Modeling, Design, and Control of Power Converters

A Special Issue of Technologies (ISSN 2227-7080).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 2522

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School of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), San Luis Potosí 78295, Mexico
Interests: inverters; power electronics; power systems analysis; power quality; power converters; electrical power engineering; renewable energy technologies; grid integration; distributed generation; power conversion

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Dear Colleagues,

Energy conversion, driven by modern power electronics and advanced control strategies, plays a fundamental role in the transition toward sustainable, intelligent, and highly efficient power systems. As renewable energy penetration, electrified transportation, and digitalized industrial processes continue to grow, the need for robust, high-performance, and grid‑supportive power electronic converters will become increasingly essential.

Next-generation power systems demand innovative converter topologies, precise modeling, and advanced control algorithms that ensure stability, resilience, and optimal operation under diverse and dynamic conditions. This Special Issue seeks to promote scientific contributions and foster collaboration in the ‘Modeling, Design, and Control of Power Converters’, with an emphasis on emerging applications and the integration of renewable and distributed energy resources.

This Special Session encourages the submission of works in the following research topics:

  1. Advanced control techniques applied to power converters;
  2. Battery management systems;
  3. Development of novel topologies for power converters;
  4. Development and application of PWM techniques for power converters;
  5. Energy storage systems;
  6. Fault diagnosis in power converters;
  7. High density of energy in power converters and optimization;
  8. Integration of renewable energy sources;
  9. Power converters for electric vehicles;
  10. Power converters for smart grids;
  11. Wide-bandgap semiconductors applied to power converters.

I look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.

Prof. Dr. Panfilo Raymundo Martinez Rodriguez
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • advanced control strategies
  • battery energy storage systems (BESS)
  • electromobility
  • fuel-cell power conditioning
  • modeling and simulation of power converters
  • power conversion for renewable energy systems
  • power electronic converters
  • power interfaces for energy storage
  • power quality and reliability
  • wide-bandgap semiconductor devices (SiC, GaN)

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Model-Based Control Assessment of PFC Systems with High-Conversion-Ratio DC–DC Converters
by Christopher J. Rodriguez-Cortes, Panfilo R. Martinez-Rodriguez, Diego Langarica-Cordoba, Gerardo Vazquez-Guzman, Juan A. Villanueva-Loredo and Jose M. Sosa
Technologies 2026, 14(6), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies14060314 - 23 May 2026
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This paper presents a model-based control strategy for a power factor correction system that employs a high conversion-ratio DC–DC converter. The proposed system consists of two stages. In the first stage, a full-bridge diode rectifier is connected to the grid through a passive [...] Read more.
This paper presents a model-based control strategy for a power factor correction system that employs a high conversion-ratio DC–DC converter. The proposed system consists of two stages. In the first stage, a full-bridge diode rectifier is connected to the grid through a passive filter to improve the quality of the injected current. Two passive AC input filters, namely L and LCL configurations, are evaluated to analyze their impact on grid current quality and overall system performance. The second stage is a high-step-up DC–DC converter based on the switched-inductor technique, which provides a high voltage conversion ratio. A model-based approach is employed to derive the control design from the averaged system model. The resulting control structure consists of a current tracking loop and a voltage regulation loop. A proportional-resonant controller is used to ensure current tracking and achieve a near-unity power factor, while a proportional-integral controller regulates the output voltage. Experimental validation is carried out using a low-power laboratory-scale prototype to assess the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The results demonstrate adequate current tracking and satisfactory dynamic performance within the tested operating conditions. Full article
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Charger/Discharger with a Limited Current Derivative and Regulated Bus Voltage: A Simultaneous Converter-Controller Design
by Carlos Andrés Ramos-Paja, Elkin Edilberto Henao-Bravo and Sergio Ignacio Serna-Garcés
Technologies 2026, 14(5), 257; https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies14050257 - 25 Apr 2026
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This paper proposes a co-design methodology for the power and control stages of a bidirectional battery charger/discharger based on a boost converter topology. The approach ensures safe operation by limiting the battery current derivative, preventing abrupt transients that could degrade battery lifespan. The [...] Read more.
This paper proposes a co-design methodology for the power and control stages of a bidirectional battery charger/discharger based on a boost converter topology. The approach ensures safe operation by limiting the battery current derivative, preventing abrupt transients that could degrade battery lifespan. The control strategy combines a cascade structure with an inner sliding mode current controller (for robustness and fast response) and an outer adaptive PI voltage loop (to regulate the DC-link voltage under varying load conditions). Additionally, the design constrains the switching frequency to reduce power losses. Experimental validation on a prototype converter demonstrates the effectiveness of the co-design framework, showing precise current/voltage regulation, adherence to switching frequency limits, and compliance with battery charging/discharging requirements. The results highlight the methodology’s potential to enhance efficiency and reliability in energy storage systems. The dynamic restrictions, overshoot lower than 5%, settling time shorter than 5 ms, and a battery current limitation less than 50 A/ms were always met with SMC and, in some cases, with the PI controller, but the results with SMC were always better: lower overshoot, shorter settling time, and greater restriction on the derivative of the battery current. In addition, the SMC system was 2.5–5.0% more efficient than the PI controller. Full article
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