IEEE Power Electronics Society Research Articles

IEEE PELS Swiss Chapter Workshop on Power Electronics in Robotics

The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Swiss Chapter organized a technical workshop in October 2022 that focused on the role and importance of power electronics in robotics. The event was held in Technopark, Zurich, Switzerland and was hosted and sponsored by PLEXIM.

IEEE PELS Long Island Chapter Hosts Fourth Annual Power Electronics Symposium

On 3 November 2022, the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Long Island Chapter hosted its fourth annual Power Electronics Symposium (PES) at the Radisson Hotel in Hauppauge, New York, USA. The event hosted over 50 exhibitors who featured a range of power products and services.

FEPPCON XI—Part II: Technical Committee Scope: Road Mapping Exercise

The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) currently has twelve Technical Committees (TC) covering a range of technical and application areas of power electronic systems. The number of TCs was increased from seven to twelve in 2020, reflecting the global growth in power electronics in terms of scope and application. The TCs provide a community home for power electronics engineers within PELS, with activities including conferences, workshops, webinars, awards, competitions, seminars, standards, tutorials and technical meetings. The twelve Technical Committees are:

New President: Marching on With Futuristic Vision and Programs [President’s Message

I am humbled by the trust that the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) has placed in me as their elected president of PELS for the next two years (2023–2024). I would especially like to thank the outgoing president, Liuchen Chang, the IEEE PELS staff, and all the volunteers in our society. As we all know, the past few years have been challenging, to say the least, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these challenges, our outgoing president, executive leaders, and staff have done an incredible job of keeping our society financially strong and as active as ever. Their careful stewardship of our society will allow many new programs to be established in the next two years, with a major reinvestment back into PELS membership.

IEEE PELS/IAS Sheffield SBC Hosts Special IEEE Day Guest Lecture

On 24 October 2022, the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)/Industry Applications Society (IAS) Sheffield Student Branch Chapter (SBC) and the Electric Machines and Drives (EMD) Research Group hosted a guest lecture titled “Automotive Servo Drives” by Dr. David Moule (ZF Group, Germany) in honor of IEEE Day.

Electrify to Decarbonize [From the Editor

Disseminating information on electrification to achieve decarbonization is in the mission statement of <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Electrification Magazine</i> . Electrification technologies are important to the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), IEEE Industrial Applications Society (IAS), and IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). The PES has a long history dating back to the late 19th century at the forming of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, which later merged with the Institute of Radio Engineers to become IEEE. A retrospective article by Lindsey Ingram, “GE and Westinghouse: Reflections of a Retired Electric Utility Engineer,” shows that GE and Westinghouse played a dominant role in forming the PES. IAS and PELS are Societies each with a distinct technology focus, with IAS on electric machines and PELS on power electronics. This magazine is financially sponsored by the three Societies, and the reader may find articles from active members of those three Societies covering various electrification technologies.

Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of IEEE PELS WIE Committee [Women in Engineering

It’s the 10th anniversary of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee, and we’ve come a long way! In this article, we’ll cover highlights from the past ten years, which includes recent achievements, our updated mission statement, and a look forward to some exciting planned activities. Some of those future plans include monitoring progress from a newly implemented data-driven approach to improving diversity across all facets for PELS members, supporting our members’ career development both in-person and through a diverse offering of virtual events, and the outreach we’re working on with PELS, the rest of IEEE, and beyond.

IEEE PELS China Membership WIE Subcommittee Co-Sponsors WIP Forum [Society News

On 10 December 2022, the Women in Engineering (WIE) Subcommittee of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) China Membership Committee co-sponsored the Women in Power (WIP) forum at the 4th International Conference on Smart Power & Internet Energy Systems (SPIES2022). The forum had the theme “Facing the Challenges of Modern Power Systems-Inspiring More Female Engineers” and was held online.

