Alberto Colotti

Alberto Colotti is a Professor at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), School of Engineering, where he heads the Power Electronics and Drives team within the Institute of Mechatronic Systems. He serves as a lecturer for Power Electronics and Drive Systems and maintains an active research profile in power conversion technologies.

His research spans power electronics, electric drives, and mechatronic systems with emphasis on wide-bandgap semiconductors (GaN/SiC), motor design for traction applications, and thermal management in power converters. Key specialties include synchronous reluctance machines, IPMSM development, and educational test bench design for instructional purposes in drive systems.

Publications from 2014-2024 reveal consistent innovation in power converter topologies and machine design, with recent work focusing on instructional test benches (2024) and SiC thermal modeling (2019). His research bridges theoretical modeling with experimental validation, particularly in gallium nitride applications and traction drive systems for small vehicles.

Colotti has led multiple research projects:

• Control platform for gallium nitride-based power converter (Project leader, completed)
• Sigrid – Smart Interlocking Grid (Project leader, completed)
• Adastec (Project leader, completed)
• Lisrel (Project leader, completed)
• Holistic mechatronic design for a sonic toothbrush (Deputy project leader, completed)
• Multipol Resolver with passive Rotor (Deputy project leader, completed)

He directs the Power Electronics and Drives team at ZHAW's Institute of Mechatronic Systems, which specializes in advancing power electronics research through both simulation and experimental validation of next-generation drive systems.