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Power Electronic System Control and New Energy Power Conversion Technology

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F: Electrical Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 April 2026) | Viewed by 1037

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Interests: power electronic converters; multi-level converters; electric machines; digital control of power electronic systems; energy conversion; electric vehicles; renewable energy; power quality
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Dear Colleagues,

We welcome original research and review articles on the latest advancements in power electronic system control and new energy power conversion technology. This Special Issue aims to address emerging trends and challenges in areas including, but not limited to, advanced control strategies, high-efficiency power converters, and renewable energy integration.

With the growing demand for grid stability, energy efficiency, and power quality, we encourage contributions exploring innovative control techniques such as model predictive control, AI-based optimization, and real-time adaptive algorithms. These approaches enhance the reliability and performance of power converters in applications ranging from solar and wind energy systems to electric vehicles, smart grids, and energy storage.

We also seek research on the impact of wide-bandgap semiconductors (SiC and GaN), enabling higher switching frequencies, reduced losses, and more compact designs. Other relevant topics include modular multilevel converters (MMCs), bidirectional power flow control, hybrid AC/DC grids, and microgrid stability.

Dr. Ahmed Darwish
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • power electronics
  • energy conversion
  • control strategies
  • renewable energy integration
  • smart grids
  • wide-bandgap semiconductors
  • electric vehicles
  • modular multilevel converters (MMCs)
  • bidirectional power flow
  • hybrid AC/DC grids

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A Theoretical Framework for the Control of Modular Multilevel Converters Based on Two-Time Scale Analysis
by Riccardo Antonino Testa, Malik Qamar Abbas, Antonio Femia, Luca Vancini, Gabriele Rizzoli, Michele Mengoni, Luca Zarri and Angelo Tani
Energies 2025, 18(23), 6233; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18236233 - 27 Nov 2025
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The Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has gained significant popularity over the past decade due to its versatility. The MMC features have been leveraged in numerous fields, including high-voltage DC transmission, electric vehicle power trains, motor drives, and wind energy conversion. In controlling the [...] Read more.
The Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has gained significant popularity over the past decade due to its versatility. The MMC features have been leveraged in numerous fields, including high-voltage DC transmission, electric vehicle power trains, motor drives, and wind energy conversion. In controlling the MMC, the circulating current (i.e., the current flowing through both the upper and lower converter arms without delivering power to the load) has consistently been the most critical variable. In early applications, it was perceived as a source of losses, but more recently, it has become evident that injecting a specific current could reduce voltage and energy ripples. This paper presents a theoretical framework, based on time-scale analysis, useful for modeling and controlling MMCs. The new approach is adopted for generating the circulating current reference, which is expressed as a linear combination of orthogonal functions. The goals are to decouple the control of the voltages of the upper and lower converter arms and manage additional harmonic components of the circulating current for voltage ripple reduction on module capacitors. The simulations and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy. Full article
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