Advanced Control Techniques for Power Electronics in Modern Energy Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The growing reliance on power electronic converters in modern energy systems, including grid-connected inverters, renewable energy integration, wireless power transfer (WPT), and Power-to-X (P2X) applications, demands advanced control strategies to ensure stability, efficiency, and robustness. Conventional control methods, such as PI controllers, often struggle to maintain optimal performance under dynamic operating conditions, necessitating the development of more sophisticated techniques.

This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge control methodologies for power electronics applications, including resonant control, multi-resonant, adaptive, and model predictive control (MPC). Special attention is given to multi-loop control architectures such as triple-loop configuration or two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) control; feed-forward strategies such as disturbance observer (DOB) or uncertainty and disturbance estimator (UDE); and grid-interactive control techniques that enhance system response, power quality, and disturbance rejection.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Multi-resonant and adaptive controllers for grid-connected and standalone converters.
• Predictive and nonlinear control strategies for high-performance power conversion.
• Advanced feed-forward and multi-loop control techniques for improved dynamic response.
• Grid-forming and grid-following inverter control for enhanced power quality and stability.
• Scalability and thermal management considerations in high-power applications.
• Machine learning and AI-based controllers for real-time power conversion optimization.
• Control techniques for hybrid energy storage and power management in complex systems.
• Experimental and comparative studies of advanced controllers, such as multi-resonant, PI, MPC, and adaptive control in power electronic systems.
• Control strategies for Power-to-X (P2X) systems, including hydrogen production and energy conversion.
• Wireless power transfer (WPT) control techniques, addressing efficiency and stability challenges.

This Special Issue invites original research articles and experimental studies that showcase novel control techniques, backed by theoretical analysis and real-world validation, to advance the field of power electronics control in modern energy applications.

Dr. Moria Sassonker Elkayam
Prof. Dr. Dmitri Vinnikov
Guest Editors

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