Standard Development and Industry Engagement Update from IEEE Power Electronics Society
Organizers
Johan Enslin, Chair of PELSC, Clemson University
Matt Wilkowski, Vice chair of PELSC, EnaChip
Xu She, Secretary of PELCS, Carrier Corporation
Abstract
IEEE power electronics society (PELS) is the driving force behind numerous standard activities and international technology roadmap intiatives relating to power electronics. With the motivation of providing our community the latest update of the standard development within IEEE PELS as well as promoting better involvement especially from industry, this special session brings together the leading experts who are actively leading the development efforts of power electronics standards. The topics span from component (capacitor, magnetics, etc.) level development to system level integration (grid forming inverter, etc.).
Short Bio of Organizers
Dr. Johan H Enslin is the Duke Energy Endowed Chaired Professor at Clemson University in North Charleston SC and Executive Director for the Energy Systems Program at the Zucker Family Graduate Education Center. He has combined a balanced industry and academic career with 40-year leadership experience in industry and academia throughout the USA, Europe and South Africa. Dr. Enslin’s current research focusses mainly in the area of building a smarter, modern integrated AC & DC power grid with high penetration of converter-based generation. Among others he is evaluating the role and optimization of energy storage technologies in grid modernization initiatives, hybrid AC & DC power grids and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). He is a registered Professional Engineer in South Africa, Fellow of the SAIEE and Fellow of the IEEE. He is currently serving as VP of Standards and AdCom member for the IEEE PELS Society.
Matt Wilkowski is the vice president of magnetics technology and product development for EnaChip. Matt has a MSEE from Lehigh University (1991) and a BEEE degree from Steven’s Institute of technology (1979). Matty has been involved with the integration of magnetics into power delivery systems and devices for more than forty years. Matt is a past chairperson of the ETTC and IEC TC51. He is currently the chairperson of the ETTC working groups for Test for Magnetic Cores and Near Magnetic Field Characterization.
Xu She received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering, the B.A. degree in English, and the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan, China, in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, in 2013. From 2013 to 2018, he was with GE Global Research center. He is now with Carrier Corporation. His research interests include emerging power electronics technologies, renewable energy systems, and microgrids. He has more than 70 papers and 30 patent families to his credit in these areas. Dr. She was the recipient a few pretigius awards from industry and IEEE, including the IEEE Industry Application Society Andrew W. Smith Outstanding Young Member Achievement Award in 2017 and GE Whitney Technical Achievement Award in 2018. He is the secretary of IEEE power electronics society standard committee.
Speakers and Presentations
1. Johan Enslin, Professor of Clemson University and PELS VP of Standards
Activities of the IEEE PELS Standards Committee and Industry Engagement
2. George Slam, Senior Applications and Content Engineer Wurth Elektronik, Chairperson ETTC
Updating ETTC Standards for Magnetic Components to Keep Pace with Technology
3. Mark Swihart, Vice President of Technology and Product Development Magnetics division of Spang and Company
Keeping IEC TC 51 Standards Relevant to Market Applications of Magnetics
4. Matt Wilkowski, Vice President of Magnetics Technology and Engineering EnaChip; Dr. Fang Luo, Director of Spellman High Voltage Electronics Laboratory Stoney Brook University
Impact of Near Magnetic Field Characteristics on Performance of Converters
5. Qing-chang Zhong, Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
Development of IEEE 2988: Recommended practice of use and functions of vitual synchronous Machines
6. Leo Casey, Google X
Update on grid-forming inverters working group and standard development