Jonas Mühlethaler

Jonas Mühlethaler is a Professor at the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture (HSLU), leading the Institute of Electrical Engineering IET CC Digital Energy and Electric Power. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich, with a focus on power electronics. Prior to academia, he co-founded the ETH spinoff Gecko Simulations, worked as an R&D Manager at Swissgrid, and consulted for the AWK Group. His research focuses on intelligent energy systems, microgrids, power electronics, and blockchain applications in energy transition.

Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering (ETH Zurich), specialized in power electronics. Professional experience includes entrepreneurial ventures, industry roles in the Swiss electricity sector, and academic leadership in energy research.

Research interests include advanced magnetic component design, grid flexibility through distributed ledger technologies, and energy storage system integration. Recent work emphasizes core material characterization under DC bias, EMI mitigation in power converters, and optimizing blockchain for energy markets.

Notable projects include SWEET LANTERN CC DEEP (grid flexibility), ENFLATE (sector coupling), and DLT for local DC energy systems. His 2024 paper on EMI filter noise emissions highlights contributions to power electronics reliability.

Labs/Teams: Head of the Research Group on Energy Storage at the Forum Energiespeicher Schweiz. Active in the Sector Forum Energy Management (SFEM) working group on blockchain and DLT.