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Technical scope

Power electronics

  • New power semiconductor devices and their practical application
  • High-frequency converters and power supplies
  • Novel converter topologies and applications
  • Matrix converters
  • Multi-level converters
  • Power converter control and drive circuits
  • EMC and power quality
  • Thermal management and reliability
  • Passive components and sensors
  • Converter packaging

Machines

  • Induction machines
  • Synchronous machines
  • Reluctance machines
  • Permanent magnet machines
  • Actuators and linear machines
  • Magnetic and insulation materials
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics

Drives and control

  • Drive system modelling and efficiency
  • Advanced and sensorless machine control
  • Fault tolerant drives
  • Integrated drives
  • Sensors, condition monitoring and prognostics
  • Thermal management

Transportation

  • Automotive systems (inc. electric, fuel cell, hybrid)
  • Aerospace systems (inc. autonomous, unmanned, consumer, electric propulsion)
  • Rail transportation systems
  • Marine propulsion, drives and power systems
  • EV charging infrastructure

Energy systems

  • Renewable Energy Sources
  • HVDC
  • Smart Grids and Microgrids
  • Distributed Generation
  • Energy Management Strategies and Efficient Power Networks
  • Energy Storage and Fuel Cells (inc. hydrogen)
  • Energy Systems Resilience and Cyber Security
  • FACTS
  • Power Electronic Converters for Energy Systems

Manufacturing processes

  • Manufacturing Design and Simulation
  • Automated manufacturing and Assembly line advancements
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Novel materials
  • IoT devices (sensors, actuators, transducers, etc)
  • Connected Digital Factory
  • Supply chain development and advanced logistic systems
  • Design for disassembly and Sustainable manufacturing
  • Test and Validation

Special and Extreme applications

  • Power electronics
  • Machines
  • Drives and control
  • Systems