Advances in High Efficiency and Power Density Drives

Dear Colleagues,

High power density and efficiency are significant qualities for industrial drive systems which significantly promote energy conservation and environmental sustainability. Commercialized wide-bandgap devices and advanced magnetic materials are enhancing power density and efficiency to the next level, which are, in turn, advancing the design of industrial drive systems. However, these innovations introduce new challenges for both the academic and industrial sectors. Moreover, improving the torque or thrust density of industrial driving systems represents another notable challenge. Over the past decade, various design and control methods for electric machines and power electronic converters have been developed, offering new opportunities for improving the efficiency, power density, and other performance metrics of industrial drive systems. Therefore, this Special Issue seeks to gather the latest design, optimization, control, and modulation techniques for enhancing the performance of industrial drives.

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

• New devices/materials for high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• New converters for high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• New designs and optimization for high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• New switching and controls for high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• New machines for high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• New multi-physics analysis for high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• New integrated designs for high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• Optimal planning and operation strategies for modern power systems with high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• Stability analyses and control strategies for modern power systems with high-efficiency/power-density drives;
• Risk/resilience studies on modern power systems with high-efficiency/power-density drives.

Prof. Dr. Xinzhang Wu
Dr. Biyun Chen
Dr. Li Liu
Dr. Xiang Li
Guest Editors

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