Topics
TRACK 1
Power Electronics for Sustainable Sources and green energy carriers
a) New power converters and controls for wind, solar, Combined Heat and Power, wave, tidal
b) New power converters and controls for hydrogen-based technologies
c) High-efficiency and higher reliable power conversion for sustainable sources: efficiency improvements using new topologies, WBG power semiconductor devices, and magnetic materials
d) Grid integration using solid-state transformers, and medium voltage DC distribution, leading to Smart Transformers as key player of the future distribution
e) Islanding detection, protection, and standards of DG systems
f) Real-Time modelling and control of power electronics systems
TRACK 2
Energy storage systems
a) Power electronics for battery, supercapacitor, and hybrid energy storage systems
b) Power electronics for charging and operation of electric, hybrid electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
c) Energy management, optimal sizing of energy storage, and power converter systems for various cases including peak shaving, intermittency mitigation, etc.
d) Power- and Hardware-In-the-Loop experimental validation of energy storage systems
TRACK 3
Distributed Generation Interacting with Power Transmission and Distribution Systems
a) Microgrids and nanogrids - grid interconnected and islanded operation
b) Distributed generation power electronics and electric power quality - voltage, frequency, harmonics impacts and mitigation
c) Power electronics as power stations: demand response, high penetration of distributed generation power electronics in the grid, and renewables generation forecasting applied to power electronics
d) Asynchronously-connected grids: operations, control and protection.
TRACK 4
Other Advanced Topics
a) Power semiconductor modules development for distributed generation power electronics
b) Power electronics and Cybersecurity issues
c) Energy policy and public policy issues relating to power electronics based distributed and sustainable generation systems