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Future Multi-Energy Smart-Grids: Advances in Operation, Control, and Monitoring

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 436

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Microgrid and Renewable Energy Research Center, Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhuji 311800, China
Interests: AC/DC microgrids; hierarchical controls; microgrid clusters; fast-time domain methods; harmonic analysis; stability analysis
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Microgrid and Renewable Energy Research Center, Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Zhuji 311800, China
Interests: electric vehicle charging strategies; demand response for smart grids; flexible load modeling; optimization techniques; electrical grid analysis in real-time simulators
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, power systems worldwide are undergoing a key transition towards green energies, bringing about the integration of multiple distributed renewable energy sources into the grid. To cope with these advances, microgrid-based smart-grids have emerged as a potential electrification solution due to their operating characteristics, incorporating high levels of resilience and reliability. In this way, research efforts have been placed on these modern multi-energy systems for enhancing controllability, grid balancing, and stability when operating in isolated mode or interconnected with the main grid in both single smart grid systems and smart grid cluster systems.

Regarding the above, this Special Issue of Energies focuses on the future challenges associated with the operation, control, and monitoring of multi-energy smart grids. In detail, this Special Issue includes, but it is not limited to, the following:

  • Optimal energy management systems and AI.
  • Time- and frequency-domain analysis methods.
  • Electric vehicle integration.
  • Vehicle-to-grid strategies.
  • Balancing service provider methodologies.
  • Energy storage systems’ integration and control.
  • Black-box modeling and machine learning.
  • Stability and power quality enhancement.
  • Renewable energies’ planning and sizing.
  • Black-start and self-restoration.
  • P2X and carbon capture.
  • Hierarchical control schemes for cluster operation.
  • Grid-fault ride-through.
  • Smart grid protection schemes.

Dr. Gibran David Agundis Tinajero
Dr. Cesar Diaz-Londono
Prof. Dr. Juan C. Vasquez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • smart grids
  • renewable energy integration
  • time- and frequenc- domain analysis
  • stability analysis
  • electric vehicle
  • hierarchical control strategies
  • AI and machine learning
  • energy storage systems
  • power quality

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Future Smart Grids Control and Optimization: A Reinforcement Learning Tool for Optimal Operation Planning
by Federico Rossi, Giancarlo Storti Gajani, Samuele Grillo and Giambattista Gruosso
Energies 2025, 18(10), 2513; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18102513 - 13 May 2025
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The smart grids of the future present innovative opportunities for data exchange and real-time operations management. In this context, it is crucial to integrate technological advancements with innovative planning algorithms, particularly those based on artificial intelligence (AI). AI methods offer powerful tools for [...] Read more.
The smart grids of the future present innovative opportunities for data exchange and real-time operations management. In this context, it is crucial to integrate technological advancements with innovative planning algorithms, particularly those based on artificial intelligence (AI). AI methods offer powerful tools for planning electrical systems, including electrical distribution networks. This study presents a methodology based on reinforcement learning (RL) for evaluating optimal power flow with respect to various cost functions. Additionally, it addresses the control of dynamic constraints, such as voltage fluctuations at network nodes. A key insight is the use of historical real-world data to train the model, enabling its application in real-time scenarios. The algorithms were validated through simulations conducted on the IEEE 118-bus system, which included five case studies. Real datasets were used for both training and testing to enhance the algorithm’s practical relevance. The developed tool is versatile and applicable to power networks of varying sizes and load characteristics. Furthermore, the potential of RL for real-time applications was assessed, demonstrating its adaptability to online grid operations. This research represents a significant advancement in leveraging machine learning to improve the efficiency and stability of modern electrical grids. Full article
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