Everything You Missed from APEC 2015: Part 3

This year’s APEC, held in Charlotte, NC, was a showcase for companies to introduce products specifically intended for power electronics, ranging from passive components to complex benchtop power supplies for test and measurement.

Sam Davis

March 24, 2015

The Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) focuses on the practical and applied aspects of power electronics. This year’s APEC, held in Charlotte, NC, was a showcase for companies to introduce products specifically intended for power electronics, ranging from passive components to complex benchtop power supplies for test and measurement. Following are some of the new products introduced at this year’s APEC.

About the Author

Sam Davis

Sam Davis was the editor-in-chief of Power Electronics Technology magazine and website that is now part of Electronic Design. He has 18 years experience in electronic engineering design and management, six years in public relations and 25 years as a trade press editor. He holds a BSEE from Case-Western Reserve University, and did graduate work at the same school and UCLA. Sam was the editor for PCIM, the predecessor to Power Electronics Technology, from 1984 to 2004. His engineering experience includes circuit and system design for Litton Systems, Bunker-Ramo, Rocketdyne, and Clevite Corporation.. Design tasks included analog circuits, display systems, power supplies, underwater ordnance systems, and test systems. He also served as a program manager for a Litton Systems Navy program.

Sam is the author of Computer Data Displays, a book published by Prentice-Hall in the U.S. and Japan in 1969. He is also a recipient of the Jesse Neal Award for trade press editorial excellence, and has one patent for naval ship construction that simplifies electronic system integration.

You can also check out his Power Electronics blog.