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Technical scope
The RPG 2017 organising committee welcomes contributions in the following areas of renewable power generation:
Contributions can range from research concepts and ideas to technical issues and industrial applications, and are encouraged from (but not limited to) the themes and topics in the following areas:
A. Wind technology
- Drive train options and power conversion
- Spatial and temporal characteristics of the wind resource (including forecasting)
- Wind turbine and wind farm control
- Wakes and wind farm design
- Offshore wind and HVDC connection
- Operations and maintenance (including condition monitoring)
- Floating wind turbines
- Foundations for offshore wind turbines
- Active and reactive power control for grid support
- Extending wind plant life
B. PV systems technology
- PV system design and performance
- Power conversion and grid interaction
- MPPT algorithms
- Integration of PV into buildings and infrastructure
- O&M
- Lifetime and reliability
C. Energy storage for renewable sources
- Integration of renewable sources and energy storage devices
- Power converters for storage technologies
D. Power systems integration issues
- Resources diversity and optimization
- Demand side management and energy storage
- Power systems operation and stability with high RE penetration
- Network services from renewable energy generation
- Market design and operation
- Impact on distribution systems of distributed generation
- DC distribution systems
- Renewable energy forecasting
- Compliance with system security and quality standards
- Remote control of renewable sources
- Use of HVDC or low-frequency transmission
E. Other renewable energy sources
- Geothermal power generation
- Marine renewable energy (wave and tidal stream)
- Solar thermal power generation
- Power generation from biomass
- Hybrid system combining multiple energy sources, with or without storage
F. Technology, policy and market options for power system flexibility
- Market support structures and the inclusion of energy storage
- Ancillary services market and renewable energy generation