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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, February 24, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST
    PSMA/PELS Power Magnetics At High Frequency Workshop
  • Sunday, February 25, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Empower A Billion Lives (EBL) Meeting/Session
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST
    Electronic Transformer Technical Committee (ETTC) Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST
    International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) Information Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    Lunch on Own
  • 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    S07 - DC Fault Protection: Current Status, Fundamental Challenges, and Future Outlook
  • 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    S08 - EMC Workshop for Power Supply Designers
  • 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    S09 - Three‐Level Neutral‐Point‐Clamped Converters When Two Levels Are Not Enough
  • 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    S10 - Direct to Chip (DtC) DC-DC Converters for AI Chips
  • 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    S11 - The Complete Guide to PCB Layout for HV GaN Power Stages
  • 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    S12 - State Space Based Control As an Alternative to Conventional Loop Design
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    International Technology Roadmap for Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductors (ITRW 2.0)
  • 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    S01 - Advanced Power Electronics for Smart Battery Testing, Analysis, and Digital Twin-Based Battery Management Systems
  • 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    S02 - Modern Magnetic Technologies for Very High Efficiency and Power Density
  • 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    S03 - Optimal LLC Converter Design: From First Harmonic Approximation through Design Oriented Analysis
  • 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    S04 - Compact Control Loops for Switched-Inductor DC-DC Power Supplies
  • 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    S05 - Power Electronics Technologies for Data Center Energy Saving and Decarbonization
  • 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    S06 - Advanced Power-Electronics Control for Practicing Engineers
  • Monday, February 26, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Standards: Solid State Transformer (P3105)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    Asian Power Electronics Coordinate Committee
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    Monday Morning Meet and Greet
  • 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Power Sources Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Membership Committee Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    S13 - Solid State Transformer: Topologies, Use Cases, Design Considerations, and Challenges
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    S14 - EMI/EMC Debugging with Oscilloscopes
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    S15 - PV Inverter Design – Topologies, Control and System Considerations
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    S16 - Technologies for Achieving Ultra-High Efficiency and Ultra-High Power Density DC-DC Power Converters
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    S17 - High-Power GaN Devices and Applications
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    S18 - Practical Implementation of Mixed-Signal Controllers for Conventional and Emerging High-Frequency DC-DC SMPS
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    TC 8: Electronic Power Grid Systems
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    PELS VP of Membership Meeting
  • 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    TC 1: Control and Modeling Of Power Electronics
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    eGrid Steering Committee
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    TC 12: Energy Access and Off-Grid Systems
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    TC 3: Electrical Machines, Drives, and Automation
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
    Empower A Billion Lives (EBL) and Energy Access Special Session
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
    PELS Chapter Chair Forum Luncheon
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
    Power Sources Manufacturers Association Board Of Directors Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    Lunch on Own
  • 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM PST
    Opening Welcome by General Chair
  • 1:10 PM – 1:20 PM PST
    Presentation of the 2024 IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Field Award to David Perreault
  • 1:20 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Plenary Introduction by Tony O’Gorman, APEC 2024 Program Chair
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Surgical Energy: Connecting Power Electronics to Patients – Literally!
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    Opportunities, Progress and Challenges in High-Frequency Power Conversion
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PST
    Innovating for Sustainability and Profitability: How innovations in efficiency enable us to do good for the environment while doing well as a business
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    The Drive for Silicon Carbide - A Look Back and the Road Ahead
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PST
    Fusion Energy is Coming: The Key Role of Power Electronics to Commercial Fusion
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    The Future of AI Requires Efficient Power Delivery inside the Processor
  • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    FIRST® Robotics Event
  • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Welcome Reception hosted by Infineon
  • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PST
    Micromouse Contest
  • Tuesday, February 27, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    PELS And China Power Supply Society (CPSS) Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    TC 7: Critical Power and Energy Storage Systems
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    PSMA Capacity Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    PSMA Energy Harvesting Committee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS01 - Modelling and Simulation of Magnetics - Closing the Loop
    Industry Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS02 - WBG Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman, PhD – Infineon Technologies
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS03 - Gate Driver Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, Phd – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam – Texas Instruments
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS04 - Addressing Major Challenges on the Roadmap to Transportation Electrification
    Industry Session Chair: Fernando Salcedo, MS-EE – Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), Department of Energy (DOE)
    Industry Session Chair: Fred Weber – Future Technology Worldwide, LLC
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS05 - Motor Drive Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Nathan Croft – Atlas Magnetics
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS06 - Design of Power Supplies & Battery Chargers
    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T01 - AC-DC Converters I
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xin Zan – University of Maryland
