IEEE Power Electronics Magazine - December 2021 - 62

FIG 1 Attendees of the Power Electronics and Power Engineering section of the IEEE
EDM 2021.
knowledge and opinions with experienced
specialists, and connect with
researchers from around the world.
Attendees mainly focused on topics
such as applications of high-voltage
semiconductors, cutting-edge power
converters, and advanced control
strategies for power electronic
systems that are implemented in
various fields, including data processing
centers, spacecraft power
systems, power grids, and avionics.
Since she is involved in various student
activities, Ms. Sevostyanov noted
the special importance of the event for
young attendees since it is an opportunity
for them to gain experience and approve
their research. Additionally, Dr.
Sergey P. Khalyutin (Representative of
" Power Supply " ) spoke favorably about
the level of presentations and noted
that power electronics is continuing to
develop by leaps and bounds.
Organizes WiPDA-Asia 2021
by Xiangwen Sun, An Li, Zhigiang Wang, and Dong Jiang
IEEE PELS Wuhan SBC
T
he Workshop on Wide Bandgap
Power Devices and
Applications in Asia (WiPDigital
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Date of current version: 16 December 2021
DA-Asia) 2021 was held virtually
from 25 August to 27 August 2021
due to the COVID-19 pandemic and
organized by the IEEE Power Electronics
Society (PELS) Wuhan Student
Branch Chapter (SBC). WiPDA-Asia
aims to provide a forum
where power electronics device
scientists, circuit designers, and
applications engineers can share
technology updates, research findings,
development experience, and
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