In this column, I will be talking mainly to young power electronics engineers who will soon be graduating or have recently graduated. The need to decarbonize and electrify the world’s
Proper thermal modeling is essential for managing heat flow in power electronic devices ensuring optimal efficiency and reliability. Chainlike networks of the Cauer and Foster types provide a simple yet
From switched-mode power supplies to traction inverters in electric vehicles to photovoltaics and wind power, wide-bandgap semiconductors are being considered for all modern designs. In addition, more and more areas
As the global appetite for energy intensifies, the fundamental challenges of circuit protection and control are entering a new era—one that demands innovation to safeguard the stability and reliability of
Global semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia and the Hamburg University of Technology (TU Hamburg) have launched an endowed professorship in power electronic devices – a crucial field for the advancement of energy-efficient
I am writing this after just getting home from the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2025). As usual, it was a great conference. The Georgia World Congress Center was
There are numerous mass volume power applications where it is necessary to control the flow of bidirectional power, including electric vehicles (vehicle to grid, vehicle to home, and vehicle to
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
