Advances in Power Electronics for Distributed Energy Sources: Topologies, Modeling and Control
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editor
Interests: power grids; power supply quality; power generation control; distributed power generation; electric vehicle; fault current limiters; fuzzy control; harmonic distortion; power system control; power system transient stability; wind power plants; SCADA systems; energy storage; nonlinear control systems; photovoltaic power systems; power distribution faults; power system stability
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Dear Colleagues,
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are defined as small-scale energy generation and storage technologies that provide electricity generation or storage near the point of use. DERs are often located on the consumer's side of the meter and can include renewable energy sources like solar panels, wind turbines, and micro-turbines. Power electronics are integral components of DERs. Also, as the penetration of DERs increases, the control of the system becomes more challenging for the distribution system operator (DSO), as the intermittent nature of renewable sources can result in grid instability and voltage magnitude variations, limiting the maximum amount of DERs that can be connected to the grid significantly. Therefore, developing interoperable and intelligent technology devices—such as advanced power electronics technology that will improve and accelerate the use of DERs—is key to successful smart grid implementation. In addition to the common power conversion functions, the value of power electronics can be greatly improved by developing advanced control functionalities such as improved power quality, voltage support, volt-amperes reactive (VAR) support, etc. This Special Issue aims to focus on advanced power electronic topologies and their modeling and controls in order to achieve reliable, energy-efficient, and cost-competitive advanced power grid systems. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Voltage source converter/inverter (VSC/VSI) for DERs;
- Novel nonlinear control methods for VSC/VSI;
- Artificial intelligence (AI)-based control approaches for VSC/VSI;
- Smart inverter modeling and control techniques;
- Advanced energy storage technologies for DERs;
- DC/DC converter technologies and associated control approaches.
Prof. Dr. Mohd. Hasan Ali
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- distributed energy resources
- voltage source converter
- DC/DC converter
- smart inverter
- energy storage
- nonlinear control
- artificial intelligence-based control
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