Mentor Program: Smart Controller of Energy Aggregators in Distributed Energy Resources

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to introduce a Special Issue on “Smart Controller of Energy Aggregators in Distributed Energy Resources” and invite authors to upload their contributions. Currently, flexibility in power systems is a crucial topic when considering controllers for aggregators. In fact, on the demand side, flexibility can be obtained by aggregators capable of modulating the consumption patterns over the time of different assets. An aggregator can manage an end-user portfolio and interact with the Demand Response manager. Most of the aggregator determines how to operate the controlled assets in response to the price signal, strategically adopting local coordinating mechanisms, or based on game-theoretical models. However, in the presence of multiple aggregators, how to coordinate them is still an open discussion.

Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on advanced strategies for controlling multiple aggregators, such as i) local network aggregators, in which the network is considered; ii) demand-side general aggregators, which manage different asset types without considering the grid operation; iii) specialized energy aggregators, which exploit the specific knowledge of a type of asset; and iv) energy community aggregators, in which multiple sources (generation and demand) of various kinds participate. These smart control strategies consider the dynamics of flexible loads such as electric vehicles, battery storage, cooling and heating systems, thermoelectric refrigerator units, and pool pumping systems, among other flexible loads.

Dr. Cesar Diaz-Londono
Dr. Giambattista Gruosso
Guest Editors

This program intends to provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills and to work closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists who have novel ideas for new Special Issues of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Electronics Editorial Board or may be from other well-established research institutes or laboratories, etc.

Certificates and awards:

When the Special Issue is closed, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all of the mentors. The young scholars involved in the program will be prioritized as candidates for Electronics Young Investigator Awards in the future.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Electronics Editorial Office (electronics@mdpi.com or cici.xia@mdpi.com), and we will discuss the process (mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail.

Manuscript Submission Information

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