IMP | Institut für Mikrowellen- und Plasmatechnik

What we can contribute to the future!

The IMP consists of a very international team (typically 6-7 academic staff and almost as many research assistants).

The research institute has already guided 7 doctoral students to a doctorate. We have also had excellent experiences with DAAD students.

The IMP has established the two basic technologies GHz plasma technology and mixed-frequency IQ technology and verified them through various applications. 

With the recent breakthrough ("generation of decoupled plasmas"), the IMP has a unique basis to contribute to climate protection to a high degree.

For future new projects with these two basic technologies, research partners/investors are still being sought. 

GHz-Plasma Technology

  • Between 433 MHz and 18 GHz and up to 6 kW, the IMP develops plasma sources by means of the hot S-parameter measurement technique and field simulation in all possible applications.
  • Current topics: Uncoupled plasmas, free-standing plasmas, plasma jets, plasma chambers.
  • Applications: Fundamentals for new fusion technology, 3D and 2.5D printing of metals and ceramics, materials spectroscopy, industrial furnaces, welding, surface cleaning. 
  • Environmental: CO2 savings in industrial heating processes (replacement for H2 or natural gas burners e.g. electric hot air systems or furnaces) especially for inline processes. 
  • Older developments: Household and shopping light lamps with best light spectrum and >90 lumen/W; GHz spark plugs.

Mixed-Frequency IQ-Technique

  • Future topics: Cat's Eye2.0 (all-weather and range-finding), fully automated checkouts.
  • Ongoing applications: 3D indoor (and outdoor) localization (in mm range), autonomous driving.
  • Latest development: RFID with tracking and multi-tag recognition.
  • Largest development to date: sea rescue system with low-cost tags (without battery 5€ / 1 km range and with battery 15€ / sight horizon). 
  • Other possible fields of application: Building and bridge monitoring regarding vibrations, terrain monitoring, transmission distance measurements up to space.
     

Eindrücke aus dem Labor

Institutsleitung

Heuermann, Holger, Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Lehrgebiet: Hoch- und Höchstfrequenztechnik
Foto Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Heuermann
Professor
Fachbereich 5 - Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Senat und Kommissionen - Kommission für Forschung und Entwicklung
Eupener Str. 70
Raum G 202
52066 Aachen

Sprechzeiten

VLZ: Mi 14:30 h - 16:00 h, VLFZ: Di 14:30 h - 16:00 h

Ringbeck, Thorsten, Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Lehrgebiet: Elektronik und Halbleiterschaltungstechnik
Foto Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Ringbeck
Professor
Fachbereich 5 - Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Institute - European Center for Sustainable Mobility (ECSM)
Eupener Straße 70
Raum G 216
52066 Aachen

Sprechzeiten

nach Vereinbarung per email

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter

Sadeghfam, Arash, Dr. Ing.

Foto Dr. Ing. Arash Sadeghfam
Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter
Fachbereich 5 - Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Eupener Str. 70
Raum
52066 Aachen

Reinholz, Jennifer M.Eng.

Lehrgebiet: Nachrichtentechnik
Foto  Jennifer Reinholz M.Eng.
Wissenschaftliche Angestellte
Fachbereich 5 - Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Personalrat und Gruppenvertretungen - Personalrat der wissenschaftlich und künstlerisch Beschäftigten
Eupener Str. 70
Raum E 330
52066 Aachen

Terbrack, Stefan B.Eng.

Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter
Fachbereich 5 - Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Eupener Str. 70
Raum
52066 Aachen

Rastkhiz, Ali M.Eng.

wiss. Mitarbeiter
Lehrgebiet: MIBS
Foto  Ali Rastkhiz M.Eng.
Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter
Fachbereich 5 - Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

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