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Intelligent Concepts for the Modelling, Optimization and Control of Smart Energy Systems

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 3081

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Interests: smart energy systems; microgrid; railway decarbonization; electric vehicles; battery management systems; energy management of industrial processes; control engineering; AI and machine learning
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Dear Colleagues,

Energy systems are becoming more integrated and complex as a result of the low carbon transition of the economy, demanding new and intelligent concepts and methods to model, control and optimize the whole system from a holistic approach. This Special Issue calls for papers to showcase the latest progress in this area, with a focus on machine learning/AI approaches to energy system monitoring, modeling, control and management. Research papers exploring innovative applications in the decarbonization of different key sectors are particularly welcomed.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Advanced neural network theory and algorithms, including physics-informed deep neural networks and graph neural networks and their applications in the energy and power field.
  2. Advanced evolutionary computing theory and algorithms, including many objective optimization algorithms and their applications in the energy and power field.
  3. Distributed computing and multi-agent systems and applications in the energy and power field.
  4. Machine learning and AI applications in the production and utilization of clean and renewable power and energy resources, including fuel cells, hydrogen, solar and wind power, wave and tidal power, and biomass.
  5. Industrial IoT and edge-cloud design and applications in the energy and power field.
  6. Machine learning and AI applications in the development of electric vehicles, hydrogen combustion engines and equipment to support road transport decarbonization.
  7. Machine learning and AI applications in power and energy operation and infrastructure development with significant utilization of renewable energy and mass roll-out of electric vehicles.
  8. Machine learning and AI applications in the operation and control of distributed power generation systems including microgrids.
  9. Machine learning and AI applications in the modeling, simulation and control of power electronics and power networks to support railway, port and airport terminal decarbonization.
  10. Machine learning and AI applications in road management and the electricity market to support decarbonization.
  11. Machine learning and AI applications in building energy management and decarbonization.
  12. Machine learning and AI applications in the modeling and simulation of climate change.
  13. Machine learning and AI applications in water treatment and waste management technologies.
  14. Machine learning and AI applications in innovation education to support the net-zero transition.
  15. Digital twin applications to support sector decarbonization.

Prof. Dr. Kang Li
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • intelligent concepts
  • sector decarbonization
  • distributed intelligence
  • physics-informed deep neural networks
  • microgrids
  • smart grids

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The Evolution of AI Applications in the Energy System Transition: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Development, the Current State and Future Challenges
by Daniel Icaza Alvarez, Fernando González-Ladrón-de-Guevara, Jorge Rojas Espinoza, David Borge-Diez, Santiago Pulla Galindo and Carlos Flores-Vázquez
Energies 2025, 18(6), 1523; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18061523 - 19 Mar 2025
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The transformation of energy markets is at a crossroads in the search for how they must evolve to become ecologically friendly systems and meet the growing energy demand. Currently, methodologies based on bibliographic data analysis are supported by information and communication technologies and [...] Read more.
The transformation of energy markets is at a crossroads in the search for how they must evolve to become ecologically friendly systems and meet the growing energy demand. Currently, methodologies based on bibliographic data analysis are supported by information and communication technologies and have become necessary. More sophisticated processes are being used in energy systems, including new digitalization models, particularly driven by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In the present bibliographic review, 342 documents indexed in Scopus have been identified that promote synergies between AI and the energy transition (ET), considering a time range from 1990 to 2024. The analysis methodology includes an evaluation of keywords related to the areas of AI and ET. The analyses extend to a review by authorship, co-authorship, and areas of AI’s influence in energy system subareas. The integration of energy resources, including supply and demand, in which renewable energy sources play a leading role at the end-customer level, now conceived as both producer and consumer, is intensively studied. The results identified that AI has experienced notable growth in the last five years and will undoubtedly play a leading role in the future in achieving decarbonization goals. Among the applications that it will enable will be the design of new energy markets up to the execution and start-up of new power plants with energy control and optimization. This study aims to present a baseline that allows researchers, legislators, and government decision-makers to compare their benefits, ambitions, strategies, and novel applications for formulating AI policies in the energy field. The developments and scope of AI in the energy sector were explored in relation to the AI domain in parts of the energy supply chain. While these processes involve complex data analysis, AI techniques provide powerful solutions for designing and managing energy markets with high renewable energy penetration. This integration of AI with energy systems represents a fundamental shift in market design, enabling more efficient and sustainable energy transitions. Future lines of research could focus on energy demand forecasting, dynamic adjustments in energy distribution between different generation sources, energy storage, and usage optimization. Full article
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State-of-Health Estimation for Lithium-Ion Batteries in Hybrid Electric Vehicles—A Review
by Jianyu Zhang and Kang Li
Energies 2024, 17(22), 5753; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17225753 - 18 Nov 2024
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This paper presents a comprehensive review of state-of-health (SoH) estimation methods for lithium-ion batteries, with a particular focus on the specific challenges encountered in hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications. As the demand for electric transportation grows, accurately assessing battery health has become crucial [...] Read more.
This paper presents a comprehensive review of state-of-health (SoH) estimation methods for lithium-ion batteries, with a particular focus on the specific challenges encountered in hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications. As the demand for electric transportation grows, accurately assessing battery health has become crucial to ensuring vehicle range, safety, and battery lifespan, underscoring the relevance of high-precision SoH estimation methods in HEV applications. The paper begins with outlining current SoH estimation methods, including capacity-based, impedance-based, voltage and temperature-based, and model-based approaches, analyzing their advantages, limitations, and applicability. The paper then examines the impact of unique operating conditions in HEVs, such as frequent charge–discharge cycles and fluctuating power demands, which necessitate tailored SoH estimation techniques. Moreover, this review summarizes the latest research advances, identifies gaps in existing methods, and proposes scientifically innovative improvements, such as refining estimation models, developing techniques specific to HEV operational profiles, and integrating multiple parameters (e.g., voltage, temperature, and impedance) to enhance estimation accuracy. These approaches offer new pathways to achieve higher predictive accuracy, better meeting practical application needs. The paper also underscores the importance of validating these estimation methods in real-world scenarios to ensure their practical feasibility. Through systematic evaluation and innovative recommendations, this review contributes to a deeper understanding of SoH estimation for lithium-ion batteries, especially in HEV contexts, and provides a theoretical basis to advance battery management system optimization technologies. Full article
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