Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Preliminary Agenda, Subject to change
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Registration, Technical Demonstrations and Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Opening Remarks
8:05 AM - 9:40 AM Modelling and Characterization Part I
- Keynote: Benefits of Concurrent Design of Electric and Magnetic Circuits in Power Electronics (Tom G. Wilson, SIMPLIS Technologies)
- Modeling Approach of Magnetic Components Based on Equivalent Conductor Layer for Fast 3D Finite Element Simulations (Pedro Alou/Alberto Delgado, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
- Q&A (Wilson, Alou, Delgado)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Modelling and Characterization Part II
- Driving Motors to Higher Frequencies (Michael McHenry, Carnegie Mellon University)
- Deriving Loss Models From Measurements ( Phyo Aung Kyaw, Resonant Link)
- Triangular Flux Excitation: The Proposed Standard for Measuring Power Inductors (Mike Wens, MindCet)
- Panel Q&A (Wilson, Alou, Delgado, McHenry, Kyaw, Wens)
12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM Technology Demonstration Session
- Waves in Magnetic Cores (Rodney Rodgers, All Star Magnetics)
- Real Time Magnetics Design Using Artificial Intelligence (Jose Molina, Frenetic)
- Benefits of Concurrent Design of Electric and Magnetic Circuits in Power Electronics (Tom Wilson, SIMPLIS Technologies)
- Pulse Characterization of Magnetic Components (JC Sun, Bs&T)
- DC Biased Impedance Measurements in Power Electronics using a LF-VNA (Tobias Schuster, OMICRON Lab)
- Latest Advances in Inductor Design Software (Chris Oliver, Micrometals)
- Thermal Behavior of Power Inductors at High Frequency (Thomas Brander, Wurth Elektronik)
- Impact of Winding Configuration on Leakage Inductance and Circuit Performance (Thomas Brander, Wurth Elektronik)
- Emerging Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Structures
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- Chuck Wild, Dexter Magnetic Technologies
- Mark Rine, Hitachi Metals
- Joel Salas, Ferroxcube
- Brad Van Fleet, Magnetics
- Posters
- Winding and Magnetic Core Selection for Medium-Frequency Transformers (Murat Kaymak, RWTH Aachen University)
- Groundbreaking Wireless Charging Performance for Every Application (Phyo Aung Kyaw, Aaron Stein, Resonant Link; Charlie Sullivan, Dartmouth College)
- Strategies for Scalable Low-Loss Multi-MHz Inductors (Rachel Yang, MIT)
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM Technical Session - Winding Techniques Part I
- Keynote: Survey of Winding Techniques Used in Power Magnetic Components (Charles Sullivan, Dartmouth College)
- Modeling and Design of Multiwinding Magnetics for High Frequency Power Electronics (Minjie Chen, Princeton University)
- Litz Wire: Practical Design Considerations for Today's High Frequency Applications (Kyle Jensen, Rubadue Wire)
3:40PM - 4:00 PM Break
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Technical Session - Winding Techniques Part II
- Introduction of the CFFC-Compensating Fringing Field Concept and its Application in PCB Inductors (Jannik Schaefer, ETH)
- Panel Q&A (Sullivan, Chen, Jensen, Schaefer)
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks
- The Best of the Best (Alex Gerfer, Wurth Elektronik)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Hour, Plus Technology Demonstrations