Principle Organizer:

Name: Hadi Kanaan

Email: hadi.kanaan@usj.edu.lb

Affiliations: Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon

Co-Organizer 1:

Name: Hasan Komurcugil

Email: hasan.komurcugil@emu.edu.tr

Affiliations: Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Turkey

Co-Organizer 2:

Name: Kamal Al-Haddad

Email: kamal.al-haddad@etsmtl.ca

Affiliations: École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Canada

Theme:

Renewable sources, such as photovoltaic panels, wind generators and fuel cells, are usually connected directly to the grid for cogeneration. This connection is made through power electronics interfaces that should ensure high stability, voltage regulation, power flow control, and low electromagnetic emission, along with high power density, low cost and high reliability. In some applications where high power level is required, the switching frequency of the power semiconductors is limited and the use of multilevel or interleaved converters becomes mandatory in order to get an acceptable power quality. This session addresses the issues of advanced control techniques applied to such converters to improve their performance, efficiency, reliability and cost-effectiveness.