PCIM 2025 Seminar 2

HIGH POWER AND VERY HIGH-DENSITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE AND MODERN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS

Schedule: May 5, 2025 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM (GMT+1)

Place: Arvena Park Hotel, Nürnberg

This seminar will explore these novel solutions, beginning with AC-DC front-end PFC converters. Achieving efficiency levels of 99%, a benchmark once considered aspirational, has now become an industry imperative. This ambitious goal can be realized through the meticulous selection of topologies, coupled with the integration of advanced magnetic structures.

The availability of ultra-low-impedance semiconductor devices, alongside the ongoing evolution of SiC and GaN technologies, has enabled significant strides in pushing efficiency limits toward the 99% threshold. However, reaching this milestone remains a formidable challenge, necessitating a comprehensive reassessment of the most suitable topologies for high-efficiency power conversion. The key lies in identifying configurations that not only maximize efficiency but also leverage existing components to their fullest potential. Central to this endeavor is the implementation of true soft switching, encompassing zero-voltage switching on the primary side and zero-current switching on the secondary side, while also minimizing RMS currents through switching devices, magnetics, and capacitors.

Who should attend?

Electrical engineers, magnetic engineers, and engineering managers in the power

conversion for Automotive, Industrial and Consumer field. Students in power electronics are also welcomed.