APEC 2010 Preview

Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Davis, Sam, PET

APEC 2010 will be held at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California from Sunday, February 21 until Thursday, February 25. The program will address a broad range of topics in the use, design, manufacture, and marketing of power electro

SPECIAL SESSION: INDUCTIVE COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY

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The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Magnetics Committee is sponsoring a Special Presentation session at APEC 2010 titled “Inductive Component Technology.” The special session will take place Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 from 2:00 to 5:30 pm at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California. It will feature seven industry experts who will provide a broad overview of current trends, materials, and design issues.

EXPOSITION

There will be 146 companies exhibiting at APEC, representing virtually all products employed in power electronics systems. Global companies will exhibit products from Asia, North America, and Europe. Product categories will include everything from active to passive components, magnetics to measurement systems, power supplies to power semiconductors. Power Electronics Technology magazine will also be an exhibitor.

PLENARY SESSION
Monday afternoon, Feb. 22 will consist of presentations from industry experts, including:
SPREAKER	COMPANY	SUBJECT
Dr. J. Kassakian	Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems	One of the four key contributors to the Origin of APEC
J. B. Struabel	Tesla Motors (Tesla vehicle will be on display Feb. 22)	Power Electronics and Continued Improvements in Electric Vehicle Performance, Efficiency, and Drivability
Robert V. White	Embedded Power Labs	Digital Power After the Hype
Dr. A. F. Laviano	NANOWORLD®	Nanotechnology: The Reality - The Promise
V. K. Lee	Emerson Network Power	Power and Cooling for Future Data Centers
R. Van Dell	SolarBridge Technologies	Power Conversion and Energy Harvesting From Distributed Photovoltaics (PV) to Next Generation Systems

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SEMINARS
THREE SESSIONS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
TRACK	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SEMINAR SESSION I, FEBRUARY 21 9:30 AM TO 1:00 PM	PRESENTER
EMI/EMC	Controlling Conducted and Radiated EMI Issues in Power Electronics Designs	Supatim Basu Bose Research (P) Ltd.
Devices & Materials	Current State and Future Improvements of GaN-Based Power Conversion	Tim McDonald International Rectifier
Simulation/CAD	Virtual Prototyping of Power Supply Designs	Thomas Wilson Simplis Technologies
Design	Designing Compensators for the Control of Switching Power Supplies	Christophe Basso ON Semiconductor
Systems & Technology	New Trends in Magnetic Technology	Dan Jitaru Delta Corporate Services
Applications	Power Electronics in Battery-Powered Applications: Safety, Charging, Monitoring, and Power Conversion	Jinrong Qian Texas Instruments
TRACK	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SEMINAR SESSION II, FEBRUARY 21 2:30 PM TO 6:00 PM	PRESENTER
EMI/EMC	EMC for Power Supply Designers	Ernest Wittenbreder Technical Witts, Inc.
Devices & Materials	Application Characteristics if IGBT Power Modules	John Donton Powerex
Simulation/CAD	Simulation, Control, and Management of DC-DC Converters	Ray Ridley Ridley Engineering
Design	Thermal Management for Power Electronics Applications	Ahmed Zaghlol R-Theta Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Systems & Technology	The Semiconductor Cycle Bites	Ada Cheng AdaClock
Applications	Power Conversion Reliability	Don Gerstle Murata Power Solutions
TRACK	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SEMINAR SESSION III, FEBRUARY 22 2:30 PM TO 6:00 PM	PRESENTER
EMI/EMC	EMI Causes, Measurement, and Reduction Techniques for Switch-Mode Power Converters	Michael Schutten GE Global Research
Devices & Materials	Silicon Carbide Characteristics and Application	Robert Callanan Cree
Simulation/CAD	CAD of Power and Control Systems of Electrical Machines	Tanvir Rahman Infolytica Corporation
Design	Analog and Digital Feedback Loop Design	Dean Venable Ablepower Corporation.
Systems & Technology	Systematic Design for High Efficiency	Dhaval Dalal ACP Technologies
Applications	Power Electronics in a Smart-Grid Distribution System	Doug Hopkins University of New York, Buffalo