Verifying the Targets—Selected Papers from the 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020)

Dear Colleagues,

The 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020) will be held on 1–4 September 2020 in Torino, Italy. The conference will be hosted by Politecnico di Torino. UPEC 2020 continues the long tradition of the UPEC conferences. These conferences are particularly aimed at hosting scientific contributions presented by young researchers and PhD students who meet each other, as well as with experienced researchers and professors, to discuss their research lines. The conference UPEC 2020 has the motto “Verifying the Targets”, and will deal in particular with research topics concerning the role of electricity for a sustainable energy transition.

A set of papers will be selected for submission of a substantially improved version to this Special Issue “Verifying the Targets—Selected Papers from the 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020)”. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Active distribution networks and virtual power plants
• Advanced metering infrastructures
• Condition monitoring and diagnostics
• Continuity of supply, reliability, and resilience
• Data analytics and artificial intelligence applied to power systems
• Demand side management, flexibility, and demand response
• Distributed generation
• Electrical machines and drives
• Electric vehicles and e-mobility
• Electromagnetics and electrostatics
• Energy efficiency in buildings
• Energy storage systems
• Environmental impacts and targets
• High voltage engineering
• HVDC, FACTS, and power electronics for grid integration
• ICT for future electricity grids
• Load and generation forecasting
• Magnetic materials for energy
• Multi-energy systems and networks
• Power system dynamics and stability
• Power system operations and control
• Power engineering education
• Power quality
• Power system economics and electricity markets
• Power system modelling and analysis
• Power system optimization and planning
• Power system protections
• Renewable energy systems
• Smart grids
• Substation and distribution system automation
• Standardization and rulemaking
• Sustainable e-transition

Prof. Gianfranco Chicco
Dr. Andrea Mazza
Dr. Salvatore Musumeci
Prof. Enrico Pons
Prof. Angela Russo
Guest Editors

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