AfricaPES 2012 - The Fourth IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems ~AfricaPES 2012~

The Fourth IASTED African Conference on Power and Energy Systems (AfricaPES 2012) will be an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances in and applications of power and energy systems. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas.

Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by AfricaPES 2012 include, but are not limited to:

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Energy Conservation
Energy Conversion
Fuel Cell Technology
Plasma Technology
Renewable Energy Sources
Solar Energy
Water Energy
Wind Energy
POWER TRANSMISSION AND GENERATION

Converters and Inverters
Fault Diagnosis
Grounding and Protection Systems
HV Power Lines
Network Harmonics
Nuclear Energy
Power Distribution
Power Flow Analysis
Power Quality
Power System Design
Power System Operation
Power System Planning
Power System Stability and Control
Reliability and Security
REGULATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMICS

Breakdown Impacts
Computer Applications and Software Development
Demand Management
Electricity Power Pools
Energy Management Systems
Energy Policies and Regulation
Energy Pricing
Forecasting
Global Restructuring
Investment Coordination
Optimization Techniques
Power Economics
Power Engineering and Education
Power Market Deregulation
Power System Planning
Pricing Policies
Problems of the Power Industry
Retail Power Markets