Robert Steinberger-Wilckens

Colleges, School and Institutes
Research interests
Renewable Energies:
Integration of wind and photovoltaic electricity into the mains grids; balancing power supply, firm power, bulk electricity storage; storage management systems, energy forecasts; use of hydrogen/fuel cell systems for balancing fluctuations and long-term electricity storage, coupling of hydrogen fuel market and electricity market; development of business cases for grid fluctuation balancing and gird services involving renewable energies (currently one MSc, 1 PhD from Sept 2013, 4 MSc in the past)
Fuel Cell Systems:
Integration of FC systems on vehicles, especially road vehicles; system efficiency, operating strategies, optimal fuel use, auxiliary power units; poly-service (heat, electricity, air conditioning etc.), novel uses and services (currently 2 PhD, 2 MSc in the past)
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC):
Durability and lifetime for SOFC; materials optimisation for SOFC, manufacturing, robustness to fuel impurities and stop/start operation (cycling); fuel flexibility, use of biomass derived fuels, including biogas and ethanol; SOFC systems, auxiliary power units for vehicles, residential energy supply/CHP, poly-generation; Solid Oxide Electrolysis (currently 5 PhD and 1 MSc, 1 PhD in the past)
Electromobility:
Development of optimised BEV and fuel cell electric vehicles; power flow optimisation, high energy efficiency; novel services to drivers, novel mobility concepts; battery pack development, battery management, second life usage; integration with photovoltaics, BEV as storage for private households with PV systems (currently one MSc, 2 MSc and 2 BSc in the past)
Market Introduction of Fuel Cells:
Niche market development for fuel cell applications; novel applications, novel services comprising fuel cells (uninterruptible power supplies, fire protection, off-grid power supply, vehicles etc.); design for market, design for cost, customer added value, marketing strategies (currently 1 PhD, a further PhD from Sept 2013)
Professional Qualifications
Doctorate degree, PhD
1 Apr 1986 - 31 Jan 1993Masters degree, MSc
1 Oct 1976 - 31 Jan 1985
Keywords
- L Education (General) - e-learning, summer schools, curriculum development
- TP Chemical technology - fuel cells, electrochemistry, SOFC, PEFC, hydrogen production
- TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering - fuel cells, battery electric vehicles
- TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics - battery electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles