The development and widespread adoption of electric mobility requires the establishment of a proper metrological infrastructure aimed at the in-field determination of energy flows, the efficiency of electrical energy conversion, as well as the characterization of energy storage systems, with the objective of managing energy in a sustainable manner.

With regard to efficiency and energy-saving measurements in electric traction, two objectives are pursued:

• Development of methodologies and setups for the laboratory characterisation of electrical quantity measurement systems by reproducing signals representative of real operating conditions;

• Development and field deployment of distributed monitoring systems for energy flows and power quality in electric traction systems.

Regarding energy storage systems, the sector focuses specifically on the measurement, characterization, and modeling of supercapacitor (SC) systems and is extending its studies to hybrid battery and SC systems. Regarding measurement techniques, the department is able to perform device preconditioning, galvanostatic testing, cyclic voltammetry, and impedance spectroscopy. Using these techniques, models are developed for the identification and simulation of both integer and fractional-order SC systems.