PSMA and IEEE PELS Sponsor 2021 Capacitors in Power Electronics Workshop

he PSMA Capacitor Committee is excited to announce the 2021 Capacitor Workshop sponsored by PSMA and IEEE PELS. We continue our efforts to educate and inform the industry about the latest news and developments of the Capacitor business, which is reflected by the fact that 2/3 of passive components are caps. The 2021 Capacitor Workshop will be the fourth in the series. Each year we are happy to see a growing interest and receive valuable feedback from our attendees that directs us as we plan our next events. The 2021 Capacitor Workshop is going to open new doors: put a light onto interesting and trending topics around capacitors, their technologies and various applications.

The PSMA Capacitor Workshop Organizing Committee has a clear mission:

The PSMA Capacitor Committee Annual Workshop aligned with APEC has a mission to educate the attendees on capacitor trends, technologies, and innovations. Wherever and whenever applications need energy, Capacitors are at the spotlight, and as energy moves the world it is incumbent for everyone to keep their finger on the pulse of capacitor issues. We are committed to present the best information available to meet the industry's needs.

Along with so many of us, the Capacitor Workshop Committee learned a lot through the process of changing the traditional format of a face-to-face workshop at previous APEC events into a virtual workshop. For 2021 we are preparing for three possibilities: 100% live and on site, 100% virtual and a hybrid. Planning for these different options is part of our strategy to ensure that the 2021 workshop meets the needs of the attendees and is a success.

Are you interested in learning more about the high temperature capabilities of EDLC Super-Capacitors, high voltage hybrid Aluminum Polymers?  Have you asked yourself, what is the difference between the result of the simulation you did and the first measurements of your prototypes? How a capacitors' lifetime will differ when environmental conditions are changing? All those and many more questions are targeted to be answered in Phoenix. In fact, the 2021 workshop headline is: "Design Techniques for the 21st Century - Behind the Scenes, Make Sure You Choose & Use the Correct Capacitor".

The 2021 Capacitor Workshop will offer value to everyone, from students and new engineers to advanced designers of DC-DC converters, frequency drives, inverters, and other power conversation applications. Multiple topics from industry, automotive and other application areas are included the agenda of this workshop. We look forward to providing information and answers to more and more Capacitor questions at the 2021 workshop.

The Capacitor Workshop has always been planned in parallel with the Power Magnetics @ High Frequency Workshop, with attendees having the opportunity to visit the demonstration stations for both workshops. However, in 2021 we go even one-step further, bringing together – Magnetics & Capacitors. With a joint demonstration station of magnetics and capacitor specialists, we will demonstrate how to design a best-in-class filter.

By combining theoretical content and practical lectures with topic related interactive demonstration stations, attendees get a full view of the technology from concept to practical implementation. The workshop agenda will address application-based challenges on capacitor technologies, the latest capacitor developments as well as the impact of market shortages on new developments and possible solutions to overcome actual problems.

The 2021 Capacitor Workshop will cover the following topics:

• Automotive & eMobility
• Design of
• Power Supplies
• Filters
• Drives
• Environmental influences on various capacitor technologies
• Difference between simulation and reality

The organizers aim is to provide an optimal balance between practical content delivered by leading capacitor manufacturers and content offered by worldwide renowned universities and their lectures on future capacitor research & development. There will also be presentations on ongoing advances in   capacitor research and development. There will be keynote presentations from forward-thinking market players. In addition, there will be panel sessions of the presenters to address questions and expand on the materials they presented.

The workshop will include interactive demonstration sessions to highlight many of the key concepts discussed during the presentations. These demonstration stations will be available during the breakfast prior to the opening session, lunch, and the networking session at the end of the day's events, giving attendees the opportunity to meet the presenters and professionals directly and get in-touch with the various technologies and their advantages.

The formal presentations are designed to open new horizons of capacitor technologies to attendees and to address questions engineers have, or will have, when working with different capacitor dielectrics. If you have any specific areas or issues that you would like included, please email Pierre Lohrber of the Workshop Organizing Committee at pierre.lohrber@we-online.de.

We look forward to your participation. More details regarding the agenda for the workshop will become available on the PSMA website (www.psma.com/technical-forums/capacitor/workshop) over the coming months. Click here to be notified by email when registration opens.

Provided by members of the Capacitor Workshop Organizing Committee:

Pierre Lohrber, Wurth Electronics
Fred Weber, Future Technology Worldwide

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