The IASTED International Conference on
Power and Energy Systems and Applications
PESA 2011

November 7 – 9, 2011
Pittsburgh, USA

Past Conference Information

The Power and Energy Systems and Applications 2011 conference in Pittsburgh, USA has ended.

Conference Proceedings

The Conference Proceedings are available for purchase on the ACTA Press website:

Conference Chair

Prof. Nasser H. Rashidi
Virginia State University, USA
Conference Chair Portrait

Keynote Speaker

"Advanced Power Electronics Based Grid Technologies for Future Energy Sustainability Applications"

Dr. Gregory Reed
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Keynote Speaker Portrait

Tutorial Session

"Applications of Artificial Intelligent Techniques for Modeling of Self-Excited Induction Generators"

Dr. Dheeraj Joshi
Assistant Professor, NIT Kurukshetra, India

Scope

The topics of interest covered by PESA 2011 included, but were not limited to:

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

  • Biomass Energy
  • Geothermal Resources
  • Hydrogen as Fuel
  • Photovoltaic Power Generation
  • Photovoltaic Power Systems
  • Renewable Energy Sources
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Waste Products as Fuel
  • Water Power
  • Wind Power

ANALYSIS, MANAGEMENT, AND MODELLING

  • Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy and Power Systems
  • Asset Management
  • Condition Monitoring
  • Demand Side Management
  • Fault Diagnosis
  • Load Modelling, Estimation, and Forecast
  • Power Breakdown Analysis
  • Power Flow Analysis
  • Power Quality
  • Reliability
  • Security Assessment

NUCLEAR ENERGY

  • Nuclear Safety
  • Nuclear Technologies
  • Security of Supply
  • Technology Transfer

PLANNING, OPERATION, AND CONTROL

  • Bulk Power Generation
  • Distributed Power Generation
  • Energy Storage
  • FACTS and HVDC Transmission System
  • Islanding Mechanisms
  • Load Shedding
  • Power Distribution
  • Power System Control and Protection
  • Power System Operation
  • Power System Stability
  • Power Transmission
  • Renewable Generation

POLICIES AND ECONOMICS

  • Breakdown Impacts
  • Deregulation of Electric Supply Industry
  • Electricity Power Pools
  • Energy and Environment
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Policies
  • Energy Pricing
  • Forecasting
  • Global Restructuring
  • Investment Coordination
  • Modernization of Power Grids
  • Power Economics
  • Power Engineering and Education
  • Power Market Deregulation
  • Power System Planning
  • Problems of the Power Industry
  • Regulations
  • Retail Power Markets
  • Risk Analysis
  • ROI Caps