Event Profile
The National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC), held in alternate years, is a forum for interaction among engineers, researchers, teachers and students working in the area of power electronics. The third National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC '07) is being hosted by the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science and co-hosted by Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore. It will be held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, during December 17 - 19, 2007. The conference will comprise of technical sessions, tutorials by experts in the field and exhibits by the industry.
Highlight
Technical papers in (but not limited to) the following areas will be presented:
Components and Devices
Passive components, magnetic components, capacitors, ultra-capacitors, energy storage elements; power semiconductor devices, drive and protection of devices, thermal management; sensors, control ICs, digital controllers
Electric Machines
Permanent magnet machines, linear induction machines, switched reluctance machines; axial field machines; liquid cooled machines, energy efficient machines, high speed machines
Industrial Drives
Drives for torque, speed and position control; sensor-less drives, auto-tuning drives; energy efficient drives; current-fed drives; medium voltage drives
Converters and Control
Line-side converters and inverters, multi-level converters, matrix converters, multi-quadrant converters, soft switching converters, converters for domestic applications, high voltage converters, high current converters, EMI/EMC issues
Power Quality and Power Systems Applications
FACTS devices, voltage compensation, current compensation, harmonic compensation; static switch; distributed generation
Automotive and Aerospace Applications
Hybrid traction drives; battery chargers and monitors; compact power supplies; auxiliary drives