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: John Lam – York University
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T02 - Resonant DC DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Olivier Trescases – University of Toronto
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Mladen Ivankovic – infineon technologies
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T03 - Motor Drives
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Ziaur Rahman – Booz Allen Hamilton
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Rakib Islam – American Axle and Manufacturing
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T04 - Design Techniques for Wide Bandgap Power Modules
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Justin Henspeter, MSEE – IBM
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Lei Wang, PhD – University of Twente
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T05 - Control of Power Electronic Converters I
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xiaonan Lu – Purdue University
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T06 - Wireless Power Transfer: Applications
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Reza Tavakoli
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: David Menzi – ETH Zurich
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T07 - Power Electronics for Renewable Energy System Applications
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xiwen Xu – Tesla
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kuldeep Singh – University of Nottingham
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T08 - Magnetics Modeling & Simulation
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski – Wurth Elektronik
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jian Liu
  • 8:50 AM – 5:00 PM PST
    Catalina Island Tour (pre-registration required)
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE) Awards and Editorial Board
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    TC 2: Power Components, Integration, and Power ICs
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    Women In Engineering (WIE) Committee Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    PSMA Energy Storage Committee Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Nominations Committee (Committee Members Only)
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PST
    TC 9: Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST
    VP of Industry and Standards/Industry Advisory Board Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Lunch in Expo Hall
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    PSMA Energy Management Committee Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    PSMA Packaging Committee Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    VP Global Intersociety Relations Education & Digital Media Scholarship & Fellowship Committee
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    TC 10: Design Methodologies
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    PEDG Steering Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Achieve High Efficiency and Excellent Output Regulation in Multi-Output Power Supply Designs Without DC-DC Converters
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Advancing SiC Performance in Power Packaging
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Efficient process to address the PDN problem when powering microprocessors with high di/dt loads
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    ELCRES™ HTV150A Films for High Voltage DC-Link Capacitors offer Reduced Dissipation Losses at Higher Temperatures
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    High Efficiency, High Power Conversion for USB Extended Power Range Applications
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Infineon EiceDRIVERTM Gate Driver ICs for High-Voltage GIT and Schottky-Gate GaN HEMTs
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Power Module Package-Attach Materials Technology
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Testing Bi-Directional Power Electronics
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Tower’s Power Management Technology Offerings for a Sustainable World
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    SK siltron css
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Student Job Fair
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    XP Power
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Mentorship Committee
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    TC 5: Sustainable Energy Systems
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    PSMA Semiconductor Committee Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    PSMA Transportation Committee Meeting
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    A GAN halfbridge current sensor
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    Advanced Energy Hyperscale, Enterprise, Networking and board mounted product Portfolio. In Hyperscale, more specifically, our OCP compliant power solutions to address critical AI workloads
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    Bringing AC to DC power conversion to the 21st century: Siliconizing power to eliminate the challenges in AC to DC power conversion
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    Charge-up your vehicle with Automotive CoolSiC™ MOSFETs from Infineon
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    Combining Multiphysics Simulation and Automated Design Exploration to Optimize Performance and Cost of Your Motor Drives
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    Enhanced Efficiency: Discover TDK’s breakthrough in flat-wire coupled inductor technology
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    Mersen / Microchip 500kVA 1.7kV SiC power stack
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    SK Siltron - TBD
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
    The SuperGaN Difference: Advantages of Normally-Off d-Mode GaN Power Semiconductors
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    ECCE Europe Steering Committee
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
     Integration of Accurate Soft-Switching Losses Simulation in PLECS Model – Part 1
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Advancements in EMC Filter and Component Selection Tool
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    An Advanced Gate Driver for a High-Power Inverter based on Hybrid Switch SiC+IGBT technology.
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Challenges and Solutions for the Precise Dynamic & Static Characterization and Reliability Test of Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductor Device
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    DCM™ and eMPack® - Advanced and Scalable Power Module Platforms for EV Traction Inverters
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Double Pulse Testing for Evaluation of Power Devices
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    How ICeGaN™ Technology can Address the Datacentre Challenges that Digitalisation Brings
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Reducing Costs and Increasing Reliability with Wafer Level Burn-in
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    TRCDRIVE pack™, A Compact HIgh-Power SiC Module for Electric Vehicle Propulsion Systems
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Regions 1 -3 Chapter Chairs
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    TC 6: Emerging Power Electronic Technologies
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    TTE Editorial Board Meeting
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    "Electrify Our World" with Next-gen GaNFast and GeneSiC Power.
