Topics
The conference organizing committee invites contributions in all areas related to smart grid technologies, including (but not limited to) the following:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- The role of ICT in future operation of smart grids
- Advanced metering, data acquisition and monitoring
- Sensor networks and their challenges
- Information and communication protocols and standards
- Large scale data analytics
Integration of Renewables
- Grid integration of distributed energy resources
- Grid integration of energy storage systems and their control
- Forecasting, both of generation and demand
- Frequency and voltage stability
- Impact of renewables on energy markets and prices, both wholesale and retail
Grid operation
- Fault Diagnostics in components and systems
- Grid modelling, analysis and simulation including real-time and co-simulation
- Islanded systems, microgrids and safe disconnection
- Wide area power systems stability and reliability
- Asset condition monitoring and management
- Active distribution network operation and management
Emerging Technologies
- Distributed solar photovoltaic generation and energy storage
- Impacts and control of plug-in electric vehicles
- Opportunities, integration, and control of DC Networks
- Smart cities solutions, smart buildings, and home automation
- Next generation inverters
End Users
- Regulatory aspects, electricity market mechanics, designs and business models
- Demand response and management
- Customer aspects, user behaviour and flexible demand
- Control strategies and architectures for aggregation and smart services
- Cyber-security and risk assessment
