Optimization in Energy Systems

Dear Colleagues,

There is a growing interest in the optimization of the conventional and renewable energy resources. Strictly speaking, depending on the energy field, there exist many factors and criteria to design and implement more efficient energy solutions. This topical issue especially focuses on innovative optimization works in the field of conventional energy resources, solar energies including photovoltaic and condensed solar energy systems, wind energy, harvesting issues, and micro- and macro-grid power systems. Whatever the subfield mentioned above, efficiency procedures include one sole problem, namely the recovery of energy conversion mechanisms. Therefore, we expect highly qualified papers on the theoretical and experimental basis for this SI.

The topics can be listed as follows for clarity:

• Optimization works on wind energy systems mechanisms;
• Optimization works on solar energy systems mechanisms;
• Optimized battery systems and their control optimization;
• CFD-based optimization issues;
• Energy/exergy-based optimization applications;
• Efficiency works on hydroenergy and geothermal systems;
• Hydrogen energy and fuel-cell control optimizations;
• Efficiency in solar concentrating systems;
• Micro- and macro-grid optimization;
• Optimization in hybrid energy conversion systems;
• Energy conversion in tidal or wave energy systems;
• Mechanical and electrical optimization issues.

Prof. Dr. Erol Kurt
Dr. Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede
Guest Editors

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