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Advanced Modeling and Control Strategies for Next-Generation Power Electronics and Energy Storage Systems

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F3: Power Electronics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 November 2026 | Viewed by 1256

Editor

Dr. Tao Xu

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School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Interests: field of grid-connected power generation from renewable energy sources

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The global transition towards renewable energy and electrification of transportation and industrial systems is placing unprecedented demands on power conversion and energy storage technologies. Next-generation power electronics and energy storage systems (ESS) are critical enablers for this transition, requiring higher efficiency, reliability, power density, and smarter grid integration. Achieving these goals hinges on breakthroughs in two fundamental areas: advanced modeling that accurately captures complex dynamics and aging effects, and intelligent control strategies that ensure optimal, resilient, and autonomous operation under varying conditions.

This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and comprehensive reviews on novel modeling, simulation, and control techniques dedicated to advancing the field of power electronics and energy storage. We seek to showcase innovative solutions that address the challenges of modern applications, including grid-forming inverters, ultra-fast chargers, solid-state transformers, and integration of large-scale ESS with renewable generation.

We invite the submission of original research articles and review papers that contribute to the significant advancement of this field.

Topics of Interest:

We welcome contributions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:

1.    Advanced electro-thermal and aging modeling for wide-bandgap power semiconductors (SiC, GaN).
2.    Novel physics-informed and data-driven modeling techniques for battery systems and power converters.
3.    Digital twin technologies for simulation, prognosis, and health management of power electronic systems.
4.    Artificial intelligence and machine learning-based control strategies for power converters.
5.    Advanced predictive, robust, and sliding mode control applications in power electronics.
6.    Next-generation battery management systems for state estimation and lifetime extension.
7.    Grid-forming inverter control for stability in renewable-energy-dominated power systems.
8.    Resilience-oriented and fault-tolerant control design for improved system reliability.
9.    Optimization and control of hybrid energy storage systems.

Dr. Tao Xu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • power electronics
  • energy storage systems (ESS)
  • wide-bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN)
  • grid-forming inverters
  • artificial intelligence in control
  • battery management systems.

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Power Path Dynamic Reconfiguration Method for Integrated Energy Storage-Soft Open Point
by Pengfei Zhou, Tao Xu, Ziyi Lv, Tianqu Hao, Ke Chen, Suhong Jiang and Shidong Guo
Energies 2026, 19(13), 3167; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19133167 - 3 Jul 2026
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Conventional soft open points (SOPs) suffer from limited transfer capacity during distribution network faults. To address this issue, this paper proposes an integrated energy storage system and soft open point (ES-SOP) along with a power path dynamic reconfiguration method. The device consists of [...] Read more.
Conventional soft open points (SOPs) suffer from limited transfer capacity during distribution network faults. To address this issue, this paper proposes an integrated energy storage system and soft open point (ES-SOP) along with a power path dynamic reconfiguration method. The device consists of an M × N AC switch matrix, N AC/DC converters, and a common DC bus with energy storage. This structure provides three distinct power paths: a mechanical direct path, a third-party grid path, and an energy storage path. A seamless reconfiguration technology is developed to eliminate inrush currents during mechanical switching. It combines multi-unit virtual synchronous generator (VSG) pre-synchronization with a DC bus voltage droop coordination mechanism. The overall control follows a two-time-scale strategy. On a long time scale, a heuristic rule selects the most suitable healthy grid as the mechanical source. On a short time scale, the droop parameters of the converters are optimized to autonomously share the remaining power between the third-party grid path and the energy storage path. This allocation minimizes losses and requires no fast communication. Hardware-in-the-loop experiments verify the performance: the proposed method completely suppresses inrush current, keeps DC bus voltage fluctuation below 20 V during mode transitions, and achieves a transfer efficiency of approximately 98.5%. Full article
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Modeling and Control of Multiple-Parallel Grid-Forming Active Power Filters for Scalable Harmonic Attenuation
by Wei Dong, Le Fang, Junchao Ma, Muhammad Waqas Qaisar and Jingyang Fang
Energies 2026, 19(2), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19020564 - 22 Jan 2026
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Grid-forming converters have gained significant attention for their ability to form grid voltage and provide essential grid-supportive services. However, managing harmonics generated by nonlinear loads remains a critical challenge in weak grids. A single grid-forming converter active power filter offers limited compensation capacity, [...] Read more.
Grid-forming converters have gained significant attention for their ability to form grid voltage and provide essential grid-supportive services. However, managing harmonics generated by nonlinear loads remains a critical challenge in weak grids. A single grid-forming converter active power filter offers limited compensation capacity, and under heavy nonlinear loading its performance is restricted by converter ratings, leading to reduced stability margins, higher harmonic distortion, and weakened voltage/frequency regulation. To overcome these limitations, this paper presents a novel distributed control approach for multiple-parallel grid-forming converters active power filters that integrates voltage and frequency regulation with scalable harmonic attenuation. The proposed method extracts harmonic components at the point of common coupling and generates harmonic voltage commands to each unit so the parallel units collectively create a near short-circuit impedance for harmonics, preventing harmonic currents from propagating into the grid. Beyond improved harmonic performance, the multi-unit system enhances effective inertia, damping, and short-circuit capacity while avoiding complex parameter tuning, enabling a simple and scalable deployment. Simulation results demonstrate effective harmonic attenuation at the point of common coupling and accurate active/reactive power sharing. Full article
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