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On 10 December 2022, the Women in Engineering (WIE) Subcommittee of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) China Membership Committee co-sponsored the Women in Power (WIP) forum at the 4th International Conference on Smart Power & Internet Energy Systems (SPIES2022). The forum had the theme “Facing the Challenges of Modern Power Systems-Inspiring More Female Engineers” … [Read more...] about Society News: IEEE PELS China Membership WIE Subcommittee Co-Sponsors WIP Forum

Over the last years, the number of student and young professional members in IEEE PELS has increased. Students and young professionals now represent over 20% of the membership body and make significant contributions to the dynamism of IEEE PELS. Via the IEEE PELS Students and Young Professionals (S&YP) committee, a subgroup within the PELS membership committee, students and … [Read more...] about Students and Young Professionals Rendezvous: Explore the IEEE PELS Students and Young Professionals Committee and Get Involved

A perpetually hot topic in the news these days seems to be cryptocurrencies, and more broadly, blockchain technologies. After following some of the ups and downs from the past few months (and years), I wanted to take a look at where the technology has been and where it’s headed—and how it will impact the power electronics industry. I’m not going to get too far into the details … [Read more...] about Industry Pulse: Blockchain and Bitcoin: What It Means for Power Electronics

One of the enumerated powers granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution is “[t]o promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8. A more straightforward read of this clause is that Congress has the power … [Read more...] about Patent Reviews: Patent Law: A 30,000-Foot Aerial View

There are numerous mass volume power applications where it is necessary to control the flow of bidirectional power, including electric vehicles (vehicle to grid, vehicle to home, and vehicle to vehicle), distributed and grid-tie power systems using regenerated energy and/or energy storage components, and solid-state circuit breaker protection. Silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium … [Read more...] about Expert View: Monolithic Bidirectional WBG Switches Rekindle Power Electronics Technology