Challenges and Future Trends of Photovoltaic Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 347
Special Issue Editors
Interests: power system operation; renewable energy; optimization; power system stability; energy management; smart grid
Interests: renewable energy systems; power electronics; machines drives; smart grids; evolutionary; heuristic optimization techniques
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting submissions to a Special Issue on Challenges and Future Trends of Photovoltaic Systems.
In general, the research community is in agreement that human activities are an important reason for climate change, and that most of this impact is attributable to fossil fuels used in electric power plants. Traditional fossil-fuel-based power plants have long covered the majority of electrical energy demands. However, environmental and climate change impacts of power plants operated by fossil fuels cause significant harm.
Distributed generation (DG), particularly photovoltaic (PV) systems, provides a strategy for relieving these challenges through the direct generation of electric energy from the Sun. The increased penetration of DG has introduced various technical challenges that make it necessary to develop operation standards. These standards aim to promote the reliability, safe operation, and increased propagation of on-grid distributed generation. The unpredictability of solar radiation intensity implies that utility operators may not be able to provide proper control and planning for variable load demand. It is necessary to quickly address rough power ramps, over-generation, and the resulting influence on frequency response as the penetration of grid-connected PV power plants increases.
By enhancing PV system efficiency, it is feasible to maximize output power during periods of decreased solar radiation intensity and rising unpredictability. Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and transformerless inverters are techniques used to improve PV system efficiency.
Ancillary services help to maintain the interrupted variation between generation, transmission, distribution and the consumption. Ancillary services such as voltage and reactive power control, energy storage, hybridization, frequency regulation, and fault ride-through capabilities can encourage and relieve some of the challenges associated with the increased number of grid-connected PV systems while ensuring a more secure and reliable power supply.
In this Special Issue, we invite submissions inspecting novel research and recent advances in the field concerned with the Challenges and Future Trends of Photovoltaic Systems. Both theoretical and experimental studies are welcome, as are comprehensive reviews and survey papers.
Dr. Hamdy M. Sultan
Dr. Ahmed A. Zaki Diab
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- ancillary services
- energy storage
- grid-connected
- hybrid system
- MPPT
- PV system
- stability
- optimization
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
