Call for Papers
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
Special Issue on Structured DC Microgrids, 2016
Scheduled Publication Time: March 2017
With the development of direct-current (DC) coupled devices such as photovoltaic generations, batteries, supercapacitors,
LEDs, computers, and electronics equipment, low voltage DC distribution networks, structured DC microgrids are emerging
as a natural platform to integrate renewable energy sources. However, there are a number of technical challenges: lack of
standardized equipment, inadequate stability and versatile control design. In the past, the interest of power electronics
community was moving from a single power electronics converter to multiple distributed systems that encompass a number of
converters connected in either series/parallel, forming a number of DC busses with different voltage levels. Recently, with the
advance of new DC power technologies, several ongoing standards, alliances and initiatives are bringing the possibility of
developing future homes, offices, buildings, campuses, datacenters, ships, satellites, aircrafts, and other electrical power
systems to operate totally or dominantly in DC. Research is being carried out in both the system and component levels of
modelling, control and stability of structured DC microgrids. New high-efficiency topologies and protections are also key
nontrivial issues when developing practical DC microgrids.
Prospective authors are invited to submit original contributions, or survey papers or tutorials, for review and publication in this
special issue on DC microgrids. Papers with applications in nature are particularly welcome. Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:
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Power electronics topologies and DC microgrid structures
Parallel/series operation of multiple DC power converters
Advanced modelling and control
Stability and reliability
Power quality issues
Multiple DC microgrid interoperations
Low voltage DC distribution protections
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Multi DC bus distribution systems
DC homes and offices
DC data centers
DC shipboard power systems
Satellite and aircraft DC systems
Islanding DC electrical systems in rural areas
Standards and codes
All manuscripts must be submitted through Manuscript Central at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jestpe-ieee. Submissions
must be clearly marked “Special Issue on Structured DC Microgrids, 2016” on the cover page. When uploading your paper,
please select your manuscript type “Special Issue.” Refer to http://www.pels.org for general information about electronic
submission through Manuscript Central. Manuscripts submitted for the special issue will be reviewed separately and will be
handled by the guest editorial board noted below.
Deadline for Submission of Manuscript: September 1, 2016
Guest Editor: Don Tan, IEEE JESTPE (dong.tan@ieee.org)
Guest Editor: Josep M. Guerrero, Aalborg University (joz@et.aau.dk)
Guest Associate Editors:
 Ali Davoudi
 Deepak Fulwani
 Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate
 Houshang Karimi
 Kai Sun
 Lexuan Meng
 Qobad Shafiee
 Robert S. Balog
 Rolando Burgos
 Wayne W. Weaver
 Xiaonan Lu
 Zhikang Shuai
Proposed Timeline:
 Jun 15, 2016
 Sep 1, 2016
 Nov 1, 2016
 Jan 1, 2017
 March 2017
University of Texas-Arlington, USA
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Polytechnique Montreal, Canada
Tsinghua University, China
Aalborg University, Denmark
University of Kurdistan, Iran
Texas A&M University, USA
Virginia Tech, USA
Michigan Technological University, USA
Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Hunan University, China
– Call for Papers to IEEE JESTPE Editorial Office
– Manuscripts Submission Deadline
– Acceptance Notification
– Manuscripts Forwarded to IEEE for Publication
– Special Issue Appears in IEEE JESTPE