I. COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS RELATED ISSUES

A. DEVICES, PACKAGING AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Topic 1: Active devices
1a. MOS controlled silicon power devices (e.g. IGBT, MOSFET)
1b. Silicon power diode and thyristor devices
1c. Monolithic integration, system on chip
1d. Wide bandgap power semiconductor devices (e.g. SiC, GaN, GaAs)
1e. Simulation, modelling and virtual prototyping
1f . Control and protection of power devices
Topic 2: Passive components, system integration & packaging
2a. Passive components and integrated passive components
2b. Materials and interconnection technologies
2c. Cooling, thermal management and thermal design
2d. Multichip module packaging technologies
2e. Reliability of components and integrated subsystems
2f. Simulation and modelling of integrated components and subsystems
Topic 3: Power system integration
3a. Modularity and standardization of converters
3b. Power electronic system integration methodology
3c. Stability and reliability of cascaded converters
3d. Integrated applied power systems
3e. EMC/EMI issues for integrated power systems, reliability issues

B. POWER CONVERTERS TOPOLOGIES AND DESIGN

Topic 4: Soft switching converters and control
4a. Soft switching converters: resonant, ZVS, ZCS
4b. Soft switching converters: circuits and control
Topic 5: Hard switching converters and control
5a. High power multilevel converters and voltage regulator modules
5b. Matrix converters
5c. Emerging topologies
5d. Failure tolerant systems or converters

C. MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL

Topic 6: Modulation strategies and specific control methods for static converter
6a. Converter control sets and modulation strategies
6b. Converter control, current/voltage control
Topic 7: Application of control methods to electrical systems
7a. Optimal control, robust control, non-linear control
7b. Fuzzy control, neuronal control
7c. Open and closed loop system control, fault handling strategies
Topic 8: Measurements and sensors
8a. Sensors and transducers
8b. Measurement methods and techniques
8c. Software for measurements and virtual instruments
8d. Estimation techniques
8e. System diagnoses

D. ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVE SYSTEMS

Topic 9: Motion control, robotics, special drives, haptics, communication in drive systems
9a. Servo drives; stepping and linear drives
9b. Electro-active systems
9c. Robotics and haptics
9d. Communications systems for drives, integration of MC, NC and PLC in drive systems
9e. Modelling, simulation and design methods of motion control systems
Topic 10: Electrical Machines
10a. Synchronous, permanent magnet synchronous and brushless d.c. motor
10b. Induction machines
10c. Switched reluctance machines
10d. Linear machines
10e. Integrated electrical machines
Topic 11: Adjustable speed drives
11a. General purpose a.c. and d.c. drives
11b. Converter machine/mains interactions
11c. Adjustable speed drive systems, reliable and fault-tolerant drives
11d. Combined multi-motor drive systems
Topic 12: High performance drives
12a. DTC and other modulation strategies for high performance drives
12b. Advanced control and other high performance drive systems issues
12c. Sensorless techniques

II. APPLICATIONS RELATED ISSUES

E. ENERGY EFFICIENT SYSTEMS

Topic 13: Energy efficiency, energy saving issues in system components
13a: Energy efficiency, energy saving issues in power electronics components
13b. Energy efficiency, energy saving issues in electrical machines and drives
13c. Special developments to achieve energy efficiency, energy savings

F. APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS IN GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, WIND, PV, TIDAL, WAVE, ETC…

Topic 14: Converters for rotating and linear generators
14a. Doubly fed generator control
14b. Full power generator converter control
14c. Fault ride through methods
14d. Excitation systems and their control
14e. Simulation and emulation of generator systems
14f. Reliability issues
Topic 15: Non-rotating power generation and  storage systems
15a. Fuel cell converters and their control
15b. Photovoltaic converters and their control
15c. Converters for energy storage and their control 
15d. Reliability issues
 
G. APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS IN TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Topic 16: Power electronics in transmission and distribution
16a. Microgrid control
16b. HVDC transmission
16c. FACTS (Incl. STATCOM, SVC) and distribution FACTS
16d. Active filtering and other advanced grid side converter control
16e. Low frequency harmonics and EMC (less than 9 kHz) mitigation
16f. Power electronic protection devices for transmission and distribution
16g. Reliability issues
 
H. APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS IN USERS DEVICES/PROCESSES
Topic 17: Power supplies
17a. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
17b. DC Power Supplies (hard&soft switching)
17c. Distributed Power Supplies
17d. Voltage Regulated Modules (VRM)
17e. EMI & over-voltage protection
17f. Electronic ballasts and solid state lighting
17g. High power density system design
17h. Contactless Power Supply
17i. Power Factor Correction (PFC)
Topic 18: Electrical systems in road vehicles
18a. Electric propulsion systems for electrified vehicles
18b. Control strategies in hybrid vehicles
18c. Power converters for electrified vehicles
18d. On-Board energy management: generation (f.e. fuel cells), storage, components, systems and control
18e. Communications and data transmission
18f. EMC related phenomena
18g. Modelling, simulation and design methods, reliability issues
Topic 19: Electrical systems in aerospace, space, surface and marine transport (not road)
19a. Power electronics in aerospace and space applications
19b. Rail vehicles
19c. Marine applications (Offshore and ships)
19d. On-Board energy management: generation (f.e. fuel cells), storage, components, systems and control
19e. Communications and data transmission
19f. EMC related phenomena
19g. Modelling, simulation and design methods, reliability issues
Topic 20: Industry specific energy conversion and conditioning technologies
20a. Energy conversion and conditioning technologies in the industry (cement, steel, paper, textile, mining, etc…)
20b. Power electronics and drives in buildings and household applications, including lighting and professional devices
20c. Power electronics and drives for low cost applications
20d. Electroheat and power electronics
20e. Reliability issues, diagnostics
 
Topic 21: Energy conversion and conditioning technologies in physics research and related applications
21a. Power converters for particle accelerators
21b. Application of power electronics to pulsed power (f.e. nuclear fusion research, microwaves, etc…)
21c. Other related applications
 
I. EDUCATION IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
 
Topic 22: Education in electrical engineering
22a. Education methodology
22b. Education tools and e-learning
22c. Simulation software and design tools
22d. Education policy in Europe