Grid Applications and Performance in Power Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editor invites papers for a Special Issue of Energies on "Grid Applications and Performance in Power Systems." Modern power systems have experienced a fundamental revolution as a result of the advent of distributed energy resources (DERs), shifting from centralized to decentralized optimization. Such transition results in concepts such as virtual power plant (VPP) and microgrid, which may aggregate various DERs and have been acknowledged as a promising solution to improve grid dependability, security, and economy. Meanwhile, smart sensors, 5G, cloud platforms, and cutting-edge data sciences are coming together to offer digital twins (DT) in contemporary power systems, which can make full use of data collection while also enhancing situation awareness and grid performance decision-making.

This Special Issue will focus on cutting-edge theories, models, and applications to implement optimization approaches among VPPs or microgrids, as well as discuss the future of DT applications in current power systems.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Power system control and optimization
• Distributed energy resources aggregation
• Energy management system of microgrids
• Operation mode of virtual power plant
• Digital twin technology in power grid
• Big data analytics in distribution network
• Healthy status assessment of smart meters
• Anomaly detection of electrical device

Prof. Dr. Qian Ai
Dr. Xing He
Guest Editors

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