Provisional information, subject to potential changes:

Tuesday September 3, 2019

LS1a: Topic 1: Wide Bandgap Devices
LS1b: Topic 2: Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC)
LS1c: Topic 6: DC Grids: Protections and Control
LS1e: Topic 4: Machine and Drive System Design and Modelling
LS2a: Topic 1: Silicon Power Devices
LS2b: Topic 2: Advanced Power Converter Topologies (APC)
LS2c: Topic 6: DC Grids: Modelling and Operation
LS2e: Topic 4: High-Performance Control of Drive Systems

DS1a: Topic 1: Passive Components
DS1b: Topic 1: Active Devices and Components (Wide Bandgap and Other New Materials)
DS1c: Topic 2: Hard & Soft Switching Techniques
DS1d: Topic 2: Advanced Power Converter Topologies I
DS1e: Topic 3: Measurements and Control: Other Topics
DS1f: Topic 4: Electrical Machines
DS1g: Topic 4: Adjustable Speed Drives
DS1h: Topic 6: Power Electronics in Transmission and Distribution Systems
DS1i: Topic 6: HVDC & FACTS
DS1j: Topic 10: Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, and Communication Issues

Industrial Forum:

Wide Bandgap components: GaN
Marine Transportation

Wednesday September 4, 2019

LS3a: Topic 1: Reliability
LS3b: Topic 2: Converter Design and Optimization (CDO)
LS3c: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters (part I)
LS3d: Topic 7: Wireless Power Supply
LS3e: Topic 5: Photovoltaics
LS4a: Topic 1: Passives
LS4b: Topic 2: Dual Active Bridge Converters (DAB)
LS4c: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters (part II)
LS4d: Topic 7: Power Supplies
LS4e: Topic 4: High-Performance Drive Systems

DS2a: Topic 1: Active Devices and Components (Si)
DS2b: Topic 1: System Integration, Packaging & Thermal Management
DS2c: Topic 1: Reliability
DS2d: Topic 2: Advanced Power Converter Topologies II
DS2e: Topic 2: Advanced Power Converter Topologies III
DS2f: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters I
DS2g: Topic 3: Application of Control Methods
DS2h: Topic 4: High Performance Drives, Robotics
DS2i: Topic 5: Wind Energy Systems
DS2j: Topic 7: Power Supplies
DS2k: Topic 7: Contactless Power Supplies and Wireless Power Transfer
DS2l: Topic 9: Industry Specific Energy Conversion and Conditioning Technologies

Industrial Forum:

Wide Bandgap components: SiC: “From the high end niche to the main stream – cranking up the volume”
Speakers confirmed:
– John Palmour of Cree/Wolfspeed
– Thomas Neyer of ON Semiconductors
– Speakers from STM, Mitsubishi, and more
Moderator: Prof. Nando Kaminski, University of Bremen, Germany

IEEE WG P2004: „Recommended Practice for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation Based Testing of Electric Power Apparatus and Controls“
Chair: Michael Steurer; Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Co-Chair: Georg Lauss, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Secretary: Blake Lundstrom, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Thursday September 5, 2019

LS5a: Topic 3: Estimation and Control Methods Applied to Electrical Systems
LS5b: Topic 5: Wind Power
LS5c: Topic 2: DC/DC Converters (DCDC)
LS5d: Topic 6: Grids Monitoring and Stability
LS5e: Topic 8: Wireless Charging
LS6a: Topic 3: Measurements Techniques & Sensors
LS6b: Topic 5: Storage and Grid
LS6c: Topic 9: Industry Specific Energy Conversion and Conditioning Technologies
LS6d: Topic 6: Special Session on SCCER-Furies
LS6e: Topic 8: Industrial Power Converters for Electric Vehicles

DS3a: Topic 2: Advanced Power Converter Topologies IV
DS3b: Topic 2: EMC Issues Including HF Phenomena
DS3c: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters II
DS3d: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters III
DS3e: Topic 3: Estimation and Identification Methods; Sensorless Control
DS3f: Topic 5: Solar Energy Systems
DS3g: Topic 5: Other Renewable Energy Systems, Energy Harvesting, Energy Storage
DS3h: Topic 6: Micro-Grids
DS3i: Topic 6: Other Grid Issues
DS3j: Topic 8: Power Converters for Electric Vehicles
DS3k: Topic 8: Electric Vehicle Propulsion Systems and their Energy Storage