Advanced Estimation, Control, and Optimization Techniques for Synchronous Machines in Next-Generation Electrified Systems
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical Machines and Drives".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 59
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synchronous motors; motor control; power electronics
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Interests: electric machines design; thermal and CFD analyses of electric motors; electric drive EV/HEV traction systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Synchronous machines—including permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs), synchronous reluctance machines (SynRMs), and their variants—are at the core of high-performance electrified systems used in transportation, automation, and renewable energy. As the electrification of mobility and industry accelerates, demands are increasing for high-efficiency operations, sensorless control, fault tolerance, and robust real-time estimation strategies.
This Special Issue invites original research and comprehensive review papers focusing on the latest advances in modeling, estimation, and control of synchronous machines. We welcome contributions that address emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities in both theoretical and applied aspects of three-phase or multi-phase synchronous machine systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sensorless control techniques for PMSMs and SynRMs;
- Real-time parameter estimation and adaptive observers;
- Digital twin and AI-enhanced modeling of synchronous machines;
- Flux and torque estimation under magnetic nonlinearity and saturation;
- Current reconstruction and DC-link current estimation methods;
- Field weakening and high-speed control of interior PMSMs;
- Model predictive control and advanced FOC for synchronous drives;
- Thermal modeling, derating strategies, and lifetime estimation;
- Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control in drive systems;
- Multi-objective optimization for efficiency, torque ripple, and noise.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Peter Azer
Dr. Ahmed Abdelrahman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- synchronous motors
- motor control
- power electronics
- electric machines
- synchronous machines
- PMSM
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