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Call for Papers

Identifying Progress, Challenges and Opportunities in Data Center Powering and Cooling Using the Latest Techniques in Digital Power Management and Advanced Power Conversion

Call for Papers '08 - Submission Guidelines

This focused three day international conference will serve an audience of decision makers who are interested in learning about and contributing to the latest practical advancements related to the use of digital power control techniques in electronic systems and in power converters, and digital energy management and power management in enterprise-level installations such as data centers and related digital equipment. Participants will have an opportunity to meet and talk with top executives and technical professionals of leading electronic equipment companies as well as key technical and management professionals in the server/storage, cooling, power conversion and semiconductor industries. Participants will also be able to see the latest advances in data center equipment, and components and development tools for practical digital power designs in the exhibition area.

Power Conversion Topics
will include:
Digital Power Management Topics
will include:
  • AC-DC Power Supplies
  • DC-DC Converters
  • System Design Issues
  • System Integration Issues
  • Implementing Digital Control
  • Design-In of Digital Power
  • Managing energy efficiency, power and thermals in data centers
  • "Out of band" power management
  • Improved system reliability
  • Voltage sequencing
  • Fault monitoring
  • Distributed Power Architectures
  • System Configuration
  • Communications

DPF '08 will attract over 350 delegates, including:

  • Data center managers and operators
  • Executives and engineers from server, storage and communications equipment companies
  • Power conversion company executives and engineers
  • Electronic equipment design professionals and engineers
  • Component suppliers
  • Applications engineers
  • Power system specifiers
  • Commodity managers for electronic system makers
  • Procurement engineers
  • Research and development professionals
  • Industry analysts

 

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