Commercializing IEEE Conferences (White Hot)
There is a saying in US English that says “Do not bite the hand the feeds you.” In this column, I am going to risk doing just that. My topic
March 5, 2025
There is a saying in US English that says “Do not bite the hand the feeds you.” In this column, I am going to risk doing just that. My topic
Over the last three years, IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Women in Engineering (WIE) has had a 500% increase in the number of events at PELS conferences, chapters, and virtual
The first edition of the International Technology Roadmap for Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductors (ITRW) was published in September 2019 [1]. This was a watershed moment for the IEEE Power Electronics
DC power systems support a more sustainable future by lowering carbon footprints. However, these systems provide significant hurdles in terms of fault protection. DC grids demand faster protection devices because
I recently read Chris Miller’s non-fiction historical tour of the semiconductor industry, Chip War [1]Spanning nearly eight decades, from the invention of the vacuum tube and the IC all the way
In 2025, the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) will mark a significant milestone—its 40th anniversary (Figure 1). Established in 1985, PSMA has been at the forefront of advancing the power
Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Electronics Society (PELS) initiative to address the problem of energy access for a large number
Ten years ago a group of IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) volunteers were tasked with transitioning the PELS Newsletter into a full-fledged magazine. Membership of the Society had grown and
It is very common these days to read news items like summer heat hits Asia early, killing dozens [1] or Dubai airport flooded in hours as storm dumps heaviest rain
OpenMagnetics [11] is a free online open-source toolbox to design magnetic components that cover more than 40 different models, covering the simulation of air gap reluctance, temperature-dependent permeability and resistivity,