Nowadays my research is focused, whithin the deeper research group, on the modular multilevel converters and converters for photovoltaic and wind applications. At the workgroup we have developed the following Ph.D. Thesis:

• Estudio y Simulación de Convertidores CA/CA Directos 3x3 en Matriz de Conversión controlados mediante Sliding Fuente de Corriente authored by Dr. Luis Carlos Herrero de Lucas and mentored by Dr. S. de Pablo and Dr. J.M. Ruiz.
   
• Control de aerogeneradores de paso fijo para extraer la máxima potencia eólica authored by Dr. Fernando Martínez Rodrigo and mentored by Dr. J.M. Ruiz and Dr. J.A. Domínguez.
   
• Estudio de la Aplicación de los Dispositivos Programables tipo FPGA al Diseño de Circuitos Digitales de Comunicación authored by Dr. Luis José Vaquero Garrote and mentored by Dr. S. de Pablo.
   
• Control Digital Vectorial con Sliding en Fuente de Corriente para Convertidores CC/CA Trifásicos conectados a Red authored by Dr. Alexis B. Rey Boué and mentored by Dr. S. de Pablo and Dr. J.M. Ruiz.
   
• Estudio del Test de Tarjetas de Circuito Impreso con Circuitos Digitales VLSI y Memorias RAM authored by Dr. Santiago Cáceres Gómez and mentored by Dr. J.M. Ruiz.
   
• Arquitecturas y Algoritmos para el Tratamiento y la Segmentación de Imágenes en Tiempo Real authored by Dr. Santiago de Pablo Gómez and mentored by Dr. S. Lorenzo.
   

I have directed the following Thesis:

• Incorporación de las competencias genéricas en los títulos de Grado de Ingeniería Industrial y su certificación en el Suplemento Europeo al Título authored by Dª. Cristina Pérez Barreiro and mentored by Dra. M.A. Martín and Dr. F. Martínez.
   
• Estudio de técnicas de control vectorial aplicadas a convertidores modulares multinivel en aplicaciones de generación fotovoltaica (en curso) authored by Yad Nooraldin Bakir and mentored by Dr. S. de Pablo and Dr. F. Martínez.
   
• Sistema de almacenamiento en baterías distribuido en un convertidor modular multinivel (MMC) para aplicaciones de media tensión (en curso) authored by Alberto Fiz Sastre and mentored by Dr. F. Martínez and Dr. L.C. Herrero.
   

• CICYT - ENE2011-28252-C02 (€14,520, 2012.01~2012.12): "Development of new Power Converters and Control Circuits for Grid connected Wind Generators" developed by S. de Pablo, F. Martínez, L.C. Herrero, S. Cáceres, C. Pérez and J.A. Cebrián.
   
• CICYT - ENE2007-67417/ALT (€68,244, 2007.10~2010.09): "Development of new Power Converters and Control Circuits for Grid connected Wind Generators" developed by S. de Pablo, F. Martínez, L.C. Herrero, S. Cáceres and J.A. Cebrián.
   
• EZONO - 061/063951 & 061/073952 (€48,000, 2006.01~2008.08): "Implementation of a signal processing platform on a FPGA using a PCI Express bus for input/output" developed by S. de Pablo, S. Cáceres, J.A. Cebrián, L.C. Herrero and A.B. Rey. Four students have joined this Project, two of them are now working at eZono AG, Jena, Germany.
   
• ISEND - 061/073951 (€52,200, 2007.01~2008.06): "Test of printed circuit boards for nondestructive testing equipment" developed by S. Cáceres y S. de Pablo, J.A. Cebrián, L.C. Herrero and F. Martínez.
   
• JCYL - VA004B06 (€9,900, 2006.01~2007.12): "Development of flexible control structures for DC/AC power converters using FPGA devices" developed by S. de Pablo, S. Cáceres, L.C. Herrero, F. Martínez, J.A. Cebrián and A.B. Rey.
   
• JCYL - VA021B06 (€9,900, 2006.01~2007.12): "Study and implementation on a 5 KW prototype of AC/AC converters' commutation techniques" developed by L.C. Herrero, F. Martínez, S. de Pablo and A.B. Rey.
   
• JOR-3-CT98-7005 (€848,055, 1998.08~2001.02): "Optimum DSP´s based solar energy management for multipurpose applications: house, water pump, ..." developed by S. Lorenzo, F.J. de Andrés, A.E. Arranz, S. Cáceres, J.A. Domínguez, J.M. González, P. Gutiérrez, L.C. Herrero, F. Martínez, J.M. Mena, S. de Pablo, C. Pérez, F.J. Plaza, M.C. Quintano, J.M. Ruiz and M.I. del Valle.
   
• ITELSA (€111,547, 1997.04~1998.12): "Collaboration agreement for developing solar pumping equipment and photovoltaic solar home" developed by S. Lorenzo, F.J. de Andrés, A.E. Arranz, J.M. González, L.C. Herrero, F. Martínez, J.M. Mena, C. Pérez, F.J. Plaza, M.C. Quintano, J.M. Ruiz and M.I. del Valle.
   
• OCIDE (€241,577, 1991.05~1992.12): "Research and development of an energy storage system in electrochemical batteries, for instant reservation and load control" developed by S. Lorenzo, F.J. de Andrés, A.E. Arranz, J.M. González, F. Martínez, J.M. Mena, S. de Pablo and J.M. Ruiz. With the participation of the companies IBERDROLA y ENERTRON