design of an inverter for synchronous reluctance motor in automotive applications (VENUS). June 2015 – February 2016.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   This project is intended to design a three-phase power converter which will be connected to a synchronous reluctance motor. The power module will take the energy from a battery pack. The electronic circuit consists of power modules with SRM configuration, driver boards and the required cooling systems. The application in which the above design is used is the electric vehicle.
   
   
   
6. Integration of motor control algorithms in Xilinx FPGA (FPGAmc). June 2015 – December 2015.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   The objective of this project is to integrate within the FPGA the Field Oriented Control (FOC) used to control the torque of a permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM). In addition, the FPGA will contain all digital electronics necessary for proper execution of the FOC. To do this, some building blocks will be developed in IP cores and others will be described using code generation tools.
   
   
   
7. Design and development of integrated power modules (POWINMOD). May 2015 – December 2017.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   This project is intended to develop a flexible and competitive process of identifying, designing, manufacturing and testing of novel integrated power modules. These modules incorporate a complex electrical functionality and also inherently provide a solution to thermal, mechanical, electromagnetic and safety designs, greatly facilitating assembly and end use by customers.
   
   
   
8. Start up of the position control of an electromechanical actuator for aviation applications (EMASUP). March 2015 – June 2015.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   The objective of this project is the implementation of the position control for an ElectroMechanical Actuator (EMA) used to move the rudder of an aircraft. This project is the continuation of EMACON (Electromechanical Actuator Control) project. In the EMACON project the control algorithm was designed and implemented in the DSP TMS320F2812 from Texas Instruments. However, due to delays in that project, all due to reasons outside the scope of the project, the implemented control could not be tested experimentally. Hence, this project has the purpose to finish the work started in the EMACON project.
   
   
   
9. Development of a platform for the integration of Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) and intelligent use of information and knowledge for advanced manufacturing. December 2014 – November 2017.  [+INFO]
   
   
   
   This project aims to develop a Cyber-Physical Production System (CPPS) circuit suitable for the new Industry 4.0 paradigm and that meets the objectives of real time, low cost, low power consumption and small size. Specifically, we propose two Cyber-Physical Systems:
   
   
   
   
   
10. CYSYS: Technical advice on Cyber-Physical-Production-Systems (CPPS) with High Availability Ethernet connections. December 2014 – March 2016.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    Development of an electronic platform that supports a Cyber-Physical-Production-System (CPPS) system with HSR-PRP High Availability Ethernet connections. The Cyber-Physical-Production-System (CPPS) provides intelligent pre-processing and network connection of sensors, actuators and machines in industrial plants.
    
    
    
11. Redundant communications gateway for smart grid (Phase 1). December 2014 – November 2015.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    In electrical substations there are electromagnetic disturbances that require using different interfaces to other facilities. This project aims to analyze and define the optimal interfaces between different elements to create a gateway for smart grids. Moreover, the various possible architectures for the module will be discussed, afterwards the most suitable will be selected and its main components defined.
    
    
    
12. CRYPTOGRID, Reconfigurable Architecture Research for Cyber-Security in Smart Grid (I). November 2014 – November 2015.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The real-time communications in the "Smart-Grids" requires that the Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and network elements introduced minimum delay, and in turn have mechanisms for efficient computing. Previous algorithms based on SHA are not suitable for the high cost in terms of resources and the latency introduced. Therefore, this project will focus on the development of algorithms implemented in FPGAs to provide cyber security functions to communication messages, enabling low latency, flexibility and scalability to meet the stringent latency requirements contained in the various regulations of the electrical sector. Because these new networks are subject to attacks from general communication networks, one form of defense is to follow the same protocols and standards that exist for such networks and adapt them to the particularities of the smart-grids.
    
    
    
13. Development of an FPGA core for Ethernet switch. December 2014 – March 2015.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    Collaborating and technically aiding on the design and implementation of an FPGA core for Ethernet switch, which integrates redundancy (HSR/PRP) and synchronization (IEEE1588).
    
    
    
14. Design and development of the position control for the Electro Mechanical Actuator (EMA) used in Aircrafts (EMACON). June 2014 – November 2014.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is to design and develop the position control for an EMA intended to command a flight control surface (rudder) of an Aircraft. The control algorithm will run in the Texas Instruments TMS28F12 DSP. This control will be in charge of generating the command signals for the power inverter connected to a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM).
    
