| 09:00 | Registration and refreshments
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| 09:30 | Chairman’s welcome and introduction
Professor C Mark Johnson, University of Nottingham
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| 09:40 | The operational overview, how can power electronics make a difference?- View of 2020 to 2030, generation and demand scenarios
- Operating the electricity transmission system with high penetration of low-carbon generation
- Role of SMART Meters and Grids in reducing CO2 emissions and managing intermittency
Julian Leslie, Electricity Customer Connections Manager, National Grid Transmission
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| 10:30 | Active Stator, an integrated current source drive- Active Stator for lower cost, higher reliability and higher efficiency
- Derisking the topology and the hardware
- Application for advanced propulsion motor (marine propulsion) and direct drive permanent magnet generators
Sean Loddick, Active Stator Development Manager, Converteam Ltd
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| 11:10 | Morning refreshments
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| 11:40 | Power semiconductor device trends- Power semiconductor trends
- Power semiconductor packaging trends
- Reliability of power devices
Dr Peter Waind, Module Development Manager, Dynex Semiconductor Ltd
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| 12:20 | HVDC technology for off-shore wind farm connection- Description of the design of HVDC transmission links for wind farms considering both the on-shore and off-shore HVDC stations
- Islanded wind turbine generation systems and specific operational conditions
- HVDC for offshore applications
- The potential for VSC HVDC technology to provide future power transmission systems to achieve renewable energy targets
Dr Norman MacLeod, Technical Director, Alstom Grid HVDC/FACTS
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| 13:00 | Networking lunch
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| 14:00 | Power electronics supporting the electrification of transport- Electrification of road vehicles
- Implications for grid and generation capacity
- Parallels with other sectors
Dr John Reeve, Principal Engineer, Ricardo UK Ltd
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| 14:40 | Medium voltage converter: The beginning of a new era?- The main tasks of a frequency converter in a wind turbine:
- Operation, low-voltage ride-thru, STATCOM, positioning
- The main components of a MV converter in a wind turbine converter:
- DC-link, filter, cooling, breaker, control
- Considerations on interfacing components:
- generator, transformer, switchgear, turbine control
- Possible arrangements and integration
- electrical topologies, mechanical size and layouts
Tobias Thurnherr, System Engineer Power Converter Products, ABB Switzerland Ltd
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| 15:20 | Afternoon refreshments
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| 15:50 | Power electronics – challenges and opportunities for innovation (A personal, industrial drives based perspective)- Consideration of some of the many of the issues which are far from ideal in present day products
- Identification of where innovation may arise in the future.
- Examples of technical innovation opportunities as well as market developments and some political issues such as carbon emission targets where Power Electronics plays a critical role
Professor Bill Drury, Emerson-Control Techniques / University of Bristol / Newcastle University
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| 16:30 | Chairman’s closing remarks
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