IEEE Power Electronics Society

The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) is a society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that focuses on the "development of power electronics technology".[1][2]

History

The society was founded on January 1, 1983 by establishing the "IEEE Power Electronics Council". On February 2, 1988 the council changed its name to "IEEE Power Electronics Society".[3]

Publications

The IEEE PELS publishes a peer-reviewed publication known as the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics[4] that focuses on its field of interest.

Conferences

The IEEE PELS sponsors a number of annual conferences[5] around that world that focus on its field of Interest.

References

  1. ↑ "IEEE Power Electronics Society". IEEE Power Electronics Society. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ "IEEE Power Electronics Society Constitution". IEEE Power Electronics Society. February 15, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ "IEEE Global History Network - IEEE Power Electronics Society History". IEEE. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ IEEE PELS Publications
  5. ↑ IEEE PELS Conferences