FEPDN20: Flexibility in Electric Power Distribution Networks |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fepdn20 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 10, 2020 |
Notification of accepted proposals/abstracts | August 11, 2020 |
Submission deadline | September 30, 2020 |
Notification of review results | October 30, 2020 |
Submission of revised chapters | November 15, 2020 |
Final acceptance notifications | November 30, 2020 |
Online publishing of the book | December 31, 2020 |
Call For Chapters for a book entitled "Flexibility in electric power distribution networks" which is approved by Taylor & Francis Publishing Group.
Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fepdn20
Book Scope
In an effort to achieve sustainability, ensure supply security and attain environmental goals, a global trend has been created currently, whereby electricity generation portfolios are moving toward Renewable Energy Sources (RESs), particularly at the distribution level. High penetration of RESs imposes several techno-economic challenges to Distribution System Operators (DSOs) due to their variability in power generation and hence, increases the need for additional operational flexibility. Operational flexibility aims at securely covering the possible variations at least cost using emerging flexible alternatives or designing novel local market mechanisms to incentivize flexibility providers. In such a situation, the DSOs can use the potential of flexible options such as Energy Storages (ESs), Demand Response (DR), Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) or on-site fast run generators. However, each of the mentioned flexible resources has its own specific characteristics and requirements that should be taken into account and this raises the problem complexity. Optimal network reconfiguration schemes are also the other solution for increasing power system flexibility at the distribution level. To sum up, there is a great research gap related to renewable-based distribution network planning with flexibility point of view. Therefore, this book aims to discuss the additional flexibility needs introduced by RESs and describe general approaches to analyze the need for and provision of additional flexibility in future distribution networks at both planning and operational time frames.
List of Topics
For the book chapters, we seek original work that has not been published or considered for publication of topics such as, but not limited to:
- Integrating new flexibility tools and principles for the distribution network.
- Integrated energy system operation and planning at the distribution level.
- Asset management and risk assessment, e.g. traditional investment vs. flexibility.
- Integration of local and distributed storage, new loads and load patterns.
- Regulatory aspects of new tools, principals and market mechanisms.
- Opportunities and challenges with operation using the flexibility.
- Distribution network emergency operation in the light of flexibility.
- Flexibility platforms and the role of future DSOs.
- Business models and regulatory frameworks for flexibility providers.
- DSO/TSO interactions for enhancing flexibility level.
- Market approaches for flexibility services.
- Role of aggregators as bulk flexibility providers.
- Role of smart homes and smart communities in flexibility provision.
- Incentive mechanisms for flexibility providers.
- Optimization techniques for integrated energy systems with flexibility viewpoint.
Any other topics in distribution network flexibility are very welcome
Editors
- Hassan Haes Alhelou, Tishreen University, Lattakia, SY, h.haesalhelou@gmail.com
- Ehsan Heydarian-Forushani, Esfahan Electricity Power Distribution Company (EEPDC), Isfahan, Iran.
- Pierluigi Siano, Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno. Italy.
Submission Procedure
Please submit your one-page write up (with abstract of 500- 1000 words and 6 keywords) of your chapter along with a tentative Table of contents through online submission system. Easy Chair Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fepdn20 on or before "25th July 2020". Upon acceptance of the proposal, further instructions for submission guidelines according to the CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Publishing Group) will be communicated.
Publication
The book entitled "Flexibility in electric power distribution networks" will be published in Taylor & Francis Group.
It has been approved by CRC: Taylor & Francis Publishing Group.
Contact
For further details, contact:
- Hassan Haes Alhelou, Tishreen University, Lattakia, SY, h.haesalhelou@gmail.com
- Ehsan Heydarian-Forushani, Esfahan Electricity Power Distribution Company (EEPDC), Isfahan, Iran, heydarian.ehsan@yahoo.com
- Pierluigi Siano, Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno. Italy, psiano@unisa.it
Sponsors
- CRC Publishing Group.
- Taylor & Francis Publishing Group