Electric Machines and Drives for Renewable Energy Harvesting

Dear Colleagues,

Renewable energy (RE) has been globally identified to be the key to combat air pollution and global warming. Over the years, there have been significant advancements in RE harvesting, especially in the area of electric machines and drives.

This Special Issue, entitled “Electric Machines and Drives for Renewable Energy Harvesting”, invites articles that address state-of-the-art technologies and new developments of electric machines and drives for RE harvesting, including, but not limited to, power generation and energy storage. Articles which deal with the latest hot topics in RE machines and drives are particularly encouraged, such as permanent-magnet (PM) brushless machines, stator-PM machines, magnetless machines, magnetic-geared machines, vernier machines, transverse-flux machines and high-temperature superconducting (HTS) machines, as well as their drive systems for direct torque control, efficiency optimization and maximum power point tracking. In addition, articles which discuss direct-drive machines for micro-hydro, wind and wave power generation, as well as special machines for flywheel energy storage would be of particular interest. The discussion on the relationship between electric machines for different RE harvesting systems such as hydro versus tidal or solar-thermal versus geothermal is most welcome.

Prof. Dr. K.T. Chau
Guest Editor

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