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    Go Further, Go Faster, Go More Comfortably: The Enabling Power of Silicon Carbide in Electric Vehicle Applications
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    Marel Power Solutions - TBD
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    Murata’s 2-Stage, Power Regulators provide highest efficiency conversion for high current, low voltage supply in low profile applications.
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    Reducing Oscillation in Analog Designs
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    Safety First: Efficient Probing Techniques for High Power Devices and Circuits
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    The Challenges of Powering IoT Devices
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    The new generation of SiC and Superjunction discrete MOSFET from Infineon enable the most effective top performance PSU design
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    Title: E-Fuse It, or Lose It.
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST
    TC 11: Aerospace Power
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST
    TC 4: Electrified Transportation Systems
  • 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM PST
    Brazilian Association of Power Electronics (SOBRAEP) & PELS Meeting
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    PELS Mentorship Roundtables (Pre-Registration Required)
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    PELS Mentorship Roundtables
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
    IEEE PELS/IAS/PSMA Young Professionals Networking Reception (Pre-Registration Required)
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
    Young Professionals Networking Reception: Eat, Drink, and Talk with the Pros
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Charging Infrastructure Expansion vs Powertrain Technology Advancement: Which Should Se Prioritize for EV Adoption?
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Advanced Power Converters vs. Intelligent Control Systems: Which Approach Is Better for Reliability?
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Patents: Prudent Investments with Future Potential or Inefficient Capital Allocation?
  • Wednesday, February 28, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    PELS WIE Breakfast - Elevated Engineer: Emotional Intelligence
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    PELS Women In Engineering (WIE) Breakfast (Pre-Registration Required)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    SPEC Steering Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST
    APEC Student Attendance Support
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS07 - Power Electronics for High Performance Computing: New Opportunities and Challenges Since 2022
    Industry Session Chair: Robert Pilawa-Podgurski, PhD (he/him/his) – UC Berkeley
    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS08 - Energy Storage and Integration to Energy Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Victor Boyadzhyan – Arseco Laboratories
    Industry Session Chair: Lingxiao Xue
    Industry Session Chair: Jeff Perkins
    Industry Session Chair: David Chen, SM – Power Integrations
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS09 - GaN Auxiliary & Automotive Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Joseph Khayat – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Rahul Joshi – Power Integrations
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS10 - Advances in 3D-Packaging Technology for Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Kemet Corporation
    Industry Session Chair: Brian Narveson – Narveson Innovative Consulting
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS11 - Si, SiC and GaN Performance Switches and Their Role in the Application
    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon Technologies AG
    Industry Session Chair: Nare Gabrielyan – Cambridge GaN Devices
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS12 - EMI & Magnetics
    Industry Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T09 - Bi-Directional DC DC Converter
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Khurram Afridi – Cornell University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Enver Candan – IBM
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T10 - Solid-State Transformers
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sudip K. Mazumder, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jonathan W. Kimball, PhD (he/him/his) – Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T11 - Inverters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Matt Woongkul Lee – Michigan State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Ali Safayet – Halla Mechatronics
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T12 - Converter & Components Modeling & Simulation
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kasunaidu Vechalapu – Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Bridget O'Gorman – PESC Inc
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T13 - Control of Power Electronic Converters II
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jaber Abu Qahouq, PhD – The University of Alabama
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Seungdeog Choi – Mississippi State University
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T14 - GaN Devices
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jason Neely – Sandia National Laboratories
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Gregory Pickrell – Sandia National Laboratories
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T15 - Power Electronics for Hybrid & Electric Cars
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Rasoul Hosseini, PhD – General Motors
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Zhengda Zhang – TESLA
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    T16 - Magnetic Applications I
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski – Wurth Elektronik
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Emre Gurpinar, PhD – Sikorsky Aircraft
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    ECCE Asia Coordination Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    PELS VP of Products Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    PELS VP of Technical Operations Committee Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    PSMA Reliability Committee Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    DE&I Committee Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Editor's Open Discussion
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST
    Whale Watching (pre-registration required)
  • 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    Lunch in Expo Hall
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    Advantages of Magnetics' Nanocrystalline Cores: Manufacturing, Applications, and Characteristics
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    DOE-OE’s $2.25M SiC Packaging Prize: How Your Packaging Prototype Could Win Big
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    How to Correctly Select an Oscilloscope Probe for Testing SiC and GaN Power Devices
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    PWM Resonant Converter
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    Source-down package solutions for power MOSFETs
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    The Safest, Simplest and Most Efficient SiC : Analog Devices’ Smart Power Switch
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
    To power density and beyond: Breaking through barriers to achieve the highest power density
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    PELS Publications Awards Luncheon
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    PSMA Industry Education Committee Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    PSMA Magnetics Committee Meeting
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
     Integration of Accurate Soft-Switching Losses Simulation in PLECS Model – Part 2
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    High Voltage GaN HEMT (EcoGaN) and SiP Solution for Power Systems
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    Introduction and Advantages of GaN substrate / GaN epi on GaN substrate at Sumitomo Chemical
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    QSPICE™: Level-Up on the Next Generation of SPICE Circuit Simulation
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    Quality is the Foundation of SemiQ
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    Ultra-Thin NFC And Wireless Power Coils Targeting Wearables & Other Challenging Applications
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM PST
    Using the AVL Universal Inverter to test Simulink-based Control Designs with your Full-Scale Electric Motors via Speedgoat Test Systems
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    PELS Members' Congress
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST
    FEPPCON Steering Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    PELS VP of Conferences Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    TPEL Editorial Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS13 - Datacenter & Telecommunication Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI
    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS14 - Powering the IoT with Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer, with Functional Demos
    Industry Session Chair: Brian Zahnstecher, ME (he/him/his) – PowerRox LLC
    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc (he/him/his) – Tyndall National Institute
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS15 - How Test Catches Up with WBG Power Devices?
