PPPEAC hosted a lab tour and an IEEE PELS Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. The event took place in the Rowan Hall Auditorium (Building 9) at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Virtual guests could attend through PELS WebEx, with the Connecticut PELS chapter moderating.
Agenda
- 6:00 PM: Walking tour of the ECE labs
- 6:30 PM: Pizza and drinks
- 6:35 PM: Introduction to Rowan by Robi Polikar, Head of Rowan ECE
- 6:50 PM: Chapter update by Chair Vishram Deshpande
- 7:00 PM: Distinguished Lecture
- 7:50 PM: Question and answer
- 8:00 PM: Networking
- 8:30 PM: Adjourn
Modern Power Conversion Solutions: From Electric Power Grids to Aerospace Power Applications
By 2030, 80% of electricity generation on land, sea, and in space will pass through power electronic systems. The talk covers how power electronics serve grids, electric ships, aircraft, and satellites. It looks at modular multilevel converters that use SiC and GaN, radiation-tolerant GaN for space, and a comparison of rad-hard and commercial off-the-shelf parts. Mitsubishi Electric and the NSF SHREC center at Pitt supported the work.
About the speaker
Prof. Brandon Grainger is a PELS Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh.
In-person guests could earn CEU and PEH credits.
