Technical Areas: The technical areas covered in the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion are listed below. Click on a specific technical area for a list of the papers in that technical area that have been published in the March 2011 issue, links to their abstracts, and the discussion deadline.

• Electric Machinery
• Energy Development and Power Generation
• Nuclear Power Engineering — No papers in this issue
• Stationary Battery — No papers in this issue

Electric Machinery

• Fast Estimation of Line-Start Reluctance Machine Parameters by Finite Element Analysis
  Boroujeni, S. T.; Bianchi, N.; Alberti, L.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• A DFIG Sensorless Rotor-Position Detector Based on a Hysteresis Controller
  Marques, G. D.; Pires, V. F.; Sousa, S.; Sousa, D. M.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Neutral-Point Potential Balancing of Three-Level Inverters in Direct-Driven Wind Energy Conversion System
  Xia, C.; Gu, X.; Shi, T.; Yan, Y.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Effect of Field-Voltage Source Impedance on Load-Rejection Test Results of Large-Rating Synchronous Generators
  de Oliveira, S. E. M.; de Souza, J. A.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Analytical Model for Predicting Maximum Reduction Levels of Vibration and Noise in Switched Reluctance Machine by Active Vibration Cancellation
  Zhu, Z. Q.; Liu, X.; Pan, Z.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Effects of Permanent-Magnet Passive Magnetic Bearing on a Two-Axis Actively Regulated Low-Speed Bearingless Motor
  Asama, J.; Asami, T.; Imakawa, T.; Chiba, A.; Nakajima, A.; Rahman, M. A.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Torque Analysis in Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motors: A Comparative Study
  Güemes, J. A.; Iraolagoitia, A. M.; Del Hoyo, J. I.; Fernández, P.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• A Comparison of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Three-Phase H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter for DTC Induction Motor Drives
  Khoucha, F.; Lagoun, M. S.; Kheloui, A.; Benbouzid, M. E. H.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Power Limits of High-Speed Permanent-Magnet Electrical Machines for Compressor Applications
  Kolondzovski, Z.; Arkkio, A.; Larjola, J.; Sallinen, P.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• The Synthetic Loading Technique Applied to the PM Synchronous Machine
  Abbas, A. Y. M.; Fletcher, J. E.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• A Transfer Function Approach to a Common Mode Filter (CMMF) Optimization in the PWM Inverter Supplied Motor Drives
  Graovac, D.; Hoffmann, T.; Haltmair, A.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Early Estimation of Faults in Induction Motors Using Symbolic Dynamic-Based Analysis of Stator Current Samples
  Gupta, R. A.; Wadhwani, A. K.; Kapoor, S. R.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• The Effect of Direct Axis Current on the Performance of the Synthetic Loading Technique
  Abbas, A. Y. M.; Fletcher, J. E.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

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Energy Development and Power Generation

• An Excitation-Capacitor-Optimized Dual Stator-Winding Induction Generator With the Static Excitation Controller for Wind Power Application
  Bu, F.; Huang, W.; Hu, Y.; Shi, K.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Chebyshev Neural Network-Based Model for Dual-Junction Solar Cells
  Patra, J. C.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Evaluating the Benefits of a Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Combined Heat and Power Plant for Energy Sustainability and Emissions Avoidance
  Colson, C. M.; Nehrir, M. H.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Nonlinear Control of a Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Using a Two-Mass Model
  Boukhezzar, B.; Siguerdidjane, H.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Dynamic Modeling and Improved Control of DFIG Under Distorted Grid Voltage Conditions
  Hu, J.; Nian, H.; Xu, H.; He, Y.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Modeling and Experimental Validation of a New Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal Collector
  Touafek, K.; Haddadi, M.; Malek, A.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• PEM Fuel Cell Stack Modeling for Real-Time Emulation in Hardware-in-the-Loop Applications
  Gao, F.; Blunier, B.; Simões, M. G.; Miraoui, A.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Low-Voltage Ride-Through Capability for Wind Generators Based on Dynamic Voltage Restorers
  Ramirez, D.; Martinez, S.; Platero, C. A.; Blazquez, F.; de Castro, R. M.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of a WECS Based on a Cage Induction Generator Fed by a Matrix Converter
  Cárdenas, R.; Peña, R.; Clare, J.; Wheeler, P.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Derivation of a Fast Mathematical Model of PEM Fuel Cell With Two-Phase Water Transport
  Loo, K. H.; Wong, K. H.; Lai, Y. M.; Tan, S. C.; Tse, C. K.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Determination of the Optimum Capacity and Type of Wind Turbine Generators in a Power System Considering Reliability and Cost
  Xie, K.; Billinton, R.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Flexible Operation Strategy for an Isolated PV-Diesel Microgrid Without Energy Storage
  Elmitwally, A.; Rashed, M.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Electricity Gain via Integrated Operation of Turbine Generator and Cooling Tower Using Local Model Network
  Pan, T.-H.; Shieh, S.-S.; Jang, S.-S.; Wu, C.-W.; Ou, J.-J.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Characterization of Li-Ion Batteries for Intelligent Management of Distributed Grid-Connected Storage
  Dogger, J. D.; Roossien, B.; Nieuwenhout, F. D. J.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Aging Estimation Method for Lead-Acid Battery
  Sun, Y.-H.; Jou, H.-L.; Wu, J.-C.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Series Voltage Compensation for DFIG Wind Turbine Low-Voltage Ride-Through Solution
  Abdel-Baqi, O.; Nasiri, A.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• A Modular Self-Controlled Photovoltaic Charger With InterIntegrated Circuit (I²C) Interface
  Chiu, H.-J.; Lo, Y.-K.; Yao, C.-J.; Lee, T.-P.; Wang, J.-M.; Lee, J.-X.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Equivalent Circuit Evaluation Method of Lithium Polymer Battery Using Bode Plot and Numerical Analysis
  Jang, J.; Yoo, J.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Grid Interface of Wind Power With Large Split-Winding Alternator Using Cascaded Multilevel Inverter
  Samuel, P.; Gupta, R.; Chandra, D.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• PI Fuzzy Gain-Scheduling Speed Control at Startup of a Gas-Turbine Power Plant
  Rodriguez-Martinez, A.; Garduno-Ramirez, R.; Vela-Valdes, L. G.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Investigation of Methods for Reduction of Power Fluctuations Generated From Large Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
  Omran, W. A.; Kazerani, M.; Salama, M. M. A.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Oscillatory Stability and Eigenvalue Sensitivity Analysis of a DFIG Wind Turbine System
  Yang, L.; Xu, Z.; Østergaard, J.; Dong, Z. Y.; Wong, K. P.; Ma, X.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Modeling, Analysis, and Control for the Rectifier of Hybrid HVdc Systems for DFIG-Based Wind Farms
  Zhou, H.; Yang, G.; Wang, J.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Analysis and Mitigation of Voltage Offsets in Multi-inverter Microgrids
  Iyer, S. V.; Belur, M. N.; Chandorkar, M. C.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Reactive Power Capability of Wind Turbines Based on Doubly Fed Induction Generators
  Engelhardt, S.; Erlich, I.; Feltes, C.; Kretschmann, J.; Shewarega, F.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

• Validation of the Standard Method for Assessing Flicker From Wind Turbines
  Barahona, B.; Sørensen, P.; Christensen, L.; Sørensen, T.; Nielsen, H. K.; Larsén, X. G.

Discussion Deadline: 31 May 2011

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