BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240501T220107Z UID:DEF97AED-FDA8-40B3-8E1A-8A5EC15F8CD8 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T210000 DESCRIPTION:SF Bay Area Chapter of IEEE PELS presents free webinar: Photovo ltaic Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing for Efficiency and Reliab ility for Improved Efficiency and Reliability\n\nThe SFBAC (combined Santa Clara Valley\, San Francisco\, & Oakland/East Bay) IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) is very excited and honored to have Dr. Katherine Kim\, As sociate Professor of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University\ , to speak on the topic of “Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing f or Efficiency and Reliability”\n\nAdditional event details can be found below.\n\nRegistration is FREE TO ALL!!!\n\nTHE MEETING WEB LINK FOR THE E VENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN 24-48 HRS OF THE EVENT TIME TO ALL THOSE R EGISTERED FROM THIS EVENTBRITE PAGE.\n\nSFBAC PELS WEBSITE LINK: http://ew h.ieee.org/r6/scv/pels/index.html\n\nTalk Title:\n\nPhotovoltaic Different ial Power Processing for Efficiency and Reliability\n\nAbstract:\n\nIn pho tovoltaic (PV) systems connected to the AC power grid\, traditional approa ches employing series-connected PV panels with a single central converter often suffer from reduced efficiency and reliability due to partial shadin g or mismatch of PV cell characteristics. To address these challenges\, th e concept of differential power processing (DPP) converters has emerged\, enabling independent maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of each PV panel while mitigating power loss under mismatched conditions. Various DPP syste m configurations are introduced and their advantages and trade-offs discus sed. Additionally\, recent research comparing bidirectional flyback and sp lit-inductor boost converter topologies for PV-to-bus DPP systems is prese nted. Experimental results demonstrate a converter efficiency improvement of 14.7% over traditional flyback converters\, offering promising avenues for enhancing the efficiency and reliability of PV systems.\n\nAbout the S peaker:\n\nDr. Katherine A. Kim received the B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) from the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineeri ng in 2007. She received the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in ECE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011 and 2014\, respectively . She was an Assistant Professor of ECE at Ulsan National Institute of Sci ence and Technology (UNIST)\, Ulsan\, South Korea\, from 2014-2018. Since 2019\, she has been an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Na tional Taiwan University\, Taipei\, Taiwan. She received the IEEE PELS Awa rd for Achievements in Power Electronics Education in 2022\, the Richard M . Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award from IEEE PELS i n 2019\, and recognition as an Innovator Under 35 for the Asia Pacific Reg ion by the MIT Technology Review in 2020. She is currently the IEEE PELS V ice President for Global Relations for 2024-2025.\n\nVirtual: https://even ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/416674 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/416674 ORGANIZER:asahmed@ra.rockwell.com SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing for Efficiency and Relia bility URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/416674 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>SF Bay Area Chapter of IEEE PELS p resents free webinar: Photovoltaic Photovoltaic Differential Power Process ing for Efficiency and Reliability for Improved Efficiency and Reliability <br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>The SFBAC (combined Santa Clara Valley\, San Francisco\, &amp\; Oakland/East Bay) IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS )&nbsp\;</strong>is very excited and honored to have Dr. Katherine Kim\, A ssociate Professor of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University \, to speak on the topic of &ldquo\;<em><strong>Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing for Efficiency and Reliability</strong></em>&rdquo\;</p>\ n<p>Additional event details can be found below.</p>\n<p>Registration is&n bsp\;<strong>FREE TO ALL</strong>!!!</p>\n<h3>THE MEETING WEB LINK FOR THE EVENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN 24-48 HRS OF THE EVENT TIME TO ALL THOSE &nbsp\;<strong>REGISTERED&nbsp\;</strong>FROM THIS EVENTBRITE PAGE.</h3>\n <p><strong>SFBAC PELS WEBSITE LINK</strong>:&nbsp\;<a title="http://ewh.ie ee.org/r6/scv/pels/index.html" href="http://ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pels/index .html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://ewh.ieee. org/r6/scv/pels/index.html</a></p>\n<p><strong>Talk Title:</strong></p>\n< p>Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing for Efficiency and Reliabilit y</p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p>\n<p>In photovoltaic (PV) systems connected to the AC power grid\, traditional approaches employing series-c onnected PV panels with a single central converter often suffer from reduc ed efficiency and reliability due to partial shading or mismatch of PV cel l characteristics. To address these challenges\, the concept of differenti al power processing (DPP) converters has emerged\, enabling independent ma ximum power point tracking (MPPT) of each PV panel while mitigating power loss under mismatched conditions. Various DPP system configurations are in troduced and their advantages and trade-offs discussed. Additionally\, rec ent research comparing bidirectional flyback and split-inductor boost conv erter topologies for PV-to-bus DPP systems is presented. Experimental resu lts demonstrate a converter efficiency improvement of 14.7% over tradition al flyback converters\, offering promising avenues for enhancing the effic iency and reliability of PV systems.</p>\n<p><strong>About the Speaker:</s trong></p>\n<p>Dr. Katherine A. Kim received the B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) from the Franklin W. Olin College of Engin eering in 2007. She received the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in ECE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011 and 2014\, respecti vely. She was an Assistant Professor of ECE at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)\, Ulsan\, South Korea\, from 2014-2018. Si nce 2019\, she has been an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering a t National Taiwan University\, Taipei\, Taiwan. She received the IEEE PELS Award for Achievements in Power Electronics Education in 2022\, the Richa rd M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award from IEEE PE LS in 2019\, and recognition as an Innovator Under 35 for the Asia Pacific Region by the MIT Technology Review in 2020. She is currently the IEEE PE LS Vice President for Global Relations for 2024-2025.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR