International Conference on Power Electronics

International Conference on Power Electronics
Name	International Conference on Power Electronics
Abbrev	ICPE
Discipline	Power electronics
Publisher	Various professional societies
Frequency	Annual / Biennial
Country	International
First	20th century

International Conference on Power Electronics The International Conference on Power Electronics is a recurring scholarly meeting that assembles leading engineers, sectors and technologists from institutions such as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Power Electronics Society, Energies publishers and national laboratories like Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to present advances in converters, inverters and semiconductor devices. It attracts presenters from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Tsinghua University and industry partners including Siemens, ABB, Infineon Technologies, Intel Corporation and General Electric. The conference serves as a hub connecting standards bodies such as International Electrotechnical Commission and National Institute of Standards and Technology with prototype demonstrations from companies like Tesla, Inc., BYD Company, NIO Inc. and Schneider Electric.

Overview

The conference covers intersections among researchers affiliated with National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Fraunhofer Society, CEA Grenoble and universities including ETH Zurich, Imperial College London, Purdue University and University of California, Berkeley who focus on power converters, motor drives, renewable integration and semiconductor physics. Attendees often include representatives from standards committees such as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association, International Organization for Standardization panels and award committees like the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering and Edison Medal. The event frequently features keynote lectures given by faculty from California Institute of Technology, Kyoto University, Seoul National University and executives from Rockwell Automation and Mitsubishi Electric.

History and Development

Early iterations trace influences to symposia organized by Bell Labs, Westinghouse Electric Corporation and academic workshops at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and Carnegie Mellon University where research on thyristors, MOSFETs and IGBTs emerged alongside milestones from Texas Instruments, Fairchild Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics. Growth accelerated with contributions from researchers connected to projects at DARPA, European Commission research frameworks such as Horizon 2020 and national programs in Japan, Germany and China. The conference evolved in parallel with device breakthroughs attributed to teams at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Tokyo and Seoul National University and with industry adoption by Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation.

Scope and Technical Topics

Technical tracks commonly span power semiconductor devices pioneered by groups at Infineon Technologies and ON Semiconductor, control methods from labs at University of California, San Diego and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, grid integration studies involving National Grid (UK), California Independent System Operator and microgrid demonstrations linked to New York Power Authority. Sessions cover topics including wide-bandgap materials research from Cree, Inc. and Rohm Semiconductor, electric vehicle powertrains showcased by General Motors and Volkswagen Group, energy storage interfaces developed by Panasonic Corporation and LG Chem, and real-time simulation techniques from OPAL-RT Technologies and Siemens PLM Software.

Organization and Governance

Organizing committees are typically formed by members of IEEE Power Electronics Society, regional societies like Japan Society of Electrical Engineers and academic consortia from European University Association and Association of American Universities. Steering committees include editors from journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Elsevier titles, with oversight often coordinated with funding agencies like National Science Foundation, Japan Science and Technology Agency and German Research Foundation. Symposium chairs have historically hailed from institutions such as University of Toronto, Delft University of Technology and University of New South Wales.

Conferences and Locations

Past conferences have convened in cities with major research centers including Boston, Munich, Beijing, Seoul, Zurich, Tokyo, Singapore and Melbourne. Special sessions have been co-located with events like IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications and Asian Conference on Power Electronics. Workshops and tutorials frequently feature collaborators from Argonne National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and industry partners such as Toshiba Corporation and Hitachi, Ltd..

Proceedings and Publications

Proceedings are published by professional publishers connected to IEEE Xplore, Springer Science+Business Media, Elsevier and conference archives often index contributions cited in journals such as IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics and Journal of Power Sources. Selected papers receive expansion into special issues with editorial boards including scholars from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Nanyang Technological University and Kyoto University, and award-winning contributions are recognized at ceremonies associated with IEEE Fellows nominations and society prizes like the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award.

Impact and Industry Collaboration

The conference drives collaborations between academic groups at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University and corporations including Honeywell International, Bosch, Continental AG and Denso Corporation. Outcomes have influenced grid codes adopted by entities such as ENTSO-E and informed procurement at utilities like Edison International and Iberdrola. Technology transfer has led to startups spun off from Imperial Innovations, Spinout Companies and university incubators linked to Cambridge Enterprise and Stanford Technology Ventures Program that commercialize power conversion, motor control and energy storage innovations.

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