Topics

Electrification of society is progressing fast, also pushed by the recent demands at the environmental level, both in terms of reduction of CO2 emissions and energy-production sustainability. Novel battery systems are being developed not only for drones, passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicle applications, but also for stationary storage applications. For vehicle applications, high-power charging stations are being developed to reduce charging time. Bi-directional V2X charging systems allow for better grid management and, when combined with smart charging, for an increased share of renewables in the electricity mix. Power electronics interfaces, with their emerging wide bandgap (WBG) technologies, such as SiC and GaN, are a key element in these developments towards high energy-efficiency systems. The reliability aspect has become more and more crucial in these and many other applications. Alternatives to fossil fuels are being planned in Power-to-X plants where 100’s of MW power electronic systems are needed for running the plants. All the above challenges lead to a complex scenario, where expertise at different levels, from materials to management and optimization, are heavily demanded.

On top of the tutorials, lecture and dialogue sessions and technical visits, the organising committees will propose several discussion sessions within the industrial forums as well as special sessions of power electronics related trends. The conference will specifically focus on the following challenging topics: