Advanced Research on the Control of Power Converters

Dear Colleagues,

Due to the substantial advancement in semiconductor devices, power electronics converters are getting distinct attention in a wide variety of applications as renewable energy conversion, drive systems, power quality applications, grid integration, HVDC transmission, energy storage system, electric vehicle (EV), transportation and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). To meet the requirements and standards of the relevant applications, control of power converters plays an important role. As an example, for ensuring adequate renewable energy penetration into the smart grid with good power quality, the vital factor is the control of power converters. Further, in applications like energy storage systems and EVs, where energy and power management are essential, control of power converters is the backbone for those applications. Moreover, the high dynamic performance and robustness are typical demands for machine drives applications. Therefore, advanced and sophisticated control techniques for power converters are essential to meet different applications requirements.

The main purpose of this special issue is to publish high-quality original research papers as well as review articles addressing recent advances on the control for power converters. Any research topic contributing to the advancement of power electronics technologies will be considered in this special issue. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Innovative power converter topologies;
• Power converters design and modeling;
• Advanced control techniques for DC-DC, DC-AC, and AC-DC converters;
• Analog and digital control of power converters;
• Power converters control for renewable energy applications;
• Power converters control for drive systems applications;
• Power converters for microgrid and smart grid applications;
• Grid-connected power converters control;
• Bi-directional power converters;
• Modular multilevel converters (MMC);
• Advanced PWM techniques for power converters control;
• Multilevel power converters.

Prof. Dr. Saad Mekhilef
Guest Editor

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