The addition of more distributed generation into the existing electrical grid is poised to cause rapid improvement to sustainability and energy security, while reducing cost. The electrical grid is an aging century-old large infrastructure mainly based on large electrical machines with slow dynamics. Grid integration of distributed generators requires advanced power electronic conversion and control systems to successfully incorporate and enable energy sources and storage systems with high efficiency, power quality, and reliability. The emerging adoption of distributed grid-connected converters brings unprecedented new capabilities and opportunities to support the electrical grid and increase the flexibility of distribution systems (existing AC and forthcoming DC). Future and novel technologies involved in the advancement of renewable distributed generation will include work in the area of topologies, modulation, controllers, energy storage, power quality, among other technical solutions to enable high penetration and reliable operation. As well, new innovations foresee the use of power converters to provide new ancillary functions for grid support and adopt evolving standards and grid codes. The objective of this Special Issue is to bring together the latest developments in distributed generation technologies. Prospective authors are invited to submit original contributions or survey papers for review for publication in this special issue. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Distributed generation using renewable and alternative power sources – PV, wind, ocean tidal/wave, fuel cells, etc.
• Modelling and control for distributed generation.
• Energy storage for increasing penetration of renewable distributed generation.
• Power converter topologies for distributed generation (bi-directional inverters/rectifiers, DC/DC converters, isolated, multilevel, and modular converters, etc.), filters, and PWM.
• HVDC for distributed generation.
• Smart grid solutions for distributed generation.
• Reliable power electronics for distributed generation applications.
• Power quality in distributed generation (harmonics, LVRT and reactive power control).
• Distributed generation standards, policies, and grid codes.


All manuscripts must be submitted through Manuscript Central at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jestpe-ieee. Submissions must be clearly marked “Special Issue on Distributed Generation, 2016” on the cover page. When uploading your paper, please select the manuscript type “Special Issue.” Refer to http://www.pels.org for general information about electronic submission through Manuscript Central. Manuscripts submitted for the special issue will be reviewed separately and will be handled by the guest editorial board (see below)

Guest Editors: Rik W. De Doncker, RWTH Aachen University (mailto:dedoncker@ieee.org)
Martin Ordonez, University of British Columbia (mailto:mordonez@ieee.org)

Guest Associate Editors:
Ali Bazzi, University of Connecticut
Rafael Peña-Alzola, University of British Columbia
Carl Ho, University of Manitoba
Riming Shao, University of New Brunswick
Hirofumi Akagi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Roberto Cardenas, University of
Chile Kai Sun, Tsinghua University
Ryan Li, University of Alberta
Ke Ma, Aalborg University
Seung-Ki Sul, Seul National University
Maryam Saeedifard, Georgia Tech
Sudip Mazumder, University of Illinois Oskar
Wallmark, Royal Institute of Technology
Xiongfei Wang, Aalborg University

Proposed Timeline:

• March 1, 2016 – Manuscripts Submission Deadline
• July 1, 2016 – Final Acceptance Notification
• October 1, 2016 – Manuscripts Forwarded to IEEE for Publication
• December 1, 2016 – Special Issue Appears in IEEE JESTPE