2018 8th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems

2018 8th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems(ICPES 2018) on December 21-22, 2018 was held simultaneously with ICIAfS2018 ( http://www.iciafs.org/iciafs/) in Galadari Hotel, Colombo. 
At beginning, the conference chair Prof Sisil Kumarawadu, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka delivered welcome message to all the participants.

Prof Udaya Madawala, The University of Auckland, New Zealand and Prof. Michael Pecht, University of Maryland, USAwere the keynote speaker in the morning. Prof Udaya Madawala,'s speech is about "Bi-directional Wireless Grid Interfaces for Electric Vehicles (EVs)" and Prof. Michael Pecht's speech is about "The Era of Embedded Intelligence "
The rest keynote speakers were Prof. Paulo S. D. de Brito, Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal. His speech was about "Construction and Demolition Wastes for Energy Production Through Gasification Processes".
Prof Saman K. Halgamuge is from The University of Melbourne, Australia. His Speech Title is Low cost Grid Usage Achieved through Optimization, Forecasting and Energy Storage.
Prof. Dr. Wanyang Dai, Nanjing University, China. His speech title is: Smart Power Scheduling and Security via Blockchain for Internet of Energy, Quantum Cloud-Computing and MIMO Communications

Excellent Oral Presentation Winners

Session 1 | A High Power Density Inverter Design Based on GaN Power Devices
Authors: Wuji Meng, Fanghua Zhang, Zirui Fu
Presenter: Wuji Meng, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, china

Session 2 | Bi-objective Mixed Optimal Planning for Distributed Energy Storage System of Active Distribution System
Authors: Weiwei Chen, Yougen Chen, Junbo Yin, Zhiyong Li
Presenter: Weiwei Chen, School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, China

Session 3 | Voltage Control of Electric Vehicle PMSM for Maximizing Energy Recovery Rate
Authors: Sungchul Jung and Jongsun Ko
Presenter: SungChul Jung, Dankook University, Republic of Korea

Session 4 | PWM DAC based Input System for Synchrophasor Algorithm Testing
Authors: Chathura Thilakarathne, Lasantha Meegahapola, Nuwantha Fernando and Mehdi Niakinezhad
Presenter: Chathura Thilakarathne, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Session 5 | Fractional order IMC controller via order reduction and CRONE principle for Load frequency control
Authors: Shivam Jain, Yogesh V. Hote
Presenter: Shivam Jain, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India

Session 6 | Implementation of a DC Micro-grid for House Hold Applications
Authors: Indragandhi.V, B.Keerthi Vardhan, Arunkumar.G, Raja Singh.R, S.Banumathi
Presenter: V.Indragandhi, Vellore Institute of Technology, India

Session 7 | Improving the accuracy and response time of P&O in detecting the maximum power point for a photovoltaic system environment
Authors: Imad Elzein, Yury petrenko, Mostapha Kurdi
Presenter: Imad Ahmad Elzein, International University of Beirut, Lebanon

Session 8 | A systematic decision process for the determination of most suitable retrofit measure(s) in a Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits (BEER) Project
Authors: M.F.F. Fasna and Sachie Gunatilake
Presenter: Mohamed Fasly Fathuma Fasna, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Session 9 | Impacts of Centralized Energy Storage Systems on Transmission Grid Operation: A Portuguese Case Study
Authors: Desta Z. Fitiwi, Sérgio F. Santos, André F. P. Silva, João P. S. Catalão
Presenter: Desta Z. Fitiwi, Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland

Session 10 | A Combined Feed forward-Feedback Strategy for Rotor Eccentricity Control in Switched Reluctance Motor DriveAuthors: Asok Kumar A, Dr. Bindu G. R., Jasna Basheer
Presenter: Asok Kumar A., University of Kerala, Kerala