This international symposium, hosted by Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT) and NPERC-J, will allow experts on power electronics and systems to meet, exchange ideas, and present on the latest technical advances and international academic-industrial alliance. The symposium will discuss expected roles of power devices, converters, and cyber-physical systems in new generation power electronics. KIT will present new generation power networks consisting of 3-port power routers as network nodes and showcase the testbed as an innovation platform.
March 28
th
(Wed), 2018
10:00-16:30
Program
Venue: 60th Anniversary Memorial Hall,
Kyoto Institute of Technology
10:00-10:20 Keynote address “Research Activities of KIT Green Innovation Center”
Vice-president, Prof. Masahiro Yoshimoto, Kyoto Institute of Technology
10:20-11:10
“Power Semiconductor Devices & Technologies for New Generation Power Electronics ”
Prof. Shankar Ekkanath Madathil, The University of Scheffield
11:10-12:00 “Power Electronics Development in Europe - The Role of ECPE -”
ECPE President Prof. Dr. Leo Lorenz, ECPE (European Center for Power Electronics)
13:30-14:20
“Academic-Industrial Alliance in Stanford University: Evolution of Stanford Model and Practice for Academia-Industry Collaboration”
Prof. Yoshio Nishi, Stanford University
14:20-14:50 “GaN Power Transistors and Their Application Benefits”
Dr. Kenichiro Tanaka, Panasonic Co.
14:50-15:20
“A Disaster-resistant Cooperative Autonomously Distributed Power Network consisting of 3-port Power Router”
Prof. Yuichi Kado, Kyoto Institute of Technology
15:20-15:30 Closing remarks
President of NPERC-J, Dr. Hiromichi Ohashi
15:30-16:30 Lab. tour
Developing Innovation Platform By Enhancing International Academic-Industrial Alliance
Symposium on Creation of New
Generation Power Electronics and Systems
KIT and NPERC-J Joint Symposium
Green Innovation Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology
NPERC-J (New-generation Power Electronics and System Research Consortium Japan) Prof. Yuichi Kado (Kyoto Institute of Technology)
