Power Converters and E-mobility

Dear Colleagues, 

Electric mobility, or E-mobility for short, has been an ever-growing sector including electric and hybrid-electric vehicles, ship propulsion systems, forklifts, electric cranes, railway systems, and electric planes. Subject can be observed from the ecological or economic point of view, where E-mobility benefits appear in comparison to traditional approaches (e.g., more electric aircraft). In fact, E-mobility can support the demand response (DR) strategy, which is of primary importance to shift electrical power demand in peak hours. However, the real breakthrough is enabled by new technologies involving alternate materials, improved battery concepts, supercapacitors, and magnetic and WBG semiconductor materials. Modern silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), and GaN power devices show that the application of transistor power converters is possible in high-power applications like railway systems or ship propulsion, which was traditionally reserved for thyristor converters. Furthermore, MOSFET devices could also be improved by emerging technology, causing new trends in power electronics applications. Supporting research in semiconductor materials and semiconductor devices is welcomed as well, as are all the other related topics including flexible microprocessor systems and rapid prototyping tools which are marking our time as a time of change in many fields. In this light, researchers are invited to publish their research involving different topologies of (bidirectional) power converters in variety of applications for E-mobility. 

Dr. Sasa Sladic
Dr. Michele De Santis
Prof. Dr. Vítor Monteiro
Prof. Dr. Pooya Davari
Guest Editors

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