Call for Papers 2011 - Submit your abstract by 15 October 2010!

2.      Thermal Management and Packaging
2.1     Cooling Systems (e.g. Materials, Heat Sinks & Pipes, Fans, Thermal Compounds 
          and Insulators)
2.2     Thermal Models of Power Electronic Components and Systems
2.3     Packaging, Component Layout, Mounting Procedures Interfacing Technologies
2.4     High Power Density Design
2.5     High Temperature Design Aspects

3.      Control and Drive Strategies in Power Converters
3.1     Control of Power Electronic Converters
3.2     Gate Drive Units, Intelligent Integrated Drivers
3.3     Control ICs, FPGAs, ASICs and their Applications
3.4     Micro Controllers, DSPs and their Applications

4.      Electronic Power Converters
4.1     AC-DC Power Supplies, Single- / Three-Phase
4.2     DC-DC Converters, hard- /soft-switched
4.3     DC-AC Converters
4.4     AC-AC Converters
4.5     Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM)
4.6     Cyclo and Matrix Converters
4.7     Medium-Voltage Power Converters
4.8     Low Voltage and High Current Converters
4.9     EMC of Power Electronic Converters
4.10   Improvement of Efficiency of Power Electronic Converters
4.11   Lamp Ballasts and Lighting Systems
4.12   Power Electronics for Physics and Accelerators

5.      Power Electronics in Automotive, Traction and Aerospace
5.1     Power Devices, Circuits and Systems Technologies and Sub-systems Units
5.2     Low Voltage / High Voltage Supply (Converters and Power Distributions)
5.3     Installation Strategies for Higher Voltage Applications
5.4     Hybrid and Electric Cars (Automotive Subsystems, Transportation)
5.5     Aerospace Power Applications

6.      Motors and Actuators
6.1     Magnetic, Thermal and Noise Design (AC, DC, BLDC, Step Motors, SR, Actuators)
6.2     High performance Motors and Actuators (high torque / Force density, high speed…)
6.3     Motors and Actuators for Consumer Applications
6.4     Motors and Actuators for Automotive Applications
6.5     Motors and Actuators for Demanding Applications
6.6     Motors and Actuators for Automation Applications
6.7     Piezoelectric and Magnetostrictive Actuators
6.8     Magnetic Bearings, Gears and Brakes

7.      Control Techniques in Intelligent Motion Systems
7.1     System Modelling, Estimation and Identification
7.2     New Control Techniques, Hardware and Software Solutions
7.3     Servo & Step Positioning Systems
7.4     High Performance Drives (e.g. Nano-positioning, high dynamic…)
7.5     Sensorless Drives
7.6     Control of Piezoelectric and Magnetostrictive Actuators

8.      Applications for Drives & Motion Control
8.1     Mechatronic Systems & Automation Mechanisms
8.2     Servo & Variable Speed Drives (AC, DC, SR) Applications
8.3     Contactless Energy Transmission
8.4     Embedded Control
8.5     Drive-Train of Hybrid and Electric Cars
8.6     Drives & Motion Control for Specific Applications (Consumer, Aerospace…)
8.7     Industrial Networks, Internet Applications in Drive Systems

9.      New and Renewable Energy Systems
9.1     Wind Farms
9.2     Solar Power Plants
9.3     Fuel Cells
9.4     Micro-turbines and Co-generation
9.5     Power Conversion Techniques in New and Renewable Energies

10.    Energy Storage
10.1   Batteries (New Technologies, Discharging Characteristics, Charging, Selection, 
         Maintenance/Monitoring, Management)
10.2   Ultra/Super Capacitors
10.3   Flywheels and Compressed Air Storage
10.4   Superconducting Magnets & other Innovative Storage Technologies

11.    Smart Grid & Communication
11.1   Developments in Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
11.2   Standards for Grid Access

12.    Power Quality Solutions
12.1   Novel UPS Concepts and Applications
12.2   Power Quality Facility Management

13.    Power Factor, Harmonics and Flicker
13.1   Unity Power Factor Rectifiers, Single- and Three-Phase
13.2   Harmonics, Voltage Sags, Supply Interruptions – Sources and Effects
13.3   Active and Hybrid Filters

14.    Power Electronics in Transmission Systems
14.1   FACTS
14.2   Converters for HVDC link
14.3   Frequency Converter Stations.

15.    Software Tools and Applications
15.1   Modelling and Simulation of Power Electronic Circuits and Applications
15.2   Motor and Drive Design Tools and Applications (FEM, Simulation)
15.3   Modelling and Simulation of Power Quality Solutions
15.4   Real-time Software (Simulation and target) and Applications
15.5   Rapid Prototyping
15.6   Virtual Prototyping and Optimization

16.    Passive Components and New Materials
16.1   Capacitors, Supercapacitors
16.2   Fuses
16.3   Resistors, Varistors, Thermistors
16.4   Inductors and Transformers (High Frequency)
16.5   Piezo Transformers
16.6   Magnetic Materials and Applications to Motors and Actuators
16.7   Materials, Trends and Technologies for Magnetics
16.8   New Materials and Applications for Heat-Sink and Insulation
16.9   New Passive Components for System Integration
16.10 New Materials and Applications

17.    Sensors
17.1   Sensors specific to Power Electronics (e.g. voltage, current, power, temperature)
17.2   Sensors specific to Drives and Actuators (e.g. position, speed, acceleration, 
          force and torque)
17.3   Sensors specific to Renewable Energy Systems (e.g. wind speed, solar radiation density)

18.    Metering and Diagnostics and Standards
18.1   Metering, Diagnostics and Condition Monitoring in Power Electronics (for Devices 
          and Circuits)
18.2   Metering, Diagnostics and Condition Monitoring in Motion Applications
18.3   Metering, Diagnostics and Condition Monitoring in Power Quality Applications and
          Renewable Energy Plants
18.4   Electromagnetic Compatibility and Immunity

19.    System Reliability
19.1   System Availability
19.2   Fail-Safe and Fault-Tolerant Applications