The Association shall be non profit-making. The object shall be to promote and coordinate the exchange and the publication of technical, scientific and economic information in the Field of Power Electronics and all its applications. Its activity in the Field shall comprise, in particular:
- components and converters;
- electrical drives;
- control, measurement and signal processing;
- electromagnetic and electromechanical systems;
- industrial and other applications;
- the application of Power Electronics in electrical Power Systems, decentralized production and energy storage systems;
- reliability, comparative performance, influence on supply network and load;
- system design, computer aided design, modelling and simulation;
- the teaching of these subjects;
- everything else of sufficient interest.
The list of selected topics is reviewed annually under the responsibility of the Executive Council.
The Association shall in particular, be capable of:
- organising tutorials, symposia, workshops and conferences;
- facilitating studies by means of study committees;
- collaborating with other international bodies with which it has common interests;
- finding the necessary financial resources;
- encouraging the introduction of advanced techniques;
- promoting educational and industrial collaboration;
- undertaking all other activities relevant to the object of the Association.
It may only hold, whether as owner or otherwise, those buildings and materials which are necessary for its object and its administration.