    
    
15. Technical advice for the development of a Grand Master 1588 (PTP) synchronizer based on FPGA technology. May 2014 – January 2015.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The project involves working with SoC-e in the development of a Grand-Master for synchronizing communications over Ethernet using the IEEE 1588 PTP standard and FPGA technology. This project aims to achieve a low cost Grand-Master that allows synchronization over Ethernet and guarantees one-step and peer-to-peer implementations. It also seeks to provide the system with 1588 testing capabilities, ensuring proper operation in high-speed infrastructures and in standalone mode.
    
    
    
16. IEEE 1588 based sub-microsecond synchronization for Control and Communication Device. November 2013 – November de 2014. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is the development of a synchronization system based on the standard 1588 using FPGAs for power protection equipment. This piece of equipment will have control and communication sections. This equipment must meet restrictive power consumptions since the only power connection is the same electrical system.
    
    
    
17. Technical Consulting for Software and Firmware Development for Software Defined Radio Laboratory Equipment (Phase I). June 2013 – October 2014. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this R & D project is to develop a laboratory innovative platform on the Software Defined Radio (SDR) market. This laboratory equipment is easily transportable and pluggable into the mains. It internally provides a backplane connection to plug in different boards developed by SoC-e. The laboratory equipment will provide to engineering teams accessing to debug connectors and to external measuring equipment or signal generators. It will also provide an appropriate interface between the SDR boards and one PC that use aimed at developing algorithms processing software, the configuration of the boards and the implementation on programmable logic of SoC-e developed cores IP for the field of software defined radio.
    
    
    
18. Design of inverter for permanent magnet motor for automotive applications (EVIN). February 2013 – March 2014. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The goal of this project is the design and construction of a power for a permanent magnet motor fed from a battery. The power drive includes a three phase inverter, driver board and cooling system.
    
    
    
19. 1588 based sub-microsecond synchronization for power over ethernet relay control and communication device. November 2012 – November 2013. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is to develop a synchronization system based on the 1588 standard implemented in FPGAs for protective, control and communication equipment with minimal power consumption so that through an Ethernet cable communication, power and the synchronization of the equipment are resolved. Among other enforceable standards IEEE 1588 and IEEE Std 802.3 should be observed.
    
    
    
20. Airborne Autonomous System for Underground Exploration and Mine detection by radar and multispectral image (SARGO). July 2012 – December 2014. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of the project is to research on the following technologies: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Multispectral Imaging Processing (EO / IR) and Semi-Automatic Control of UAV systems. The contribution of the group of researchers from the UPV / EHU focuses on the design and development of radio electronic equipment with RADAR functionality. In order to fulfill this objective, cutting-edge Software-Defined Radio implemented on reconfigurable logic will be used. The design will be designed according to standard VPX for Aerospace Systems.
    
    
    
21. FPGA based sub-microsecond synchronization for power over ethernet relay. June 2012 – May 2013. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is to develop a synchronization system based on FPGAs for protective, control and communication equipment powered through the communication channel. This technology will eliminate the power supply of the equipment, which simplifies and cheapens it.
    
    
    
22. POER: Analysis, study and definition of benefits under design team, from the perspective of the FPGA architecture involved in it. December 2011 – March 2012. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of this project is the definition and design of a fault-tolerant autonomous platform based on FPGA technology that combines redundancy and reconfiguration.
    
    
    
23. Research on Reconfigurable Devices. September 2011 – September 2012. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The project’s main goal is to analyze the state of the art in reconfigurable logic solutions that best fit the needs of the company and to study the feasibility of using SOPC platforms by SoC-e and evaluate reconfigurable devices for use as reactive units in fault-tolerant systems.
    
    
    
24. Technical Consultancy in autonomous fault tolerant systems based on FPGAs (Phase I). March 2011 – July 2011. [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project was to provide technical advice to the company System-on-Chip engineering SL (SoC-e) on the most appropriate and robust architectures for implementation of the new SoC products in its business lines "Industrial" and "Rugged".
    
    
    
25. OCEAN LIDER: Ocean energy leaders. September 2010 – September 2012.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is to develop the control system that will monitor the sea conditions and the state of a wave energy converter (based on data from an oceanographic buoy). With this information, actuators (modified flotation, acting on the system of conversion, etc.) of the converter will be controlled or it will be set in survive position with extreme sea conditions.
    
    This is an outsourced project within the project CENIT-E OCEAN LIDER involving 20 companies and 25 research centers with a total budget of 30 million Euros, the largest initiative of its kind worldwide.
    
    
    
26. Research into new power and control circuits for power converters. May 2010 – April 2013.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project is a continuation of previous cooperation agreements with the Technological Centre Robotiker-Tecnalia.
    
