Application of Innovative Power Electronic Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite submissions to this Topic on “Application of Innovative Power Electronic Technologies”. Global energy demand is increasing due to industrial activity and advances in both developing and developed countries. The demand for energy conversion is gradually rising and is accompanied by rapid growth in the areas of sustainable energy, electric vehicle, transportation electrification, industrial automation, and smart grids as well as of the ICT industry. Consequently, power electronics have become key techniques in energy conversion. However, we often face design challenges including to ensure reliability and power efficiency, reduce size and weight, etc.

This Topic on “Application of Innovative Power Electronic Technologies” will contain the results of the most advanced and latest research and will particularly focus on the development and practical considerations for energy conversion and next-generation power electronic techniques.

The topics include but are not limited to:

• New technologies for power electronics;
• Applications of power electronics in smart grid and microgrids;
• Applications of power electronics in electrical energy systems;
• Applications of power electronics in energy storage and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply);
• Applications of power electronics in hybrid and electric vehicles.

Prof. Dr. Ching-Ming Lai
Dr. Yitao Liu
Topic Editors