Power Electronics has become the enabling technology for the majority of power processing engineering and for the future management of electrical energy. No future development of sustainable energy systems will be possible without the use of advanced and optimised Power Electronics and Adjustable Speed Drives. It is used in all areas where electrical power conversion and control is needed. Special attention will be devoted this time to sustainable energy systems, clean surface transport, to the emergence of hydrogen as energy vector as well as to the most recent development in component technologies and converters’ topologies.
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| A. DEVICES, PACKAGING AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION |
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Topic 1: Active devices |
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1a. MOS controlled silicon power devices (e.g. IGBT, MOSFET)
1b. Silicon power diode and thyristor devices
1c. Monolithic integration, system on chip
1d. Wide bandgap power semiconductor devices (e.g. SiC, GaAs)
1e. Simulation and modelling of power devices
1f . Drive and protection of power devices |
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Topic 2: Passive components, system integration & packaging |
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2a. Passive components and integrated passive components
2b. Materials and interconnection technologies
2d. Cooling, thermal management and thermal design
2b. Multichip module packaging technologies
2e. Reliability of components and integrated subsystems
2f. Simulation and modelling of integrated components and subsystems |
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Topic 3: Power system integration |
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3a. Modularity and standardization of converters
3b. Power electronic system integration methodology
3c. Stability and reliability of cascaded converters
3d. Integrated applied power systems |
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| B. POWER CONVERTERS TOPOLOGIES AND DESIGN |
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Topic 4: Soft switching converters and control pic 4: Soft switching converters and control |
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4a. Soft switching converters: resonant, ZVS, ZCS
4b. Soft switching converters: circuits and control
4c. Soft switching converters: Failure tolerance |
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Topic 5: Hard switching converters and control |
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5a. Multilevel and voltage source converters
5b. Matrix converters
5b. Emerging topologies
5c. Failure tolerant systems or converters |
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| C. MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL |
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Topic 6: Modulation strategies and specific control methods for static converter |
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6a. Converter control sets and modulation strategies
6b. Converter control, current/voltage control |
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Topic 7: Application of control methods to electrical systems |
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7a. Optimal control, robust control, non-linear control
7b. Fuzzy control, neuronal control
7c. Open and closed loop system control, fault handling strategies |
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Topic 8: Measurements and sensors (except speed and position sensors) |
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8a. Components
8b. Measurements techniques
8c. Software for measurements and virtual instruments
8d. Estimation techniques
8e. Design and diagnoses
8f. System integration and applications |
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| D. ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVE SYSTEMS |
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Topic 9: Motion control and robotics, communication in drive systems |
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9a. Servo drives; stepping, linear and brushless drives
9b. Actuators, transducers
9c. Piezo and electrostatic actuators
9d. Communications systems for drives, integration of MC, NC and PLC in drive systems
9e. Modelling, simulation and design methods |
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Topic 10: Electrical Machines |
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10a. Synchronous, permanent magnet synchronous and brushless d.c. motor
10b. Induction machines
10c. Switched reluctance machines
10d. Linear machines
10e. Integrated electrical machines
Topic 11: Adjustable speed drives
11a. General purpose a.c. and d.c. drives
11b. Converter machine/mains interactions
11c. Adjustable speed drive systems
11d. Combined multi-motor drive systems |
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Topic 12: High performance drives |
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12a. Vector controlled and direct torque controlled drives
12b. Non-linear control and other high performance drive systems
12c. Sensorless techniques |
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| E. APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS IN GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY |
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Topic 13: Electrical energy generating systems, renewable energy systems |
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13a. Distributed, renewable energy systems, including fuel cells
13b. Adjustable speed generation systems (including windmills and gasturbines)
13c. Generator, excitation systems
13d. Power Factor Correctors (PFC)
13e. Modelling, simulation and design methods |
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Topic 14: Transmission and distribution of electrical energy |
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14a. HVDC
14b. FACTS
14c. Active, passive and combined filtering
14d. Power conditioning, power factor correction, modern line side converters
14e. Storage of electrical energy
14f. Low frequency EMC problems
14g. Protecting and switching devices (systems) |
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| F. APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS IN USERS DEVICES/PROCESSES |
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Topic 15: Power supplies |
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15a. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
15b. DC Power Supplies (hard&soft switching)
15c. Distributed Power Supplies
15d. Voltage Regulated Modules (VRM)
15e. EMI & over-voltage protection
15f. Electronic ballasts and solid state lighting
15g. High power density system design |
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Topic 16: Electrical systems in aerospace, space, surface and marine transport |
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16a. Power electronics in aerospace and space applications
16b. Road vehicles
16c. Rail vehicles
16d. Marine applications (Offshore and ships)
16e. Energy storage components and systems
16f. Embarked fuel cells
16g. Energy sources control and management
16h. Communications and data transmission
16i. EMC related phenomena
16j. Modelling, simulation and design methods |
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Topic 17: Operating quality of systems |
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17a. Reliability
17b. Diagnostics
17c. Electromagnetic compatibility
17d. Power management |
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Topic 18 Industry specific energy conversion and conditioning technologies
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18a. Energy conversion and conditioning technologies in the industry (cement, steel, paper, textile, mining, etc…)
18b. Power electronics and drives in buildings and household applications, including lighting and professional devices
18c. Power electronics and drives for industrial automation
18d. Power electronics and drives for low cost applications
18e. Electroheat and power electronics |
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Topic 19 Energy saving technologies |
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19a. Planning and experience in fulfilling CO2 reduction targets
19b. Energy system management, user applications experiences
19c. Energy saving power electronic and drive technologies
19d. Energy saving drive applications |
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Topic 20 Energy conversion and conditioning technologies in physics research and related applications |
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20a. Power converters for particle accelerators
20b. Application of power electronics to pulsed power (f.e. nuclear fusion research, microwaves, etc…)
20c. Other related applications |
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| G. EDUCATION |
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Topic 21: Education |
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21a. Education methodology
21b. Education tools and e-learning
21c. Simulation software and design tools
21d. Education policy in Europe |
