IEEE Power Engineering Chapter / IEEE Industrial Applications Society seminar: Professor Ajit K Chattopadhyay, 06.00PM, Mon 01 Sep 2003

Power Electronics - Past, Present & Future

Speaker: Professor Ajit K Chattopadhyay, Fellow, IEEE

When: 06.00PM, Monday 01 Sep 2003

Venue: Room 119, B - block, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane

Host: (seminar host unavailable)

Abstract:

  Power electronics (PE) has a long history and evolving development
  since the beginning of electro-physics in the eighteenth century
  with the concept of the 'semiconductor'.  Its technology has gone
  through an unanticipated rapid growth in the last forty years.  This
  presentation begins with a plausible definition and goal of power
  electronics, emphasizing its key features and application areas to
  develop a better understanding of the significance of this
  development.  It will then trace chronologically the significant
  events / major breakthroughs in the history of power electronics
  from its beginnings in 1783 until the development of the Silicon
  Controlled Rectifiers in 1957, which has shaped the growth of PE as
  it is today.

  The second part of the presentation will consider the evolution of
  modern power electronics as a complex multidisciplinary technology
  synthesizing a number of diverse disciplines such as power switching
  devices, new materials, microelectronics, converter topologies,
  control, integration and packaging technologies, along with its
  continuing application to all facets of power processing:
  generation, transmission, distribution and utilization (
  particularly in drive applications).  From this comprehensive review
  of the past and the present status of the developments in PE it will
  be possible to assess the future trends and challenges presented by
  this dynamic technology in the next few years of the 21st Century.
  In the highly automated and economically competitive environment
  worldwide power electronics (PE) will truly be the key to providing
  a necessary interface between various energy sources and electric
  loads in every field

Note:

  Light refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the seminar
  during which time the speaker will be available for more informal
  questions and discussions.

Biography:

  Ajit K. Chattopadhyay (SM'83, F'91) received a in Electrical
  Engineering from Calcutta University (B E College), India, the
  M. Tech degree in Electrical Machines from the Indian Institute of
  Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and his PhD degree from the University
  of Manchester (UMIST) England, in 1958, 1963 and 1971 respectively.
  He has authored/co-authored over 118 publications (including 40 in
  IEEE Transactions/ Conference Records) in the field of Electrical
  Machines, Power Electronics and Microprocessor-based control of DC
  and AC drives. He has filed 4 patent applications.  He has authored
  two complete video courses on Machine Drives with Power Electronics,
  sponsored by the Center Light refreshments will be provided at the
  conclusion of the seminar during which time the speaker will be
  available for more informal questions and discussions.  of
  Educational Technology, IIT Kharagpur and written a Chapter on AC-AC
  Converters in Power Electronics Handbook published by Academic Press
  (USA), in 2001.

  For his outstanding contributions in Power Electronics, Dr
  Chattopadhyay received the Bimal Bose Award in 1986 from the
  Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE),
  India. He was elected IEEE Fellow in 1991 for 'leadership in the
  development of Power Electronics research and educational programs
  in India'.  He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of
  Engineering, a Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (IE) (I)
  and the IETE (I). He was awarded the Bharatia Cutler Hammer Prize in
  1986, the Tata Rao Prize (1993-1994) and a Certificate of Merit
  (1992) from IE (I) for his papers.  He has served on the Editorial
  Boards of the Journals of the IETE (I) and the Electrosoft (UK). He
  has served on the program committees of many international
  conferences and chaired many technical sessions in India and abroad.

  Since his retirement from IIT, Kharagpur, Dr Chattopadhyay has
  worked in the Electrical Engineering Department, Bengal Engineering
  College (Deemed University), Howrah as an AICTE Emeritus Fellow from
  July 1996 to March1999 and as a CSIR Emeritus Scientist from April
  1999 to February 2001.  He is now working as a UGC Emeritus Fellow
  at the same place since 1 January, 2002.  He has served as the
  IEEE-IAS Calcutta Chair since its establishment in November, 1997
  and he has been elected as a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Industry
  Applications Society for two years, 2002-2003

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