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6 [0 C' Z; H: q3 y, p4 ]IEEE Bucharest PowerTech 2009 ' |9 A( _0 p" F$ r: S! e; {" u I4 J“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future” / V1 H/ J: S- a2 ~& B& X 0 ^4 ? W+ v6 i) XJune 28th - July 2nd, 2009 0 Q! K) @, e( g3 z4 a' zBucharest, Romania 6 a$ V- K* d* B: j- n 2 T" i5 B" n; @The Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the 1 Y/ {3 a/ F) j+ w- n; S0 {
PowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at . m4 V# C4 Q: L* l+ n
Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. 3 G1 O- b, }$ v; j, Q% v- X* w
, S- C& G" u9 I' }4 G) G) o& q1 LThe PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between % p6 L) E) e' M5 E. M1 h- M
contributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge 0 ]) k C: j7 Q6 J" ^7 Rbetween generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing / D+ \& R* O7 V5 f- U
engineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from $ w* E# E4 h; Z; m, E2 ~* {. x- A. Oevent to event.+ w8 ], Z7 b2 I! o
The most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias " n6 _4 y6 _6 X. u) l4 w. H# o
award, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s / x2 d" j5 z$ P3 Psuccess. $ Y% B/ D! o9 O& {) |1 [& a6 I" B
The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be 0 _! L6 h/ m Y
organized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid 4 i: F4 j* f6 L, O$ V) d) H7 r/ W
Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter.! s5 U$ h L; f) `& M: K3 ]
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The Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of 1 j( B$ r* T3 n9 a2 b' c c4 K% i/ \Technical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive : w+ \1 q0 }! T) O, ^/ P6 Crepertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. 3 U/ Y3 b* Z5 G. |
The Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 5 G- J2 I+ r7 L8 J" Q, H
- Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks 5 J5 F$ @; Q3 U& B( ~6 b# m2 J- y
- Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions W* ? N5 J. X+ g9 `8 Q
- System services in deregulated markets 7 J* u' E& V, _, j) x z& H7 r5 g
- Renewable energy sources and storage devices 6 O& T8 B: v; T6 L" U) M+ [' S, o9 B9 ^ - Integration of distributed generation in the main grids % _; \, q! o- W8 l# N7 k" x - Demand side management ) O4 A' n q! w3 G0 A# U - Energy efficiency ( N4 b# ^0 P# T: b1 | - Power system dynamics, stability and control 7 q7 p# ]3 `4 z( R6 F - Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions 8 e* x) Z6 k$ O! m/ R' c, X- Y - Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality , t) c @' _2 F; s! d - Lightning and electromagnetic transients 3 O( J& Z+ }+ L6 P6 p# C* T - Diagnostics and reliability - E$ ` ~/ g( j, `6 N/ f - Power system insulation @- m, U# z! a* X8 W; J
- Power system protection . W% B" T( s5 }
- Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS 1 r4 R, z/ B _# P - Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation " a. k8 n0 J' ]: V- u& `
- Power system communication 2 l; }" F+ ?2 n0 Z( E/ r% H% G
- Wide area monitoring and control systems - C9 f6 i# \& n* G6 K4 X
- Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems / [8 M% |( a' [ - Developing the concept of “smart grids” 5 t$ E- y# s2 j; k( Z @. L# a # H1 t$ G# z2 K- Z; ^7 iExtended abstracts submission:' A: |' L4 H1 K+ l: \/ u
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Extended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted 8 Q: K: b9 J& O# C5 aelectronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf 0 d1 K3 x3 Y$ n0 _. Psystem at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php ) ?+ _# N, F) V% Q7 L( k" e2 x% [' E% k2 B. S2 `5 x( Z9 W# @7 |
Important dates:1 M3 c1 X& V9 B. g4 |! d8 ~
July 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens2 Z" ~( L( P8 c# d
October 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes 6 q+ q' Z: L% N1 a9 w2 zDecember 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts , E+ o' z3 v4 \* e+ FMarch 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission2 ]: e! W. e$ b2 W9 u6 M
April 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers" l6 @, L2 ~' Z$ m
June 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference' i6 F1 d2 m, N5 s
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For detailed information please visit the conference website: 3 D5 G3 R/ ^4 I; x+ f9 S http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html