    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig Guitart, PhD – onsemi
    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE (she/her/hers) – WattsButler LLC
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS16 - WBG & Silicon Power Devices
    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain, MSEE – Wolfspeed
    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS17 - Topologies in Consumer Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Alessandro Pevere, PhD – Infineon Technologies
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS18 - Cyber-Resilience of Solid-State Transformer Based Substations and EV Chargers
    Industry Session Chair: Rambabu Adapa – Electric Power Research Institute
    Industry Session Chair: Sudip K. Mazumder, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T17 - POL & Multiphase DC DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sombuddha Chakraborty – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Olivier Trescases – University of Toronto
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T18 - Protection & Control for Utility Interface & UPS
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Ravisekhar Raju – Fastwatt
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jacob Mueller – Sandia National Laboratories
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T19 - High Performance Drives
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Ali Safayet – Halla Mechatronics
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Anup Anurag – Delta Electronics Americas
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T20 - SiC Devices
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Lee Gill – Sandia National Laboratories
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Riya Paul – Wolfspeed
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T21 - Gate Drive Circuits
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kang Wei – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Seungdeog Choi – Mississippi State University
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T22 - Wireless Power Transfer: Topology
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jungwon Choi – University of Washington
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Regan Zane, PhD – Utah State University
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T23 - Renewable Energy Technologies
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Weiqiang Chen, PhD – ABB
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Chunui Liu – Rivian
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    T24 - Charging systems
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Harish S. Krishnamoorthy, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Houston
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sheldon Williamson, PhD – Ontario Tech University
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST
    PELS Day 2024 Planning Committee
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    PSMA Marketing Committee Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    PSMA Power Technology Roadmap Committee Meeting
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    New Adcom Member Orientation
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Publicity Committee Meeting
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    IEEE PELS MagNet Challenge 2023 Award Ceremony
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
    Wednesday Night Social
  • Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T25 - Hybrid Switched Capacitor DC DC
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Cahit Gezgin, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Luke L. Jenkins, MS, PhD – IBM
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T26 - DC DC Converter Applications
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Wai Tung Ng
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Zobair Roohani – Infineon
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T27 - Topologies & Passives for Utility Interface
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Khurram Afridi – Cornell University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T28 - Design Techniques for Noise & EMI Reduction
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Veda Galigekere – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Abey K. Mathew – IBM
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T29 - Practical Design Considerations for Power Modules
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yusi Liu, PhD – ON Semiconductor
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Vidhi Patel – ABB
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T30 - Device Modeling & Simulation
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Bing Lu, PhD – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Boyi Zhang – Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd.
