In the first 15 years of this century we continue to see a growing interest in the energy electromechanical conversion, in the static conversion of electric energy and in their control issues. Power electronics and electrical drives are more and more permeating industrial applications and their automation, systems for distributed electric generation, propulsion systems for road, railways, marine and other kinds of vehicles, on-board apparatuses for main or ancillary services, energy storage systems, robotics, household appliances and so on. Integration of technologies and smarter components and systems are some of the most relevant trends of the last years. Since long time the above mentioned topics have been the central themes of SPEEDAM Symposia, started in early ‘70s (even if the name “SPEEDAM” was introduced at the beginning of ‘90s). We are pleased to note that the arguments are still very relevant and worldwide studied, also because in most of these application fields the market is still expanding. This justifies the effort in organizing our SPEEDAM international conference every two years, trying to focus attention to the emerging topics and to renew the traditional ones. In the age of “virtual” communication, the technical and scientific conferences can play an important role in facilitating the interaction between industrial and academic worlds and among people coming from several countries. The participation in a scientific conference is particularly fruitful for young researchers who have possibility to compare results and followed methodologies with those obtained by other teams. This traditionally occurs in the SPEEDAM Symposia, thanks to a friendly context and a soft atmosphere in pleasant environments.
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Anacapri, Capri Island
Italy
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