PUBLICATION NEWS
Call for Papers: IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (JETCAS)
Special Issue on
Design of Energy-Efficient Distributed Power Generation Systems
The IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (JETCAS) seeks original contributions for an issue on "Design of Energy-Efficient Distributed Power Generation Systems", scheduled to appear in September 2015. The increasing demand for cleaner power production and transmission as well as safety and cost make the usage of distributed power generation necessary for future power grids. In such systems a power converter is frequently required in order for the energy to be delivered from various local sources to local loads and storage facilities. This converter must be suitably designed and controlled so that the overall efficiency is maintained at the highest possible level under wide operating conditions. This requirement makes the full analysis of these converters necessary and therefore their nonlinear dynamics and interaction among between the different stages cannot be neglected. Even though in the past there has been considerable work done on the nonlinear dynamics of dc-dc converters, this special issue focuses on two main areas a) new advanced converter topologies used in distributed energy systems, and b) stability analysis of the overall distributed energy system.
Topics of interest for this issue include, but are not limited to:
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1.Nonlinear dynamics of multi-source, multi-load power converters used in power systems.
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2.New topologies of power converters used in distributed generation systems
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3.Nonlinear analysis, design and control methods of switching converters used in microgrid applications.
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4.Nonlinear analysis and design of multiple input switching power converters for energy harvesting applications.
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5.Plug-and-play, decentralized inverters employed in microgrids.
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6.Nonlinear analysis of complex networks of power generation systems.
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7.Stability analysis of power systems.
Prospective authors should submit PDF versions of their papers following the instructions provided on the JETCAS web-site:http://jetcas.polito.it/general.html. Submitted manuscripts should not have been previously published nor should they be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts will undergo a peer review process according to the standard IEEE publication policy.
Important dates
- Manuscript submissions due March 1, 2015
- First round of reviews completed April 15, 2015
- Revised manuscripts due May 15, 2015
- Second round of reviews completed June 30, 2015
- Final manuscripts due July 14, 2015
Guest editors
Abdelali El Aroudi, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (abdelali.elaroudi@urv.cat)
Damian Giaouris, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece (damian.giaouris@newcastle.ac.uk)
Herbert Iu, The University of Western Australia, Australia (herbert.iu@uwa.edu.au)
Ian Hiskens, University of Michigan (hiskens@umich.edu)