EPSRC Centre for Power Electronics
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We are delighted to announce that the next CPE Annual Conference will take place from the 5-6 July 2022 at the University of Warwick.
This will be an in-person conference, and a great chance to engage with state-of-the-art research and colleagues from across the Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD) community.
Please check back for further information in the coming weeks.
Please continue to check back in the coming weeks as this event is part of a series. All information and registration for the three webinars can be found on https://webinars.on24.com/theIET/HighFrequency?partnerref=Committee
Jointly organised by the IET PEMD Technical Network and UK Centre for Power Electronics.
The fast switching speed, higher switching frequency of wide-bandgap (SiC, GaN) power devices have brought in clear opportunities in achieving high-density, higher-efficiency, higher-frequency and highly-integrated motor drives. However, the high frequency switching can also negatively impact electric machines. For example, high dv/dt and high switching frequency can cause increased level of over-voltage at motor terminals and neutral, insulation and bearing degradation and electro-magnetic interference. Under the high dv/dt of SiC drives, motor terminals will see clear over-voltage with much shorter cables than that under Si IGBT motor drives and the voltage stress will mostly drop on the first several turns of the motor windings.
In this webinar series, the impact of high-frequency switching on electric machines will be investigated in terms of high-frequency modelling, high-speed measurement, insulation partial discharge and reliability analysis together with proposed mitigation solutions and experimental validation. An introduction and update on the Future Electrical Machines Manufacturing Hub will also be provided.
This webinar series is suitable for both industrial and academic audience and will provide insight of the opportunities, challenges and solutions of the adoption of wide-bandgap motor drives, in comparison to existing Si based drive systems.
In Part 1, we’ll be joined by two excellent speakers:
Xibo Yuan, University of Bristol – Opportunities, challenges and potential solutions in fast-switching wide-bandgap (WBG) motor drives
Davide Barater, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy – WBG motor drives with very high voltage gradients: modelling and design solutions.
For more information visit: Impact of High Frequency Switching on Electrical Machines – Part 1 (on24.com)
Driving the Electric Revolution Supply Chains for Net Zero competition is now open and KTN want you and your community to get involved in the competition!
Innovate UK are making up to £22 million in funding available with an aim to help UK supply chains and manufacturing capability growth. The competition focuses on power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) to enable future improvements in productivity, capacity, quality or efficiency for sectors including energy, industrial and transport. You can find out more about the competition here.
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The CDT is supported by over 30 industrial and network partners to deliver unprecedented high-quality research and comprehensive training.
Are you from industry and would also like to become involved with the Centre?
Are you a recent graduate interested in carrying out a PhD with us?
Join us at this event where we will give an update on the Centre’s performance, showcase some of our research and training activities and discuss future directions with industry and stakeholders
Wednesday 24th February 2021: 13.00-16.00
To book a place on this showcase event please visit: CDT SEP research showcase event (ncl.ac.uk) for further information please email Amanda.Lane@newcastle.ac.uk
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The Centre for Power Electronics Research Showcase addressed several of the key issues critical to the increased adoption of Wide Bandgap (WBG) Semiconductors within the growing power electronics industry.
This event was supported and organised by IMAPS UK and sponsored by Inseto Ltd.
Programme Literature
Download the Recent Advances on Reliability and Gate Driving of WBG Power Electronics (8 downloads)
Day Two Conference Presentations: Tuesday 12 January 2021
Day 1 recording:
Day 2 recording:
Recent Advances on Reliability and Gate Driving of WBG Power Electronics Day 2 (10 downloads) – 2 hours 24 mins – 164MB
For more information on this event hosted by IMAPs UK please visit: Research Showcase – Recent Advances on Reliability and Gate Driving of WBG Power Electronics – Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 January 2021
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Registration is now open for this years conference.
Please visit IMAPS to register: CPE2021 – Centre for Power Electronics Annual Conference: 13-15 July 2021 – iMAPS-UK – UK Chapter of the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society
Registration for CPE 2021 Online is open below.
* – if any Early Career Researcher has difficulty in paying the registration fee, please e-mail the CPE Office, who will consider reducing/waiving the fees to benefit the PEMD Community.
** – In applying for a free registration, you may be asked to provide evidence of your status and affiliation to a Higher Education Institute/University.
Prices shown are exclusive of VAT.
Download the Centre for Power Electronics Annual Conference Flyer (3 downloads) .
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