NSF Workshop on Power Electronics. To be Held at National Science Foundation in the fall of 2016.

NSF 电力电子研讨会。

• 批准号: 1649290
• 负责人: Bradley Lehman
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Northeastern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-15 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1649290&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Workshop; Power; Electronics.; Held

Power electronics are electric circuits that frequently combine fast switching actions, filtering, and advanced control methods in order to convert one voltage form into another voltage form, with a goal of 100% power efficiency and low cost. Often this means converting a higher AC or DC voltage into a much lower DC voltage that can power devices, such as appliances, tablets, cell phones, etc. However, sometimes it is necessary to increase the voltage of a DC input power source, such as a solar panel, so that it can power or become connected to an AC load that is at 120 Volts. Virtually all appliances and consumer electronics require a power converter to interface between the power source and the load device, and therefore power converters are vital to the efficiency and cost of virtually all electronic devices. Advancements in power electronics, therefore, have high national impact. They are synergistic with advances in materials science; computer and communications engineering; thermal and reliability engineering; integrated circuits and packaging; industrial design; and many other fields. Historically, power electronics have sometimes been viewed as "supplemental" building blocks to power the main functions of technologies and applications. However, it has recently been realized that this design view leads to inefficient use of energy and can often limit the performance and functions of the final product. By treating the energy processing in a system as a core part of its functionality, the capabilities, form factor and energy requirements of a system can often be greatly enhanced. In crossing this design boundary, the traditional concepts and definitions of power electronics must be reassessed. Furthermore, an infrastructure needs to be established for training the next generation workforce equipped with the skills to support emerging needs of the field. This NSF workshop brings together leaders in the power electronics research and industrial communities to discuss future directions in power electronics research.A goal of this NSF workshop is to identify and discuss the new ideas in power electronics that can have a significant impact on the functionality, efficient energy utilization and performance of applications encompassing modern electronics, appliances, smart loads, and energy supply devices, among other areas. There is a particular interest in advancements that can greatly enhance energy sources and utilization, and/or which enable important new functions that benefit society. The workshop will create a roadmap for advancing fundamental and practical knowledge in power electronics and associated applications. Special attention will be given to: 1) Opportunities in emerging applications of power electronics, such as computation and communications, robotics, energy generation and utilization, transportation and biomedical applications; 2) Emerging technologies and their impact in power electronics, such as advances in semiconductor devices and magnetics; 3) Emerging design techniques for power electronics, such as multi-objective optimization design approaches, reliability oriented design, ultra-high frequency design for miniaturization and integration, and packaging and modularization methods; 4) Unsolved problems and challenges having large implications for the field, such as oscillations and instabilities in the grid that are caused by high penetration of renewable energy, and accurate modelling of core loss in magnetic components. Additionally, the workshop will provide an opportunity for constructive interactions among researchers from both industry and academia to discuss industrial challenges and identify major obstacles facing the field. The workshop is expected to have significant impact on research and education in power electronics.

电力电子是电路，经常结合快速开关操作，过滤和高级控制方法，以便将一种电压形式转换为另一种电压形式，目标是100％功率效率和低成本。 通常，这意味着将较高的AC或DC电压转换为更低的DC电压，该电压可以为设备，片剂，手机等电动设备提供动力。但是，有时必须增加DC输入电源（例如太阳能电池板）的电压，以便它可以为120伏特的AC负载供电或连接到120 Volts的AC负载。 几乎所有电器和消费电子设备都需要电源转换器到电源和负载设备之间的接口，因此电源转换器对几乎所有电子设备的效率和成本至关重要。 因此，电力电子产品的进步具有很大的国家影响力。 它们与材料科学的进步是协同的作用。计算机和通信工程；热和可靠性工程；集成电路和包装；工业设计；以及许多其他领域。从历史上看，电力电子有时被视为“补充”构建基础，以动力技术和应用的主要功能。 但是，最近已经意识到，这种设计视图会导致能源的效率低下，并且通常可以限制最终产品的性能和功能。通过将系统中的能量处理视为其功能的核心部分，系统的功能，外形和能量需求通常可以大大增强。在越过这个设计边界时，必须重新评估传统的电力电子概念和定义。此外，还需要建立一个基础设施，以培训配备了支持该领域新兴需求的技能的下一代劳动力。该NSF研讨会汇集了电力电子研究和工业社区中的领导者，讨论了电力电子研究中的未来方向。该NSF的目标是识别和讨论电力电子产品中的新想法，这些想法可能会对功能，有效的能源利用和应用程序性能产生重大影响，包括现代电子设备，设备，智能，智能供应，以及其他智能，以及其他智能设计，以及其他智能设计，以及其他能源。 人们对可以极大地增强能源和利用的进步有特别的兴趣，并且/或可以使重要的新功能受益于社会。 该研讨会将创建一个路线图，以促进电力电子和相关应用方面的基本和实践知识。将特别注意以下方面：1）电源电子产品的新兴应用，例如计算和通信，机器人技术，能源产生和利用，运输和生物医学应用； 2）新兴技术及其对电力电子产品的影响，例如半导体设备和磁化技术的进步； 3）电力电子产品的新兴设计技术，例如多目标优化设计方法，以可靠性为导向的设计，用于微型化和集成的超高频率设计以及包装和模块化方法； 4）未解决的问题和挑战对该场具有很大影响，例如由于可再生能源的高渗透以及磁性组件中核心损失的准确建模而引起的网格中的振荡和不稳定性。此外，该研讨会将为来自行业和学术界的研究人员之间的建设性互动提供了讨论工业挑战并确定该领域面临的主要障碍的机会。 预计该研讨会将对电力电子学的研究和教育产生重大影响。