IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
Name	IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
Abbreviation	ECCE
Discipline	Power conversion, electrical engineering, renewable energy
Publisher	IEEE Power Electronics Society; IEEE Industry Applications Society; IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Country	United States (frequent locations include Chicago, San Diego, Phoenix, Portland)
Established	2009
Frequency	Annual

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IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition

The IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition is an annual technical meeting and trade exposition focused on power conversion, power electronics, and electric energy systems. It gathers engineers, researchers, industry leaders and policymakers from organizations such as General Electric, Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB Group, and academic institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology and Imperial College London. The event bridges work from societies like the IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Industry Applications Society, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society with sectors represented by National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and corporations such as Tesla, Inc. and Vestas.

Overview

ECCE functions as a convergence point for advances in power converters, motor drives, power systems, and renewable integration, attracting presenters from California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, ETH Zurich, Tsinghua University, and Peking University. The conference program typically includes peer-reviewed technical papers, plenary talks by figures from U.S. Department of Energy, European Commission, Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, panel sessions featuring leaders from NREL, EPRI, RWE, and workshops sponsored by Texas Instruments, Infineon Technologies, and STMicroelectronics. Exhibitors range from established vendors like Rockwell Automation and Mitsubishi Electric to startups that emerged from incubators such as Y Combinator and accelerators affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

ECCE was founded as a unified forum in 2009 through collaboration among the IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Industry Applications Society, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society to consolidate separate meetings like the Applied Power Electronics Conference and IEEE Energy Conversion Congress into a single venue. Early conferences featured keynote speakers affiliated with institutions such as Argonne National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, and engaged international partners including CIGRE, IEC, ISO, and national labs from Canada, Germany, Japan, and China. Over time, ECCE expanded its scope to include topics championed by research programs at DARPA, Horizon 2020, and national initiatives like SunShot Initiative and Mission Innovation.

The technical program encompasses sessions on multilevel converters, wide-bandgap semiconductors such as gallium nitride and silicon carbide championed by ON Semiconductor and Cree, electric machine design innovations connected to research at National Instruments and NASA Glenn Research Center, power system integration studies from ISO New England and PJM Interconnection, and microgrid demonstrations aligned with projects at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Technical committees involve authors and reviewers from Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Toronto, McGill University, KAIST, Seoul National University, and industry R&D labs including Bell Labs and Hitachi. Special sessions have been organized on topics financed by initiatives such as European Green Deal and collaborations with standards bodies like IEEE Standards Association and IEC Technical Committee 3.

The exposition hosts booths and demonstrations by vendors such as ABB Group, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, Texas Instruments, Infineon Technologies, NXP Semiconductors, Bosch, Honeywell, and startup projects spun out of Stanford University and MIT Media Lab. Live demonstrations often include electric vehicles from General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and BMW, battery systems by Panasonic Corporation and LG Chem, and grid-scale storage showcased by Fluence Energy and AES Corporation. The exhibition provides a marketplace for procurement teams from utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Duke Energy, National Grid, and for venture investors associated with Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.

ECCE presents awards and recognitions coordinated with the IEEE Power Electronics Society and IEEE Industry Applications Society, honoring contributions by individuals affiliated with MIT, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Duke University, and corporate R&D leaders from Siemens and General Electric. Notable awards align with IEEE technical achievement awards, best paper prizes recognizing research from teams at ETH Zurich, EPFL, University of Tokyo, and doctoral dissertation awards sponsored by industrial partners including Infineon and Texas Instruments.

The congress is organized under joint sponsorship of the IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, and IEEE Industry Applications Society, with local organizing committees drawn from host-region universities such as Arizona State University, University of Washington, Oregon State University, and professional conference organizers experienced with venues like the Los Angeles Convention Center and McCormick Place. Steering committees include representatives from national labs (NREL, Argonne National Laboratory), standards bodies (IEEE Standards Association), and industry consortia such as SEIA and WindEurope.

ECCE has accelerated dissemination of breakthroughs in wide-bandgap power electronics, grid integration of inverter-based resources, and electrification of transportation, influencing projects undertaken by California Independent System Operator, EPRI, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and manufacturers like Siemens Gamesa and Vestas. The congress has been a platform for influential papers that shaped standards work at IEC, informed regulatory discussions at entities such as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and European Commission, and supported collaborations that led to commercial products from Infineon Technologies, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments. Many spin-off technologies have been adopted in deployments by companies including General Electric and AES Corporation and in government-funded demonstrations coordinated with DARPA and national laboratories.

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