Operation, Control, and Planning of New Power Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F1: Electrical Power System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dynamic equivalent modeling of power systems; power system analysis and operation; smart grid; energy internet
Interests: new distribution network; renewable energy; power market
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To realize the strategic goals of "Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality," constructing a new power system with renewable energy as its main component has become the core direction of China's energy transition. The system is undergoing a dual transformation characterized by a **high penetration of renewable energy** and a **high proportion of power electronic devices**, leading to profound changes in its dynamic characteristics, operational patterns, and stability mechanisms. Concurrently, as a critical link for resource allocation, the design of electricity market mechanisms also needs to be deeply aligned with the evolution of this physical system. To explore new theories, methods, and technologies to solve the core challenges in operation control, coordinated planning, and market mechanism design, this journal is launching a Special Issue on "Operation, Control, and Planning of New Power Systems." This Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research findings and promote academic progress and engineering practice in the field.
Scope of Submission
The Special Issue welcomes submissions within, but not limited to, the following research areas:
- System Modeling and Stability Mechanisms
- Dynamic characteristics, stability mechanisms, and modeling methods for systems with a high proportion of power electronic equipment;
- Fine-grained modeling and stochastic-deterministic hybrid analysis of renewable energy generation.
- Market Mechanism Design and Multi-Market Coordination
- Electricity market mechanisms and evolution pathways adapted to high-penetration renewable energy;
- Participation models and mechanisms for emerging market entities such as distributed energy resources, energy storage, virtual power plants (VPPs), and load aggregators;
- Coordination mechanisms and coupling models for green electricity trading, green certificate markets, and carbon markets.
- Intelligent Operation and Control
- Grid frequency and voltage stability control under a high penetration of renewable energy;
- Coordinated optimal operation of generation–grid–load–storage interacting with market signals;
- Application of artificial intelligence and big data in grid situation awareness, fault diagnosis, and intelligent control/decision-making.
- Coordinated Planning and Reliability Assessment
- Medium- and long-term grid planning considering investment signals and revenue risks in market environments;
- Coordinated transmission and distribution grid planning considering flexibility resources and cyber-security constraints;
- Multi-timescale energy storage system planning and configuration methods.
Dr. Peng Wang
Dr. Tengfei Ma
Dr. Shaohua Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- new power systems
- power system operation
- power system planning
- electricity market mechanisms
- renewable energy
- energy storage
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