CPE-POWERENG is a flagship conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) devoted to the dissemination of new ideas, research and work in progress within the fields of power electronics, renewable energy integration, power generation, transmission and distribution, power systems, electromechanical energy conversion, automation and EMC/EMI issues. The objectives of the conference are to provide high quality research and professional interactions between industry and academia for the advancement of science, technology and fellowship.