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Special Issue on Smart Grids

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As leading guest publisher Prof. Wietfeld takes responsibility for a special edition of the international IEEE Wireless Communication Magazines regarding the networking of future energy systems, the so called Smart Grids. Scientist from all over the world are invited, to hand in their manuscripts until 5 June 2016. These will pass through an intense reviewing process. The special edition will be released in February 2017.

Text of the "Call for Papers":

Smart Grids are an essential component of future energy systems, which are characterized by distributed, volatile energy production (solar, wind) and entirely new components (electric vehicles) and operation concepts (virtual power plants). Smart grids are also prominent example of Cyber Physical Systems, as they combine wide-area control, computation and communications. While traditional automation of the power grid make use of wireline communications (copper, fibre), Smart Grids require wide-area coverage with flexible and cost-efficient communications networks. Therefore wireless communication technologies will play an increasingly important role in future deployment scenarios. The investigated options range from cellular networks over satellite systems to wireless mesh networks. Particular challenges for wireless communication options include availability (with coverage down to the basement), real-time capabilities (for incident mitigation), resilience (after black-outs, against jamming, etc.) and security (cyber attacks). In the light of these recent developments, this special issue will focus on the following subjects of interest, as well as related issues:

  • Wireless communication systems in Smart Grid scenarios, including smart metering, Wide Area Monitoring Protection and Control (WAMPAC) of Smart Grids, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in Smart Grids, virtual power plants, integration of electric vehicles.
  • Architecture, performance and network planning of wireless networks for Smart Grids
  • Resilient and low-latency wireless communication (e.g. used for protection relay) for Smart Grids
  • Wireless grid protection against faults and instabilities
  • Wireless networks for distributed generations
  • Joint design of smart grids with distributed control algorithms (networked control)
  • Comparison of networking options for Smart Grids: e.g. wireline vs. wireless, mesh vs. cellular, satellite vs. terrestrial
  • Hybrid solutions for smart grid deployments (e.g. access using power line communications combined with cellular in backbone)
  • Smart Grid protocols (e.g. SCADA, WAMPAC) adapted to wireless networks
  • Smart Grid-specific communication traffic models and channel models
  • Performance evaluation methods in Smart Grid-specific environments: raytracing, traffic theory, network calculus, hybrid simulation

SUBMISSIONS
Prospective authors should prepare their submissions in accordance with the rules specified in the guidelines for authors of the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine. Authors should submit a PDF version of their complete manuscript to the manuscript platform.

The timetable is as follows:

Manuscript Submission: June 5, 2016
Initial Decision: September 2016
Revised Manuscript Due: October 2016
Notification of Acceptance: November 2016
Final Manuscript Due: December 2016
Publication Date: February 2017

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