The PCIM organiser is looking for contributions out of the industrial and academic field, first time offered for presentation at the PCIM Europe 2004 Conference.

Those, who are wishing to offer a technical paper for PCIM Europe 2004 should send their abstract clearly showing the innovative contributions, practical results, key figures of the final paper and a short summary of the novel contribution this paper provides, and why it is specific and extends existing work. Therefore please use the pre-determined Abstract Format Draft.

The PCIM event is both, the scientific – application oriented confe rence combined with the world-wide leading POWER ELECTRONICS, INTELLIGENT MOTION and POWER QUALITY Exhibition. You have the posssibility to discuss your application needs with product managers at the same time.

Send your abstract / summary by eMail indicating all authors’ names, the name of the corresponding author, company / university / research institute - address, phone, fax, eMail to the organiser not later than 30 November 2003.

eMail: mailto:cz@zm-com.com

You will get an eMail confirmation from the organiser about the incoming paper proposal(s) within 8 days after receiving at ZM Communications.
In case you do not have the eMail confirmation within 8 days, please contact ZM Communications in order to check if there was transmission error.

Christine Zieroth, eMail: cz@zm-com.com
Tanja Kaufmann, eMail: tk@zm-com.com

 

1. POWER SEMICONDUCTORS
1.1 High Power Semiconductors
1.2 MOSFETs and IGBTs
1.3 Fast Recovery Rectifiers ( FRED ) and Diodes
1.4 SIC Devices
1.5 Power Modules and Power Hybrids
1.6 Smart Power ICs

2. PASSIVE COMPONENTS
2.1 Capacitors, Supercapacitors
2.2 Fuses
2.3 Resistors, Varistors, Thermistors

3. MAGNETIC MATERIALS
3.1 Transformer Core Materials
3.2 Inductors and Transformers
3.3 Non-linear Magnetic Devices
3.4 Technologies for Magnetics

4. ELECTRONIC POWER CONVERTERS
4.1 AC-DC Power Supplies, Single / Three Phase
4.2 DC-DC Converters, hard- / soft-switched
4.3 Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM)
4.4 Power Factor Correction, Single / Three Phase
4.5 Lamp Ballasts and Lighting Systems
4.6 Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

5. CONTROL and MEASUREMENT in POWER ELECTRONICS
5.1 Control ICs, ASICs for Power Control
5.2 Microcontroller, DSPs for Power Control
5.3 Development and Simulation Tools
5.4 Control and Drive Strategies
5.5 Specific Measurements in Power Electronics
5.6 Technology Trends

6. THERMAL MANAGEMENT and PACKAGING
6.1 Reliability
6.2 Cooling Systems (e.g. Materials, Heat Sinks, Heat Pipes, Fans, Thermal Compounds and Insulators)
6.3 Packaging, Layout, Mounting Procedures
6.4 Optimal Design, Cost Reduction Methods
6.5 Simulation

7. POWER ELECTRONICS in AUTOMOTIVE
7.1 Power Devices, Circuits and Systems in Automobile
7.2 EMC in Automobile
7.3 42 V Board Supply (Converters and Power Distribution)

8. PRODUCTS, SYSTEMS and MANUFACTURING

1. EMBEDDED MOTION
1.1 Variable Speed Drives (AC, DC, SR)
1.2 Automotive Subsystems (e.g. Starter-Generator, Break by Wire, Steer by Wire, Active Suspension/Damping/Stabilization)
1.3 Aircraft Actuators
1.4 Transportation (e.g. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Traction and Auxiliaries, Off-Road Transportation)
1.5 Contactless Energy Transmission
1.6 Embedded Control and Modulation

2. MOTORS, ACTUATORS, MECHATRONIC and DRIVE SYSTEMS
2.1 Magnetic, Thermal and Noise Design (AC, DC, BLDC, Step Motors, SR, Actuators)
2.2 New Drive Schemes
2.3 Motors and Drives for Consumer Applications
2.4 Mechatronic Systems
2.5 Magnetic Bearings
2.6 Diagnostic, Conditioning Monitoring

3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SENSORLESS DRIVES
3.1 Sensorless Drives
3.2 New Software Control Techniques
3.3 System Modelling, Estimation and Identification
3.4 Neural Networks, Fuzzy Control, Genetic Algorithms and Self-tuning Servos

4. SOFTWARE TOOLS and CONTROL HARDWARE
4.1 Motor and Drive Design Tools (FEM, Simulation)
4.2 Real-time Software (Simulation and target)
4.3 Rapid Prototyping in Motion Control
4.4 Control ICs, ASICs
4.5 Microcontroller, DSPs
4.6 Future Trends in Soft- and Hardware of Motion Systems

5. MOTION CONTROL
5.1 Servo and Step Positioning Systems
5.2 Nanopositioning
5.3 Piezoelectric and Magnetostrictive Actuators
5.4 Influence of Industrial Networks, Internet Applications on Drive Electronics

6. NEW TECHNOLOGIES for MOTION COMPONENTS
6.1 New Materials
6.2 Sensors (e.g. Encoders, Resolvers, Acceleration Sensors)
6.3 Actuators, Gears, Brakes
6.4 Coil Winding Techniques
6.5 Testing Equipment

1. ENERGY CONVERSION / STORAGE and UPS
1.1 Energy Conversion (e. g. Fuel Cells, Microturbines, Cogeneration)
1.2 Energy Storage (e. g. Superconducting Magnets, Flywheels, Ultra/Supercapacitors)
1.3 UPS Developments and Applications
1.4 Power Electronics for Energy Storage Systems

2. RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
2.1 Wind / Solar Power Conversion
2.2 Energy Conservation Techniques

3. BATTERIES and BATTERY SYSTEMS
3.1 Battery Selection, Maintenance, Monitoring, Testing
3.2 Battery Charging Converter Topologies
3.3 VRLA Characteristics and Properties

4. UNITY POWER FACTOR, HARMONICS and FLICKER
4.1 Active Power Factor Correction, Unity Power Factor Rectifiers
4.2 Active and Hybrid Filters
4.3 Harmonics, Voltage Sags, Supply Interruptions - Sources and Effects
4.4 Power Electronics and Practices for Harmonic and Flicker Control

5. COMPATIBILITY and COMPLIANCE
5.1 Electromagnetic Interference / Compatibility
5.2 Circuit Measures for Ensuring EMC and Immunity
5.3 Power Quality Facility Management Concepts

6. POWER QUALITY SOLUTIONS
6.1 Developments in Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (FACTS etc.)
6.2 Filtering Techniques
6.3 Power Quality Monitoring and Diagnosis (Hard- and Software)
6.4 Modelling and Simulation

7. DEREGULATION of ELECTRIC UTILITIES
7.1 Contracts, Legal Issues
7.2 Metering and Monitoring Concepts
7.3 Regulatory Activities
7.4 Deregulation's Future
7.5 Grades of Power Quality
7.6 Insurance against Outages, Sags and Poor Power Quality