APEC 2028 — IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition

The Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) focuses on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. This is not just a designer’s conference; APEC has something of interest for anyone involved in power electronics.

APEC is interested in papers and presentations related to any area of power electronics.

1. AC-DC Converters
   • Single-Phase and Three-Phase Input
   • Power Factor Correction: CCM, DCM, CRM/BCM Control, Bridgeless
   • Embedded AC-DC Power Supplies
   • External AC-DC Adapters
   • Bidirectional AC-DC Converters
2. DC-DC Converters
   • Hard- and Soft-Switched
   • Resonant Converters
   • Point-of-Load (POL) and Multi-Phase Converters
   • Voltage Regulator Modules (VRM)
   • Bidirectional DC-DC Converters
3. DC-AC Inverters
   • Single and Multi-Phase Inverters
   • Multilevel Inverters
   • PWM Strategies
   • Power Quality and EMI
4. Devices and Components
   • Power Silicon MOSFETs, BJTs, IGBTs, etc.
   • GaN and SiC Devices and Modules
   • Ultra-Wide Bandgap Devices
   • Capacitors, Supercapacitors
   • Interconnects, Busbars and Fuses
5. Magnetics
   • Advanced Magnetic Materials and Geometries
   • Winding Techniques
   • High-Frequency Magnetics
   • Additive Manufacturing for Magnetic Materials
   • Magnetics Modeling and Simulations
6. Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing
   • Power Electronics Packaging
   • Power Modules / High Density Design
   • Thermal Management
   • Quality and System Reliability Including EMI/EMC
   • Embedded Technologies, 3D Packaging, and Additive Manufacturing
   • Production Processes and Design for Manufacturability
7. Control
   • Control of Power Electronic Converters
   • Current-Mode and Voltage-Mode Control
   • Digital Control-MCUs, DSPs, FPGAs, ASICs
   • Sensor and Sensor-less Control
   • Gate Drive Circuits and Fault Protection
   • Control ICs
8. Modeling and Simulation
   • Circuits and Systems
   • Device and Component Modeling
   • Parasitics Extraction and Optimization
   • Software Tools
   • Hardware-in-the-Loop and Rapid Prototyping
9. Motor Drives (split from Motor Drives and Inverters Track)
   • AC, DC, BLDC Motor Drives
   • Actuators
   • Integrated Motor Drives
   • Modeling and Control Techniques for Motor Drives
   • Power Quality and EMI for Motor Drives
   • Sensor Integration
10. Power Electronics for Utility Interface (Applications)
    • FACTs Devices and HVDC
    • Solid-State Transformers (new sub-topic)
    • Energy Storage Systems (moved from the Renewable Energy System Track)
    • Distributed Energy Systems
    • Microgrid Systems
    • Power Quality, UPS, Active Power Filters
    • Smart Grid and Metering
11. Renewable Energy Systems
    • Photovoltaic (PV) Inverters and Micro Inverters
    • Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
    • Wind Energy Conversion Systems
    • Fuel Cells and Other Emerging Renewable Energy Systems
12. Transportation Power Electronics
    • Vehicular Power Electronic Circuits and Systems
    • Power Electronics for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
    • On-board and Off-board Charging Systems
    • Power Electronics for Aerospace
    • Power Electronics for Shipboard and Other Transportation Applications
13. Wireless Power Transfer
    • Wireless Charging
    • Safety and Reliability
    • Power for IoT
    • Non-contact Sensors for Power Electronics
14. Power Electronics Applications
    • Datacenter/Telecom Power Architecture and System Considerations
    • Solid State and Hybrid Circuit Breakers
    • Defense and Military Power Electronics
    • AC-DC-AC Applications and Matrix Converters
    • Lamp Ballasts and LED Lighting
    • Portable Power
    • Energy Harvesting