Aims & Scope

Aims

Smart Grids (ISSN 3043-2723) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering the theories, technologies, and applications of smart grid systems, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy integration. The journal provides a platform for high-quality research across all aspects of smart grids, including, but not limited to, planning, operation, control, protection, and optimization; distributed energy resources and microgrids; energy storage and electric vehicles (EVs); smart-grid-specific artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and communication technologies; and cybersecurity and resilience. Studies on broader energy systems, multi-energy systems, electricity markets, and the political, economic, and regulatory dimensions are welcome when they directly inform smart grid development, deployment, or operation.

This journal publishes original research articles and reviews, but other article types will also be considered. There is no restriction on the maximum length of the manuscripts. Full experimental details should be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files and software regarding the full details of calculations or experimental procedures, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary electronic material.

Scope

The journal only considers research directly related to smart grids. The research areas covered include, but are not limited to, the following:

Smart grid planning, operation, control, protection, and optimization

• Smart grid planning and design;
• Smart grid operation and control;
• Protection, stability, and power quality of smart grids;
• Power electronics and power conversion in smart grids;
• Optimal operation and real-time optimization of smart grids;
• Smart grid management, energy management, and decision support.

Renewable integration, distributed resources, and microgrids

• Integration and coordination of distributed energy resources and renewable generation in smart grids;
• Microgrid structure, control, and operation in smart grids;
• Virtual power plants (VPPs) and aggregation of distributed resources in smart grids;
• Multi-energy integration in smart grids, including electrification of transport and heating.

Storage, EVs, and flexibility

• Energy storage management and coordination in smart grids;
• EV charging infrastructure and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration in smart grids;
• Demand response, consumer participation, and flexibility services in smart grid operation;
• Energy efficiency through smart grid operation and demand-side management.

Digitalization, monitoring, and communication

• Advanced metering, sensing, monitoring, and state estimation for smart grids;
• AI, machine learning, and data analytics for smart grid forecasting, control, optimization, and security;
• Internet of Things (IoT) and communication technologies for smart grid monitoring and interoperability.

Security, resilience, and markets

• Cyber–physical security and cybersecurity of smart grids;
• Resilience, reliability, stability, and self-healing of smart grids;
• Electricity markets, economic feasibility, and regulatory frameworks for smart grid deployment and operation;
• Coordination between transmission and distribution system operators and local energy communities.

MDPI Publication Ethics Statement

MDPI is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). MDPI takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. Unfortunately, cases of plagiarism, data falsification, inappropriate authorship credit, and the like, do arise. MDPI takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously and our editors are trained to proceed in such cases with a zero tolerance policy. To verify the originality of content submitted to our journals, we use iThenticate to check submissions against previous publications.

Book Reviews

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Copyright / Open Access

Articles published in Smart Grids will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The copyright is retained by the author(s). MDPI will insert the following note at the end of the published text:

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