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Power Electronics South America 2012 Conference Sponsored by PCIM

June 26, 2012 by Jeff Shepard

The Power Electronics South America Conference, which will take place for the first time from 11 - 13 September 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is being sponsored by PCIM. The conference will showcase the latest trends and applications in power electronics. Offering a host of papers and four keynote speeches, the program also includes six half-day seminars on "IGBT Drive Technologies" and "Trends in Soft Switching Topologies" amongst other topics. Semikron, Fuji Electric, International Rectifier, Infineon and Ericsson are just a few of the companies whose developers will give conference papers on their products.

The presentations will cover the latest advances from components right through to full systems. Reports on power electronics convertors, renewable energies and power electronics solutions will form the mainstay of the program. Information is available here.

Four keynote papers on: "Hybrid Electric Vehicles", "Extreme Efficiency Power Converters", "Wireless Power in Power Conversion" and "Energy Storage and HVDC" delivered by internationally recognized experts will offer insight into the future of power electronics.