Urban Smart Grids and Power Systems
A special issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 1290
Editors
Interests: artificial intelligence in power systems; power system stability; power quality analysis
Interests: resilient distribution networks; integrated energy systems; distribution network fault diagnosis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in sensing and computing have expanded the application of smart technologies in the urban power sector, and urban smart grids have now come to rely on a combination of physical infrastructure, software, and control algorithms to ensure reliability across the grid’s life cycle, from initial planning and design to real-time operation and maintenance. Consequently, there is a need to identify the most effective applications of AI and signal processing in these complex systems, determine their benefits for grid stability and resilience, and provide practical solutions for hardware implementation and field deployment.
We invite submissions to this Special Issue on “Urban Smart Grids and Power Systems”. The scope is broad and covers both theoretical analyses and engineering applications; areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Application of smart technologies in grid planning, asset management, and operation.
- Resilience and Reliability:
Resilience enhancement of distribution networks and microgrids;
Fault diagnosis, location, and self-healing methods;
Cyber-physical security in power systems.
- Integration and Optimization:
Operation of integrated energy systems (IESs) and multi-energy flows;
Management of distributed energy resources (DERs) and electric vehicles;
Virtual power plants (VPPs) and demand response.
- Control and Stability:
Power system stability analysis in converter-dominated grids;
Wide-band oscillation monitoring and suppression;
Power quality disturbance analysis and mitigation.
- Sensing and Computation:
Wide-area measurement system (WAMS) applications;
Time–frequency signal analysis for power system dynamics;
Embedded AI, edge computing, and DSP/FPGA-based implementation.
- Challenges in low-inertia systems and renewable integration.
Dr. Yulong Liu
Dr. Qiujie Wang
Dr. Jian Song
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart grids
- distribution network resilience
- integrated energy systems
- power system stability
- wide-area measurement
- signal processing
- fault diagnosis
- power quality
- embedded AI
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