> Comitati di Studio > B4 HVDC & Power Electronics B4 HVDC & Power Electronics MenuIndirizzi panelist B4Documenti B4 B4 HVDC & Power Electronics Chairman (dal 2008): Bjarne Andersen (Great Britain) Membro Italiano (dal 2008): Antonio Ardito, CESI, ardito@cesi.it SCOPE The work of the Study Committee addresses all the relevant Target Groups in Power Industry interested in Power Electronics. In addition to technical aspects also economical and environmental subjects of this technology are covered. The Study Committee activities include following subjects: HVDC: economics of HVDC, applications, planning aspects, design, performance, control, protection, control and testing of converter stations, i.e. the converting equipment itself and also the equipment associated with HVDC links. Power Electronic for AC Transmission and Distribution systems and Power Quality Improvement: economics, applications, planning, design, performance, control, protection, construction and testing. Advanced Power Electronics: development of new converter technologies including controls, use of new semiconductor devices, applications of these technologies in HVDC, Power Electronics for AC systems and Power Quality Improvement. Power Electronics used in other fields of the Electric Power Industry, interesting for other Study Committees, will be covered by demand, this Committee being the Sponsoring Committee.