BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T051835Z UID:E4363BDA-6ACB-487C-8726-ED971D045A60 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250802T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250802T114000 DESCRIPTION:On August 2\, 2025\, Nirma University hosted an expert lecture by Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore on advanced power electronic systems for tra nsportation and renewable energy. The event was organized by the IEEE stud ent branch SBNU\, with support from the IEEE Power and Energy Society and the Joint Chapter of IEEE IES-IASPELS. Prof. Rathore\, an IEEE Fellow\, pr esented novel\, high-efficiency converter designs. His talk covered key to pics such as shutterless feed systems\, snubberless converters\, soft swit ching\, and bidirectional Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converters for EV charg ing. He also discussed multilevel converters and the broader EV ecosystem\ , highlighting the importance of grid integration. The event included an i nspiring address by Prof. Deepak Mathur and concluded with an interactive Q&A session\, leaving attendees motivated to innovate in clean energy tech nology.\n\nSpeaker(s): Akshay\n\nAgenda: \nThe event\, "Advance and simpli fied power electronic system for transportation electrification and renewa ble integration\," by Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore\, followed this agenda:\n \n-\nWelcome and Introductions: Dr. Siddharth Singh Chauhan introduced Pro f. Rathore. Prof. Deepak Mathur then delivered a speech encouraging IEEE m embership.\n\n-\nExpert Lecture: Prof. Rathore discussed key topics in pow er electronics\, including shutterless feed systems\, snubberless converte rs\, soft switching\, and the use of DAB converters for EV charging. He al so covered multilevel converters and the future of the EV ecosystem.\n\n-\ nQ&A Session: The floor was opened for questions from students and faculty .\n\n-\nConclusion: The talk concluded with a vote of thanks\, leaving att endees inspired by the advancements in clean energy technology.\n\nNirma U niversity\, Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Hwy\, Gota\, Ahmedabad\, Gujarat 382481\ , Ahmedabad\, Gujarat\, India\, 380008 LOCATION:Nirma University\, Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Hwy\, Gota\, Ahmedabad\, Gujarat 382481\, Ahmedabad\, Gujarat\, India\, 380008 ORGANIZER:ieee@nirmauni.ac.in SEQUENCE:32 SUMMARY:Expert Lecture By – Prof. Akshay Kumar URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496345 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>On August 2\, 2025\, Nirma University host ed an expert lecture by Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore on advanced power elect ronic systems for transportation and renewable energy. The event was organ ized by the IEEE student branch SBNU\, with support from the IEEE Power an d Energy Society and the Joint Chapter of IEEE IES-IASPELS. Prof. Rathore\ , an IEEE Fellow\, presented novel\, high-efficiency converter designs. Hi s talk covered key topics such as <strong>shutterless feed systems</strong >\, <strong>snubberless converters</strong>\, <strong>soft switching</stro ng>\, and <strong>bidirectional Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converters</stron g> for EV charging. He also discussed <strong>multilevel converters</stron g> and the broader <strong>EV ecosystem</strong>\, highlighting the import ance of grid integration. The event included an inspiring address by Prof. Deepak Mathur and concluded with an interactive Q&amp\;A session\, leavin g attendees motivated to innovate in clean energy technology.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The event\, "Advance and simplified po wer electronic system for transportation electrification and renewable int egration\," by Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore\, followed this agenda:</p>\n<ul >\n<li>\n<p><strong>Welcome and Introductions</strong>: Dr. Siddharth Sing h Chauhan introduced Prof. Rathore. Prof. Deepak Mathur then delivered a s peech encouraging IEEE membership.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Expert Lec ture</strong>: Prof. Rathore discussed key topics in power electronics\, i ncluding <strong>shutterless feed systems</strong>\, <strong>snubberless c onverters</strong>\, <strong>soft switching</strong>\, and the use of <str ong>DAB converters</strong> for EV charging. He also covered <strong>multi level converters</strong> and the future of the <strong>EV ecosystem</stro ng>.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Q&amp\;A Session</strong>: The floor was opened for questions from students and faculty.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><str ong>Conclusion</strong>: The talk concluded with a vote of thanks\, leavin g attendees inspired by the advancements in clean energy technology.</p>\n </li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR