Advances in Electrical Power Conversion for Energy, Transportation and Industry Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F: Electrical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 14656
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Interests: power systems modelling and control; distributed generation; smart grids; onshore (wind and solar) and ocean (wave and tidal) energy
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Dear Colleagues,
The way that we convert, transmit, and use electrical power is evolving at unprecedented rates: firstly, we see a rapid transformation of electricity generation, distribution, and supply with ubiquitous renewable energy, expansion of smart grids, and introduction of modern electric loads; secondly, the electrification of all modes of transportation on land, sea, and in the air is progressing at an accelerating pace; finally, in the industrial sector, the Industry 4.0 model is becoming the new norm. A common factor among all these advances is the requirement of new, disruptive power conversion technologies and methods, allowing better control, higher efficiency, and improved reliability of the overall system. Energies is therefore announcing a Special Issue on “Advances in Electrical Power Conversion for Energy, Transportation, and Industry Applications”, aiming to capture the current state of the art in research and applications of modern electrical power conversion. We invite high-quality papers in areas including, but not limited to the following:
- Novel power converters: components, topologies, and systems;
- Modeling, simulation, and control of power electronic converters;
- Power electronics for wind energy conversion systems;
- Photovoltaic (PV) inverters and maximum power point tracking (MPPT);
- Power converters for smart- and microgrids;
- Utility scale converters (FACTS, HVDC, solid state transformers, etc.);
- Energy storage technologies;
- Transportation electrification and vehicle electronics;
- Motor drives and inverters;
- Power quality;
- Reliability, condition monitoring, fault diagnosis, and prognosis;
- Wireless power transfer;
- Energy harvesting;
- Machine learning applications for energy conversion.
We will consider papers covering the whole spectrum of technology readiness, from blue skies research to reports and case studies illustrating state-of-the-art real-world applications of power conversion in energy, transportation, and industry. We will also welcome comprehensive topical reviews in these areas. As the Guest Editor of this Energies Special Issue, I am delighted to extend this invitation to you and I look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Aristides Kiprakis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- power conversion
- power electronics
- inverters
- electric drives
- electric vehicles
- transportation
- energy storage
- smart grid
- microgrid
- renewable energy
- photovoltaics
- wind energy
- electric motors
- power quality
- reliability
- FACTS
- HVDC
- control
- simulation
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