From October 28th to 31st, the 2022 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific 2022) was successfully held in the form of an online and offline combination. The conference was hosted by Zhejiang University, co-organized by ZJUI and the College of Electrical Engineering, ZJU and technically sponsored by the China Power Supply Society. On October 29th, the opening ceremony and Plenary Session of the conference were held at the Yuanzheng Hotel of the International Campus, Zhejiang University.

Prof. HE Lianzhen, Vice President of Zhejiang University; Prof. Philip Krein, President of the Conference, Academician of American Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow, Executive Dean of ZJUI Institute; Prof. XU Dehong of Zhejiang University, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Conference, honorary President of China Society for Power Supply, IEEE Fellow; Prof. K. T. Chau of the University of Hong Kong, Chairman of the Conference Procedure Committee, IEEE Fellow attended the opening ceremony and Plenary Session. The opening ceremony was presided over by Prof. MA Hao, Vice President of ZJUI.

▲ Prof. HE Lianzhen, Vice President of Zhejiang University, delivered the welcome speech

Prof. HE Lianzhen extended a warm welcome to the delegates on behalf of Zhejiang University. She briefly reviewed the development history of Zhejiang University, ZJUI and the School of Electrical Engineering of Zhejiang University and highlighted the outstanding research achievements of Zhejiang University in the field of transportation electrification and the interaction with the transportation electrification related industries in the Yangtze River Delta region. Prof. HE Lianzhen expressed the hope that the participants could fully communicate and strengthen cooperation through this conference platform, and fully enjoy the beautiful campus and international atmosphere of the international campus and feel the cultural atmosphere and unique charm of Haining, the Chaocheng city where the conference was held.

▲ Academician Philip Krein, Chairman of the conference, delivered the opening remarks

Prof. Philip Krein delivers opening remarks to the guests. He said it is not easy to organize an international conference that combines online and offline activities as the impact of the epidemic continues so far. He thanked the participants and affirmed the excellent performance of the organizers of the conference. Prof. Philip Krein hopes that the delegates will actively participate in the agenda activities, fully exchange academic achievements, and enjoy the academic feast during the four-day conference.

▲ Prof. MA Hao, Vice-President of the conference and Vice-President of ZJUI, hosted the opening ceremony

During the plenary session, 6 senior experts and scholars from academia and industry brought wonderful keynote reports. The plenary session was presided over by Prof. SHEN Jianxin, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Conference, and Prof. HUANG Xiaoyan, Vice Chairman of the conference.

IEEE Fellow, Prof. Pat Wheeler from University of Nottingham first gave an online presentation on “Technologies and Challenges for Electrification of Aircraft Propulsion Systems”. This presentation focused on the electrical part of aircraft propulsion systems and provided a specific explanation of hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems and key components in these designs in the context of existing research and development projects. It also indicated the roadmaps and technologies that needed to be developed over the coming decades.

▲Prof. Pat Wheeler, IEEE Fellow, gave an online presentation

Prof. Jennifer Bauman form McMaster University delivered a speech on “Electric Vehicle On-Board Solar Generation: Motivation, Benefits, and Challenges”. This presentation included results of a system-level modeling study and analyzed several potential power electronic architectures. It summarized the potential benefits of large-scale vehicle solar integration to drivers, the electric grid, and the environment, which provided the path guidance for practical implementation of on-board solar generation in commercial vehicles through developing high efficiency and low-cost power electronics.

▲ Prof. Jennifer Baumanr gave an online presentation

Prof. William Cai from Harbin University of Science and Technology made a special report on “Industry Status and Frontier Technical Challenges of Vehiclular e-Powertrains”. This presentation described the current situation of the electric drive industry for new energy vehicles, and explored the development trends of high system voltage, high motor speed, high controller frequency, high powertrain efficiency and high-power density. In addition, the report also introduced some cutting-edge technologies of electric powertrains such as high-speed rare earth permanent magnet drive motor, and made instructive analysis on the demands and challenges for various sub-assemblies, motor parts / power electronic components and materials and other industrial chains etc.

▲ Prof. William Cai gave a presentation

Dr. TONG Laisheng from CRRC reported with the title "The Levitation System and the Linear Traction System of the 160 km/h Maglev Train". This report was mainly about two aspects, "how to make sure that the stability of levitation system" and "linear induction motor traction system". It showed the challenges to increase the speed of the maglev train from 100km/h to 160km/h faced by CRRC and how to overcome these problems through technical innovation. This brilliant speech from Dr. TONG Laisheng provided technical guidance for the future rapid development of the maglev train.

▲ Dr. TONG Laisheng from CRRC gives a presentation

Project Manager XING Xing of Beijing Urban Construction Design & Development Group Co., Limited, delivered a report entitled " Innovation of New Urban Rail Transit System Based on Guided Bus". This report introduced the innovation history and system competitive strength of the GART (Guided Autonomous Rapid Transit) system. Recently, the NDRC proposed a general development policy for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), which points out that no metro construction plans will be approved due to high debt risk. Meanwhile, “Double Carbon Strategy” and “New-type urbanization” encourage local governments to implement low-capacity transit systems to solve traffic issues. This report put forward a new idea to solve the issues and provided path guidance for the future development of urban rail transit.

▲ Project Manager XING Xing gives a presentation

Dr. LUO Cheng, from Eaton Research Labs, gave a presentation on " Challenges in Solid State Transformer Design for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructures". The report discussed the challenges in Solid State Transformers (SST) in the application of electric vehicle charging infrastructures (EVCI). EVCI system configurations, MV SST topologies, MV insulation consideration, high-frequency transformer design, system controls, and communications, system energy management systems (EMS), codes, and standards requirements were presented, which provides a reference for the future application of SST design in EVCI.

▲ Dr. LUO Cheng from Eaton Research Labs gives a presentation

▲ Prof. HUANG Xiaoyan  hosted the Plenary Session

▲ Prof. SHEN Jianxin hosted the Plenary Session

In the process of the conference report, the on-site guests asked questions enthusiastically, and had in-depth discussions and exchanges with the experts on the content of the presentation. The opening ceremony and the conference report attracted more than 90 offline representatives from all over the country to attend, and more than 700 people to watch online.

▲ The attendees have discussions with the speakers

This ITEC Asia-Pacific Conference has attracted authors from more than 10 countries and regions, such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, India, Brazil, and so on. A total of 173 papers were accepted, including 111 oral papers and 62 poster papers. At the same time, 6 technical lectures and 4 industrial sessions will be held at the conference, which is sponsored and supported by Eaton, Fujifilm, Firstack, Infineon, Mitsubishi, and many other top enterprises in the industry. The meeting was guided by the electrification of the transportation industry development trend, facing to the world frontier science and technology. In view of the common concerns of enterprises and academia, the advanced technologies in the field of electrified transportation have been deeply communicated, to promote the development of transportation industry in China with high quality electrical engineering disciplines and boost the global transportation electrification technology innovation and progress.