Applications of Power Electronics

Dear Colleagues,

Power electronics technology has found its way into many applications, from renewable energy generation (i.e., wind power and solar power) to Electrical Vehicle (EV), biomedical and small appliances, such as laptop chargers. In a near future, electrical energy is provided by power electronics and is consumed by power electronics. This, not only intensifies the role of power electronics technology in power conversion processes, but also implies that power systems are undergoing a paradigm shift, from centralized distribution to distributed generation.

One emerging application that has put an imprint on this paradigm shift is the microgrid (MG). It is a small, power electronics intensive power system, which has been gaining continually-increasing interest over the past few years, both in academia and industry. The advantages of a microgrid are that it provides higher flexibility and easier management over renewable energy sources (RESs), electronic loads and energy storage systems (ESSs), rather than interfacing those resources individually to the grid. With the rapid emergence of power electronics, the importance of microgrids in today’s society is gradually being brought to a whole new level.

The main aim of this Special Issue is to seek high-quality submissions that highlight emerging applications, address recent breakthroughs in the power electronics application-oriented design, high-power density power converters, robust and reliable power electronics technologies, smart control of power electronics at device, microgrid and system levels. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Power electronics application in renewable energies
• Power electronics application in electric vehicles
• High power density dower electronic systems
• Condition monitoring, prognostic and diagnostic of power electronics with enhanced control for reliable and robust applications
• Application of power electronics in smart DC and AC distribution systems
• Power electronics applications in electrical drives
• Power electronics applications in lighting
• Power electronics for biomedical applications
• Power electronics for microgrids

Prof. Frede Blaabjerg
Dr. Tomislav Dragicevic
Dr. Pooya Davari
Guest Editors

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