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    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-05-02</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000927003</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AEIS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001202836</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BECK RICHARD P</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1625 SHARP POINT DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>FORT COLLINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80525</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-05-02</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>8000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>41094</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Filing is late due to an administrative oversight by AEIS.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The restricted stock units granted on May 2, 2012 will vest 100% at the anniversary of the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares of restricted stock units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Mr. Beck has been granted a total of 52,000 RSUs in seven  grants: (A) 2,000 RSUs granted on May 24, 2006; (B) 16,000 RSUs granted on May 2, 2007; (C) 6,000 RSUs granted on May 7, 2008; (D) 6,000 RSUs granted on May 6, 2009; (E) 6,000 RSUs granted on May 4, 2010.  These grants vest annually in four equal installments beginning one year from grant date. (F) 8,000 RSUs granted on May 4, 2011 vested 100% on the first anniversary of the grant date; (F) 8,000 RSUs granted on May 2, 2012 will vest 100% on the first anniversary of the grant date.  As of this filing, 39,500 restricted stock units are vested and held as well as 3,008 shares held in street name.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Thomas O. McGimpsey - Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
