Call for Papers – THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED 0 S* J; }# r+ v w+ ` l) f+ Y% _5 a) C$ m7 _% q* s4 ^" }
IEEE Bucharest PowerTech 2009 ' H) f. O4 R6 Y2 m/ a“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future” 6 L8 U7 `9 j! {! }" m p1 f- \( N9 w
June 28th - July 2nd, 2009; F( _' y5 t/ ?, g1 R$ N
Bucharest, Romania( g# T" B3 v. W1 Y
# u1 a7 W9 q7 H, |The Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the $ u$ }% X: n, l
PowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at 9 W) A* S$ T; k0 E1 l1 s1 o
Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. # {/ X9 a: \1 `6 `
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The PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between 6 Z& ^9 } k+ V/ Y9 Z7 e1 |0 |& [
contributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge 6 [8 ~! J4 q0 X Pbetween generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing 9 d4 A3 X5 @9 w2 Z1 o( \% a3 ]engineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from & V: w$ E$ d V; |event to event. - r- y x ~& ^. NThe most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias * u$ Y2 ]4 I) s0 V4 Oaward, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s / |6 y5 p7 {" e! O7 I! x
success. % ^; d+ [& ^ y; c7 Q" B) {! v/ W$ h% ?8 O& J' ~) q1 d6 G: a7 k
The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be & b8 f' E* I, j/ Z& I6 [
organized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid $ H5 \9 o6 ]4 M4 E
Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter.# y- D# A, w' O% f6 s* Q3 Y' H+ ?
* ]: z7 C3 t: h5 P2 HThe Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of . d& W( W) Y& Y3 G- S& FTechnical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive $ h! o6 Y v" J7 N. E& r7 Q
repertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. 7 t( O# M& ^# B, x( w5 i/ N
The Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 2 c9 Y( H5 M/ o2 P$ Y( o1 x - Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks 1 q2 e. x% P4 y3 ~" Q) X - Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions 8 W: J0 \" g/ s u9 ~ - System services in deregulated markets + n% N) Z; _$ `9 ~& B" s, e- } - Renewable energy sources and storage devices g/ m+ H9 N$ o' Y" ]; r9 @: ~$ L& Y6 {
- Integration of distributed generation in the main grids & n# a4 O' w4 ?$ L. \ - Demand side management X0 U+ W3 L7 L$ U1 V4 b' t1 J
- Energy efficiency 9 n Z8 C6 C" K# X& a - Power system dynamics, stability and control / X, e( s1 z- ~) t1 _* L
- Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions 5 J/ J6 O* Z9 v8 t. y3 R - Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality ( y- R. W; X1 X; A - Lightning and electromagnetic transients ( d. y# L- R# G( s' E
- Diagnostics and reliability 1 v3 |# h; q7 u, R0 ~5 `
- Power system insulation 0 D& l+ Z! {* a" p
- Power system protection 6 G! | \/ G6 b7 T% ^ - Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS + a& b" Q' b, h- n3 [) z( c - Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation & c1 V; q: r; i9 o - Power system communication 0 P2 U$ |8 z9 K) x; [5 Z - Wide area monitoring and control systems 2 D- N5 |, }. D8 S2 q6 h
- Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems 8 x, x, H( A" |8 e - Developing the concept of “smart grids”2 V6 E6 N1 J. E& w+ R
2 u8 p9 t! ~7 s0 \4 I UExtended abstracts submission:+ ]) U2 M5 u/ a! y- f" T
8 \) K1 z$ N: M! Z2 `& HExtended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted 8 }4 q" `2 ~, K7 M- n* P2 P
electronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf 9 w7 T6 r8 K; s) M& K. n
system at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php3 k7 h* o4 I4 [! N
9 @' y4 v% C8 m" w& l: [0 |4 i n' zImportant dates: , {4 ]$ D' [* PJuly 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens I" B( l( `/ b% A! h" j
October 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes 7 p' D7 j9 \6 k5 [6 U2 U5 i+ GDecember 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts% q, o! x. y6 m# l8 `8 g3 H+ h! `
March 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission5 l) s# A* r' X) N& M+ E# l; b
April 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers 4 g! m# F- g, b6 `June 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference% b. Y, R- g2 s% X( T- X: V$ `2 w1 b
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For detailed information please visit the conference website: $ f9 @4 ]/ ~/ X9 ^$ E3 Yhttp://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html