The PELSS Power Electronics Student Summit is a professional conference that specifically addresses students. The main focus lays on the field of power electronics. The conference allows students to gain first experiences in writing, publishing and discussing their own publications in front of an expert audience.

Why should you participate?

Take your first steps into the world of the national research community and take the opportunity to present your own research results to an expert audience.

Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE Xplore research database, and the best papers will receive awards. Take advantage of this oppurtinity to network with students and representatives from research and industry. 

Enjoy the unique atmosphere of Karlsruhe Palace, including social events and catering in Karlsruhe free of charge (students only). 

Check-In on 22 September 2026. 

Conference Topics

The following topics are open for submission for the PELSS 2026: 

• Power electronics for grids, smart grids and island grids
• Control strategies for a sustainable, resilient and reliable grid 
• Renewable energy systems: wind, photovoltaic and other solutions
• Power electronics for storage systems and hydrogen applications 
• Power electronics for e-mobility 
• Components, converter modelling and topologies, design and low-level control

Call for papers

• Participation for enrolled students and doctoral candidates
• Submission of a scientific paper with results from student research 
• Projects or theses, auxiliary activities, etc. 
• Evaluation by a committee of experts from research and industry 

Guidelines for submission

Please use the offivial IEEE Manuscript Template for Conference Proceedings. The article should be written in English. The paper should be 4-6 pages long. 

Participation Fees