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he Applied Power Electronics Conference, will be held March 26-30, 2017 at the Tampa, Florida Convention Center and continues the longstanding tradition of addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics engineer. This annual event is jointly sponsored by the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), and Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA). Each APEC event seems to set records every year for the number of papers, the size of the exhibit and the number of attendees. And APEC 2017 continues to be an exceptional bargain with full registration for as little as $825. Check the APEC website for details (www.apec-conf.org).
APEC 2017 General Chairman, Jonathan Kimball stated "APEC allows power electronics professionals from all sectors to gather annually and participate in a rewarding exchange of technical knowledge while gaining valuable industry connections and I look forward to APEC every year as a time to meet colleagues, see what new directions are emerging in our field, and find new solutions to problems or sometimes find new problems to solve."
APEC 2017 has put together the best-ever program, one you that you really don't want to miss.
- The Plenary Session on Monday, March 27 will feature world-class presentations to keynote the week-long conference. You'll not want to miss the talks from these technology visionaries:
- Dr. Ahmad Bahai, TI Chief Technologist and Senior VP, will present "Power Semiconductor Technology – Flexibility for Tomorrow's Solutions."
- Conor Quinn, Artesyn Embedded Technologies and the PSMA Power Technology Roadmap Co-Chair, will present "Empowering the Electronics Industry: A Power Technology Roadmap".
- Vataché Vorperian, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Principal Engineer and Fellow of the IEEE, will present "A Historical Perspective on the Development of the PWM Switch Model."
- Dr. Shaui Jiang and Xin Li, Google, Technical Lead Manager for Power Team (Li) and Senior DC-DC Power Architect for Data Centers (Jiang), will discuss "Google 48V Power Architecture".
- Hamish Laird, ELMG Digital Power Inc, CTO, will present "The Gap Between High Power and Low Power Converters and How it is Closing".
- Dr. Ljubisa Stevanovic, GE Global Research, CTO Silicon Carbide Works, will present "From SiC MOSFET Devices to MW-scale Power Converters".
As many as 2000 registrants are expected to attend the APEC Plenary Session |
- There will be eighteen Professional Development Seminars on Sunday, March 26 and Monday, March 27 given by world-class experts that are designed to bring you up to speed on critical power electronics design technologies and techniques. These sessions are divided into three tracks:
- Power Supply Design, with sessions on bi-directional dc-dc converters, digital LLC resonant converters and the interaction between switching regulators and input filters.
- Silicon Carbide design issues, including sessions on accelerating new designs, practical implementation of SiC and SiC device fabrication.
- Control topics covering digital compensators, stability in distributed systems and current mode control and modeling.
- The Technical Program will run from Tuesday, March 28 through Thursday, March 30 and is packed with 593 top-quality, peer-reviewed papers.
- The popular Industry Session program will run concurrently with the Technical Program. These sessions will cover 20 topical areas with 124 timely presentations of current industry developments.
Technical and Industry Sessions provide attendees with the latest developments in power electronics technology |
- Three controversial topics will be covered in the annual "Rap Sessions" on Tuesday evening. These sessions present pro vs. con arguments about important issues. Topics this year will be "Power Electronic Architectures: Do We Need More or Have all the Topologies been Invented?", "Do We Need to Progress Towards GHz Switching in High Power Systems and Applications?" and "3D Printing and Power Supply on Chip (PSoC)/Power Supply in Package (PSiP) vs. Discrete Designs". Plan to get there early to be sure to get a seat.
- The exhibit hall (once again a sell-out) is packed with the latest power electronics products.
The busy tradeshow opens with a Monday evening reception |
- The annual MicroMouse contest pits teams from around the world to solve the maze in the fastest time with their intelligent motorized mice. This is always a very entertaining event.
A university team sets up its entry in the annual MicroMouse competition |
- All attendees are invited to "Escape to Little Havana!" at the Wednesday evening event that offers a wonderful opportunity for socializing with colleagues from across the globe.
When asked about this year's venue, Dr. Kimball said, "Tampa is a stunning location which I'm sure you will enjoy as you experience all the city has to offer. I hope you take advantage of this by visiting Busch Gardens, the New York Yankees spring training facility, or one of the nearby world class beaches. Your families will have endless options to explore, including the Florida Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo, SS American Victory, Henry B. Plant Museum, and Glazer Children's Museum. In addition, there are extensive dining destinations and entertainment venues for you to visit with old friends and new colleagues at the conclusion of each day's programming."
Provided by Greg Evans,
APEC 2017 Publicity Chair |
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