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The “Systems & Control Engineering” Section provides the field of electrical and computer engineering with a unified paradigm for designing controllers in a variety of application domains. Initially developed in the context of electrical engineering, this dynamic field has come to represent an essential enabling and supporting technology for a wide range of sectors (energy, transport, manufacturing, biology, defense, robotics, etc.).

As they are of an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “A Genetic Algorithm Optimized RNN-LSTM Model for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Turbofan Engine”
by Kwok Tai Chui, Brij B. Gupta and Pandian Vasant
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030285
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/285

2. “Multi-Objective Energy Management of a Micro-Grid Considering Stochastic Nature of Load and Renewable Energy Resources”
by Deyaa Ahmed, Mohamed Ebeed, Abdelfatah Ali, Ali S. Alghamdi and Salah Kamel
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 403; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040403
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/403

3. “Machine Learning-Based Data-Driven Fault Detection/Diagnosis of Lithium-Ion Battery: A Critical Review”
by Akash Samanta, Sumana Chowdhuri and Sheldon S. Williamson
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1309; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111309
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1309

4. “Bearing Fault Classification Using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and Convolutional Neural Network”
by Rafia Nishat Toma, Cheol-Hong Kim and Jong-Myon Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1248

5. “Security of Things Intrusion Detection System for Smart Healthcare”
by Celestine Iwendi, Joseph Henry Anajemba, Cresantus Biamba and Desire Ngabo
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1375; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121375
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1375

6. “A Cost-Efficient MFCC-Based Fault Detection and Isolation Technology for Electromagnetic Pumps”
by Ugochukwu Ejike Akpudo and Jang-Wook Hur
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 439; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040439
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/439

7. “On-line Detection and Classification of PMSM Stator Winding Faults Based on Stator Current Symmetrical Components Analysis and the KNN Algorithm”
by Przemyslaw Pietrzak and Marcin Wolkiewicz
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1786; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151786
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1786

8. “An Autonomous Grape-Harvester Robot: Integrated System Architecture”
by Eleni Vrochidou, Konstantinos Tziridis, Alexandros Nikolaou, Theofanis Kalampokas, George A. Papakostas, Theodore P. Pachidis, Spyridon Mamalis, Stefanos Koundouras and Vassilis G. Kaburlasos
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1056; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1056

9. “OATCR: Outdoor Autonomous Trash-Collecting Robot Design Using YOLOv4-Tiny”
by Medhasvi Kulshreshtha, Sushma S. Chandra, Princy Randhawa, Georgios Tsaramirsis, Adil Khadidos and Alaa O. Khadidos
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2292; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182292
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2292

10. “State of the Art of Urban Smart Vertical Farming Automation System: Advanced Topologies, Issues and Recommendations”
by Mohamad Hanif Md Saad, Nurul Maisarah Hamdan and Mahidur R. Sarker
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1422; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1422

11. “Design of Integrated Autonomous Driving Control System That Incorporates Chassis Controllers for Improving Path Tracking Performance and Vehicle Stability”
by Taewon Ahn, Yongki Lee and Kihong Park
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020144
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/144

12. “Multi-Objective Sizing Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Microgrid in a Stand-Alone Marine Context”
by Wenqiang Zhu, Jiang Guo and Guo Zhao
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020174
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/174

13. “Chaos-Based Secure Communications in Biomedical Information Application”
by Teh-Lu Liao, Hsin-Chieh Chen, Chiau-Yuan Peng and Yi-You Hou
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 359; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030359
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/359

14. “DWT-LSTM-Based Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Bearings with Multi-Sensors”
by Kai Gu, Yu Zhang, Xiaobo Liu, Heng Li and Mifeng Ren
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2076; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172076
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2076

15. “Synthesis of a Path-Planning Algorithm for Autonomous Robots Moving in a Game Environment during Collision Avoidance”
by Józef Lisowski
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 675; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060675
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/675

16. “Optimization of a 3D-Printed Permanent Magnet Coupling Using Genetic Algorithm and Taguchi Method”
by Ekaterina Andriushchenko, Ants Kallaste, Anouar Belahcen, Toomas Vaimann, Anton Rassõlkin, Hamidreza Heidari and Hans Tiismus
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040494
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/494

17. “Open Source Control Device for Industry 4.0 Based on RAMI 4.0”
by Pablo F. S. Melo, Eduardo P. Godoy, Paolo Ferrari and Emiliano Sisinni
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 869; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070869
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/869

18. “Analysis of Obstacle Avoidance Strategy for Dual-Arm Robot Based on Speed Field with Improved Artificial Potential Field Algorithm”
by Hui Zhang, Yongfei Zhu, Xuefei Liu and Xiangrong Xu
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1850; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151850
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1850

19. “A Novel S-Box Dynamic Design Based on Nonlinear-Transform of 1D Chaotic Maps”
by Wenhao Yan and Qun Ding
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1313; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111313
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1313

20. “Research on the Coordinated Control of Regenerative Braking System and ABS in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Based on Composite Structure Motor”
by Qiwei Xu, Chuan Zhou, Hong Huang and Xuefeng Zhang
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/223

The “Networks” Section provides full coverage of all topics of interest involved in the networking area. The purpose of this Section is to bring together researchers, engineers, and students from academia and industry to present novel ideas and solid research about the theoretical and practical aspects in the application domains of computer communications and networks.