Preface

The International Conference on Power Electronics and Advanced Control is a leading international conference. It aims at building an international platform for the communication and academic exchange among participants from various fields related to power electronics and advanced control. Here, scholars, experts, and researchers are welcomed and encouraged to share their research results and inspirations. It is a great opportunity to promote academic communication and collaboration worldwide.This volume contains the papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Power Electronics and Advanced Control (PEAC 2022), held during November 11st-13rd, 2022 in Guilin, China (virtual event). For the safety concern of all participants, we decided to hold it as a virtual conference which is also effective and convenient for academic exchange and communication. Everyone interested in this field were welcomed to join the online conference and to give comments and raise questions to the speeches and presentations.The online conference was composed of keynote speeches, oral presentations, and academic investigation, attracting about 50 individuals from all over the world. We have invited three sophisticated professors to perform keynote speeches. Among them, Prof. Sudip K. Mazumder from University of Illinois, USA is one of our keynote speakers and delivered a dramatic speech. He has around 30 years of professional experience, held research and development and design positions in leading industrial organizations, served as a Technical Consultant for several industries, and has been serving as a Regional Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Power Electronics Society for the US region since 2021. Besides, he has published more than 250 refereed papers, delivered over 110 keynote/plenary/distinguished/invited presentations, and received 55 sponsored research studies since joining the UIC. All the keynote speakers made brilliant speeches and shared unique experience and insights, and we are hoping the pandemic soon come to an end and we could see each other face to face next year.List of Committee member is available in this pdf.

FEPPCON XI: Powering Global Progress

In June 2022, the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) held its eleventh biannual long-term strategic outlook meeting the Future of Electronic Power Processing and Conversion (FEPPCON XI) in Reykjavik, Iceland ( <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Figure 1</xref> ). FEPPCON XI was postponed by one year from 2021 due to the global pandemic to allow a face-to-face meeting. Most invited participants were able to attend in person. In plain vernacular, FEPPCON is a forward-looking, crystal ball type of meeting of invited participants to assist PELS foresee where power electronics technologies and applications are heading over the next 5–10 years so that the Society can best position itself in terms of organization, programs, and member services to meet those emerging and growing elements of the field.

IEEE PELS SBC at SJCE Celebrates IEEE Day 2022

To celebrate IEEE Day, the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Student Branch Chapter (SBC) at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering (SJCE) in India hosted three events. The first event was on 8 October 2022 and was a virtual event called Quizzly Bears. It focused on technical quizzes with topics such as e-vehicles, solar power, and high voltage transmission. The second event was Artlingg, a poster-making event that took place on 9 October 2022. The last event took place on 10 October 2022 and was an in-person event called bombsquad. During this event, attendees participated in a team-based guessing game where each team was given different situations and had to figure out where the bombs were located. The IEEE PELS SBC at SJCE is looking forward to hosting more events like these in the future.

IEEE SBC at VJEC Co-Organizes Arduino-Themed Workshop

On 29 July 2022, the IEEE Student Branch Chapter (SBC) at Vimal Jyothi Engineering College (VJEC) co-organized a workshop with the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), and IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Student Branch Chapters. The theme of the workshop was “Pinch Your Spark” and highlighted Arduino, which is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software ( <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Figure 1</xref> ).

Power Electronics Society and All of Us [President’s Message

<fig orientation="portrait" position="float" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <graphic orientation="portrait" position="float" xlink:href="chang-3216520.tif"/> </fig> The IEEE Power Electronics Society’s (PELS) in-person events are back, including the conferences, meetings, chapter activities, and networking gatherings. We have enjoyed these in-person events. Our hybrid Townhall Meeting on 11 October, 2022 at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) in Detroit featured an open dialogue with three past presidents (Thomas Jahns served in 1995–1996, Hirofumi Akagi served in 2007–2008, and Alan Mantooth served in 2017–2018) and three young professionals (Bruna Seibel Gehrke, Treasurer and Past Chair of PELS/IAS UFCG Student Branch Chapter, Joseph Kozak, Vice Chair of PELS Young Professionals (YP) Committee, and Marius Langwasser, 2022 PEDG Organizing Committee). The packed room was full of laughter amongst pointed questions and serious discussions.

IEEE PELS Atlanta Chapter Hosts In-Person PCB Design and Manufacturing Workshop

The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Atlanta Chapter recently partnered with the NCAB Group to deliver a workshop on printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacturing on 4 October 2022. The event was held at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and was significant for the PELS Atlanta Chapter because it was its first in-person event since the Covid-19 pandemic and one of the IEEE Day events.

