Exciting Advances in Power Electronics: APEC 2018 Divulges Latest Advances in Magnetics, Wide-Bandgap Devices, Vehicle Batteries, 3-D Packaging, and More

From high-frequency magnetics to energy harvesting and wireless charging, the latest trends and advances in power electronics were on display at the 33rd IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) in San Antonio, Texas. Held 4-8 March 2018 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, this premier conference began with 18 professional education seminars, followed by a plenary session that offered six keynote talks by industry leaders. In addition, there were some 63 technical sessions with nearly 600 peer-reviewed papers on the latest advancements ranging from device and packaging technologies to energy harvesting, motor drives, and inverters. Concurrently, 25 industry sessions featured 130 additional presentations on topics ranging from designing converters using wide-bandgap (WBG) power devices to vehicle batteries and wireless charging. Plus, the exhibit hall displayed cutting-edge products and technologies from 300 companies.