Fall 2020

ECE760: Operation and Control of Future Integrated Energy Systems

Allocation of Term Paper Topics and Guidelines
Topic # UW ID Topic Instructor
1 20868249 The Role of Load Elasticity in Active Distribution System Operation Salama
2 20555554 Self-Healing for Smart Grids: Problem Formulation and Considerations Salama
3 20850075 DER Control and their Integration Challenges Cañizares
4 20868408 Microgrid energy management systems Cañizares
5 20853050 DC microgrids Cañizares
6 20870188 Microgrids for electricity access Cañizares
7 20607218 Microgrid Stabilty Cañizares
8 20578403 Microgrid Control Cañizares
9 20861125 Resiliency and Microgrids Cañizares
10 20867798 Off-shore wind farms interconnections using HVDC links El-Shatshat
11 20812497 Hybrid energy storage systems for EVs Kazerani
12 20838831 EV Charging: Wireless Charging Along a Path and On-Board Integrated Chargers Kazerani
13 20810023 Requirements and protocols for enabling Vehicle to Grid (V2G) transactions by EVs Kazerani
14 20906246 Applications of drones in overhead lines inspection. El-Hag
15 20862161 Application of machine learning and deep learning to detect defects in ceramic El-Hag
insulators.
16 20868018 Condition monitoring and diagnostics of non-ceramic insulators using non- El-Hag
intrusive techniques
17 20874893 Protection of type 3 wind farms Azad
18 20869451 Protection of type 4 wind farms Azad
19 20870129 Ancillary Services in North American Electricity Markets with Emphasis on Ontario Bhattacharya
20 20912703 Participation of DERs, DR and ESS in Electricity Markets Bhattacharya
21 20616976 Zero carbon subdivisions and Net-zero Buildings Parker
22 20866082 Carbon tax versus carbon cap-and-trade Parker
23 20899142 Insulation Integrity of Power Components in Future Smart Grids Jayaram
24 20868339 Premature Failures of Transformers Connected to Renewable Energy Sources Jayaram
25 20593033 Present and Future Trends in Wind Turbine Generator and Wind Farm Jayaram
Transformer Design Considerations

Guidelines:
Each student has been assigned a specific topic for the Term Paper. It is expected that the Term Paper
prepared by a student is a sufficiently comprehensive critique / literature review appropriate for graduate
study level, on the assigned topic, discussing the state-of-art in research and/ or practical field
applications. It should demonstrate your understanding of the topic and be written from your own
perspective. It should touch upon recent developments in modeling and solution methods or application
cases as appropriate.

The Term Paper should typically

• Cover a literature review of at least 15 (but not more than 20) research papers on the topic. Ensure
that these papers are directly relevant to the assigned topic, are recent enough (typically
published within the last 5 years), and mostly (if not all) are published in reputed journals.
• Be within 20 to 25 pages in length, using a font size of 11 pt, with 1.5 line spacing.
Use of Material from Reference Sources (READ CAREFULLY):
• All research material / books / internet information, etc. used to write the Term Paper should be
appropriately cited and referenced.
• The Term Paper should be written from your own perspective, and not be a collection of
paragraphs extracted from the reference sources.
• DO NOT USE ANY FIGURES or TABLES from other sources.
o You may re-draw a flow-chart or a schematic diagram from a reference source with
referencing the source, if it is indeed necessary to use that for your paper.
• If you want to present mathematical equations from the papers, present them in your own
perspective and integrate them with the discussion appropriately.
• Refer to University’s web-site with regard to Academic Discipline (Policy 71):
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm

Marking Scheme:
• Presenting the Topic in Context and Motivation: 15%
• Relevance and Coverage of the Selected References used for Literature review: 10%
• Structure and Organization of the Term Paper: 10%
• Literature Review and Critique of the Selected References: 45%
• Identifying Gaps in Research and Scope for Future Work 20%

Role of Module Instructors

• Each Term paper is linked with a corresponding Instructor, as given in the above Table, who will
be primarily responsible for evaluating the submitted Term Paper.
• For any queries or clarifications required on your Term Paper, please use the LEARN Discussion
Forum and clearly state your Topic #, so that the corresponding Instructor can address your
questions.

Variable Last Date for Submission

• For students assigned Term Paper Numbers between 1 to 13, the Last Date for Submission in
LEARN: 4:30 PM (Eastern Time), Monday, 7th December 2020.
• For students assigned Term Paper Numbers between 14 to 25, the Last Date for Submission in
LEARN is extended to 4:30 PM (Eastern Time), Thursday, 31st December 2020 (however for these
students the course grade will be available on QUEST in early January).