Clara Marina Sanz GarciaView profile
Associate Professor
Clara Marina Sanz Garcia is an Associate Professor in the Electronic Technology Department at Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M). She is a member of the Electronic Power Systems Group (GSEP) and teaches courses in Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, and Telecommunications. Her research focuses on power electronics with applications in photovoltaic systems, electric vehicles, and aerospace power systems. Dr. Sanz Garcia's research spans multiple critical areas of power electronics including DC-DC converters, photovoltaic systems integration, solid-state power controllers, and impedance modeling. Her work demonstrates particular expertise in converter topologies for renewable energy applications, with numerous publications on specialized converter designs like the AFZ converter, autotransformer forward-flyback converter, and Buck-Boost Modified Series Forward converter. She also has significant contributions in hardware-in-the-loop simulation techniques and digital control implementations using FPGAs. Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward practical implementation of power electronic systems with a focus on stability analysis, control strategies, and system integration. The research consistently bridges theoretical modeling with practical applications, particularly in renewable energy systems and transportation electrification. Many of her papers address the challenges of integrating power electronic converters into larger systems, with special attention to stability issues that arise in cascaded converter architectures. Convertidor CC-CC reductor y elevador, método de conversión CC-CC, y planta fotovoltaica que incorpora dicho convertidor (2019) Active control procedures for the connection of very capacitive loads using SSPCs (2017) Active control procedures for the connection of very capacitive loads using SSPCs (2014) Método y dispositivo de transformación de corriente continua en corriente alterna (2014) Método y sistema de alimentación de una carga constituida por una pluralidad de cargas elementales, en particular de LED (2013) Dr. Sanz Garcia has supervised at least one doctoral thesis on novel converter families for photovoltaic applications and has been principal investigator on multiple research projects including 'Estrategias de modelado y control para la estabilización de la InterCONEXión de convertidos electrónicos de POTencia' (2018-2021) and 'SMARTMOD-Habilitación de funciones inteligentes en convertidores de potencia modulares para la movilidad eléctrica' (2022-2025). She has secured funding from diverse sources including the Ministry of Economy, European Commission, and industry partners like Siemens Healthcare. She leads research within the Electronic Power Systems Group (GSEP), focusing on power converter design, stability analysis, and applications in renewable energy systems and transportation electrification. Her team works on both theoretical modeling and practical implementation, with strong connections to industry applications in aerospace, railway systems, and medical equipment.
