• DocumentCode
    3508370
  • Title

    Power electronics for the next century

  • Author

    Hoft, Richard G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    19-21 April 1993
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    The author discusses the future of power electronics. Some important current products are mentioned first. Important societal needs which are believed to have the greatest impact on future power electronic products are discussed. Finally, the author provides predictions regarding the most important products at the end of this century, and some comments on the technology anticipated 25 years from now.<>
  • Keywords
    power electronics; power electronics; Control systems; Electric vehicles; Electrical equipment industry; Electronics industry; History; Industrial control; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Propulsion; Vehicle driving;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Conversion Conference, 1993. Yokohama 1993., Conference Record of the
  • Conference_Location
    Yokohama, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0471-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PCCON.1993.264256
  • Filename
    264256