imperix

imperix is a Swiss engineering company headquartered in Sion, Switzerland, that builds rapid control prototyping (RCP) solutions for power electronics. Founded in 2013 as a spin-off from the Power Electronics Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the company was created by two engineers, Simon Delalay and Nicolas Cherix, who experienced first-hand how much time researchers lost adapting control systems to each new power converter. Their answer was a modular, flexible platform of universal building blocks that could be assembled and commissioned quickly, letting engineers focus on innovation rather than experimental setup. The company's product ecosystem covers the full development lifecycle of power electronics control. At its core are programmable controllers purpose-built for power electronics, ranging from compact units for academic laboratories to high-performance controllers suitable for industrial product integration. Around these controllers, imperix offers control development toolkits — Simulink and PLECS blocksets that enable graphical programming, simulation-assisted development, and fast code deployment to hardware. The portfolio is completed by power prototyping hardware, including half-bridge SiC modules and high-bandwidth sensors, designed to be versatile, reliable, and turnkey. imperix positions itself as an accelerator of power electronics innovation. Its solutions are used by leading universities and corporations in more than 50 countries, spanning application areas such as grid-tied converters and power quality, microgrid systems and distributed control, electric motor drives and wind turbine control, e-mobility and charging systems, high-frequency and resonant converters, and modular multi-level converters and high-level topologies. The company describes its offering as rooted in Swiss engineering excellence and as an ecosystem that supports users from initial laboratory use through to fully embedded industrial products for real-world power converters. As a privately held company, imperix operates from its Sion headquarters and serves a global customer base of researchers, educators, and industrial engineers. Its commercial identity is closely tied to the rapid control prototyping niche, where it combines robust hardware with intuitive software to shorten the path from simulation to reality.

imperix was founded in 2013 by Simon Delalay and Nicolas Cherix as a spin-off from the Power Electronics Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). The two founders met the problem that would define the company during their doctoral research: adapting control systems for each new power converter was time-consuming and difficult, and fellow researchers were spending more time on tedious experimental setup than on the innovative work they were trying to validate. They formed a vision of a modular and flexible platform — a set of universal building blocks that could be assembled and commissioned rapidly — so that innovators could focus on results, enabling faster publications for academics and faster development for industry. From that starting point, imperix built a product ecosystem around rapid control prototyping for power electronics. The company developed programmable controllers purpose-built for power electronics applications, offering dedicated solutions for demanding academic research, educational laboratories, and industrial product integration. It complemented the controllers with control development toolkits — Simulink and PLECS blocksets that enable graphical programming and simulation-assisted development, and that ensure fast and easy code deployment to hardware. Power prototyping hardware, including half-bridge SiC modules and high-bandwidth sensors, rounded out the offering. Over time, imperix expanded its reach beyond its Swiss base. Its solutions came to be trusted by leading universities and corporations across more than 50 countries, and the company describes its solutions as spanning the entire development lifecycle, from initial laboratory use to fully embedded industrial products designed for real-world power converters. Application areas served include grid-tied converters and power quality, microgrid systems and distributed control, electric motor drives and wind turbine control, e-mobility and charging systems, high-frequency and resonant converters, and modular multi-level converters and high-level topologies. Headquartered in Sion, Switzerland, imperix remains a privately held company rooted in Swiss engineering. It continues to present itself as an accelerator of power electronics innovation, combining robust hardware with intuitive software to help engineers and researchers move faster, safer, and more easily from simulation to reality.

• 2013

  imperix is founded by Simon Delalay and Nicolas Cherix as a spin-off from the Power Electronics Laboratory at EPFL.

• imperix develops programmable controllers purpose-built for power electronics rapid control prototyping.

• imperix releases Simulink and PLECS blocksets for control development and code deployment.

• imperix introduces power prototyping hardware including half-bridge SiC modules and high-bandwidth sensors.

• imperix solutions reach users in more than 50 countries.

Swiss-engineered ecosystem of rapid control prototyping tools that accelerates power electronics innovation from lab to industrial deployment.

• Programmable controllers

  Purpose-built controllers for power electronics rapid control prototyping, suitable for academic research, educational laboratories, and industrial product integration.

• Control development toolkits

  Simulink and PLECS blocksets enabling graphical programming, simulation-assisted development, and fast code deployment to hardware.

• Half-Bridge SiC Module

  Versatile, reliable, turnkey power prototyping hardware.

• High-bandwidth sensors

  Accurate, robust, plug-and-play sensors for power electronics prototyping.

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