Advancements in Machines and Power Converters for Renewable Power Generation

Dear Colleagues,

Machine drives, including the machine, the associated power electronic converters and their control, play a very important role in converting renewable energy into usable electrical energy. New technological advances in such systems are helping to convert renewable energy more efficiently and reliably. Various new families, topologies and technologies have recently been introduced, and are constantly being improved. In fact, the trend of creating flexible design processes that simultaneously allow for component-level, sub-system-level and system-level design is becoming ever more important, as developers and end-users look to achieve the optimal performance possible.

Application-oriented design processes are also changing. While certain technologies are inherently more suited to a particular application, there is currently also a trend to investigate the adaption of technologies across application areas.

This Special Issue is thus intended for researchers and practitioners to share their latest research findings and limitations that can be addressed in future research in machines and power converters for renewable power generation. Research including experimental validation or field testing is highly encouraged for submission. Position papers and state-of-the-art reviews are also welcomed. 

This Special Issue invites papers that cover topics including but not limited to the following:

• Advances in machine design (power density, efficiency, robustness, etc.);
• Advances in drive and power electronic converter topologies (new, high voltage, efficiency, resilient, fault tolerant, power take-off, etc.);
• Advances in system and component reliability-oriented design aspects (general life consumption and degradation of machines and power converters, general lifetime predictions of machines and converters, conditioning monitoring, prediction and assessment of failures, insulation degradation, etc.);
• Advances in design strategies for applying and implementing technologies across disciplines and/or renewable areas;
• Advances in control strategies (high performance, estimation of non-measurable parameters, mitigation of loads, grid integration and grid support, etc.).

Dr. John Licari
Prof. Dr. Michael Galea
Guest Editors

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