Dates: Tuesdays April 21, April 28, May 5
Each session will begin at 9 AM Central (2 PM GMT) and run for approximately 2 - 2.5 hours
Live webinars (recorded and available to registered attendees for playback on demand)
Preliminary Agenda, Subject to change
April 21 Mobility of the Future, Capacitors in electric aircrafts and emobility solutions (2 hours)
- Keynote: Challenges and Requirements on Capacitors for Aircraft Electrification (Prof. Patrick Wheeler, University of Nottingham)
- Capacitive Energy Storage in Power Conversion Systems (Kevin O'Connor, Caporus Technologies)
- Failure Modes and Conditional Monitoring Techniques for Capacitors (Mark Scott, Miami University)
- High Density Converter Capacitor Design Challenges for Data Center and Automotive Applications (Dong Cao, GE Aviation EPISCenter)
- Panel Q&A
April 28 Capacitor Technology for Future Applications (2 hours)
- Solid Polymer and Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Technologies (Stephan Menzel, CapXon)
- MLCCs for Harsh Environments (Wilmer Companioni, KEMET Electronics Corporation)
- Supercap Backup in Wireless Power Transfer Applications (Frank Puhane, Wurth Electronics)
- Innovative Power Capacitor Technologies for Wide Band-Gap Semiconductors (Manuel Gomez, TDK Electronics)
- Technical Demonstration
- Panel Q&A
May 5 Capacitor Technology for Future Applications (1.25 hours)
- Supercap Technologies (Prof. Nihal Kularatna, University of Waikato)
- High Frequency Capacitors in Application (Wilmer Companioni, KEMET Electronics Corporation)
- DC Link Capacitors (Frank Puhane, Wurth Electronics)
- Technical Demonstration
Physics Doesn't Lie or What's the Future on Capacitors (1.25 hours)
- MADCAP - New Ways to Measure and Specify Capacitors (Mike Wens, MinDCet NV)
- Peukert’s Law for Supercapacitors: Physics and Application (Prof. Hengzhao Yang, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology)
- Myth of MLCC Downsizing, What is Necessary, What is Not (Wilmer Companioni, KEMET Electronics Corporation; Pierre Lohrber, Wurth Electronics)
- Panel Q&A
Everyone registered for the "How to Choose and Define Capacitor Usage for Emerging Applications" Workshop will also be able to attend the "Power Magnetics @ High Frequency" Workshop Tuesdays May 12, May 19, June 2, June 9, June 16