As they are of an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection for Distributed Denial of Service Attack in Agriculture 4.0”
by Mohamed Amine Ferrag, Lei Shu, Hamouda Djallel and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1257; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111257
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1257

2. “Machine Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: A Survey”
by Himanshu Sharma Ahteshamul Haque and Frede Blaabjerg
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1012; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1012

3. “Internet of Things (IoT) Based Indoor Air Quality Sensing and Predictive Analytic—A COVID-19 Perspective”
by Rafia Mumtaz, Syed Mohammad Hassan Zaidi, Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir, Uferah Shafi, Muhammad Moeez Malik, Ayesha Haque, Sadaf Mumtaz and Syed Ali Raza Zaidi
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020184
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/184

4. “Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: Network Design, Implementation and Performance Evaluation”
by Ala’ Khalifeh, Khalid A. Darabkh, Ahmad M. Khasawneh, Issa Alqaisieh, Mohammad Salameh, Ahmed AlAbdala, Shams Alrubaye, Anwar Alassaf, Samer Al-HajAli, Radi Al-Wardat et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 218; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020218
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/218

5. “Ensemble-Based Classification Using Neural Networks and Machine Learning Models for Windows PE Malware Detection”
by Robertas Damaševičius, Algimantas Venčkauskas, Jevgenijus Toldinas and Šarūnas Grigaliūnas
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 485; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040485
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/485

6. “A Recommendation Engine for Predicting Movie Ratings Using a Big Data Approach”
by Mazhar Javed Awan, Rafia Asad Khan, Haitham Nobanee, Awais Yasin, Syed Muhammad Anwar, Usman Naseem and Vishwa Pratap Singh
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101215
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1215

7. “A Novel Adaptive Battery-Aware Algorithm for Data Transmission in IoT-Based Healthcare Applications”
by Hina Magsi, Ali Hassan Sodhro, Mabrook S. Al-Rakhami, Noman Zahid, Sandeep Pirbhulal and Lei Wang
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040367
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/367

8. “A Low Area High Speed FPGA Implementation of AES Architecture for Cryptography Application”
by Thanikodi Manoj Kumar, Kasarla Satish Reddy, Stefano Rinaldi, Bidare Divakarachari Parameshachari and Kavitha Arunachalam
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10162023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/2023

9. “Machine Learning Approach Equipped with Neighbourhood Component Analysis for DDoS Attack Detection in Software-Defined Networking”
by Özgür Tonkal, Hüseyin Polat, Erdal Başaran, Zafer Cömert and Ramazan Kocaoğlu
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1227; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111227
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1227

10. “Blockchain Technology for Secured Healthcare Data Communication among the Non-Terminal Nodes in IoT Architecture in 5G Network”
by Parvathaneni Naga Srinivasu, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Soumya Ranjan Nayak, Muhammad Raheel Bhutta and Marcin Woźniak
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1437; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121437
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1437

11. “Android Mobile Malware Detection Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review”
by Janaka Senanayake, Harsha Kalutarage and Mhd Omar Al-Kadri
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1606; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131606
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1606

12. “Towards a Blockchain Assisted Patient Owned System for Electronic Health Records”
by Tomilayo Fatokun, Avishek Nag and Sachin Sharma
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 580; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050580
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/580

13. “Masked Face Recognition Using Deep Learning: A Review”
by Ahmad Alzu’bi, Firas Albalas, Tawfik AL-Hadhrami, Lojin Bani Younis and Amjad Bashayreh
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2666; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2666

14. “A Survey on Applications of Reinforcement Learning in Flying Ad-Hoc Networks”
by Sifat Rezwan and Wooyeol Choi
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040449
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/449

15. “Blockchain-Based Security Mechanism for the Medical Data at Fog Computing Architecture of Internet of Things”
by Desire Ngabo, Dong Wang, Celestine Iwendi, Joseph Henry Anajemba, Lukman Adewale Ajao and Cresantus Biamba
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2110; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172110
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2110

16. “Multi-Layer Latency Aware Workload Assignment of E-Transport IoT Applications in Mobile Sensors Cloudlet Cloud Networks”
by Abdullah Lakhan, Mazhar Ali Dootio, Tor Morten Groenli, Ali Hassan Sodhro and Muhammad Saddam Khokhar
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1719; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141719
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1719

