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PSMA Special Call for Papers

APEC 2018

33rd Annual
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition

March 4th – 8th, 2018       Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

APEC 2018 continues the long-standing tradition of addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronic engineer. Outstanding technical content is provided at one of the lowest registration costs of any IEEE conference. APEC 2018 will provide a) the best power electronics exposition, b) professional development courses taught by world-class experts, c) presentations of peer-reviewed technical papers covering a wide range of topics, and d) venue to network and enjoy the company of fellow power electronics professionals in a beautiful setting. Activities and attractions for guests, spouses, and families are abundant in the San Antonio area.

Technical Papers of value to the practicing engineer are solicited in the following topic areas:

AC-DC Converters:
  1. Single-Phase and Three-Phase Input
  2. Power Factor Correction: CCM,DCM, CRM/BCM Control, Bridgeless, Interleaving
  3. Embedded AC-DC Power Supplies
  4. External AC-DC Adapters
Modeling and Simulation:
  1. Circuits and Systems
  2. Device and Component Modeling
  3. Parasitics
  4. Software Tools
  5. Rapid Prototyping
DC-DC Converters:
  1. Hard- and Soft Switched
  2. Resonant Converters
  3. Point-of-Load (POL) and Multi-Phase Converters
  4. Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM)
 Control:
  1. Control of Power Electronic Converters
  2. Current-Mode and Voltage-Mode Control
  3. Digital Control
  4. Sensor and Sensor-less Control
  5. Gate Drive Circuits
  6. Control ICs
  7. MCUs, DSPs, FPGAs, ASICs
Power Electronics for Utility Interface:
  1. Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
  2. Power Quality, UPS, Filters
  3. Distributed Energy Systems
  4. Smart Grid
  5. UPS
  6. Solid-State Transformers
  7. Metering
 Production, Manufacturing and Business Issues:
  1. Quality and System Reliability
  2. Design for Manufacturability
  3. Fault-Tolerant Systems and Lifetime Predictions
  4. Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  5. Material Procurement
  6. Supplier Qualification
  7. Standards
  8. Production Processes
Motor Drives and Inverters:
  1. AC, DC, BLDC Motor Drives
  2. Single- and Multi-Phase Inverters
  3. Sensor Integration
  4. Actuators
  5. High Performance Drives
 Renewable Energy Systems:
  1. Photovoltaic (PV) Inverters and Micro Inverters
  2. Maximum Power Point Tracking  (MPPT)
  3. Wind Energy Conversion Systems
  4. Fuel Cells
  5. Grid-Tied Systems
  6. Bi-directional Power Converters
  7. Microgrid Systems
  8. Energy Storage Systems
Devices and Components:
  1. Power Silicon MOSFETs, BJTs, IGBTs
  2. GaN HEMTs
  3. SiC MOSFETs and BJTs
  4. Fast Recovery Diodes
  5. Magnetic Materials and Components
  6. Capacitors, Supercapacitors
  7. Interconnects and Fuses
Transportation Power Electronics:
  1. Vehicular Power Electronic Circuits and Systems
  2. Power Electronics for Hybrid and Electric Cars
  3. Power Electronics for Aerospace
  4. Charging Systems
System Integration:
  1. Power Electronics Packaging
  2. Power Modules
  3. High Power Density Design
  4. Thermal Management
  5. EMI and EMC
  6. Material Science and Nanotechnology
  7. Sensors for Power Electronics
 Power Electronics Applications:
  1. Lamp Ballasts and LED Lighting
  2. Network and Telecommunication Power Electronics
  3. Defense and Military Power Electronics
  4. AC-DC-AC Applications and Matrix Converters
  5. Portable Power
  6. Energy Harvesting
  7. Wireless Charging (Non-Transportation Applications)

(Please see the APEC 2018 website for a more detailed description by subtopic.)

The PSMA Technical Committee Chairs may be contacted to provide guidance to prospective authors in the preparation of their digests and papers. In addition most of the PSMA Technical Committees will each be organizing a separate Industry Special Session at APEC 2018 and anyone interested in participating and contributing in these sessions should attend one of the Technical Committee monthly meetings for more information. The schedule for all of the Technical Committee meetings is available at www.psma.com/news/meeting-schedule.

CAPACITOR: Ralph Kerrigan & Fred Weber
EDUCATION: Brian Cheng & Gerry Moschopoulos
ENERGY HARVESTING: Mike Hayes & Doug Osterhout
ENERGY MANAGEMENT: Dusty Becker & Martin Fornage
MAGNETICS: Steve Carlsen & Ed Herbert
MARKETING: Frank Cirolia & Greg Evans
POWER ELECTRONICS PACKAGING: Brian Narveson & Ernie Parker
POWER TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP: Dhaval Dalal & Conor Quinn
SAFETY & COMPLIANCE Kevin Parmenter & Jim Spangler
SEMICONDUCTOR: Ranbir Singh & Ritu Sodhi
TRANSPORTATION POWER ELECTRONICS: Ralph Taylor & Fred Weber

The Association Office will provide contact information on request.

Prospective authors for technical papers are asked to submit a digest explaining the problem that will be addressed by the paper, the major results, and how this is different from the closest existing literature. Papers presented at APEC must be original material and not have been previously presented or published. The principal criteria in selecting digests will be the usefulness of the work to the practicing power electronic professional. Reviewers value evidence of completed experimental work. Authors should obtain any necessary company and governmental clearance prior to submission of digests. The material must be must be submitted in electronic format to the APEC office no later than July 19, 2017.

Notification that a paper was accepted or declined will be provided no later than October 4, 2017.

Manuscripts in final electronic format will be due at the publishers no later than November 14, 2017.

Please visit www.apec-conf.org for additional instructions.


For more information regarding this Special Call for Papers,
contact the Association Office at 973-543-9660 or power@psma.com.

Calls for Industry Sessions, Professional Education Seminars, and Exhibitor Seminars
will be posted at www.apec-conf.org.
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