Newly Founded Joint IEEE PELS/PES Chapter at UConn Organizes Kickoff Reception

A new IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and Power and Energy Society (PES) joint student branch chapter has been established at the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a part of IEEE Region 1 within the Connecticut section. On 21 October 2022, the chapter hosted a kickoff reception and networking event for invited students, faculty and industry ( <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Figure 1</xref> ). The founding branch chapter chair, Arshiah Mirza, delivered a welcome note, shared the chapter plans and introduced the executive board. It was followed by an informative, invited talk by Dr. Xinsheng Lou from GE Steam Power on “Dynamic Simulation for Boiler Fault Detection and Diagnosis Using AI. ” The floor was then open for networking and reception. Over 35 students, faculty and professionals from industry attended the event over great food and fall weather at the UConn main campus.

IEEE PELS Uttar Pradesh Section Chapter Arranges IEEE Seminar

On 17 September 2022, the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Uttar Pradesh Section Chapter hosted a seminar along with the IEEE Bansal Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET) Student Branch and IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section with the theme “About IEEE and Membership Benefits.”

PELS S&amp;YP Committee Presents Year-End Update [Students and Young Professionals Rendezvous

The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Students and Young Professionals (S&YP) committee is a sub-group within PELS membership committee. The PELS S&YP helps students, and recent graduates transition to be young professionals within the larger framework of the IEEE community, and more specifically within PELS.

India’s Kolkata Section and Guwahati Subsection Inaugurate the IEEE PELS Joint Section Chapter

The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Joint Section Chapter of the Kolkata section and the Guwahati subsection was inaugurated on 21 September 2022 at the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India. The programme was held in hybrid mode. Prof. Sanjib Kumar Panda, an associate professor and area director of power and energy research at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, also the coordinator, IEEE PELS Asia Pacific Region (R10) inaugurated the new Chapter. Chair of the IEEE Guwahati subsection, Prof. Sukumar Nandi, a professor of computer science engineering at IIT Guwahati was also present to grace the occasion. The inauguration ceremony was attended by approximately total 60 persons including faculty and student members (the photo was taken after the inauguration as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Figure 1</xref> ). Prof. Panda explained in details about the organization of IEEE and the Power Electronics Society, and its various activities and programmes. He specifically explained benefits of joining IEEE and PELS membership to student members.

Brainstorming for Game-Changing Ideas

This year, the IEEE Future of Electronic Power Processing and Conversion (FEPPCON) XI held in Reykjavik, Iceland, 3–7 June 2022, added a new form of technical session called “Brainstorming for Game-Changing Ideas” through poster presentations and discussions, initiated by the late past president of IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Braham Ferreira. The workshop participants were encouraged to think out-of-the box, identifying game-changing ideas or technology gaps to achieve lofty goals relevant to power electronics. A call for posters was issued to all workshop participants and 11 posters were received, describing big ideas leading to technological breakthroughs or gaps before achieving these advances. The posters were posted to the workshop participants and judged by a small committee as well as voted by all attendees. Four winning posters were selected and their authors presented their summaries to the participants, followed by discussions. The four winning posters are:

PELS Annual Townhall Meeting Focuses on Future Growth

This year, the annual Townhall Meeting of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) was an in-person event, held on 11 October 2022, as part of the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE), at the Huntington Place, Detroit, MI, USA. It began with a 35th anniversary reception, followed by meeting and discussion in a hall. PELS President Liuchen Chang, professor emeritus, University of New Brunswick, Canada, kicked of the Townhall Meeting with a slide presentation that highlighted 35 years of growth and excellence. Since the establishment of PELS 35 years ago, thousands of volunteers have been working on the growth and excellence of our society, stated Chang. As a result, he added, today there are 11,000+ members world-wide, and 233 chapters, joint chapters, and student branch chapters in all 10 regions of IEEE ( <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Figure 1</xref> ). With growing applications of power electronics, the society has created 12 technical committees (TCs) to give a home to all power electronics professionals, noted Chang. The slides indicated that today there are 3500+ members participating in the 12 TCs, and the number continues to grow.