17. “Fake News Data Exploration and Analytics”
by Mazhar Javed Awan, Awais Yasin, Haitham Nobanee, Ahmed Abid Ali, Zain Shahzad, Muhammad Nabeel, Azlan Mohd Zain and Hafiz Muhammad Faisal Shahzad
Electronics 2021, 10(19), 2326; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10192326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/19/2326

18. “Secured Big Data Analytics for Decision-Oriented Medical System Using Internet of Things”
by Amjad Rehman, Khalid Haseeb, Tanzila Saba, Jaime Lloret and Usman Tariq
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1273; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111273
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1273

19. “Secure Watermarking Schemes and Their Approaches in the IoT Technology: An Overview”
by Raniyah Wazirali, Rami Ahmad, Ahmed Al-Amayreh, Mohammad Al-Madi and Ala’ Khalifeh
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1744; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141744
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1744

20. “_INTIME: A Machine Learning-Based Framework for Gathering and Leveraging Web Data to Cyber-Threat Intelligence”
by Paris Koloveas, Thanasis Chantzios, Sofia Alevizopoulou, Spiros Skiadopoulos and Christos Tryfonopoulos
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 818; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070818
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/818

The International Day of Human Space Flight commemorates the first manned space flight by the Soviet citizen Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961. This day was declared the International Day of Human Space Flight in 2011 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution, to celebrate the beginning of the human space age. It reaffirms the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing the well-being of countries and people, as well as ensuring the realization of their aspiration to preserve outer space for peaceful purposes. 

In the course of human exploration of space, we have established many remarkable achievements and breakthrough milestones:

• In 1957, the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik I, was launched into outer space;
• In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth;
• In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot upon the surface of the Moon;
• In 1996, the first spacecraft in human history successfully landed on Mars;
• In 1998, the International Space Station, a 16-nation international space program, launched for the first time;
• In 2009, the Kepler space telescope was launched, which has helped humans find thousands of exoplanets;
• In 2015, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and recovered the first stage. 

To further explore the information about space on the 2023 International Day of Human Space Flight, we have gathered academic research from several journals on the topic of space flight, all of which are open access, enabling practitioners, policymakers and people around the world to access and share up-to-date scientific knowledge. 

Let us celebrate the International Day of Human Space Flight together.

The ORIGIN Space Instrument for Detecting Biosignatures and Habitability Indicators on a Venus Life Finder Mission Aerospace 2022, 9(6), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9060312
Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary Aerospace 2022, 9(7), 385; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9070385
Theoretical and Observational Constraints on Lunar Orbital Evolution in the Three-Body Earth-Moon-Sun System Astronomy 2022, 1(2), 58-83; https://doi.org/10.3390/astronomy1020007
Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Imaging Simulation of the Distant Planetary Magnetosphere and ENA Emission Discussion of the Solar Wind Astronomy 2022, 1(3), 235-245; https://doi.org/10.3390/astronomy1030013
Revisiting Fractional Cosmology Fractal Fract. 2023, 7(2), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7020149
Special Issue: Orbit Determination Methods for Space Missions and Applications to the Exploration of the Solar System	Special Issue: Feature Papers in the Astronomical Sciences

Whirl Tower Demonstration of an SMA Blade Twist System Actuators 2022, 11(6), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11060141
A Tutorial and Review on Flight Control Co-Simulation Using Matlab/Simulink and Flight Simulators Automation 2022, 3(3), 486-510; https://doi.org/10.3390/automation3030025
Reconfigurable Fault-Tolerant Control for Spacecraft Formation Flying Based on Iterative Learning Algorithms Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2485; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052485
Wilderness Search for Lost Persons Using a Multimodal Aerial-Terrestrial Robot Team Robotics 2022, 11(3), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11030064
Special Issue: Advances in CubeSat Sails and Tethers	Special Issue: Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation
Special Issue: Advanced Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control Technology of Spacecraft	Special Issue: Smart Sensors and Devices: Recent Advances and Applications

Investigation of UAV Detection by Different Solid-State Marine Radars Electronics 2022, 11(16), 2502; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162502
Edge Machine Learning for the Automated Decision and Visual Computing of the Robots, IoT Embedded Devices or UAV-Drones Electronics 2022, 11(21), 3507; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213507
Autonomous Tracking of ShenZhou Reentry Capsules Based on Heterogeneous UAV Swarms Drones 2023, 7(1), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7010020
A Human-Detection Method Based on YOLOv5 and Transfer Learning Using Thermal Image Data from UAV Perspective for Surveillance System Drones 2022, 6(10), 290; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6100290
Multi-UAV Conflict Resolution with Graph Convolutional Reinforcement Learning Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(2), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12020610
Special Issue: Control and Applications of Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicle	Special Issue: Navigation, Control and Mission Planning Advances for Safe, Efficient and Autonomous Drones

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award. All papers published in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, three winners were selected.

