Renewable energy sources

A Novel High-Speed Sensorless Faulty Panel Detection Technique for an SPV String/Array

March 1, 2022 by Sreedhar Madichetty, Yellepeddi Venkata Sai Manoj, Shaik Abdul Kareem and Sukumar Mishra

Energy generating systems transcending into the renewable and clean fuel domain has put solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems in an unprecedented position of importance in the fuel and energy sector. However, lower efficiencies offered by these systems in comparison with traditional power generating systems such as coal-fired plants, has demanded the use of multiple techniques to … [Read more...] about A Novel High-Speed Sensorless Faulty Panel Detection Technique for an SPV String/Array

Inverter’s Nonlinear Efficiency and Demand-Side Management Challenges

March 1, 2021 by Roghieh A. Biroon, Zoleikha Abdollahi, and Ramtin Hadidi

Renewable energy resources have become an increasingly significant part of power generation for reducing fossil fuel consumption and pollutant emission. Wind and solar energy resources are the most promising options among available renewable energy resources, as they are ever-present, freely available, and environmentally friendly. However, in the presence of renewable … [Read more...] about Inverter’s Nonlinear Efficiency and Demand-Side Management Challenges

Artificial Intelligence Techniques: How Can it Solve Problems in Power Electronics?

December 1, 2020 by Bimal K. Bose

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have recently emerged as the powerful and advancing frontier in power electronics and their impact in the next generation of power electronics appears to be tremendous. The advent of AI has brought a challenge to the engineers specialized in power electronics which is already a complex, interdisciplinary and fast-moving technology. The AI … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence Techniques: How Can it Solve Problems in Power Electronics?

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August 2021
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APEC Organizers, Vendors
Take Virtual Route to Reveal Latest Trends in Power Technologies and Products

A cancelled conference taps alternate methods to disseminate cutting-edge information

With the growing concerns of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the IEEE Power Electronics Society/Industrial Applications Society (PELS/IAS) and Power Supply Manufacturers Association-sponsored 2020 Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2020) in New Orleans, Louisiana, was cancelled for the safety of the attendees. While it was a difficult decision, the health, safety, and welfare of the community was paramount for the organizers and sponsors of the 15–19 March 2020 conference. Although this was the first such cancellation in APEC’s 35-year history, the organizers were quick to offer a virtual conference to those registered. In addition, peer-reviewed papers accepted by the conference committee were submitted to IEEE Xplore and are available to all.

Despite the challenges and adversities of COVID-19, the organizers worked diligently to virtually bring the conference and its presentations to the registered community via the APEC 2020 app and the eventScribe web portal. As a result, I was given a password (access key) to access the site and view a variety of the sessions. Before I go through the conference papers and sessions, I would like to take the opportunity to mention the vendors who promptly called IEEE Power Electronics Magazine and presented the latest trends in technologies and products online. The unbelievable situation created by the COVID-19 outbreak did not deter the vendors and emerging companies from taking their latest advances and developments to editors and reporters via phone and virtual meetings and booths. As a result, I was lucky to talk to a variety of power semiconductor companies, passive component suppliers, and power electronics experts, including marketing analysts, and gather the latest advances in power electronics technology.