CFP

FES 2023: International Conference on Future Energy Solutions 2023

University of Vaasa

Vaasa, Finland, June 12-14, 2023

Conference website	https://sites.uwasa.fi/fes2023/
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fes2023
Submission deadline	April 21, 2023

Topics: smart grid energy systems artificial intelligence industrial applications

Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit papers online in the form of an electronic file in PDF or MS Word format until 21-April-2023. The full papers should have at least 4 pages (with a maximum of 6 pages) following the IEEE paper template. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be announced by 25-April-2023.

In order to be included in the conference proceedings, at least one co-author of each accepted paper must be registered for the conference and present it in location. Please refer to the registration page for more information.

All accepted and presented papers will be published by IEEE and indexed in IEEE Xplore.

The 20% top papers of FES2023 proceedings will be eligible for further review to be published in the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.

Conference Scope

PLANNING AND OPERATION OF ENERGY SYSTEMS

Expansion planning of microgrids, distribution, and transmission networks;
Integrated/coordinated transmission and distribution planning;
Planning criteria for electrification in low load density areas;
Planning for integration of electric vehicles fast-charging installations in the network;
Microgrids and local energy communities planning;
Resiliency and reliability in planning and operation of energy systems;
Power quality management in planning and operation;
Financial planning and cash flow for investment in energy systems.

ELECTRICITY MARKETS AND DEMAND RESPONSE

Microgrids, virtual power plants, and aggregators and their role in electricity markets;
Market design clearing and pricing;
Ancillary services;
Interaction between energy markets;
Financial engineering for energy markets;
Local energy markets;
Flexible demand, demand response, and flexibility markets;
Energy markets, economics, and policies.

BUILDING ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGY

Passive and zero-energy buildings;
HVAC system control optimization;
Building energy, exergy, and economic analysis;
Building embodied energy and life cycle analysis;
Renewable energy applications in buildings;
Adaptive climatic responsive building design;
Building energy, exergy, and economic analysis;
Home automation and smart buildings.

PROTECTION AND CONTROL

Protection and detection in microgrids and islanded systems;
Protection of DC and HVDC systems;
Impact of converter control on protection performance;
Adaptive protection and fault level estimation;
Control-related super- and sub-synchronous interactions with converter-based resources;
Small-signal stability and power quality impacts of converter-based resources;
Grid-fault ride-through capability and transient stability of converter-based resources;
Grid forming and supporting control technologies for converter-based resources;
Active and passive power filters and damping solutions for converter-based resources;
Stability and control of power-electronic-based energy conversion systems;
Grid-interactive converter control to stabilize and enhance dynamic performance of bulk power systems;
Intelligent and robust control of smart energy systems.

BUSINESS MODELS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Novel business models and model innovations;
Business models for smart grids;
Risk management methods, processes & tools for smart grids;
Climate risk management;
Uncertainty and risk management methods;
Innovative social-based solutions for enabling energy transition.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION IN ENERGY SYSTEMS

Machine learning, cloud computing, and data science application in energy systems;
Machine learning application and data analysis in distribution networks;
Data analytics and industrial informatics applications;
Methodologies for demand and generation forecast;
Utilization of artificial intelligence for protection and fault management strategies;
Data driven cyber security analysis methods;
Data driven energy systems stability and control;
Data driven energy systems modeling and optimization.

CUSTOMERS, ENERGY COMMUNITIES, AND SECTOR INTEGRATION

Multi-actor perspectives on energy communities;
Digital twins of energy communities;
Role of microgrids, storage and off-grid possibilities;
Improving customer engagement and interactions;
Sector integration, including natural gas, heating/cooling;
Impacts of hydrogen on economy.

CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES AND SOLUTION IN E-MOBILITY

Charging station location and allocation;
Application of fuel cells in transportation;
Geographic information systems application in e-mobility;
Big data & vehicle analytics;
Battery technology developments and e-mobility;
Electric vehicles and transportation electrification;
Electrification of rail vehicles and trains;
Electrification of sea, under sea, air, and space vehicles.

POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS

Components and sensors for voltage and power flow management;
Power electronics-based grid components;
Components for the disconnection and reconnection of microgrids;
Advanced power system solutions for DC and AC microgrid;
Battery storage, supercapacitors, and fuel-cell based power electronic solutions;
Optimized converter configuration and control;
Integration of renewables using advanced power electronic schemes;
Report and analysis of converter-based resources in modern power systems.

POWER QUALITY ISSUES

Power quality problems in smart electrical systems;
Power quality conditioners in smart grids;
Coordinated control of distributed active power filters in smart distribution network;
Power quality measurement and assessment in smart grids;
Communication requirements for smart power quality assessment and improvement;
Microgrids and distributed generators with power quality ancillary services;
Power flow control, low voltage ride-through, unbalance and harmonics compensation and so on;
Islanding detection and synchronization regarding power quality issues of distributed generators and microgrids;
Techno-economic effects of power quality problems in smart grids.

NEW USE CASES & SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

New applications in grid operation;
Role of distribution networks in delivering low carbon, sustainable energy supplies;
Multi-energy system operation-storage and power-to-x;
Operation of microgrids and local energy communities.

DIGITALIZATION, METERING, INTERNET OF THINGS & CYBERSECURITY

Progress in digitalization and metering;
Smart grid technologies and infrastructures;
Cybersecurity-physical threats and protection;
Social factors and data privacy by design;
Industrial internet of things in energy management;
Monitoring and advanced metering infrastructures.

IMMUNITY AND SAFETY ISSUES

Immunity issues related to power line carriers, ripple control systems and smart electronic devices;
Earthing systems, step and touch voltages, neutral grounding practices, risk evaluation;
Immunity and safety issues related to DC and microgrids.

Committees

General Chair

Miadreza Shafie-khah, University of Vaasa, Finland

Technical Chair

Saber Talari, University of Cologne, Germany

Publications Chairs and Web Coordinators

Seyed Farhad Zandrazavi, São Paulo State University, Brazil

Vahid Shahbazbegian, University of Vaasa, Finland

FES Series Steering Committee Chair

Miadreza Shafie-khah, University of Vaasa, Finland

FES Series Steering Committee Vice-Chair

Pierluigi Siano, University of Salerno, Italy

Publication

FES2023 proceedings will be published by IEEE, and all presented papers will be indexed in IEEE Xplore.

Venue

FES2023 will be hosted at the University of Vaasa. The conference venue is located in Wolffintie 34, 65200 Vaasa, within a walking distance of the city center. You can reach Vaasa from the Vaasa airport by Taxi Vaasa and Vaasa Citybus. There are frequent direct buses from Vaasa airport to the different areas of Vaasa. The other option for traveling to Vaasa is traveling via train (VR) from Helsinki airport to the Vaasa train station which is located in the city center.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to:

General Chair Miadreza Shafie-khah, University of Vaasa, Finland mshafiek@uwasa.fi

Publications Co-Chair Vahid Shahbazbegian, University of Vaasa, Finland vahid.shahbazbegian@uwasa.fi

Publications Co-Chair Seyed Farhad Zandrazavi, São Paulo State University, Brazil sf.zandrazavi@unesp.br