One Review:
“Evaluating the Quality of Machine Learning Explanations: A Survey on Methods and Metrics”
by Jianlong Zhou, Amir H. Gandomi, Fang Chen and Andreas Holzinger
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 593; doi:10.3390/electronics10050593

Two Articles:
“A Real-Time Detection Algorithm for Kiwifruit Defects Based on YOLOv5”
by Jia Yao, Jiaming Qi, Jie Zhang, Hongmin Shao, Jia Yang and Xin Li
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1711; doi:10.3390/electronics10141711

“Automated Workers’ Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Manual Material Handling Using sEMG Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning”
by Srimantha E. Mudiyanselage, Phuong Hoang Dat Nguyen, Mohammad Sadra Rajabi and Reza Akhavian
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2558; doi:10.3390/electronics10202558

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Electronics before the end of 2023.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors for their continued support of Electronics.

This announcement is delivered on behalf of the Assessment Committee—Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero, Prof. Dr. Nurul I. Sarkar, Dr. Giambattista Gruosso and Prof. Dr. Lei Zhang.

Electronics Editorial Office

Power electronics has emerged as a key technology in the conversion and control of electrical power in multiple applications: electric drives and generators, renewable energy systems, energy storage systems, smart cities, smart grids, power systems, transport (vehicles, aircraft, ships, and others), industrial, medical, military, telecommunications, and consumable and home apparatus.

The Section “Power Electronics” is devoted to publishing original research and state-of-the-art review papers on emerging technologies and trends in power electronics, including components, circuits, design, modeling, simulation, control, implementation, testing, and analysis of power electronics and their applications.

As Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is in an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 listed below:

1. “Learning-Based Methods for Cyber Attacks Detection in IoT Systems: A Survey on Methods, Analysis, and Future Prospects”
   by Usman Inayat, Muhammad Fahad Zia, Sajid Mahmood, Haris M. Khalid and Mohamed Benbouzid
   Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1502; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091502
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1502

2. “Parameter Extraction of Solar Module Using the Sooty Tern Optimization Algorithm”
   by Abha Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Shailendra Rajput, Amit Kumar Mondal, Amarnath Bose and Mangey Ram
   Electronics 2022, 11(4), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040564
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/564

3. “Accurate Photovoltaic Models Based on an Adaptive Opposition Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm”
   by Abdelhady Ramadan, Salah Kamel, Mohamed H. Hassan, Emad M. Ahmed and Hany M. Hasanien
   Electronics 2022, 11(3), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030318
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/318

4. “A Survey on Capacitor Voltage Control in Neutral-Point-Clamped Multilevel Converters”
   by Salvador Alepuz, Sergio Busquets-Monge, Joan Nicolás-Apruzzese, Àlber Filbà-Martínez, Josep Bordonau, Xibo Yuan and Samir Kouro
   Electronics 2022, 11(4), 527; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040527
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/527

5. “New High-Gain Transformerless DC/DC Boost Converter System”
   by Hassan Yousif Ahmed, Omar Abdel-Rahim and Ziad M. Ali
   Electronics 2022, 11(5), 734; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050734
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/734

6. “A Review of Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Electric Vehicle Battery Charging with a Focus on Inductive Coupling”
   by Iman Okasili, Ahmad Elkhateb and Timothy Littler
   Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1355; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091355
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1355

7. “Coordinated Control of Voltage Balancers for the Regulation of Unbalanced Voltage in a Multi-Node Bipolar DC Distribution Network”
   by Chunsheng Guo, Yuhong Wang and Jianquan Liao
   Electronics 2022, 11(1), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010166
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/166

8. “Diagnosis and Fault Detection of Rotor Bars in Squirrel Cage Induction Motors Using Combined Park’s Vector and Extended Park’s Vector Approaches”
   by Mustapha Messaoudi, Aymen Flah, Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi, Ahmed Althobaiti, Lassaad Sbita and Claude Ziad El-Bayeh
   Electronics 2022, 11(3), 380; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030380
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/380

9. “Direct Sliding Mode Control for Dynamic Instabilities in DC-Link Voltage of Standalone Photovoltaic Systems with a Small Capacitor”
   by Ibrahim Al-Wesabi, Zhijian Fang, Zhiguo Wei and Hanlin Dong
   Electronics 2022, 11(1), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010133
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/133

10. “Digital Technology Implementation in Battery-Management Systems for Sustainable Energy Storage: Review, Challenges, and Recommendations”
    by Gopal Krishna, Rajesh Singh, Anita Gehlot, Shaik Vaseem Akram, Neeraj Priyadarshi and Bhekisipho Twala
    Electronics 2022, 11(17), 2695; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11172695
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/17/2695

11. “Threat Modeling of a Smart Grid Secondary Substation”
    by Filip Holik, Lars Halvdan Flå, Martin Gilje Jaatun, Sule Yildirim Yayilgan and Jørn Foros
    Electronics 2022, 11(6), 850; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060850
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/850

