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This year, the fourteenth annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2022 was a hybrid event with an in-person meeting in Detroit, MI, USA from 9–13 October. The virtual meet-the-authors sessions took place 17-19 October via Zoom. After two years of virtual meetings, it was encouraging to see researchers, engineers, and professionals from around […]

The ac–dc power supply units providing isolated, regulated outputs operating above 100 W typically require some form of input active power factor correction (PFC) [1] . To achieve this, a popular solution is to combine a boost PFC input stage with an “LLC” converter which isolates and controls the dc output voltage. However, a new, […]

Measuring the gate-source voltages of wide bandgap (WBG) devices in half-bridge converters provides useful information about susceptibility to crosstalk, which can cause uncontrolled cross-conduction and excessive gate-oxide stresses. However, parasitic elements of the printed circuit board (PCB) and device packaging can compromise measurement accuracy, causing unreliable results. Here we describe how this shortcoming can be […]

In the next 10–15 years, power electronics will enable the Internet of Everything (IoE) to reach a trillion sensor economy. To achieve this high volume will require focus on data and system energy trade-off within a functional framework of Sense, Think (Compute), Act, and Communicate. The IoE session of the IEEE Future of Electronic Power […]

Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have been applied to power electronics and electric drives research for more than 20 years for design, control, estimation, and prediction. With the recent interest in AI/ML for all aspects of smart and connected daily life, the interest in AI/ML applications of power electronics has also increased. With the […]

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 […]

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 ( Figure 1 ). FEPPCON XI was postponed by one year from 2021 due to the global pandemic to allow a face-to-face meeting. Most invited […]

Power electronics have been and will continue to be an enabling technology for energy production, storage, transmission, distribution, and consumption. Power electronic converters are usually the critical links in electrical energy systems, affecting system security, safety, energy efficiency, and cost-of-ownership. As a result, the reliability requirements for power electronic components and converter systems generally become […]