Advanced prototyping and systems integration
State-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure for designing custom electronic boards, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, firmware development and rigorous operational testing.
Value proposition
We are the leading centre for electrical and electronic engineering in Chile, with more than 11 years of experience developing R&D projects that create economic and technological value for our country and for the world.
Our aim is to be a key actor in developing and refining technological solutions for national and international industry through:
Research excellence and specialised capabilities for R&D and innovation
Two-way transfer of knowledge between industry and academia
Advanced human capital placed in the skills that the technologies of the future depend on
Thanks to our firm commitment to working with industry, and to our first-rate infrastructure and laboratories, these strengths let us build technological solutions of real impact and offer organisations a distinctive kind of support in their transformation and their sustainable growth.
To that end we offer a complete R&D and innovation path, from diagnosis and design through to pilot testing and industrial deployment. We provide tailored, ready-to-run solutions with the academic rigour our tradition is built on, combined with the agility and adaptability industry asks for. That is how we build trust: through clear, results-oriented plans of work that address industry challenges and open the way to long-term collaborations and new business opportunities.
How we work
Collaboration model
Explore
- We turn our clients' ideas into plans of work for building prototypes (TRL 1 to TRL 3).
- This covers basic technological research, technical feasibility studies, thorough diagnostics and laboratory-scale technology demonstrations.
- Intended for initiatives in their earliest stages of development.
Develop
- We speed up our clients' R&D through applied research (TRL 3 to TRL 7).
- This covers applied R&D projects, technology demonstrations in relevant environments and industrial pilots, as well as technical advice for both industry and policymakers.
- Aimed at initiatives that already have laboratory-scale prototypes, or whose requirements and scope are already defined.
Realise
- We help companies add value to their business by transferring AC3E's technical and commercial capabilities.
- This covers collaborative innovation programmes and roadmaps, technology and knowledge transfer, team growth, intellectual property assessment and the design of novel utility models.
- Aimed at companies committed to a long-term R&D strategy that need support in building their innovation portfolio.
Capabilities
Industrial IoT and edge computing
Design and deployment of robust sensor networks, custom telemetry and distributed processing architectures fitted to demanding operating environments such as mining and large-scale industrial plants.
Applied AI and mathematical modelling
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Scaling up and validating power electronics
End-to-end capabilities for testing high-power converters, advanced control algorithms and smart grid systems, moving maturity forward from laboratory scale to industrial deployment.
Applied research areas
The applied research areas of AC3E turn multidisciplinary capabilities into technologies, prototypes and integrated solutions for priority sectors, guiding how the centre works with industry and with public institutions.
Area 01 · Smart Industry
Smart Industry
We bring together predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, edge computing, sensing and control to make industrial processes more efficient and more reliable.
- Sensing and Automation
- Big Data and Decision Making
- Advanced Control Systems
- Intelligent Transport Systems
Needs and applications: Digital transformation for mining, manufacturing, logistics, transport, water, forestry and critical infrastructure, focused on productivity, reliability, safety and sustainability.
Learn moreArea 02 · Energy Transition
Energy Transition
We develop energy conversion and storage technologies, electrification and smart grids to integrate renewable energy and help mitigate climate change.
- Power Converter Topologies, Control and Applications
- Electromobility and Storage Systems
- Electrical Power Systems and the Electricity Market
- Renewable Energy Conversion Systems
Needs and applications: Technologies for renewable integration, electrification, storage, grid flexibility, electromobility and the decarbonisation of industrial and transport systems.
Learn moreArea 03 · Health Technologies
Health Technologies
We develop devices, models and algorithms for monitoring and diagnosis, with a focus on personalised, preventive and accessible healthcare.
- Medical Signals, Sensors and Devices
- Neural and Rehabilitation Engineering
- Biomedical Data Analytics
- Physiological Modelling
Needs and applications: Engineering solutions for personalised, preventive and accessible health: occupational health, clinical monitoring, neurotechnology, speech and hearing.
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Work with usProjects
Smart Industry
SmartLoader - Predictive Maintenance Platform for Mining Operations
A failure prediction and predictive maintenance system for front loaders used in mining.
In collaboration with: Ingeniería Civil Vicente (ICV)
Microgrids for isolated communities
Design and control of hybrid microgrids for towns off the interconnected system.
Spinoffs
Science and technology companies are born out of AC3E and take the prototypes and discoveries developed at the centre to market, today at different stages of commercial validation.
Sun & Play
Energy harvestingBorn out of the centre's energy harvesting research: electronic devices that harvest energy from their surroundings, mainly sunlight, and store it in supercapacitors, with no batteries and no grid connection.
Electroveja Labs
Digital experiencesBrings art and technology together to build immersive experiences that mix the physical and the digital, through projection mapping, virtual and augmented reality, and stereoscopic cameras.
Simbiótica
AI for healthGrew out of the collaboration between AC3E and the Hospital Clínico of the Universidad de Chile, applying artificial intelligence to specialist medical diagnosis, with a focus on ear, nose and throat medicine.
Lanek
Medical devicesDesigns high-technology medical devices, many of them wearable, for monitoring, diagnosing and treating health conditions remotely.