    
    
27. ASISTEL: Communication system for remote alarm. December 2009 – December 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main objective of the project is to design an alarm system to replace the telecare system that is currently implanted in the Basque country and elsewhere in the world.
    
    
    
28. SEViC: Development of an electronic display system power consumption with Advanced Domotic Applications. June 2009 – January 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of this project is developing a comprehensive system for residential home automation standard that includes a display system of energy consumption and a set of basic home automation functions (alarms, wireless telephone, voice synthesis, etc.).. The system consists of two modules: The display module, which features a color display touch-screen and a central module integrated into the home electrical panel. Between the two modules can connect wired or wireless.
    
    
    
29. EMOTELDI: Digital Terrestrial Television Modulator (EMOTELDI). July 2008 – September 2009.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main goal of this Project is the design and development of a Digital Terrestrial Television based on FPGA technology. The prototype, implemented on a commercial FPGA development board, will modulate a DVB-T signal according to the parameters set by the ETSI EN 300744 v1.5.1 standard (A DVB-H section not included). This circuit will be able to receive a MPEG-TS signal and generate IQ samples in DVB-T base band.
    
    
    
30. Broadband Access Networks Integrated Telecommunication System 2 – PBT module. March 2008 - November 2008.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The objective of the project is the design and the description in VHDL of a FPGA that improves the functionality of the Envoy-XE communication circuit for PBB/PBT applications by means of the incorporation of a series of additional functions.
    
    
    
31. Applied Research in the Electronics associated to Renewable Energies. March 2007 – February 2010.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project is a collaboration agreement with Robotiker Technology Centre following the project ‘Applied Research in Distributed Electric Generation and Power Conditioning’ developed between 2004 and 2007.
    
    
    
32. Applied Research in Distributed Electric Generation and Power Conditioning. March 2004 – February 2007.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project is a collaboration agreement with the Robotiker Technological Center in order to establish the basis of technological collaboration in technologies related with distributed electric generation and power conditioning, specifically in:
    
    
    

    We have been working in the development of tools oriented to energy generation by means of wind turbines with synchronous and/or doubly fed asynchronous generators using new control algorithms and advanced power converters.

    
    
    
    
33. Microprocessor System with Wireless Bluetooth Interface. March 2005 – May 2005.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    This project develops a electric power measuring system for one phase and three-phase and one-phase installations. The results are transmitted through a wireless Bluetooth connection. A PDA collects them and shows the user these measurements.
    
    
    
34. Switching Power Supply with Power Factor Correction and Supply Selection Module for Reanibex-750 Defibrillator. March 2002 – December 2002.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    The main goal of this project is the design of a switching power supply with power factor correction for the Reanibex-750 defibrillator and a supply selection module that detects whether the defibrillator is being fed through the power supply, a car battery or there is no supply and it must be energized from its own internal battery. The selection module includes a battery charger for the internal battery pack
    
    

    The design minimizes the cost of adding the power factor correction, which must be included in order to fulfill the norm EN 61000-3-2. This is achieved by making the DC-DC conversion and the power factor correction in a single stage based on a flyback topology.

    
    
    
    
35. Power System and Control System for a High Speed Thermal Printer. February 2002 – December 2002.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    One of the objectives of this project was the design of a digital high speed control system based on reconfigurable System-On-Chip. This system controls the global operation of an industrial thermal printer, including the processing by hardware of the images that is going away to print. These images could be transmitted by a personal computer through different communication channels (USB, series, parallel, etc.) or to be stored in massive storage devices (compact flash).
    
    

    This project also includes the development of the necessary power system for an industrial high speed thermal printer. These equipments have specific power requirements, reason why it has been necessary to design an electronic system that allows to give 500W of power with integrated power factor control. In addition, the system is making up of the necessary power elements to work with 3 motors controlled by the control system.

    
    
    
    
36. Automatic Characters Recognition Equipment. January 2000 – December 2000.  [+INFO]
    
    
    
    In this project an equipment has been made that, being based on techniques of image processing, makes the reading of a fixed number of characters sequence. The reading information is visible in special conditions of illumination. A new hardware architecture was made to process images in real time and simultaneously allows the capture of the zone of image where the characters are printed. The image is stored in a fast memory whose content will be processed by a general propose processor to recognize the contained characters.
    
    This project is a part of a wide-ranging project in which participated a partnership formed by the companies Ibermática, Ikusi, Hunolt and Euskaltel, with the Department of Interior of the Basque Government and the technological centers Ikerlan and Robotiker. The objective of this project was to development an electronic ballot box to be applied in diverse electoral processes so that the count was automated and the involuntary null vote was avoided. Figure.