NAPS2019: 51st North American Power Symposium Wichita, KS, United States, October 13-15, 2019

51st North American Power Symposium will be held at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas from October, 13—15, 2019. NAPS, a student-centric conference has been bringing together students, faculty, and researchers in the power and energy systems area since its inception in 1969. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a forum for students, faculty and industrial representatives to discuss research ideas for next generation power grid and present their research outcomes.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. All accepted papers will be published in IEEEexplore, as such all submitted papers must meet IEEE author guideline. Templates and information can be found at IEEE Author Kit Webpage. In addtion please note the following: 

• Page limit: 6 pages, including figures, tables, and references
• Paper size: US Letter (8.5″ X 11″)
• File Format: Adobe PDF (.pdf)
• Fonts: Embed all fonts in your PDF file. No type 3 fonts allowed
• Do not paginate the manuscript
• Additional Notes:  While there is no limit on how many papers an author can submit, one registration by an author will cover two papers

List of Topics

Original research contributions are invited for presentation at the 51^st North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2019) hosted by Wichita State University. Authors are invited to submit their contributions from all areas of power and energy systems including the following tracks:

• Power System Analysis: This track will include, but not limited to, topics: power systems operations and planning, power system dynamics and stability, reliability, and resiliency
• Power System Economics: This track will include, but not limited to, topics: wholesale and retail markets
• Modeling and Analysis of Distribution Systems
• Renewable Energy Systems: This track will include, but not limited to, topics: renewable technologies, storage, and distributed resources and microgrids
• Power Electronics and Applications
• Electric Machines and Drives
• Emerging Topics in Modern Power Systems: This track will include, but not limited to, topics:  cyber—physical energy systems, data analytics for power system, and optimization techniques applied to power systems.
• Undergraduate Research Outcomes

Student Program 

As this is a student centric conference, student participants are supported by a subsidized registration fee, free housing, student centered technical programs, and social activities. All registered students will be automatically enrolled for three nights of housing support.

Outstanding student contributions will be recognized based on the feedback received from the attendees. The best papers will be recognized at the award ceremony.  

Registration Fees

Student Attendees (with IEEE student / graduate student membership)

• Early Bird (July 15, 2019 - August 31, 2019) US $75.00
• Regular (August 31,2019 - October 13,2019) US $200.00

Regular Attendees

• Early Bird (July 15, 2019 - August 31, 2019) US $300.00
• Regular (August 31,2019 - October 13,2019) US $500.00

Venue

The symposium will be held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas from October 13 – 15, 2019. The PEEC Meeting and the NAPS 2019 Steering Committee meetings will be held in the Experiential Engineering Building located on the Innovation Campus. Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT), which is located 15 minutes from WSU, is served by following airlines: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, and United. A taxi cab ride from airport to WSU costs around $30.00 and an Uber ride costs around $20.00. 

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to

General Chair: Dr. Visvakumar Aravinthan 
Technical Program Committee Chair: Dr. Chengzong Pang
Student Program Chair: Dr. Sergio Salinas