Prof. Dr.-Ing. Constantinos Sourkounis
Contact
Tel: +49 (234) 32 - 25776
Fax: +49 (234) 32 - 14597
E-Mail: office@enesys.rub.de
Address:
Power Systems Technology and Power Mechatronics
Ruhr-University Bochum
Universitaetsstrasse 150
44801 Bochum, Germany
Curriculum Vitae
Study and Research Activities:
| since 2003 | Professorship of Power Systems Technology at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 1999-2003 | Administration of the research group for Drive Engineering as Senior Engineer at the institute for Electrical Power Engineering, TU Clausthal |
| 1994-1999 | Head of the research group AMOEVES (Autonomous Modulare Power Supply Systems) and responsable for the IEE sub-project from the project A18 "Increase of availability and occupancy rate for shredder facilities" by SFB 180, TU Clausthal |
| 1994 | Ph. D. with the subject: Wind power converter with maximum energy yield at under-perfomingmains |
| 1989-1998 | Research Assistant at the institute for Electrical Power Engineering, TU Clausthal |
| 1989 | German Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, main field Power Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, TU Clausthal |
Collegiate and other Activities:
| since 2017 | Goup leader of the work group "Flexibilisation of the Energy System" as part of the "Energy Research Network - Power Supply Systems" (BMWI) |
| since 2013 | Member of the board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Power Systems Technology (Fraunhofer IWES) |
| since 2013 | Chairman of the Advisory Council of the "Energy Efficiency Center Bochum" |
| since 2013 | Reviewer for IET Renewable Power Generation |
| 2011/2012 | Member of the international Jury for the Austrian Research and Technology Programme "New Energies 2020" as well as "e-Mission" of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) |
| since 2014 2006-2008 | Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 2009-2015 | Member of the Board of the NRW Research School "Energy Efficient Production and Logistics" (MIWF NRW) |
| 2009-2014 | Member of the platform "E-Mobility: Infrastructure" of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Construction and Urban Development |
| 2008-2014 | Chairman of the examination board of the Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 2008-2011 | Expert for the Federal Court of Justice in Wind Energy |
| 2008-2011 | Member of the Senate of the Ruhr-University Bochum |
| since 2006 | Reviewer for IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IEEE IES) |
| since 2005 | Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Magazine "Drive Technology" (drive systems of wind energy converters) |
| 1996-2003 | Member of the examination board for the department Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering, TU Clausthal |
| 1990-1992 | Chairman of the greece student community, TU Clausthal |
| 1987-1988 | Member of the student parliament, TU Clausthal |
| 1986-1988 | Member of the foreigner council, TU Clausthal |
| 1984-1988 | Chairman of the greece student community, TU Clausthal |
Courses
Lectures
- Introduction to electric mobility
- Energy storage systems
- Introduction to power systems technology
- Mechatronic drive systems
- Renewable electric power engineering
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering III - Power Engineering
Internships and Seminars
- Introduction to power systems technology
- Renewable electric power engineering