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Prof. Madawala started his talk with
the introduction of Challenges to be
solved using research in power electronics for electric vehicle (EV) operation.
However, he added, the advancement in
the use of EVs is possible because of the
solutions provided by the researchers in
the field of power electronics. During
his talk, he demonstrated the basic
concept of tapping power from grid for

EVs directly and via wireless mode to
charge the battery of EVs. Moreover,
he demonstrated the working of new
power electronics converter topology
with control and presented results both
in simulation and hardware.
In the beginning of the talk Prof.
Madawala elaborated on the technical activities of IEEE PELS society
and its adva ntages to become a

member of this society. A total of
130 professionals participated i n
this online DL event from India and
abroad. Dr. Haque thanked Prof.
Madawala for delivering very useful talk. He also thanked the participants and student members of
IEEE PELS JMI SBC for their active
participation in organizing this online event.

by Jinyeong Moon

IEEE WPW 2021 Hosts Two
Parallel Conferences

h e 2 0 2 1 I E E E Wi r e l e s s
Power Week (WPW) will be
held in San Diego, CA, United States from 1-4 June 2021 at San
Diego Marriott in Mission Valley
(Figure 1). The 2021 IEEE WPW is
hosting in parallel the two worldleading conferences in wireless
power transfer technologies: the
IEEE Workshop on Emerging Technologies: Wireless Power (WoW)
and the IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC).
The WPW has been the largest
event in the world for wireless power
transfer research. Since the inception
in 2018, the WPW have received nearly
1,000 papers and published more than
650 papers. In the 2020 event alone,
which was recently held in South Korea, the WPW received more than 300
papers and 400 attendees from all over
the world. We hope to see more fellow
colleagues in wireless power transfer
technologies at the 2021 IEEE WPW!
The Wireless Power Transfer School,
supported by the IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Project initiative, will be
held during the event.
San Diego is a wonderful destination for a variety of activities. There
are famous coastal locations nearby

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FIG 1 The 2021 IEEE Wireless Power Week will be held in San Diego, CA from 1-4
June 2021. (Source: IEEE WPW, used with permission.)

like Coronado Beach, Sunset Cliffs,
and La Jolla Cove, as well as great
natural reserves for hiking like Torrey
Pines State Park and Los Peñasquitos
Canyon. The city itself is multicultural, diverse, and full of exciting attractions like Balboa Park, San Diego Zoo,
SeaWorld, etc. The banquet of the 2021
IEEE WPW will be held at a former
Aircraft Carrier, USS Midway, now an
aircraft museum.
Our keynote speakers come from
diverse sectors, which include Prof.
James C. Lin (University of Illinois at
Chicago), Paul Jaffe (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory), Dr. Alex Lidow
(CEO of Efficient Power Conversion

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Corporation), Andy Daga (CEO of
Momentum Dynamics), Dr. Morris
Kesler (CTO of WiTricity), and Dr.
Burak Ozpineci (Oak Ridge National
Laboratory). For more information,
please visit the WPW official website: http://wpw2021.org/. We hope
to see fellow colleagues in various
fields from all over the world at the
2021 IEEE WPW.
The 2021 IEEE WPW will be financially cosponsored by IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
(MTT-S) and IEEE Power Electronics
Society (PELS), and technically cosponsored by MTT-S, PELS, and Antenna Propagation Society.

http://www.wpw2021.org/

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