Innovations in Power Electronics and Control for Sustainable Energy Systems and Electrified Transportation

A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1273

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Interests: power electronics; systems and control; renewable energy; electric vehicles; electric machines; microgrids

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest innovations in power electronics and control systems that are driving advancements in sustainable energy solutions and electrified transportation. With the ever-growing demand for greater integration of renewable energy, efficient conversion of energy, and electrification of vehicles, new technologies and strategies are essential if we are to optimize the performance and reliability of our systems. For this Special Issue, we invite you to submit original research and review articles focused on the design, modeling, and control of power electronics systems for applications in renewable energy, electric vehicles, energy storage, and microgrids.

Key topics include the development of high-efficiency converters, advanced control techniques for inverters, electric machine drives, energy management systems, and power electronics for vehicle charging infrastructure. Contributions addressing the challenges of grid integration, power quality, and fault-tolerant designs are also encouraged. Our goal is to provide a platform for sharing cutting-edge research that supports the transition to more sustainable and efficient energy and transportation systems.

This new topic will cover a broad range of research areas, including but not limited to

  • Power electronics for renewable energy integration;
  • Control strategies for energy systems and electric vehicles;
  • Advances in electric machines and drives;
  • High-efficiency systems for microgrids and distributed energy resources;
  • Technologies for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Dr. Usman Ali Khan
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • renewable energy systems
  • power electronics
  • electric vehicles
  • electric machines
  • energy storage and management
  • microgrids
  • efficiency
  • grid integration
  • control strategies for inverters

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Vibration Principles Research of Novel Power Electronic Module as Dynamic Vibration Absorber for Chassis-By-Wire
by Xiaoyu Ding, Wei Wang and Xinbo Chen
Machines 2024, 12(12), 932; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines12120932 - 19 Dec 2024
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This paper presents a novel power electronic module (PEM) for chassis-by-wire in passenger cars. The PEM is supposed to be installed in a close-to-wheel position, which provides electrical interfaces with a power harness and signal harness. When the vehicle is driving, the PEM [...] Read more.
This paper presents a novel power electronic module (PEM) for chassis-by-wire in passenger cars. The PEM is supposed to be installed in a close-to-wheel position, which provides electrical interfaces with a power harness and signal harness. When the vehicle is driving, the PEM works as a dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) to diminish the negative effects of un-sprung mass. Based on the vibration system model, the mechanical principles are analyzed and the design parameters are mathematically optimized. For a comparison of different configuration schemes with an in-wheel motor (IWM), we take the condition of a vehicle driving at a speed of 15 m/s on a C-class road to examine indicators of vehicle body acceleration, wheel dynamic load, and suspension dynamic deflection. The calculation results prove that the system has advantages in ride comfort and wheel grounding characteristics. For the detailed design of the machine, we build a digital virtual prototype for simulation. Compared to the initial state, the optimized DVA configuration has obvious suppression in component vibration, including the vehicle body, the IWM, and the PEM. The frequency sweep analysis proves a robust result, which ensures that the frequency and amplitude are both within the vibration tolerance range of PEM operations. Full article
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