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Design, Control, Modeling and Simulation of Energy Converters
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Design, Control, Modeling and Simulation of Energy Converters

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2025) | Viewed by 211

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Leobardo Hernandez

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Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Unidad Culhuacan, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Santa Ana No. 1000, Col. San Francisco Culhucan, Mexico City 04430, Mexico
Interests: power electronics; power converters; DC-DC converters; multilevel converters; DC-AC converters; semiconductor device modeling; wireless power transfer
Prof. Dr. Jazmin Ramirez-Hernandez

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Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Unidad Culhuacan, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Santa Ana No. 1000, Col. San Francisco Culhucan, Mexico City 04430, Mexico
Interests: power electronics; power converters; DC-DC converters; multilevel converters; AC-DC converters; DC-AC converters; SVPWM controllers; model predictive control; artificial neural network controllers

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Due to the increasing development of energy conversion systems with diverse technological applications (such as electromobility, sustainable energy and highly energy-efficient systems, among others), the design, control, modelling and simulation of power converters are becoming additional interests in all energy conversion processes. Moreover, they allow us to achieve high energy efficiency and operational reliability.

Some of the characteristics of the modelling and simulation of power systems prior to their design is the ability to have a rigorous theoretical analysis and solid simulations. These enable us to foresee stress situations in components integrating the whole system in a laboratory and/or applications in industry.

This Special Issue on the “Design, Control, Modeling and Simulation of Energy Converters” aims to cover the recent advances in the development and application of power converters. Topics include, but are not limited to, methods and/or applications in the following areas:

  • Energy engineering;
  • Solar energy;
  • Photovoltaics;
  • Power converter;
  • Power generation;
  • Energy storage;
  • Fuel cell;
  • Renewable energy;
  • Solar energy.

Prof. Dr. Leobardo Hernandez
Prof. Dr. Jazmin Ramirez-Hernandez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • converter energy
  • modeling
  • converter simulation
  • design
  • power generation
  • renewable energy
  • device modeling

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Optimizing Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Using Single-Minute Exchange of Die and Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling
by Gonca Tuncel, Gokalp Yildiz, Nigar Akcal and Gulsen Korkmaz
Processes 2025, 13(7), 2208; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072208 - 10 Jul 2025
Abstract
This paper aims to enhance operational efficiency in the labor-intensive production of composite wind turbine blades, which are critical components of renewable energy systems. The study was conducted at a wind energy facility in Türkiye, integrating the Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) methodology [...] Read more.
This paper aims to enhance operational efficiency in the labor-intensive production of composite wind turbine blades, which are critical components of renewable energy systems. The study was conducted at a wind energy facility in Türkiye, integrating the Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) methodology with a Multi-Mode Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (MRCPSP) model to reduce production cycle time and optimize labor utilization. An operational time analysis was used to identify and classify non-value-adding activities. SMED principles were then adapted to the fixed-position manufacturing environment, enabling the conversion of internal setup activities into external ones and facilitating task parallelization. These improvements significantly increased productivity and labor efficiency. Subsequently, a scheduling model was developed to optimize the sequence of operations while accounting for activity precedence and resource constraints. As a result, the proposed approach reduced cycle time by 28.6% and increased average labor utilization from 68% to 87%. Scenario analyses confirmed the robustness of the model under varying levels of workforce availability. The findings demonstrate that integrating lean manufacturing techniques with optimization-based scheduling can yield substantial efficiency gains without requiring major capital investment. Moreover, the proposed approach offers practical insights into workforce planning and production scheduling in renewable energy manufacturing environments. Full article
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