Next-Generation Thermal Management, Power Electronics, and Hydrogen Energy Technology: Design and Efficiency
A Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) belonging to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 800
Editor
Interests: heat and mass transfer and process intensification; hydrogen energy technology and applications; thermal storage and process intensification; cold spraying technology and applications; thermal management of new energy vehicles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Next-generation thermal management, power electronics and hydrogen technologies represent complex integrated systems that synergistically combine advanced energy conversion, precise thermal control, and efficient hydrogen utilization, enabling seamless interaction between electrical systems, thermal processes and hydrogen-based infrastructure. Owing to their increasingly critical roles in carbon neutrality, renewable energy systems, electric transportation and industrial decarbonization, researchers from across disciplines have devoted growing attention to these fields. Thermal management design is essential as it ensures reliable operation, suppresses thermal failure, improves durability and enhances energy efficiency in high-power and high-density equipment. Meanwhile, high-efficiency power electronics enable flexible energy conversion, optimal power flow control and improved system performance. Hydrogen technologies cover advanced hydrogen production, storage, delivery and fuel cell systems, serving as a key pillar of clean and low-carbon energy systems. Together, these three areas are indispensable and core components for next-generation energy systems. This Special Issue aims to provide a focused platform for discussing and advancing the design, optimization and efficiency of next-generation thermal management, power electronics and hydrogen technologies. We are committed to promoting the development and application of innovative methods to enhance the efficiency, reliability, sustainability and economic viability of next-generation energy systems against evolving industrial and environmental demands.
Topics of this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):
- Design and optimization of next-generation thermal management systems;
- Advanced topologies and efficiency improvement in power electronics;
- Hydrogen production, purification and transportation technologies;
- Design, integration and efficiency optimization of fuel cell systems;
- Integrated energy systems involving thermal, electrical and hydrogen flows;
- Thermal management for devices and high-density energy equipment;
- Advanced thermal control technologies including phase change, liquid cooling and air cooling;
- Reliability, fault diagnosis and resilience enhancement of power electronic systems;
- Safety monitoring, lifetime prediction and health management for hydrogen equipment
- Digital twin and intelligent optimization for thermal management and hydrogen systems;
- Application of new materials in thermal management, power electronics and hydrogen technologies;
- System-level efficiency evaluation, life-cycle assessment and engineering applications.
Dr. Feng Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- next-generation thermal management
- power electronics
- hydrogen technologies
- carbon neutrality
- energy conversion
- thermal control
- fuel cell
- renewable energy
- system optimization
- industrial decarbonization
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