Call for Papers

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Special Issue on Sustainable Energy Systems Integration, 2015
Scheduled Publication Time: June 2015
Today, more sustainable and renewable energy sources are being integrated into power systems to address the increasing
concerns of energy costs, energy security, and greenhouse gas emissions. For these sustainable and renewable energy based
power generation systems, the grid-interfacing power electronics are critical links that essentially integrate the energy source,
energy storage, or even small networks (e.g. microgrids) to the main grid. As this sustainable energy integration (especially for
dispersed and small capacity sources) is mostly at the distribution level, the wide adoption of grid-interfacing converters also
brings unprecedented opportunities for future more active and flexible distribution systems with both AC and DC networks.
To operate such a system with high penetration of sustainable and renewable energy sources, a number of power electronics
technologies are essential: topology and pulse-width-modulation (PWM) of grid-interfacing power electronics, voltage/current
control strategies, power flow regulation, energy management, power quality control, etc. If designed and controlled properly,
the sustainable energy systems can also help to provide ancillary functions to the power systems.

The main objective of this Special Section is to collect the latest developments in sustainable energy integration technologies.
Prospective authors are invited to submit original contributions or survey papers for review for publication in this special
issue. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Sustainable energy sources PV, wind, wave, etc.
Interfacing converter topologies (bi-directional
DC/DC converters, inverters, multilevel and
modular converters, etc.), filters and PWM.
Modelling and control of interfacing converters
Energy storage for sustainable energy applications
Energy harvesting and energy management
Microgrids, smart grids, active distribution
systems, and hybrid AC/DC systems
Resilient power electronics and grid integration
Power quality control and disturbances ride through
Ancillary functions of sustainable energy systems
Sustainable energy integration standards and
policies

All manuscripts must be submitted through Manuscript Central at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jestpe-ieee. Submissions
must be clearly marked Special Issue on Sustainable Energy Systems Integration, 2015 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: November 1, 2014
Guest Editors: Yunwei (Ryan) Li, University of Alberta, Canada (yunwei.li@ualberta.ca),
Gerard Hurley, National University of Ireland (gerard.hurley@nuigalway.ie)

Guest Associate Editors:
Ali Bazzi University of Connecticut, USA
Juan Carlos Balda University of Arkansas, USA
Liuchen Chang University of New Brunswick, Canada
Maeve Duffy National University of Ireland, Ireland
David Wenzhong Gao University of Denver, USA
Sudip K. Mazumder University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Martin Ordonez University of British Columbia, Canada
Robert Pilawa-Podgurski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Riming Shao University of New Brunswick, Canada
Mark Dehong Xu Zhejiang University, China

Proposed Timeline:
June 1, 2014 Call for Papers to IEEE JESTPE Editorial Office
November 1, 2014 Manuscripts Submission Deadline
March 1, 2015 Final Acceptance Notification
April 1, 2015 Manuscripts Forwarded to IEEE for Publication
June 1, 2015 Special Issue Appears in IEEE JESTPE