Application of Advanced Control Theories to Power Electronics and Power Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Power electronics and power systems involve many areas strongly important in the real world. Nowadays, these systems are related to the areas of energy markets and regulation, electric machines and drives, electronic devices, inverters, power converters, control, computational techniques or artificial intelligent algorithms, among many others.

The research in the area of power electronics and power systems focuses its attention on the management of electrical power and control, so that global energy consumption can be reduced. Improving the efficiency of power conversion systems is crucial to reducing energy waste, particularly during conversion.

In these fields, many works have aimed to improve the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of power electronics technologies and to guarantee the stability, reliability, and flexibility of power systems. To achieve that, several techniques have been implemented in industries in the fields of optimization converter topologies, design of advanced control algorithms, smart grid technologies, and exploring novel semiconductor devices. Nevertheless, some challenges related to power generation, the integration of renewable energy sources, the implementation of more efficient control algorithms, and the improvement of energetic distribution still need to be addressed.

In this perspective, the main topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

Advanced power semiconductor devices;

Medium voltage power electronics for applications in renewable energy;

Energy storage and smart grid systems;

High-frequency-power-electronic conversion systems;

DC power grids;

Power system analyses;

Modeling and simulation of power systems;

Energy system optimization;

Electricity markets;

Distributed generation;

Artificially intelligent algorithms for power systems.

Prof. Dr. Isabel Jesus
Guest Editor

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