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T31 - Renewable Energy System Control
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Tao Yang – University of Nottingham
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yafeng Wang – Monolithic Power Systems
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T32 - Power Applications, Heating, AC
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jeff Nilles – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Juan Rodriguez – Universidad de Oviedo
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS19 - SiC & Package Innovations in Power Modules
    Industry Session Chair: Ajay Hari – Onsemi
    Industry Session Chair: Stephen Oliver, MBA (he/him/his) – Navitas Semiconductor
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS20 - The Electrification of Everything: Opportunities for Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: Simon Price (he/him/his) – Exawatt-CRU
    Industry Session Chair: Victor V. Veliadis, PhD – PowerAmerica/North Carolina State University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS21 - WBG Integration to Enhance Power Density and Differentiate Your End Products
    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC)
    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA – Cambridge GaN Devices
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS22 - Reliability of WBG Power Devices
    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, Phd – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan – Power Integrations
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS23 - Component Packaging, Protection & Safety
    Industry Session Chair: Douglas C. Hopkins, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Industry Session Chair: Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha – Florida International University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS24 - Topics in High Voltage Components and Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Conor Quinn – Advanced Energy Industries
    Industry Session Chair: Fang Luo, PhD (he/him/his) – Stony Brook University
  • 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM PST
    PELS Administrative Committee Meeting
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    Lunch in Dialogue Sessions
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D01 - AC-DC Converters II
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xiaofan Cui – University of California, Los Angeles
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xin Zan – University of Maryland
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D02 - High-Power DC-DC Converters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jiangang Hu
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Justin Henspeter, MSEE – IBM
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D03 - Low-Power DC-DC Converters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Abhiman A. Hande – Raytheon
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D04 - Utility-Interface Converters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Drazen Dujic – PEL EPFL
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Maja Harfman Todorovic – Menlo Microsystems
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D05 - Motor Drives & Inverters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jin Moon – Florida State University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Matt Woongkul Lee – Michigan State University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D06 - Devices & Components
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Hengzhao Yang – Shanghai Tech University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dong Dong – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D07 - Power Converter Design, Packaging & Integration
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dakai Wang, PhD – Delta Electronics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Adam Skorek – University of Québec at Trois-Rivières
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D08 - Modeling & Simulation
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Suman Debnath – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D09 - Control I
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dorin O. Neacșu, PhD (he/him/his) – Technical University of Iasi
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D10 - Control II
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xiaonan Lu – Purdue University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D11 - Wireless Power Transfer
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Sheldon Williamson, PhD – Ontario Tech University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D12 - Renewable Energy Systems
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ruoyu Hou – Power Integration
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Chenxi Li (he/him/his) – ShanghaiTech University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D13 - Transportation Power Electronics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dong Cao, PhD – University of Dayton
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Rasoul Hosseini, PhD – General Motors
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D14 - Harvest, AC & HF Power Applications, & Power Quality
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ali Safayet – Halla Mechatronics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jeff Nilles – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D15 - High Frequency Magnetics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski – Wurth Elektronik
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D16 - Magnetic Design & Optimization
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D17 - Magnetic Applications II
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski – Wurth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T33 - AC-DC Battery Charger Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jin Moon – Florida State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yunting Liu, PhD – Penn State
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T34 - Soft Switching DC DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xin Zhang, PhD – IBM
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Bing Lu, PhD – Texas Instruments
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T35 - Si Devices
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yuhao Zhang – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Helen Cui – UTK
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T36 - Energy Storage Management
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Marium Rasheed – Utah State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Rakesh Ramachandran, PhD – Grundfos Holding A/S
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T37 - Power Electronics for Aerospace
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Dong Cao, PhD – University of Dayton
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Tao Yang – University of Nottingham
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T38 - Reliability & Thermal Performance of Power Modules & Components
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kasunaidu Vechalapu – Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Lee Gill – Sandia National Laboratories
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T39 - Digital Controllers & Control ICs
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Dorin O. Neacșu, PhD (he/him/his) – Technical University of Iasi
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T40 - Wireless Power Transfer: Modeling & Control
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Khurram Afridi – Cornell University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Praveen Kumar – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS25 - Power Solutions for AI Data Center Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Stefano Saggini, PhD (he/him/his) – Università di Udine DPIA
    Industry Session Chair: Paolo Mattavelli, PhD – University of Padova
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS26 - WBG Market Trends
    Industry Session Chair: Elena Barbarini – System Plus Consulting
    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders, MSEE – Wolfspeed
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS27 - Emerging Applications for Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: Ada Cheng, BSEE MBA – Adaclock
    Industry Session Chair: Llew Vaughan-Edmunds – Navitas Semiconductor
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS28 - Capacitor Trends and Solutions for Emerging Power Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane – Würth Elektronik
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS29 - Application Specific Measurements
    Industry Session Chair: Bridget O'Gorman – PESC Inc
    Industry Session Chair: Diego Raffo – Infineon Technologies
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS30 - Reliability, Anticipating & Preventing Failures Before They Occur
    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3Harris
    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swensen – IBM
    PSMA Session
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
    PELS Administrative Committee Dinner