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to Reveal Latest Trends in Power
Technologies and Products" is by yours
truly, and it brings the latest from the
virtual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
(APEC) 2020, made possible through
online meetings and video conferencing. The plenary presentations and
technical sessions were available
via the 2020 IEEE APEC app and the
EventScribe web portal.

Columns and News
The "Happenings" column highlights
the U.S. Department of Energy Solar
Energy Technologies Office funding
US$600,000 to Chicago-based smart
grid start-up Syndem to advance solar
systems integration technologies. The
"Passive Components" column reveals
a new family of metal composite
power inductors to address the stringent demands of the automotive electronic control unit applications as well

as electromagnetic interference filters.
Likewise, in the "Patent Reviews" column, Art MacCord focuses on the patent applicant's duty of disclosure, and
the "White Hot" column by Robert V.
White presents his first commercial
power supply design at the General
Electric Power Systems Business Unit
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Besides
providing a preview of the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2020 in Detroit, Michigan, the "Society News" column also
brings interesting events and activities from PELS Chapters around the
world, including the prestigious IEEE
medals won by PELS current President Prof. Frede Blaabjerg and Past
President Prof. Rik W. De Doncker.
This issue also includes a "Book
Review" column, which is an excerpt
of a review written by Prof. Marian P.
Kazmierkowski of Warsaw University
of Technology, Poland, and was pub-

lished in the December 2019 issue of
IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. Finally, the "Event Calendar" provides a year's listings of conferences
and workshops.
While I would like to thank all of
you for your continuous support, I
also pray and hope that you all are
safe and healthy. Hopefully, we will
overcome this COVID-19 crisis to return to our new normal way of life
sooner rather than later. IEEE Power
Electronics Magazine is committed
to bringing timely articles, columns,
and news items of interest and value
to practicing power electronics engineers. To serve you better and keep
this magazine a valuable resource for
working power electronics engineers
worldwide, we look forward to your
feedback and suggestions. Take care,
and stay safe.

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