PELS Conferences

Ralph Kennel

VP Meetings

Conferences are an important part of our Society as they enable the exchange of new information and the formation of social networks.  Whether you’re looking for the hottest topics, the latest research breakthroughs and innovations, short courses on changing technologies, or vendor exhibits of new commercial products and services related to circuits and systems, the IEEE Power Electronics Society offers access to a conference community that will help you meet your professional goals.  PELS financially sponsors and co-sponsors several meetings throughout the year at international locations.  Attending these events is a great way to stay up-to-date with latest advances, hear from leaders from the profession and network with your colleagues!

Sponsored Conferences

APEC - As The Premier Event in Applied Power Electronics™, APEC focuses on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. This is not just a designer's conference, APEC has something of interest for anyone involved in power electronics.

COMPEL - COMPEL brings together practicing engineers as well as industrial, governmental, and academic researchers for interactive discussions on the latest advances in analysis, modeling and control of power electronics. Special emphasis in COMPEL will be on advanced controls of switched-mode power converters, integrated circuits for smart power control and power management, as well as analysis, modeling and control of power electronics in energy efficiency and renewable energy applications. The workshop includes presentation and poster sessions, as well as hands-on software and hardware demonstrations presented by participants.

ECCE - ECCE is the premier IEEE conference for electric machines, industrial drives, and power electronic converters and devices. This new conference combines the former IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC) with the Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department (Electrical Machines Committee, Industrial Drives Committee, Industrial Power Converter Committee and the Power Electronics Devices and Components Committee) of the IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting.

Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE) will provide a forum for the exchange of information among practicing professionals in the energy conversion business. The emphasis is to bring together the users and researchers of energy conversion systems and sub systems with emphasis on the technical content of the papers and on the quality of the exposition. The scope of the conference include all technical aspects of the design, manufacture, application and marketing of devices, circuits, and systems related to electrical energy conversion technology.

INTELEC - INTELEC is an annual conference which examines and analyzes the latest developments in communications energy systems and related power processing devices and circuits. Presentations include new developments in power electronics and telecommunications power systems, including DC power plants, powering architectures, AC systems, DC-DC converters, batteries, prime power systems, grounding, physical and thermal design, alternative power (engines, fuel cells, etc) and building and equipment cooling systems.

VPPC - VPPC is co-sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS). The conference aims to provide a forum for sharing knowledge, experience and creative ideas in vehicle power and propulsion in order to develop and promote "clean technology" for future transportation systems.  VPPC is organized in a carbon care philosophy. We will try to reduce the conference ecological footprint. The CO2 emissions associated with the travel of attendees will be compensated by funding carbon reduction projects.

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