GREEN POWER:
Renewable Energy Sources and Efficient Utilisation
August 26-28, 2009
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
WEDNESDAY, August 26
8:30-12:00 am Solar Energy Generation: State-of-the-Art, Trade-offs and Future Directions Chock Karuppaiah,
EC Labs
1:30-3:00 pm Low-Power Inverters for Solar and other Renewable Energy Applications Richard Redl,
Consultant
3:30-5:00 pm Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Applications (latest battery technology/ directions, super capacitors, fuel cells, flywheels, others) Thomas Szepesi,
PMChip
THURSDAY, August 27
8:30-10:00 am Battery Chargers for Solar Systems Thomas Szepesi,
PMChip
10:30-12:00 am
& 1:30-3:00 pm
Energy Scavenging Systems for Low-Power Applications Ken Pedrotti,
UC Santa Cruz
3:30-5:00 pm Energy Efficient Lighting: Light Sources and Driver Circuits Thomas Szepesi,
PMChip
FRIDAY, August 28
8:30-12:00 am Ultra Low-Power Design and Circuit Techniques for Energy Scavenging Systems Vadim Ivanov,
Texas Instruments
1:30-5:00 pm Power Factor Correction Systems/Circuits Richard Redl,
Consultant
SATURDAY, August 29
Optional Exams for ECTS Credits