Overview

The purpose of the conference is to provide an effective forum for the discussion of ongoing aircraft power activities and future trends in power generation, distribution, and utilization technologies. The 2008 conference will include a focus on High Temperature Electronics, because electronics capable of operating well above the standard 125 �C will be playing a pivotal role in next generation, high performance power systems for Defense, Aerospace, Automotive, Well-logging and Space applications.

The conference planning committee intends to provide a forum that not only addresses the most recent technical achievements, but will also provide a mechanism for the technology and user communities to work together to ease the process of bringing these technologies to fruition. The planning committee has assembled a diverse group of government and industry leaders to organize the technical program, providing more opportunities for technology transition and networking.

A few of the many technical topics of discussion:

• Advanced Batteries
• Advanced Power Systems
• Fuel Cells
• Health Monitoring, Prognostics/Diagnostics for Power
• High Temperature Electronics
  • Commercial Applications
  • Electronics: Passives & Packaging
  • Active Devices
  • Power converters/Inverters & control
• Modeling, Simulation, Analysis & Control
• Power Generation for Aerospace Applications
• Power Technologies for UAV's
• Space Energy Storage
• Thermal Management for Aerospace Power Systems & Application