DCS-PEARL
(Digital Control Systems and Power Electronics Applications Research Laboratory)
R&D Laboratory Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Yahya Danayiyen (https://avesis.ktu.edu.tr/yahya)
Contact: E-mail: yahya@ktu.edu.tr | Phone: +90 462 377 3669 (Extension: 3669)
Address: Laboratory Number ELK-203
Postal Address: Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Trabzon / Turkey
Founded in 2026, DCS-PEARL (Digital Control Systems and Power Electronics Applications Research Laboratory) operates under EMPEDSCON (Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Control Research Group) and conducts research on advanced control methods for digital control systems and power electronics applications.
The laboratory carries out both academic research and industrial-oriented studies, with a particular focus on real-time control systems, power electronics-based energy conversion applications, renewable energy systems, smart inverter systems, data-driven control methods, cybersecurity applications, model based control systems and embedded control platforms.
EMPEDSCON: https://avesis.ktu.edu.tr/arastirma-grubu/empedsconrg
Group Director: Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim OKUMUŞ (https://avesis.ktu.edu.tr/okumus)
Within DCS-PEARL, research and development activities are conducted in the following areas:
DCS-PEARL aims to become a pioneering research laboratory that develops innovative and high-performance solutions in the fields of digital control systems, power electronics applications, grid-connected energy systems, smart grid technologies, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence-supported control methods, and data-driven decision-making mechanisms by integrating academic research with real-time applications, advanced engineering technologies, and intelligent energy systems.
In addition, the laboratory aims to contribute to technological development goals and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals within the scope of sustainable energy technologies, digital transformation, and smart infrastructure applications.
Scientific Reliability: Verifiable, transparent, and ethical research methodologies are adopted in all research activities.
Interdisciplinary Approach: The integration of electrical engineering, control, automation, artificial intelligence, and energy technologies is encouraged.
Balance Between Research and Application: Theoretical studies are supported through real-time applications and experimental validation.
Open Collaboration Culture: Sustainable collaborations among academic researchers, students, and industrial stakeholders are encouraged.
Technical Competence and Development: Researchers are encouraged to specialize in next-generation control technologies, embedded systems, and data-driven methods.
Reproducible Research: Ensuring that conducted studies are experimentally and theoretically reproducible is considered essential.
The laboratories operating under EMPEDSCON provide research infrastructure for researchers working in areas such as power electronics, renewable energy applications, microgrids and energy management, motor drive systems, digital control systems, automation technologies, and embedded systems.
Laboratory activities may include graduate thesis studies, TÜBİTAK and BAP projects, Horizon Europe projects, COST actions, international bilateral collaborations, industrial R&D activities, and experimental prototype development studies.
Within DCS-PEARL, master’s and doctoral thesis studies are conducted in the fields of digital control systems, renewable energy systems, power electronics applications, grid-connected inverters, intelligent energy systems, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, model based control systems and data-driven control methods through computer-based simulation analyses and real-time applications.
13 May 2026
