riends of PSMA is a new feature added to this issue of the PSMA Update. This space will be used to introduce readers to organizations that PSMA has links with to better serve our memberships and the international power electronics industry. If you have suggestions on new links or ways that we can improve our current links with other industry associations, we would be delighted to hear from you.

In this article we introduce you to the China Power Supply Society (CPSS).

Founded in 1983, the China Power Supply Society (CPSS) is a non-profit and national class society in China. CPSS is dedicated to the scientific and technological progress of power electronics and furthering the development of the power supply industry. The focus on science and technology includes improvements in efficiency of energy conversion, improvements in quality and reliability, advances in semiconductor, components and battery technology, and development of alternative energy sources. This technology is used in all aspects of economic and social development.

CPSS currently includes over 9,000 individual members and more than 400 enterprise members. There are 14 professional committees and 10 working committees within CPSS as well as 10 local Power Supply Societies.

CPSS sponsors several academic and technical conferences every year, gathering power supply specialists and technicians. CPSSC (China Power Supply Society Conference), the largest academic conference focusing on power supplies in China, is held biennially. The 23rd conference was held in 2019 with more than 1600 attendees. The International Power Electronics and Applications Conference and Exposition (PEAC) has been held every four years, beginning in 2014. In 2018 the conference attracted 479 accepted papers and 803 attendees from 20 countries and regions. CPSS also organizes a number of annual symposiums on power supply and related areas.

CPSS edits and publishes three periodicals, CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications (in English, quarterly), Journal of Power Supply (Chinese core journal, bimonthly), Yearbook of China Power Supply Industry. In addition, CPSS has edited and published a series of monographs, handbooks, CPSS-Springer Series of English books as well as various proceedings of symposia.

Other CPSS activities include:

• The "China Power Supply Society Science and Technology Award", which is considered the highest honor in China for both academia and industry of power supply. First awarded in 2011, 79 projects and 19 persons have been recognized over 5 sessions.
• Since 2016, CPSS has annually reviewed standards in power supply technology and products. Currently, 16 CPSS standards have been released, 11 will be released in 2020, and 17 are being drafted.
• CPSS also focuses on Continuing Studies and Technical Training, offering training courses and tutorials including switching power supply, power device, EMC, new energy, and electric vehicles
• A Student Design Competition on Power Electronics (DcomPE) has been held annually by since 2015. with participation by teachers and students from more than 100 colleges and universities in China.
• CPSS provides a variety of services for enterprises, such as Scientific and technological achievements, appraising, R&D popularization, and technical consultation.

Cooperation With PSMA

CPSS and PSMA have maintained a good relationship of communication and cooperation for many years. Some recent activities include:

PSMA has hosted a meeting of CPSS and PSMA leadership at the APEC conference in the US since 2014 to promote in-depth exchanges and discuss areas for cooperation and collaboration.

CPSS & PSMA meeting during APEC 2018 in San Antonio, TX

CPSS & PSMA meeting during APEC 2019 in Anaheim, CA

CPSS & PSMA have also held meetings in conjunction with the CPSS conferences China Power Supply Society Conference (CPSSC) and the International Power Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition (PEAC). The CPSS & PSMA Joint Workshop on Power Supply Industry Innovation has been held three times since 2017 as a part of these conferences, to promote exchanges and cooperation between American and Chinese enterprises.

CPSS & PSMA Seminar in 2015 at Shenzhen

CPSS & PSMA Joint Workshop on Power Supply Industry Innovation during CPSSC'2017 in Shanghai

CPSS & PSMA Joint Workshop on Power Supply Industry Innovation during CPSSC2019

Join CPSS

Visit http://www.cpss.org.cn/En/Index to learn more about CPSS and for information on individual membership and enterprise membership.

Provided by Naifen Yang, Office Director, CPSS

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