Lecturers Programs

·Regional Lecturers Program (described on a separate page)

·PELS Distinguished Lecturers Program

The individuals selected by PELS to be part of the Distinguished Lecturers Program are listed below with their contact information and titles or topics of the talks they are offering. If you are interested in this program, just contact them or the Chapter Development Chair to receive help. PELS offers to cover the travel expenses and the local chapters would cover the local expenses. There is also a Regional Lecturers Program to support chapter meetings at lower cost.

Hirofumi Akagi

Okayama University
Departament of Electrical Engineering
3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka
Okayama City, 700-8530, JAPAN
Tel: +81(86) 251-8117
Fax: +81(86) 251-8259
E-mail: akagi@power.elec.okayama-u.ac.jp
Available talks:

Utility Applications of Power Electronics

The State-Of-The-Art of Power Electronics in Japan

Active Filters for Power Conditioning

Antoine Capel

ALCATEL - Space
26 Avenue Champollion
Toulouse 31077 France
Tel: +33 5 3434 5544
Fax: +33 5 3434 6169
E-mail: antoine.capel@space.alcatel.fr
Available talks:

The Power System in Space Applications

which could cover the following topics:

power system topologies in the platform and payload parts of a spacecraft

power system parts, mainly power electronics units (shunt, battery charger, discharger regulators, HV and LV DC/DC, current limiters)

stability analysis at power units and system levels (space variable and injected current method and PSPICE simulations)

power system simulation using Powerap software

Phil Hower

Unitrode Integrated Circuits
7 Continental Blvd. P.O.Box 399
Merrimack, NH03054, USA
Tel: (603) 429-8670
Fax: (603) 424-3460
E-mail: hower@uicc.com
Available talks:

Power Semiconductor Devices and HVICs - Beyond the Data Sheet

Thomas Jahns

Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706, USA
Tel: (608) 262-57-02
Fax: (608) 262-5559
E-mail: jahns@engr.wisc.edu.
Available talks:

Preparing for the Next Generation of Automotive Electrical Systems

Where Goes Power Electronics and Drives in the New Millenium

The Wonderful World of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine Drives

Piero Maranesi

Electronic Section
University of Milan
Via Celoria 16 - 20133
Milano - ITALY
Tel: +39-2-2392-454
Fax:+39-2-2392-458
E-mail: maranesi@mi.infn.it
Available talks (Preliminary):

Power Electronics for Space and its Fallout to Ground

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