Mats Leksell

Mats Leksell is with the division of Electric Power and Energy Systems, Electrical Machines and Drives Laboratory, teaching and researching. He received his M.Sc. EE in 1984 and the Lic. Tech. in 1993. His main topics are electrical machines, electrical drives, electric and hybrid vehicles and electrical road systems. At the heart of his activitites is education as this is the most important activity when it comes to the sustainable development of society.

He is deputy director for the strategic research area STandUP for Energy, a joint research activity for KTH, Luleå University of Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Uppsala university,

Presently he is involved in for example the following activities:

Hemizero High voltage Electric Machine and Inverter for ZERO emission

Powerized Digitalization of Power Electronic Applications within Key Technology Value Chains

SMaRC Swedish Maritime Robotics Centre

Capacity building at UDSM University of Dar es Salaam

P.S. The division maintains a blog Converted to energy conversion (kth.se) where the wonderful world of electrical machines and drives are kept alive!