12. “An Investigation on Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms for Parameter Optimization of PV Cells”
    by Abha Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Shailendra Rajput, Amarnath Bose and Xinghao Hu
    Electronics 2022, 11(6), 909; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060909
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/909

13. “Performance Evaluation of Solar-PV-Based Non-Isolated Switched-Inductor and Switched-Capacitor High-Step-Up Cuk Converter”
    by Neeraj Priyadarshi, Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar, Farooque Azam, Mayank Singh, Dheeraj Kumar Dhaked, Ibrahim B. M. Taha and Mohamed G. Hussien
    Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1381; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091381
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1381

14. “Renewable Energy Micro-Grid Interfacing: Economic and Environmental Issues”
    by Adel A. Abou El-Ela, Ragab A. El-Sehiemy, Sohir M. Allam, Abdullah M. Shaheen, Nadia A. Nagem and Adel M. Sharaf
    Electronics 2022, 11(5), 815; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050815
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/815

15. “Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations: A Historical Overview of Engineering Challenges”
    by Franc Mihalič, Mitja Truntič and Alenka Hren
    Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2462; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152462
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2462

16. “Design of Open-Ended Structure Wideband PCB Rogowski Coil Based on New Winding Method”
    by Qinghua Tan, Wenbin Zhang, Xiangyu Tan, Le Yang, Yanan Ren and Yang Hu
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030381
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/381

17. “New Modulation Technique in Smart Grid Interfaced Multilevel UPQC-PV Controlled via Fuzzy Logic Controller”
    by Hassan Kenjrawy, Carlo Makdisie, Issam Houssamo and Nabil Mohammed
    Electronics 2022, 11(6), 919; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060919
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/919

18. “Requirements for Energy-Harvesting-Driven Edge Devices Using Task-Offloading Approaches”
    by Meriam Ben Ammar, Imed Ben Dhaou, Dhouha El Houssaini, Salwa Sahnoun, Ahmed Fakhfakh and Olfa Kanoun
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030383
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/383

19. “High-Voltage Drivers Based on Forming Lines with Extended Quasi-Rectangular Pulses for High-Power Microwave Oscillators”
    by Vladislav V. Rostov, Alexei S. Stepchenko, Pavel V. Vykhodtsev and Ruslan V. Tsygankov
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 406; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030406
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/406

20. “Multiple-Output DC–DC Converters: Applications and Solutions”
    by Salvador P. Litrán, Eladio Durán, Jorge Semião and Cristian Díaz-Martín
    Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1258; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081258
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1258

MDPI will be attending the 2023 IEEE 6th International Conference on Electronics Technology (ICET 2023) in Chengdu, China, which will take place from 12 to 15 May 2023. The primary aim of ICET 2023 is to offer an academic platform for senior and young scientists from all over the world to exchange research ideas and share knowledge, development, and experiences on topics related to their experimental and theoretical work in the very widespread field of electronics and micro/nanoelectronics technology and electronic packaging in a convenient and multicultural atmosphere.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Electronics;
• Energies;
• Sensors;
• Actuators;
• Aerospace;
• Machines;
• Photonics;
• Smart Cities;
• Symmetry.

If you are attending this conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://icet.net//.

The Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications” invites advanced theories and technologies across a wide spectrum. These can be related to microwave and millimeter wave communication, including radar sensor, etc., which may be a fundament or application, element or system, hardware or software, methodology theory or measurement. We hope to present state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

As Electronics is an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below:

1. “A Road towards 6G Communication—A Review of 5G Antennas, Arrays, and Wearable Devices”
by Muhammad Ikram, Kamel Sultan, Muhammad Faisal Lateef and Abdulrahman S. M. Alqadami
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/169

2. “A Survey on LoRaWAN Technology: Recent Trends, Opportunities, Simulation Tools and Future Directions”
by Mukarram A. M. Almuhaya, Waheb A. Jabbar, Noorazliza Sulaiman and Suliman Abdulmalek
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 164; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010164
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/164

3. “A Novel Meander Bowtie-Shaped Antenna with Multi-Resonant and Rejection Bands for Modern 5G Communications”
by Yanal S. Faouri, Sarosh Ahmad, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Chan Hwang See and Raed Abd-Alhameed
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 821; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050821
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/821

4. “AlexNet Convolutional Neural Network for Disease Detection and Classification of Tomato Leaf”
by Hsing-Chung Chen, Agung Mulyo Widodo, Andika Wisnujati, Mosiur Rahaman, Jerry Chun-Wei Lin, Liukui Chen and Chien-Erh Weng
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 951; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060951
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/951

5. “A Multi-Slot Two-Antenna MIMO with High Isolation for Sub-6 GHz 5G/IEEE802.11ac/ax/C-Band/X-Band Wireless and Satellite Applications”
by Abdullah G. Alharbi, Jayshri Kulkarni, Arpan Desai, Chow-Yen-Desmond Sim and Ajay Poddar
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 473; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030473
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/473

6. “High-Isolation MIMO Antenna for 5G Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems”
by Muhammad Bilal, Syeda Iffat Naqvi, Niamat Hussain, Yasar Amin and Nam Kim
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 962; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060962
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/962

7. “Recent Studies Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Solving Data Collection, Aggregation and Dissemination Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review”
by Walid Osamy, Ahmed M. Khedr, Ahmed Salim, Amal Ibrahim AlAli and Ahmed A. El-Sawy
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030313
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/313

8. “Design and Characterization of Compact Broadband Antenna and Its MIMO Configuration for 28 GHz 5G Applications”
by Musa Hussain, Esraa Mousa Ali, Syed Muhammad Rizvi Jarchavi, Abir Zaidi, Ali Imran Najam, Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi, Ahmed Althobaiti and Sherif S. M. Ghoneim
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 523; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040523
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/523

9. “Recent Developments and Challenges on Beam Steering Characteristics of Reconfigurable Transmitarray Antennas”
by Qasim Ali, Waseem Shahzad, Iftikhar Ahmad, Shozab Safiq, Xi Bin, Syed Muzahir Abbas and Houjun Sun
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 587; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040587
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/587

10. “Mobility Management Issues and Solutions in 5G-and-Beyond Networks: A Comprehensive Review”
by Maraj Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui, Faizan Qamar, Muhammad Tayyab, MHD Nour Hindia, Quang Ngoc Nguyen and Rosilah Hassan
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1366; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091366
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1366

11. “A Survey on CubeSat Missions and Their Antenna Designs”
by Sining Liu, Panagiotis Ioannis Theoharis, Raad Raad, Faisel Tubbal, Angelos Theoharis, Saeid Iranmanesh, Suhila Abulgasem, Muhammad Usman Ali Khan and Ladislau Matekovits
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2021; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2021

12. “Counteracting Selfish Nodes Using Reputation Based System in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”
by Muhammad Fayaz, Gulzar Mehmood, Ajab Khan, Sohail Abbas, Muhammad Fayaz and Jeonghwan Gwak
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020185
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/185

13. “Indoor Positioning System Based on Bluetooth Low Energy Technology and a Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithm”
by Primož Bencak, Darko Hercog and Tone Lerher
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 308; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030308
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/308

14. “Performance Analysis of Multi-User MIMO Schemes under Realistic 3GPP 3-D Channel Model for 5G mmWave Cellular Networks”
by Daniel Gaetano Riviello, Francesco Di Stasio and Riccardo Tuninato
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030330
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/330

15. “A Compact Sub-GHz Wide Tunable Antenna Design for IoT Applications”
by Rifaqat Hussain, Saad I. Alhuwaimel, Abdullah M. Algarni, Khaled Aljaloud and Niamat Hussain
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1074; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071074
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1074

16. “A Review on SIW and Its Applications to Microwave Components”
by Augustine O. Nwajana and Emenike Raymond Obi
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1160; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071160
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1160

17. “A New mm-Wave Antenna Array with Wideband Characteristics for Next Generation Communication Systems”
by Mehr E Munir, Abdullah G. Al Harbi, Saad Hassan Kiani, Mohamed Marey, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Jehanzeb Khan, Hala Mostafa, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Abbas Khan and Chan Hwang See et al.
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1560; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101560
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1560

18. “Energy-Efficient Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures, Strategies, and Performance”
by Trupti Mayee Behera, Umesh Chandra Samal, Sushanta Kumar Mohapatra, Mohammad S. Khan, Bhargav Appasani, Nicu Bizon and Phatiphat Thounthong
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2282; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2282

19. “Interference Challenges and Management in B5G Network Design: A Comprehensive Review”
by Osamah Thamer Hassan Alzubaidi, MHD Nour Hindia, Kaharudin Dimyati, Kamarul Ariffin Noordin, Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab, Faizan Qamar and Rosilah Hassan
Electronics 2022, 11(18), 2842; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11182842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/18/2842

20. “Enhanced Millimeter-Wave 3-D Imaging via Complex-Valued Fully Convolutional Neural Network”
by Handan Jing, Shiyong Li, Ke Miao, Shuoguang Wang, Xiaoxi Cui, Guoqiang Zhao and Houjun Sun
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/147

The “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)” Section in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is focused on publications that are related to circuits and systems for artificial intelligence. The Section covers topics of interest within hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning. It is dedicated to the publication of articles not only from the listed areas but also from similar or related areas. We encourage the submission of original contributions derived from theoretical and/or application-oriented research studies.

The subject areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Circuits and systems for artificial intelligence;
• Tools/platforms for artificial intelligence;
• Artificial intelligence computing;
• Advanced neural network design;
• Neuromorphic processors;
• Deep learning algorithms;
• Machine learning algorithms;
• Cloud artificial intelligence computing platforms;
• Hardware accelerators;
• Hardware design for artificial intelligence systems;
• Design automation for artificial intelligence systems;
• Emerging applications of artificial intelligence;
• Medical applications of artificial intelligence;
• Autonomous vehicle applications of artificial intelligence;
• Smart cities and environmental applications of artificial intelligence.

