The power electronics technology is necessary for adjustable speed drives (ASD) and in the last 30 years the development has been significant. The key drivers are energy saving, automation and transport systems. New applications are becoming attractive too like automotive systems, renewable energy systems and last but not least the appliance systems. The main types of adjustable speed drives have been industrial drives where the competition between many players has been strong and pushed the technology to have a high power density with high performance with still a lower price. Also regulations for EMC have strengthened the drive system in a still harsher environment. This ECPE seminar will focus on power conversion technology for different key applications of adjustable speed drives and discuss it in a component and system context.

We are presenting some of these trends including emerging technologies and new applications. The goal of the seminar is to offer high level education and information. The presentations include tutorials, where some new issues are discussed in detail, and shorter technical papers that convey state-of-the-art technical information.

Prof. Frede Blaabjerg (Aalborg University, DK) will chair the seminar together with Mr. Thomas Harder (ECPE).

All presentations and discussion will be in English.