TOPICS

POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Generation Systems, Protective Relaying, Modeling and Simulation, Load Modeling, Forecasting and Management, Power Quality and Grounding, Safety, Maintenance and Operation, Distribution System Planning and Reliability, Flexible AC Transmission Systems, Renewable energy integration.

POWER ELECTRONICS, SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Soft switching converters, Multilevel converters, Matrix converters, Emerging topologies, Power Converters Modeling, Simulation and Control, Power Factor Correctors (PFC), EMI and over-voltage protection, Active Filters and Harmonics, Power Supplies, Power Electronics Components and Packaging, Reliability and Fault Tolerance.

SMARTGRIDS TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS
Smart grid for distributed energy resources, Smart grid for energy savings and financial management, Smart grid in interdependent energy infrastructures, Smart grid for intelligent monitoring and outage management, Smart grid for energy management in buildings and home automation, Phasor measurement unit applications for smart grid, Smart grid for plug-in vehicles and low-carbon transportation alternatives, Smart grid for cyber and physical security systems.

ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES
AC and DC Machines and Drives, Reluctance machines and drives , Permanent magnet machines and drives, Linear machines and drives, Sensorless control, Piezo and electrostatic actuators, Modeling and simulation, Maintenance and Fault Diagnosis, Electrical Vehicles, EMC related phenomena.

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Energy Management and Environmental issues, Hybrid Power Systems, Distributed and Co-Generation Systems, Wind Energy Systems, Marine Renewable Energy, Biomass Energy and Geothermal Resources, Solar Energy Systems, Hydro Power Plants, Hydrogen Systems and Fuel Cells.

EDUCATION
Education methodology, Simulation software, Education tools, Distance education.