IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Title	IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Discipline	Electrical engineering
Abbreviation	IEEE Trans. Power Del.
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Country	United States
History	1986–present
Frequency	Monthly

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery is a peer-reviewed technical journal published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers that presents research on high-voltage systems, power transmission, and distribution. The journal interfaces with communities involved in Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse heritage, and contemporary organizations such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Council on Large Electric Systems, and Electric Power Research Institute. It serves researchers associated with institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Imperial College London, and national laboratories such as Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

History

The journal traces its institutional lineage through formative developments in the late 19th and 20th centuries linked to figures like Edison Machine Works, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and events like the World's Columbian Exposition that popularized alternating current debates between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Its formal emergence within IEEE periodicals followed organizational consolidations involving the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers, mirroring transitions seen in societies such as the Royal Society and National Academy of Engineering. Editorial milestones overlapped with advances by researchers at General Electric, Siemens, ABB, and government initiatives including programs from the United States Department of Energy and European Commission funding frameworks.

Scope and topics covered

The journal covers technical topics spanning high-voltage engineering, insulation, surge protection, power transformers, and grid reliability, engaging work from authors affiliated with General Electric, Siemens, Mitsubishi Electric, Schneider Electric, and academic centers like ETH Zurich and Tsinghua University. Typical subjects intersect with studies conducted at facilities such as CERN on high-voltage testing, collaborations with National Renewable Energy Laboratory on grid integration, and standards development with bodies like the International Electrotechnical Commission and American National Standards Institute. Research articles often address problems relevant to projects like Three Gorges Dam, Hoover Dam, North Sea Link, and initiatives by utilities such as Consolidated Edison and Electricité de France.

Editorial board and publication process

The editorial governance comprises editors-in-chief and associate editors drawn from universities and corporations including Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Korea Electric Power Corporation, and ABB. Manuscript handling follows peer-review workflows similar to those used by journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. Submission pipelines coordinate with indexing services associated with organizations like Clarivate Analytics, Elsevier, and Scopus while editorial policies align with guidelines from entities including the Committee on Publication Ethics and university offices such as those at University of Oxford and Harvard University.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is listed in major abstracting and indexing databases analogous to Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, and INSPEC; these services are maintained by firms such as Clarivate Analytics, Elsevier, and IET Digital Library. Library cataloging links with systems at institutions like the Library of Congress, British Library, and National Diet Library (Japan), and discovery services integrate with repositories like IEEE Xplore and aggregators used by Cornell University Library and Columbia University Libraries.

Impact and reception

Scholarly impact is measured by citation metrics comparable to rankings used by Journal Citation Reports, Google Scholar, and assessments in contexts like ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The journal's work influences standards and practices cited by organizations such as IEEE Standards Association, International Energy Agency, and utilities including National Grid plc and TenneT. Community reception is reflected in keynote citations at conferences like the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, CIGRÉ Session, and symposia organized by Electric Power Research Institute.

Notable papers and special issues

Notable contributions include influential papers on transformer modeling, insulation diagnostics, and fault-location algorithms authored by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, and Delft University of Technology, and special issues dedicated to topics tied to projects such as Smart Grid Demonstration Project, Eastern Interconnection, and regional deployments like MUSCLINE. Special issues have been themed around developments in collaboration with organizations including CIGRÉ, IEEE Power & Energy Society, and national research programs funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation and Horizon 2020.

Category:Electrical engineering journals