IEEE Power Electronics Magazine - March 2021 - 15

June 28th - July 1st, 2021
12th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems

Virtual
Conference
GENERAL CHAIR
Jinjun Liu

Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

CO-CHAIRS
Željko Jakopović

University of Zagreb, Croatia

Sudip K. Mazumder

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Juan C. Balda
University of Arkansas, USA

The 2021 IEEE 12th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation
Systems (PEDG 2021) will be held between June 28 - July 1, 2021. This international symposium,
sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and organized by the PELS Technical
Committee on Sustainable Energy Systems, will provide a venue for experts to present the
results of their cutting-edge research in power electronics and distributed generation (DG)
systems. PEDG 2021 will feature all-virtual plenary speeches, tutorials, and regular technical and
poster sessions on theory, analysis, design and development, testing, deployment, and impact of
power electronics for DG and systems, energy storage systems, and sustainable sources.

Call For Papers

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Prospective participants are invited to submit an extended abstract of their original work. The
document should be in English and should not exceed five single-column double-spaced pages
(excluding references). The submitted abstracts will be subjected to a peer-review process.
Detailed instructions on preparation of the abstracts and the submission process will be
available on the symposium website.
Technical papers are solicited on any subject pertaining to the scope of the symposium that
includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics:
Track 1: Power Electronics for Sustainable Sources
a. New power-converter controls for wind, solar PV, CHP, wave and tidal, fuel cell, other DERs
b. High efficiency power conversion for sustainable sources: efficiency improvements using
new topologies, WBG/UWBG power semiconductor devices, and magnetic materials
c. Multi-port or multi-level power converters and applications
d. Grid integration using solid state transformers, controllable distribution flexible alternating
current transmission systems (D-FACTS), and medium voltage DC distribution
e. Islanding detection, protection, and standards of DG systems
Track 2: Energy Storage Systems
a. Power electronics for battery, supercapacitor, and hybrid energy storage systems
b. Power electronics for wireless and wired charging/super-charging and operation of electric,
hybrid electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
c. Energy management, optimal sizing of energy storage, and power converter systems for
various cases including peak shaving, intermittency mitigation etc.
Track 3: Distributed Generation Interacting with Power Transmission and Distribution Systems
a. AC/DC microgrids and nanogrids - grid interconnected and islanded operation, networked
microgrids
b. Distributed generation power electronics and electric power quality - voltage, frequency,
harmonics impacts and mitigation
c. Power electronics as power stations: demand response, high penetration of distributed
generation power electronics in the grid, and renewables generation forecasting applied to
power electronics
Track 4: Other Advanced Topics
a. Power semiconductor modules development for distributed generation power electronics
b. Power electronics and cybersecurity issues (including digital twin applications)
c. Internet of thing (IoT) and internet of everything (IoE) devices and technologies for cyberphysical sustainable-energy systems
d. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems and real-time simulation for distributed generation
e. New and evolving standards (e.g., for electric-vehicle charging, cyber security, solid-state
transformers, microgrid/virtual power plants), energy policy, and public policy issues
relating to power electronics based distributed and sustainable generation systems

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

All papers presented at PEDG 2021 will appear on IEEE Xplore. Three papers will be awarded
" Best Paper " , as selected from the paper submissions.

Frede Blaabjerg

Aalborg University, Denmark

Liuchen Chang

University of New Brunswick, Canada

Rik W. DeDoncker

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Deepak Divan

Georgia Tech, USA

Johan Enslin

Clemson University, USA

Gerard Hurley

National Univ. of Ireland Galway, Ireland

Fred C. Lee

Virginia Tech, USA

Jinjun Liu

Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Leo Lorenz

Euro. Center of Power Elect., Germany

Denizar Cruz Martins

Federal Univ. of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Sudip K. Mazumder

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Martin Ordonez

University of British Columbia, Canada

Dong Tan

E2 Systems, USA

Mark Dehong Xu

Zhejiang University, China

Željko Jakopović
University of Zagreb, Croatia

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Technical Program Chairs
Suman Debnath
Oak Ridge National Lab, USA

Jianzhe Liu

Argonne National Lab, USA

Ankit Gupta

Raytheon Technologies, USA

Publication Chairs
Juan C. Balda

University of Arkansas, USA

Lina He

Finance Chairs
Adel Nasiri

Mohammad Shadmand

PUBLICATION AND AWARDS

Important Dates

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Organization and Website Chairs
John Shen
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Somasundaram Essakiappan

Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

SPONSORED BY
IEEE Power Electronics Society
CONTACT
www.ieee-pedg.org
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MPEL.2020.3047328

Initial Submission Due
December 15, 2020
ALL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Notification of Acceptance
March 15, 2021

Final Manuscript Due
April 30, 2021

PEDG 2021 will be hosted entirely on an engaging and easily accessible online platform.
Attendees will gain a unique opportunity to connect with the global power electronics
community and gain access to the various technical sessions that PEDG 2021 has to offer.

http://www.ieee-pedg.org

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