Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Power Systems and Smart Grids

Dear Colleagues,

Power systems is one of the major engineering accomplishments. Existing power systems as well as the smart grids utilize a number of advanced computing, networking and measurement technologies. As these technologies become more populated, power systems and smart grids are rapidly growing in scale, interconnectivity, and complexity. Driven by these facts, it is apparent that the power sector faces important operating challenges in the next years. The objective of this Special Issue is to identify, address, and disseminate state-of-the-art research focusing on recent developments and emerging trends in power systems and smart grids. Submitted works should be original research papers and reviews with a substantial novel contribution towards the scope. 

The topics covered by the issue include (but are not limited to):

• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Distribution systems,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in High Voltage,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Microgrids,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Power system control,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Power system monitoring,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Power system optimization,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Power system protection,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Transmission systems,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Smart grid cybersecurity,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Smart metering,
• Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Synchrophasor technology

Prof. Nikolaos M. Manousakis
Guest Editor

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