{"id":3127,"date":"2025-12-12T11:50:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irec.nextret.net\/?post_type=department&#038;p=3127"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:59:59","slug":"power-systems","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/portalirecpro.azurewebsites.net\/es\/research\/department\/power-systems","title":{"rendered":"Power Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irec.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Power-Systems-group-2019-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6095\" style=\"width:1140px;height:620px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Power Systems group encompasses a wide-spectra of engineering disciplines (such as electrical, electronic, energy, communications, control, among others) required to comply with an evolving electrical system and 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