Cyber-Physical System Applications in Smart Power and Microgrids
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Power Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editors
2. The State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, University of Macau, Macau 999086, China
Interests: cyber-physical security; energy IoT protection against cyberattacks; power system resilience under extreme weather; energy IoT; digital twins; digital-empowered intelligence in smart grids; artificial intelligence and machine learning
Interests: power system stability, operation, and economics considering renewable energy integration; smart grid application; transport electrification
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Interests: smart electrical distribution system planning and operation; zero-carbon energy system optimization; microgrids; smart grids; renewable energy integration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cyber-physical power systems—an advanced integration of the traditional physical power grid infrastructure with cyber information technologies—have led to the concept of smart grids, the energy Internet of Things, and power digital twins. This advancement enables real-time interaction between physical and digital power components to monitor, control, and optimize the operation, reliability, security, and efficiency of power systems. The increasing integration of renewable energy resources (solar, wind, etc.), rapid occurrence of extreme weather, and digitalization has presented significant technological challenges. However, with the rapid evolution and increasing complexity of energy and power system formation (distributed resources, gas, heat, cooling, electric vehicle, mobile storage, etc.), new approaches and analysis are required to understand and optimize the cyber-physical power and microgrid system. Moreover, the dependence of the physical power system on cyber information technologies (ICT, data) has made future power systems more vulnerable to attacks and data anomalies, and there is an urgent need to develop efficient strategies and measures to protect our power grid. These are a few key challenges in the cyber-physical system applications in smart power and microgrids.
This special issue explores cutting-edge advancements in cyber-physical systems (CPS) for modern power systems and microgrids, focusing on integrating computation, communication, and control to enhance efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. Submissions should address theoretical, experimental, or practical innovations bridging the digital and physical layers of energy systems.
This Special Issue aims to publish articles that are related to cutting-edge technologies in cyber-physical system applications in smart power and microgrids. We invite researchers to submit original research papers and review articles with the following topics of interest, which include but are not limited to:
- Cyber-Physical Power Systems;
- Cyber-Physical Social Power Systems;
- Smart Grids;
- Microgrids;
- Energy Conversion and Storage;
- Electric Vehicles;
- Heat, Power, and Gas Networks;
- Renewables;
- Distribution;
- Digitalization;
- Data Analytics;
- Control Systems;
- Energy Markets;
- Optimization, Planning, and Scheduling in Smart Grids;
- Cyber-Physical Security in Power and Energy Systems;
- Cyberattacks on Power and Energy Systems;
- Reliability and Resilience of Integrated Power Systems;
- Cyber-Physical Power System Protection against Extreme Weather.
Dr. Keng-Weng Lao
Dr. Siqi Bu
Dr. Hongjun Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cyber-physical systems
- cyber-physical social systems
- cyber-physical security
- smart grids and microgrids
- optimization, planning, and scheduling in smart grids
- energy conversion and storage
- electric vehicles
- heat, power, and gas networks
- energy markets
- data analytics
- cyberattacks on power and energy systems
- cyber-physical power system protection against extreme weather
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