The Sector conducts research, development and characterization of electromagnetic and electrical technologies, promoting their advancement, reliability, and safety. It also acts as a NMI, ensuring measurement traceability and supporting knowledge transfer

Measurements and Traceability for the Electrical System

• Transducers, sensors  and measurement systems under  high voltage (HV) AC and DC distorted conditions
• Emulation of voltages and currents typical of high-voltage (HV) networks with high renewable penetration.
• Study and characterization of grid-forming inverters for low-inertia networks

Energy Conversion Efficiency, E-Mobility, and Storage

• Measurement methods to assess the impact of energy recovery systems
• Development of the “DC Power” national measurement standard
• Calibration systems for energy meters in e-mobility applications
• Measurement and uncertainty evaluation in storage system parametric identification
• Circuit modeling of storage systems and KPI assessment

Technologies for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• Quantitative imaging (rilaxometry and electric properties tomography)
• Low-field MRI
• Tissue mimicking materials and phantoms

 Electromagnetic dosimetry

• Human exposure to electromagnetic fields
• Dosimetry for subjects with implanted medical devices