SWISS IEEE PELS Chapter

Chapter Activities:

Prof. Drazen Dujic currently serves as Chair of the Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter. Upcoming events can be found below:

Upcoming Events:

Past Events:

27.10.2022: Power Electronics in Robotics 

Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter is organising workshop and networking event related to robotics. Event is sponsored by PLEXIM.

Location: Technopark, Zurich 

Date: 27.10.2022.

Time: 13:00h – 17:00h

Event is still in preparation and speakers are confirmed from ANYBOTICS EPFL, and FOTOKITE. Registration will be required due to limited spaces available and link will be provided once program is finalised (likely from October). 

Program: 

13:00 – 13:10: Welcome

13:10 – 14:30: Talks

Talk 1: Power Management Challenges in Legged-Based Robotic Systems, by Dr. Mario Mauerer – CTO Hardware and Dr. Gabriel Ortiz – Team Lead Electrical Engineering, ANYBOTICS

Talk 2: The Electronics of ENVIROBOT and of its Ancestors, by Dr. Alessandro Crespi, Research Assistant,  EPFL

Talk 3: Making Power Electronics Fly, by Alexander Tschesno – Head of Hardware and Nikos Chrysogelos – Electrical Engineer, FOTOKITE

Talk 4: Robotics as a Core Technology for Lower Limb Exoskeletons: Examples an Use Cases, by Dr. Mohamed Bouri,  Scientist, EPFL

14:30 – 15:30: Panel discussion with speakers

15:30 – 17:00: Networking apero

Details are also available in the workshop flyer. Presentations are available here: Talk 1, Talk 2, Talk 3, Talk 4.

26.07.2022: On Grid-Interactive Inverters in Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Modes 

Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter invites you to a physical/online Lecture by Prof. Behrooz Mirafzal. Talk is organised by Prof. Johann W. Kolar.

Location: ETL K25 / ETH Zurich, Physikstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich

Online: Zoom link is here.

Date: 26th of July, 2022

Time: 09:30h – 10:30h

Details are available in the attached pdf

03.06.2022: Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Circuits and Magnetics for High-Performance Power Conversion 

Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter invites you to a physical/online Lecture by Prof. Minjie Chen. Talk is organised by Prof. Drazen Dujic.

Location: DLL building, Room: EL 150, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne 

Online: Zoom link is here.

Date: 03rd of June, 2022

Time: 11:00h – 12:00h

Presentation is available in the attached pdf

27.05.2022: Applications of HV SiC MOSFET for Medium Voltage Converters 

Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter invites you to a physical/online Lecture by Prof. Dr. Leon M. Tolbert. Talk is organised by Prof. Johann Kolar.

Location: ETZ E81 / ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich

Online: Zoom link is here.

Date: 27th of May, 2022

Time: 10:45h – 12:00h

Presentation is available in the attached pdf

21.01.2022: SiC Power Device Commercialisation: Status and Barriers to Overcome 

Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter invites you to an online Lecture by Prof. Dr. Victor Veliadis. Talk is organised by Prof. Johann Kolar.

Location: Online. Zoom link is here.

Date: 21st of January, 2022

Time: 11:00h – 12:00h

Further details are available in the attached pdf

11.05.2021: High Power Electronics for Hydropower Applications

Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter invites you to an online webinar with multiple speakers from Hitachi ABB Power Grids and General Electric, presenting recent developments in high power electronics for hydropower applications. 

Location: Online. Zoom link is made available only after registration.

Date: 11th of May, 2021

Time: 17:00h – 18:30h

Presentations: Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4

Further details are available in the attached pdf

11.03.2021: Power Electronics at CERN

Swiss IEEE PELS Chapter invites you to an online webinar with multiple speakers from CERN, presenting the role of power electronics for the largest experiment in the world. 

Location: Online. Zoom link is made available only after registration.

Date: 11th of March, 2021

Time: 17:00h – 18:30h

Recording of the presentations is available here (only for 30 days after the event!): Click Here

Further details are available in the attached pdf.