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News from October 2021 online AdCom of Industrial Electronics Society

On October 23-24, IES AdCom convened. 5 Officers, 9 Members at large, 4 Technical Committee Cluster Delegates and 15 TC Chairs were elected.
For more information on the newly elected officers, read our article: https://iten.ieee-ies.org/announcement/2021/ies-elected-its-new-adcom-officers-for-2022
Among the projects discussed for the future of IES, here are few topics …

A Resonant Frequency Tracking Technique For LLC Converters Based DC Transformers

Authors: Yuqi Wei, Quanming Luo, Alan Mantooth
Extended Abstract:
Large circulating current and reactive power exist for the LLC / CLLC converter in the case that f s < f r , where f s is the switching frequency and f r is the resonant frequency; on the other hand, in the scenario of f s > f r …

New JESTIE Special Section on “Advanced Fault Modeling, Characterization and Diagnosis in Electric Vehicle Powertrain Components and Systems”

Organized by: Dr. Lakshmi Varaha Iyer, Prof. Chunyan Lai, Prof. Guodong Feng and Prof. Deepak Ronanki
Vehicles (EVs) have been receiving increasing research and development interest in recent years to resolve environmental issues caused by the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Electric vehicles are propelled by their …

Voltage Stress in PWM Inverter-Fed Electrical Machines by Jiabin Wang and Antonio Griffo

Tuesday December 14, 2021 2:00 PM GMT (3:00 PM CET, 9:00 AM EST)
By Jiabin Wang and Antonio Griffo (University of Sheffield, UK)

Register now using the link below:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7689851702579765003

Abstract:
Power electronic converter-fed machines and drives are increasingly being used in electrification of transport, renewable energy generations and industrial automation. Converters …

Towards intuitive to use and safe robots by Pedro Neto and Mohammad Safeea

Wednesday December 8, 2021 2:00 PM GMT (3:00 PM CET, 9:00 AM EST)
By Pedro Neto and Mohammad Safeea (University of Coimbra, Portugal)

Register now using the link below:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/186930589685145104

Abstract:
Humans and robots are increasingly sharing common workspaces and tasks. In such a scenario, robots need to safely interact, collaborate …

IES elected its new President-Elect, Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Adcom Member-at-Large for 2022!

Newly elected IES Officers (Term 2022‐2023)
MILOS MANIC
President-Elect
Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
 
 
 
 
VALERIY VYATKIN
Vice President – Technical Activities
Aalto University, Finland
 
 
 
 
YANG SHI
Vice President – Conference Activities
University of Victoria, Canada
 
 
 
 
STOYAN NIHTIANOV
Vice President – Planning and Development
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
 
 
 
 
LUCIA LO BELLO
Secretary
University of Catania, Italy
 
 
 
 
 
Newly elected AdCom Members‐At‐Large (Term 2022‐2024)
EMIL LEVI
Liverpool …

Dynamical Resource Allocation in Edge for Trustable Internet-of-Things Systems: A Reinforcement Learning Method

Authors: Shuiguang Deng, Zhengzhe Xiang, Peng Zhao, Javid Taheri, Honghao Gao, Jianwei Yin, Albert Y. Zomaya
Abstract:
Edge computing (EC) is now emerging as a key paradigm to handle the increasing Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices connected to the edge of the network. By using the services deployed on …

Towards Grid of Microgrids: Seamless Transition between Grid-Connected and Islanded Modes of Operation

Authors: Silvanus D’silva, Mohammad Shadmand, Sertac Bayhan, Haitham Abu-Rub
Extended Abstract:
With the ever-increasing number of blackouts in distribution systems arising from a variety of natural and manmade disasters, the frequent and necessary isolation/reconnection of loads without power deviations/fluctuations has become an important issue. Grid of microgrids (MGs) is …