Transportation Electrification: Challenges and opportunities

Session 3 of the Eighth International Workshop on the Future of Electronic Power Processing and Conversion (FEPPCON VIII 2015) focused on transportation electrification, where I was the chair and Robert Pilawa was the note taker. The invited presentations included. In-Space Electric Propulsion, Smart Distributed Systems, and Beyond” by D. Tan, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida. More Electric Aircraft by P. Wheeler, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Electrical Infrastructure in Ships” by D. Boroyevich, Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Power Electronic Circuit for Electric Vehicles by A. Kawamura, Yokohama National University, Japan. High-Speed Railway Systems by Z. Zhang, China Southern Rail Research Center, Zhuzhou.