IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics Special Issue on Structured DC Microgrids, 2016

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: • • • • • • • 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 • • • • • • • 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 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 • March 2017 – Special Issue Appears in IEEE JESTPE ...• March 2017 – Special Issue Appears in IEEE JESTPE