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact us about joining the board and contributing to this section.

For more information, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/AICAS.

If you have any questions, please contact the Managing Editor Ms. Queena Cui (queena.cui@mdpi.com).

In the Section “Microwave and Wireless Communication”, we would like to invite advanced theories and technologies across a wide spectrum. These can be related to microwave and millimeter wave communication, including radar sensor, etc., which may be a fundament or application, element or system, hardware or software, methodology theory or measurement. We hope to present the state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

As they are in an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Ubiquitous Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network Computing Using Deep Neural Network with IoT-Based Bat Agents for Traffic Management”
by Srihari Kannan, Gaurav Dhiman, Yuvaraj Natarajan, Ashutosh Sharma, Sachi Nandan Mohanty, Mukesh Soni, Udayakumar Easwaran, Hamidreza Ghorbani, Alia Asheralieva and Mehdi Gheisari
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 785; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070785
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/785

2. “A Quad-Port Dual-Band MIMO Antenna Array for 5G Smartphone Applications”
by Jianlin Huang, Guiting Dong, Jing Cai, Han Li and Gui Liu
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 542; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050542
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/542

3. “Infinity Shell Shaped MIMO Antenna Array for mm-Wave 5G Applications”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Shouyi Yang, Xin-cheng Ren, Ahsan Altaf, Saad Hassan Kiani, Muhammad Rizwan Anjum, Amjad Iqbal, Muhammad Asif and Sohail Imran Saeed
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020165
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/165

4. “A 28 GHz Broadband Helical Inspired End-Fire Antenna and Its MIMO Configuration for 5G Pattern Diversity Applications”
by Hijab Zahra, Wahaj Abbas Awan, Wael Abd Ellatif Ali, Niamat Hussain, Syed Muzahir Abbas and Subhas Mukhopadhyay
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040405
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/405

5. “Dynamic Route Discovery Using Modified Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm in Wireless Ad-Hoc Visible Light Communication Network”
by Sharmila Vadivel, Srinivas Konda, Kavitha Rani Balmuri, Andrzej Stateczny and B. D. Parameshachari
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1176; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101176
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1176

6. “A Flexible and Pattern Reconfigurable Antenna with Small Dimensions and Simple Layout for Wireless Communication Systems Operating over 1.65–2.51 GHz”
by Adnan Ghaffar, Xue Jun Li, Wahaj Abbas Awan, Aqeel Hussain Naqvi, Niamat Hussain, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 601; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050601
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/601

7. “Design and Synthesis of Multi-Mode Bandpass Filter for Wireless Applications”
by Satheeshkumar Palanisamy, Balakumaran Thangaraju, Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf, Youseef Alotaibi and Saleh Alghamdi
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2853; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222853
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2853

8. “Design and Realization of a Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Wide, Dual, and Single-Band Operations for Compact Sized Wireless Applications”
by Wahaj Abbas Awan, Syeda Iffat Naqvi, Wael Abd Ellatif Ali, Niamat Hussain, Amjad Iqbal, Huy Hung Tran, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1321; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111321
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1321

9. “Design of a MIMO Antenna with High Gain and Enhanced Isolation for WLAN Applications”
by He Peng, Ruixing Zhi, Qichao Yang, Jing Cai, Yi Wan and Gui Liu
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1659; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141659
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1659

10. “8-Port Semi-Circular Arc MIMO Antenna with an Inverted L-Strip Loaded Connected Ground for UWB Applications”
by Tathababu Addepalli, Arpan Desai, Issa Elfergani, N. Anveshkumar, Jayshri Kulkarni, Chemseddine Zebiri, Jonathan Rodriguez and Raed Abd-Alhameed
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1476; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1476

11. “Compact Quad-Element High-Isolation Wideband MIMO Antenna for mm-Wave Applications”
by Daniyal Ali Sehrai, Muhammad Asif, Nosherwan Shoaib, Muhammad Ibrar, Saeedullah Jan, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Ali Lalbakhsh and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1300; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111300
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1300

12. “Leveraging Machine-Learning for D2D Communications in 5G/Beyond 5G Networks”
by Sherief Hashima, Basem M. ElHalawany, Kohei Hatano, Kaishun Wu and Ehab Mahmoud Mohamed
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/169

13. “E-Shaped H-Slotted Dual Band mmWave Antenna for 5G Technology”
by Kiran Raheel, Ahsan Altaf, Arbab Waheed, Saad Hassan Kiani, Daniyal Ali Sehrai, Faisel Tubbal and Raad Raad
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1019; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1019

