Call for Papers
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
Special Issue on Resilient Microgrids, 2016
Scheduled Publication Time: September 2016
Microgrids consist of distributed energy resources, energy storage units, loads, and conversion and control systems.
Connected to power distribution systems as controllable units in both interconnected and isolated operation, microgrids can
enhance system efficiency, economy, quality and reliability, which benefits both power systems and electricity end use.
Microgrid development has way passed the early stage of small demonstration projects over a decade ago, and has now
entered the mainstream of technological advancement with the proliferation of results. The microgrid applications and
market in power systems and remote sites have been growing, which necessitates a collection of papers on focused state-ofthe-arts in this field. The main purpose of this Special Issue is to disseminate the recent technological advancement in
microgrids, pertinent to analysis, design, control and application.
Prospective authors are invited to submit their original contributions or survey papers for peer review for publication in
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. Topics of interest of this Special Issue include but are
not limited to:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Advanced control and conversion in microgrids
Microgrid-ready inverters and smart inverters
Architectures (ac, dc and hybrid) of microgrids
Energy storage and distributed resources
Energy management systems and strategies
Resiliency and performance of microgrids
•
•
•
•
•
•
Protection and power quality in microgrids
Analysis, modeling, design, operation and
application of microgrids
Forecasts of resources and loads in microgrids
Integration and system impact of microgrids
Standards and policies relevant to microgrids
Smart city and smart infrastructure
All manuscripts must be submitted through Manuscript Central at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jestpe-ieee. Submissions
must be clearly marked “Special Issue on Microgrids, 2016” on the cover page. When uploading your manuscripts, please
select the “Special Issue” type for your submissions. You may refer to http://www.pels.org for general information about
electronic submission through Manuscript Central. Manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue will be reviewed separately
and will be handled by the guest editorial board noted below.
Deadline for Submission of Manuscripts: January 1, 2016
Guest Editor:
Liuchen Chang, University of New Brunswick, Canada (LChang@unb.ca)
Guest Associate Editors:
• Meiqin Mao
• Sonny (Yaosuo) Xue
• Luiz Lopes
• Josep M. Guerrero
• Alireza Safaee
• S. Ali Khajehoddin
• Sudip K. Mazumder
• Riming Shao
• Alexis Kwasinski
• Mohamed Orabi
Proposed Timeline:
• June 10, 2015
• January 1, 2016
• May 1, 2016
• June 1, 2016
• September 1, 2016
Hefei University of Technology, China
Siemens Corporate Technology, USA
Concordia University, Canada
Aalborg University, Denmark
Osram Sylvania, USA
University of Alberta, Canada
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
University of New Brunswick, Canada
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Aswan University, Egypt
– Call for Papers finalized and submitted to IEEE JESTPE Editorial Office
– Manuscripts Submission Deadline
– Final Acceptance Notification
– Manuscripts Forwarded to IEEE for Publication
– Special Issue Appears in IEEE JESTPE