Events
Annual Research Review Meeting
Each spring a review meeting is held at the UC Berkeley campus for BPEC sponsors, faculty, and students. This meeting focuses on technical exchanges, including student and faculty presentations, poster sessions, invited keynotes, and laboratory tours. The meeting represents a unique networking and educational opportunity for power and energy professionals in the Bay Area and beyond.
This year’s Annual Research Review Meeting will be April 24, 2024. The schedule for the event can be found here. Pre-registration is required. Questions regarding the meeting can be directed to bpec-annual-meeting@berkeley.edu
Location
The Annual Research Review Meeting will be held in Krutch Theater, 2601 Warring St, Berkeley, CA. Parking is available in the Clark Kerr Southwest Parking Lot, labeled in the image to the right. This lot is behind Krutch theater and can be entered off of Warring Street. Parking permits will be provided at the registration table. More parking information can be found here.
Lab Tour
A lab tour will be available to BPEC members at the conclusion of the Annual Research Review Meeting. The lab tour will start in 145 Cory Hall. Parking is available at the Upper Hearst Parking Structure, highlighted in the image to the left. Please park on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th level.
Upcoming Presentations
IEEE COMPEL 2024
Monday, June 24 – Thursday, June 27
An Input Inductor Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter Utilizing Combined Power Factor Correcting and Active Voltage Balancing Control Technique for Buck-Type AC/DC Grid-Tied Applications – Rod Bayliss III
Dynamical Modeling and Control of the Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter Under Quasi-Two-Level Switching for Active Balancing in Light-Load Conditions – Tahmid Mahbub
Unified Framework for the Passive Volume Comparison of Power Converter Topologies – Logan Horowitz