Speaker: Dr Lieven Vervecken, Diabatix nv, Leuven, Belgium
Date: July 7th, 2022 at 8:00 am ET (2:00 pm CET)
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Abstract: Thermal management presents a unique problem to power electronics users who are faced with the challenge of presenting solutions that are efficient, compact, lightweight and affordable. However, despite its central role on the component’s lifecycle, the thermal design procedure has remained roughly the same for the last decades. Recent developments in the field of generative design, allied to the increased availability of computational resources and innovations in computation fluid dynamics (CFD), have revolutionized the thermal component design process and replaced it by one that does not require any human interaction. During this talk, the added value of the generative thermal design process towards thermal management for power electronics is illustrated through a series of case studies, showing how this new technology can enable the next steps in power electronics development.
Biography: Lieven Vervecken is co-founder and CEO of Diabatix nv where he is responsible for the general management and the overall vision and strategy of the company. Diabatix is a Belgian technology scale-up specialized in generative design for cooling components that helps multinationals all over the world to push the boundaries in thermal design. Before devoting his work full-time to Diabatix, Lieven completed two master’s degrees in engineering and a PhD in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics from the University of Leuven. Lieven is an experienced speaker at national and international conferences, and former lecturer at the University of Leuven. He is passionate about the limitless possibilities of combining engineering with artificial intelligence technology and takes every opportunity to expand his knowledge in this field.