Topics

1. Power Converters and devices

- New technologies and components
- Integrated devices and modules
- Drivers
- Development, realization and application of rectifiers, inverters, choppers and other converters
- Converters for DC and AC power supplies (DC/DC, UPS...), maintenance of accu-batteries etc
- Converters for compensation of reactive power, machine excitation etc.
- Analysis, modeling and simulation of converters
- Converters in development

1. Power Converters and devices

• New technologies and future trends,
• Wide-band devices (GaN, SiC, etc.) and drivers,
• Development, realization and application of rectifiers, inverters, choppers and other converters,
• Converters for DC and AC power supplies (DC/DC, UPS...), maintenance of accu-batteries, etc.,
• Converters for compensation of reactive power, machine excitation etc.,
• Analysis, modeling and simulation of converters,
• Converters in development.

2. Automotive and Industrial Electrical drives

• Development and realization of electrical drives,
• Drives for electrical vehicles and traction,
• Multi-motor drives,
• Analysis, modeling and simulation of drives,
• Industrial drives applications,
• Electric vehicles drive systems, control and management.

3. Electrical machines

• Analysis, modeling and simulation,
• Construction, protection, supervision and diagnostics,
• Testing, exploitation and repair,
• Special electrical machines.

4. Control and measurement

• Control of converters and systems,
• Digital control in power electronics,
• Electronic measurement systems,
• Control of industrial processes,
• Computer application (CAD, CAM…),
• Communication systems, supervision and diagnostics,
• Modeling and simulation of industrial processes, estimation and identification

5. Smart Power electronics

• Artificial intelligence in power electronics,
• Deep learning applications,
• Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance,
• Power electronics control structures in microgrids,
• Self-aware and self-adaptable power electronics systems,
• Power Electronics in Smart Grids and Industry 4.0.

6. Power quality

• Power electronic converters and power quality,
• Electromagnetic compatibility, EMI, ecology,
• Harmonic compensation and power factor improvement,
• Analysis, modeling and simulation,
• Power quality characterizations and classification systems.

7. Renewable & distributed energy sources

• Power electronics application in RES and hybrid systems,
• Power electronics devices in wind and solar plants,
• Systems for energy storage (batteries, flywheel etc.),
• Role of power electronics in microgrids and distributed energy sources,
• Interaction of power electronics and grids.