This group belongs to the School of Computer & Communications Sciences at EPFL. Formerly it was part of the Laboratory of Nonlinear Systems (LANOS) under the supervision of Professor Martin Hasler. Our main research fields are the measurements, modelling and characterization of high-Tc superconductors. This kind of materials can carry very large electrical currents with very low energy dissipation (compared to traditional copper or aluminum conductors) and they can be, therefore, used in new generation power systems for devices such as fault current limiters, electric cables, transformers, motors and generators. Among the main impediments to an immediate large scale industrial utilization of the high-Tc superconductor technologies are the AC losses occuring in the presence of alternating transport currents and/or magnetic fields.
The Applied Superconductivity lab lead by Dr Bertrand Dutoit closed in 2022 after the retirement of its director.
