Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3301286
Katherine A. Kim, Yunting Liu, Stephanie Watts Butler, Sneha Narasimhan, Kristen Parrish, Mhret Berhe Gebremariam, Christina DiMarino
After emerging from the peak of the COVID era, with heavy travel restrictions and less-than-optimal interactions at virtual conferences, we ventured out to our first in-person conferences over the past year. What awaited us was the heartening sight of more women taking up prominent roles in every aspect of the conference. From influential plenary speakers to confident session chairs, passionate presenters, engaged attendees, and dedicated organizers. It served as a powerful reminder that the traditionally male-dominated domain is gradually transforming and becoming more inclusive. While a considerable journey remains ahead, we made unmistakable progress this past year.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3303103
Nadee Arawwawala, Nihal Kularatna, Don Charles Uvindra Sirimanne
Energy storage devices (ESDs) have become an essential component in renewable energy systems for higher reliability, given the fluctuating nature of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and biomass. Thus, various types of ESDs have been invented over the past years, and rechargeable batteries play an increasingly vital role in storing energy in response to the fluctuating nature of the renewable sources and increasing demand for reliable renewable energy sources. ESD options for longer-term and infrequent utilization can be listed primarily as below [1] :
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Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3301416
Harish Sarma Krishnamoorthy, Philip Krein, Brian Zahnstecher
An early mantra of our field was “power electronics inside,” a take on a popular tagline from a major electronics company. Power electronics continues to be an infrastructure and internal technology—throughout the grid, integral to our computers and devices, essential in motor drives, embedded in our cars and appliances, actively managing renewable energy systems, and performing an unlimited range of vital functions. Even though power electronics may not be familiar to the average person, today’s users are more and more likely to interact directly with power electronics equipment. They have many chargers and power supplies for mobile phones and rechargeables. They use flat panel displays and compact audio systems. They purchase lamps and lighting with built-in power conversion and HVAC systems with variable-speed drives. They might have an electric car. They see the growth of electrical energy applications. Admittedly, the interactive experience is not always great. For example, nearly every device needs a different power supply, leading to too many wires ( Figure 1 ), which users rarely appreciate. Human-centered design for power electronics is emerging as an important frontier in our field. This article gives a few examples and hints about the needs and opportunities.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3299917
Renee Yawger
Sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society/Electron Devices Society/Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PELS/EDS/PSMA), the Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA) [ http://www.wipda.org/ ] is an internationally recognized workshop dedicated to advancing the field of wide bandgap (WBG) power devices and applications. It provides a platform for leading researchers, industry professionals, and academia to discuss the latest developments and advances in WBG power devices and their applications. Plus, the attendees have the opportunity to witness their journey and understand the pivotal role they can play in shaping the future.
{"title":"WiPDA Celebrates Tenth Anniversary [PSMA Corner]","authors":"Renee Yawger","doi":"10.1109/mpel.2023.3299917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mpel.2023.3299917","url":null,"abstract":"<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=\"yawge-3299917.tif\"/> </fig> Sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society/Electron Devices Society/Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PELS/EDS/PSMA), the Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA) [ <uri xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">http://www.wipda.org/</uri> ] is an internationally recognized workshop dedicated to advancing the field of wide bandgap (WBG) power devices and applications. It provides a platform for leading researchers, industry professionals, and academia to discuss the latest developments and advances in WBG power devices and their applications. Plus, the attendees have the opportunity to witness their journey and understand the pivotal role they can play in shaping the future.","PeriodicalId":13049,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Power Electronics Magazine","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134917611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3303151
Srinivas Bhaskar Karanki
From 10 to 14 July 2023, the School of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India, in collaboration with the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), organized its first Ph.D. summer school for doctoral scholars with power electronics background. The objective is to encourage brilliant young minds to build careers in areas of electrical engineering, including power systems, renewable integration, smart grids, and control systems. About 97 Ph.D. scholars working in the area of power electronics and its applications, came from various institutes in India to attend the Ph.D. summer school ( Figure 1 ). The inaugural session was conducted on 10 July from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, which was attended by Prof. A. K. Tripathy, former CPRI director, as the chief guest. The event also witnessed video address by Prof. Brad Lehman, president of IEEE PELS, Prof. Liuchen Chang, immediate past president, who presented the State of PELS to the audience in virtual mode. Prof. Mario Pacas, VP global relations highlighted various awards and funding opportunities in IEEE PELS. Prof. Sanjib Kumar Panda, R-10 reginal chair, presented insight into the activities of Region 10. Likewise, Dr. Srinivas Bhaskar Karanki, India-Liaison described the objectives of the Ph.D. school and the benefits of joining IEEE PELS to the participants.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3303130
Mahmadasraf Mulla
To celebrate PELS Day 2023, the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES)/Industry Applications Society (IAS)/Power Electronics Society (PELS) Gujarat, India, Section Chapter hosted a hybrid expert talk on 20 June 2023. The presenter was Dr. Sanjib Kumar Panda (associate professor at the National University of Singapore) and his theme was “A Plug and Play Operational Approach for Implementation of an Autonomous Microgrid System.” This event was organized in co-operation the Electrical Engineering Society (EES) and the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT).
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Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3303831
Ashok Bindra
In last ten years or so, wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors have made significant progress that has resulted in rapid miniaturization with improved efficiency of power converters. Concurrently, the improvements in passive components, especially magnetics, such as inductors and transformers, have not kept pace with these advancements. While advances in WBG devices have certainly improved circuit efficiency and power density, the bottleneck now lies with magnetic components, with magnetics accounting for more than 30% of the cost and more than 30% of the loss in almost all power converters, according to experts. Magnetics design has become a critical issue for power electronics as trends towards high efficiency and high power-density continues.
{"title":"New Developments in High-Frequency Passives [From the Editor]","authors":"Ashok Bindra","doi":"10.1109/mpel.2023.3303831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mpel.2023.3303831","url":null,"abstract":"<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=\"bindr-3303831.tif\"/> </fig> In last ten years or so, wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors have made significant progress that has resulted in rapid miniaturization with improved efficiency of power converters. Concurrently, the improvements in passive components, especially magnetics, such as inductors and transformers, have not kept pace with these advancements. While advances in WBG devices have certainly improved circuit efficiency and power density, the bottleneck now lies with magnetic components, with magnetics accounting for more than 30% of the cost and more than 30% of the loss in almost all power converters, according to experts. Magnetics design has become a critical issue for power electronics as trends towards high efficiency and high power-density continues.","PeriodicalId":13049,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Power Electronics Magazine","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134914346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1109/mpel.2023.3303104
Heng Wu, Fangzhou Zhao, Xiongfei Wang
Impedance-based method has been increasingly adopted to assess the stability of inverter-based resources (IBRs). To get a better view of the state-of-the-art and challenges for implementing the impedance-based dynamic analysis, a survey with general/specific questions has been initiated by IEEE Task Force on Frequency-Domain Modeling and Dynamic Analysis of High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) and Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS). The feedbacks are collected from universities, national labs, transmission system operators (TSOs), power plant developers, as well as IBR vendors. It is interesting to note that while many common understandings have been established in practices, certain gaps still exist among different stakeholders. This article intends to bridge this gap by sharing a summary of the survey, including questionnaires, responses from different stakeholders, and the analysis of survey results. The challenges for different stakeholders using impedance-based method are identified, which shed a light on the future research work.
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