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Design and Control of Power Converters

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 895

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Wensheng Luo

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School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: power systems; power converters; control strategy; power electronics
Dr. Yunfei Yin

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School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Interests: advanced control of power electronic power converter; intelligent transportation systems; intelligent control methods; traffic data processing and analysis; control theory and engineering of complex uncertain dynamic systems
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Power converters have become indispensable in modern energy and power electronic systems, enabling efficient power conversion, high-performance control, and reliable operation across a wide range of applications. Despite significant progress, increasing nonlinear loads, renewable resources, and distributed generation, as well as the growing demand from electrified transportation, has introduced complex dynamic interactions and stringent requirements for reliability, fault tolerance, and system-level coordination. These challenges highlight the urgent need for interdisciplinary research that bridges topology innovation, modeling and control, multi-scale stability analysis, and intelligent optimization. This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge contributions that advance the theory, technology, and applications of modern power converters, including their critical role in emerging fields such as transportation electrification.

This Special Issue aims to present the latest advancements, innovative ideas, and practical experiences in the design, modeling, control, and application of power converters.

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

  • Novel isolated and non-isolated topologies (DAB, PSFB, LLC, T-Type, ANPC, MMC, multi-port, etc.).
  • High-frequency, high-power-density converter design using SiC/GaN devices.
  • Soft-switching, resonant, and hybrid-switched converter technologies.
  • Modular and scalable converter architectures for microgrids and HVDC and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
  • Multi-physics (thermal–magnetic–mechanical) co-design and optimization.
  • Advanced modulation strategies.
  • Nonlinear and robust control (SMC, adaptive control, passivity-based control, etc.).
  • Predictive control, model-free control, data-driven control and learning-based control.
  • Distributed control for microgrids and multi-converter coordination.
  • Fault-tolerant control, reconfigurable operation, and reliability enhancement, with applications in automotive, railway, and aerospace power systems.

Dr. Wensheng Luo
Dr. Yunfei Yin
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • power converter topologies
  • advanced and intelligent control
  • wide-bandgap (SiC/GaN) power electronics
  • multi-physics co-design and stability analysis
  • transportation electrification and microgrid applications

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Enhanced Direct Torque Control Prediction for Torque Ripple Reduction in Switched Reluctance Motors
by Meiguang Jiang, Chuanwei Li, Xiangwen Lv and Cheng Liu
Energies 2026, 19(8), 1840; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19081840 - 9 Apr 2026
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In this study, a novel direct torque control (DTC) strategy is proposed to mitigate the torque ripple issue inherent in switched reluctance motors (SRMs), which is caused by the double salient pole configuration and the pulse power supply mode. The strategy is based [...] Read more.
In this study, a novel direct torque control (DTC) strategy is proposed to mitigate the torque ripple issue inherent in switched reluctance motors (SRMs), which is caused by the double salient pole configuration and the pulse power supply mode. The strategy is based on the prediction and optimization of a long-time-domain model. Central to this method is the development of a multi-step predictive optimization framework. By incorporating hysteresis control, the conventional approach of minimizing instantaneous error in predictive control is shifted towards minimizing tracking error over an extended time frame. A dual-objective evaluation function is also introduced, which simultaneously optimizes both torque smoothness and switching frequency, ensuring their collaborative enhancement. To validate the proposed method, a 6/4-pole SRM simulation model was implemented using MATLAB/Simulink 2024B, and comparisons were made with traditional methods. The results demonstrate that this strategy significantly reduces torque pulsation and lowers the system’s switching frequency, even under varying operational conditions such as different rotational speeds and sudden load variations. Consequently, this approach not only guarantees improved dynamic performance but also enhances the motor’s efficiency and stability. Full article
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Study on Coordinated Control Strategy of Multi-Pass Straight Drawing Machine System
by Yang Cui, Pingping Qu and Cheng Liu
Energies 2026, 19(7), 1798; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19071798 - 7 Apr 2026
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To address the issues of poor control performance, synchronization defects, and instability in existing multi-pole permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) control systems using PI control, this paper proposes an optimized control strategy combining Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control (LADRC) with Capuchin Search Algorithm [...] Read more.
To address the issues of poor control performance, synchronization defects, and instability in existing multi-pole permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) control systems using PI control, this paper proposes an optimized control strategy combining Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control (LADRC) with Capuchin Search Algorithm (CapSA). The proposed approach first implements LADRC in the PMSM speed loop, where the CapSA algorithm is applied to tune LADRC parameters, significantly reducing overshoot, enhancing the disturbance rejection capability, and improving the system stability. Secondly, by modifying the traditional deviation coupling structure and introducing an error factor to strengthen dynamic synchronization performance among multiple motors, the system’s control accuracy and robustness are effectively enhanced. Finally, a simulation model is established using MATLAB/Simulink for comparative experiments under various operating conditions. The results demonstrate that the proposed CapSA-LADRC control strategy significantly reduces speed overshoot and synchronization errors while exhibiting superior dynamic response and disturbance rejection capabilities, providing a reliable solution for practical engineering applications. Full article
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