14. “Donut-Shaped mmWave Printed Antenna Array for 5G Technology”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Shouyi Yang, Saad Hassan Kiani, Muhammad Rizwan Anjum, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Zulfiqar Ali Arain, Abdul Aleem Jamali, Ali Lalbakhsh and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1415; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121415
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1415

15. “A Textile EBG-Based Antenna for Future 5G-IoT Millimeter-Wave Applications”
by EL May Wissem, Imen Sfar, Lotfi Osman and Jean-Marc Ribero
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/154

16. “Survey of Millimeter-Wave Propagation Measurements and Models in Indoor Environments”
by Ahmed Al-Saman, Michael Cheffena, Olakunle Elijah, Yousef A. Al-Gumaei, Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim and Tawfik Al-Hadhrami
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1653; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141653
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1653

17. “A Novel Hook-Shaped Antenna Operating at 28 GHz for Future 5G mmwave Applications”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Shouyi Yang, Saad Hassan Kiani, Daniyal Ali Sehrai, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Mujeeb Abdullah, Francisco Falcone, Ernesto Limiti and Mehre Munir
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060673
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/673

18. “Research Challenges and Opportunities in Drone Forensics Models”
by Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Richard A. Ikuesan, Victor R. Kebande, Shukor Razak and Fahad M. Ghabban
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1519; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1519

19. “Massive MIMO Techniques for 5G and Beyond—Opportunities and Challenges”
by David Borges, Paulo Montezuma, Rui Dinis and Marko Beko
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1667; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141667
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1667

20. “Design and Analysis of Wideband Flexible Self-Isolating MIMO Antennas for Sub-6 GHz 5G and WLAN Smartphone Terminals”
by Jayshri Kulkarni, Abdullah G. Alharbi, Arpan Desai, Chow-Yen-Desmond Sim and Ajay Poddar
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 3031; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10233031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/3031

The Section “Power Electronics” is devoted to publishing original research and state-of-the-art review papers on emerging technologies and trends in power electronics, including components, circuits, design, modeling, simulation, control, implementation, testing, and analysis of power electronics and its applications.

As Electronics is of Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Role of Wide Bandgap Materials in Power Electronics for Smart Grids Applications”
by Javier Ballestín-Fuertes, Jesús Muñoz-Cruzado-Alba, José F. Sanz-Osorio and Erika Laporta-Puyal
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 677; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060677
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/677

2. “Review of Electric Vehicle Converter Configurations, Control Schemes and Optimizations: Challenges and Suggestions”
by Molla S. Hossain Lipu, Mohammad Faisal, Shaheer Ansari, Mahammad A. Hannan, Tahia F. Karim, Afida Ayob, Aini Hussain, Md. Sazal Miah and Mohamad Hanif Md Saad
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 477; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040477
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/477

3. “Fuzzy Logic-Based Direct Power Control Method for PV Inverter of Grid-Tied AC Microgrid without Phase-Locked Loop”
by Shameem Ahmad, Saad Mekhilef, Hazlie Mokhlis, Mazaher Karimi, Alireza Pourdaryaei, Tofael Ahmed, Umme Kulsum Jhuma and Suhail Afzal
Electronics 2021, 10(24), 3095; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10243095
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/24/3095

4. “Voltage Stability of Power Systems with Renewable-Energy Inverter-Based Generators: A Review”
by Nasser Hosseinzadeh, Asma Aziz, Apel Mahmud, Ameen Gargoom and Mahbub Rabbani
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020115
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/115

5. “An Effective Method for Parameter Estimation of a Solar Cell”
by Abhishek Sharma, Abhinav Sharma, Moshe Averbukh, Vibhu Jately and Brian Azzopardi
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/312

6. “A Novel Solution Methodology Based on a Modified Gradient-Based Optimizer for Parameter Estimation of Photovoltaic Models”
by Mohamed H. Hassan, Salah Kamel, M. A. El-Dabah and Hegazy Rezk
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 472; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040472
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/472

7. “Electric Vehicles Charging Stations’ Architectures, Criteria, Power Converters, and Control Strategies in Microgrids”
by Dominic Savio Abraham, Rajesh Verma, Lakshmikhandan Kanagaraj, Sundar Rajan Giri Thulasi Raman, Narayanamoorthi Rajamanickam, Bharatiraja Chokkalingam, Kamalesh Marimuthu Sekar and Lucian Mihet-Popa
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1895; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161895
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1895

8. “Optimal Placement and Sizing of D-STATCOM in Radial and Meshed Distribution Networks Using a Discrete-Continuous Version of the Genetic Algorithm”
by Cristian Mateo Castiblanco-Pérez, David Esteban Toro-Rodríguez, Oscar Danilo Montoya and Diego Armando Giral-Ramírez
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1452; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121452
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1452

9. “Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries State-Condition in Electric Vehicle Applications: Issues and State of the Art”
by Khaled Laadjal and Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1588; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131588
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1588

10. “Trends and Challenges in Multi-Level Inverter with Reduced Switches”
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