Power System Simulation with Renewable Power: Protection, Optimization and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Undoubtedly, renewable energy sources (RES) have changed traditional transmission grids and represent a significant electricity resource in modern power systems. In this context, the analysis, operation, and control of power systems are increasingly complex tasks that require advanced simulation models to analyze and control the effects of transformations concerning electricity grids today: massive integration of RES, progressive implementation of electric vehicles, development of intelligent networks, and progressive evolution of the applications of artificial intelligence.

This Special Issue will present the latest research developments and practical applications in the field of protection, control, and optimization in new scenarios for future power systems. These include, in particular but not exclusively:

• Modeling, design, analysis, and control of low-power and high-power converters for renewable energy conversion and their interconnections;
• Design and control of intelligent power plants for future power grids;
• Modelling, control, and simulation of battery-based energy storage systems integrated in renewable plants;
• Modelling of smart grids with RES;
• Dynamical modeling and control of flywheels, supercapacitors, superconducting coils, and energy storage technologies for AC and DC distribution applications;
• Optimization algorithms for energy management and intelligent control of RES plants in distribution grid;
• Impact of RES plants on power quality;
• Planning and operation of renewable power systems;
• Analysis and control of DC and hybrid AC/DC power networks;
• Ancillary services of distributed generation;
• Diagnostics, maintenance, risks, reliability, vulnerability, and self-healing of grids;
• Big data analysis.

Dr. J. C. Hernandez
Dr. Oscar Danilo Montoya
Guest Editors

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