Hans-Jürgen Pfisterer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jürgen Pfisterer is a Professor of Electric Drives and Fundamentals at the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. He founded and leads the Kompetenzzentrum Elektronik und Antriebstechnik (KEA), which has executed over 175 industry-funded technology projects since 2010. His research integrates electric drives, energy storage, power electronics, electromobility, and smart grids.

Research interests span sustainable energy solutions, including:

• Electric drive optimization
• Battery storage topologies
• Smart grid implementation
• Hydrogen applications in agriculture (H2-Landtechnik)
• CO₂ reduction tools (CO2-Kompass)
• Circular economy in agri-systems (AgrarCycle)

Recent publications (2016-2023) emphasize battery systems, AI-enhanced control, and sustainable mobility. Trends include modular energy storage, grid resilience, and interdisciplinary product-service systems for decarbonization.

Awards include the Konrad Albert Schaefer Prize (2012) and four best interdisciplinary project awards (2017-2019). He leads the VDE Osnabrück-Emsland committee and advises on Niedersachsen's mobility strategy.

He directs KEA's industry-academia collaborations and mentors Formula Student Team eIRT. Current projects involve H2-powered agricultural machinery (NeXaT2H2) and autonomous irrigation systems (WaterWise).