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Product Development and R&D
The first glimpse into hydrogen: technical lead for the Unirec H2 power converter.
Timeline
Where it fits
How it works
Grid
Medium voltage AC from the plant connection.
Transformer
Steps down to the converter voltage.
Rectifier
Unirec H2 converts AC into controlled DC.
Electrolyser
DC power splits water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Green hydrogen
Fuel for industry and mobility from renewable power.
What I did
2022 – 2023
Product Specialist and R&D Technical Lead
ABB Schweiz Ltd.
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- Technical lead in R&D and product development of the new power converter system for hydrogen production via electrolysis, Unirec H2
- Defined the product roadmap with all team members, plus specification and technical requirements to meet market needs
- Built digital twins for simulation, sales support and specification verification
- Built a small-scale real simulator with all components for software development of special functions and testing (hardware and software lead)
- Communicated with suppliers on system design and component specification
- Led a remote team in China for application engineering and system design
Equipment and tools
- Product roadmap
- Digital twin
- Hardware-in-the-loop style test bench
- Matlab and Simulink
- PLECS
- DIgSILENT PowerFactory
- Supplier management
- Remote team leadership
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