Power Electronics
A section of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292).
Section Information
Power electronics has emerged as a key technology in the conversion and control of electrical power in multiple applications: electric drives and generators, renewable energy systems, energy storage systems, smart cities, smart grids, power systems, transport (vehicles, aircraft, ships, and others), industrial, medical, military, telecommunications, consumable and home apparatus.
This Section is devoted to publishing original research and state-of-the-art review papers on emerging technologies and trends in power electronics, including components, circuits, design, modelling, simulation, control, implementation, testing and analysis of power electronics and their applications.
Subject Areas
The subject areas include but are not limited to:
- Power electronic circuits: DC/DC, DC/AC and AC/AC power converters.
- Power electronic components: switching devices, diodes, inductors, capacitors, transformers, filters, sensors, etc.
- Power electronic control: modulation techniques, control techniques, control systems, etc.
- Instrumentation, monitoring and IoT of power electronics and their applications.
- EMI/EMC in power electronics.
- Electric drives and generators.
- Power electronics for renewable energy systems.
- Power electronics for energy storage systems.
- Power electronics for smart cities.
- Power electronics for smart grids.
- Power electronics for power systems: FACTS, HVDC systems, etc.
- Power electronics for transport applications (electric vehicles, trains, aircrafts, ships, etc.).
- Power electronics for industrial applications.
- Power electronics for medical applications.
- Power electronics for telecommunication applications.
- Power electronics for energy harvesting systems.
- Power electronics for consumable applications.
- Power electronics for home appliances.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Applications, Control and Design of Power Electronics Converters (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Advances in Pulsed-Power and High-Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Energy Harvesting for IoT, Wireless Sensors, Stand-Alone Systems and Electronics (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Power Converters for Industrial Applications: New Insights and Trends (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Microgrids: Innovations in Fault Detection, Security, and Addressing Challenges (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Machine Learning for Next-Generation Power Systems: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Emerging Technologies in Wireless Power and Energy Transfer Systems (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Wireless Power Transfer Systems and Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Energy Technologies in Microgrids (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Recent Advances in Control and Optimization in Microgrids (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Energy Saving Management Systems: Challenges and Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- New Trends in Power Electronics for Microgrids, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Advancing Power System Intelligence: AI-Based Forecasting, Operation, and Control (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Control and Optimization of Power Converters and Drives, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Next-Generation WPT: Emerging Principles, Technologies, and Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- New Advances and Applications in Electromagnetic Machines (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Advanced Online Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Power Equipment (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Battery Health Management for Cyber-Physical Energy Storage Systems (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Polyphase Insulation and Discharge in High-Voltage Technology (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Resonant Converter in Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Energy Optimization of Photovoltaic Power Plants (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Advances in Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis, and Prognostics for Power Equipment (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Optimization Methods for Nanogenerator Design (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Transport Decarbonization: Energy Control and Optimization (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Advances in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Advances in Power Electronics Converters for Modern Power Systems (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Power System Driven Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- AI-Assisted Control and Monitoring of Power Electronics in Transportation Systems (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Stability Analysis and Optimal Operation in Power Electronic Systems (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Enhancing Power System Resilience: Advanced Algorithm, Control Strategies, and Topologies for a Sustainable Energy Future (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Advanced Renewable Energy Systems to Power the Future: Green and Sustainable (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Design and Implementation (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence for Renewable Energy Systems: Demand and Flexibility Forecasting and Demand Response (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Hybrid Energy Harvesting Systems: New Developments and Applications (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Efficiency- and Reliability-Oriented Design of Power Electronic Devices, Converters, and Systems (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Wireless Power Transfer for IoT, EVs, and Smart Infrastructure (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Power Electronics for Smart Grids: The Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Next-Generation Control Systems for Power Electronics in the AI Era (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- AI-Enhanced Strategies for Power Grid Operation and Resilience: Integration of Emerging Resources and Technologies (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converter and Drives, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Advances in Modulation, Control and Applications of Grid-Connected Power Converters (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Grid-Forming Converters (GFCs) in Power Systems (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Application of Intelligent Control and Optimization in Power, Energy, and Communication Systems (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Microgrids with Energy Storage: Advanced Control and Power Conversion Technologies (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Optimization and Control of Renewable Power Systems (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Advanced DC-DC Converter Topology Design, Control, Application (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Intelligent Optimization and Machine Learning in Power and Energy Systems (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Planning, Scheduling and Control of Grids with Renewables (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Smart Grid Technologies and Energy Conversion Systems (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Innovations and Challenges, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Recent Advances and Applications in Electric Machines Design, Modelling, Control, and Operation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Power System Stability and Control (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Advancements in Power Electronics for Energy-Efficient Lighting and Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Leveraging AI for Failure Diagnosis: Insights into Clean Energy Storage & Power Systems (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Operational Challenges and Solutions Involving the Integration of Large Scale Inverter-Based Generations and Loads (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Modeling and Control of Power Converters for Power Systems (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Advanced DC–DC Converter Topologies for DC Microgrids (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence Applications for Power Electronics (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Wireless Power Transfer (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Recent Advances of Renewable Energy in Power Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Energy Management Systems and Power Electronic Solutions for the Next-Generation Smart Grid (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Power Electronics, Renewable Energy and Advanced Energy Management Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Design and Control of High-Power AC-DC/DC-DC Power Converters in Emerging Energy and Industrial Applications (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- New Insights in Power Electronics: Prospects and Challenges (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems for Smart Cities (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- AI-Driven Innovations in Power Electronics and Smart Grids: Enhancing Efficiency, Reliability and Sustainability (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Application of Machine Learning in Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Power Converters for Renewable Energy Integration and Energy Storage Systems (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Advanced Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Planning, Control, and Operation Management of Networked Microgrids (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Stability Analysis and Optimal Operation Strategy for Power Systems with High Renewable Energy Penetration (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Intelligent Control Strategies for Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Advances in Power Electronics Applied to the Generation, Storage, and Aware Use of Thermal Energy (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Design and Control of New Grid-Coupled Converters for Power Systems with High-Penetration Renewables (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Automatic Control Strategy and Technology in Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Modelling, Design and Implementation of Power Electronic Converters (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Optimize Control Strategies for Multi-Microgrid and Power Distribution System (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Wireless Power Transfer: Current Status and Future Prospects (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Stability Analysis, Control, and Optimization Techniques of Grid Forming Converters (Deadline: 1 July 2026)
- Advanced Condition Monitoring and Fault Analysis in Industrial Electronics (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Renewable Energy Integration and Energy Management in Smart Grid (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- New Trends in Power Electronics for Renewable Energy and Power Systems (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- High-Reliability GaN Gate Driver and Power Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Cyber-Physical System Applications in Smart Power and Microgrids (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Advanced Applications of Smart Power Technologies and Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- AI-Enhanced Stability and Resilience in Modern Power Systems (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Advanced Power Electronic Converters for Modern Energy Systems: Architectures, Components, Controllers and Materials (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Emerging Capabilities and Applications of Wireless Power Transfer (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Renewable Energy Integration in Power Grids: Trends, Challenges, and Stability Advances (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- New Challenges in Power Electronics: From Device Design to Energy Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Design and Control of Renewable Energy Systems in Smart Cities (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Optimization and Control of Power and Energy Systems (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Decentralized Control Strategies for Multi-Microgrid Systems (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Reliability and Resilience of Electric Power Infrastructures (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Forecasting and Optimization Methods for High Renewable Penetration Power Systems (Deadline: 22 July 2026)
- Advanced Power Electronic Converters: Design and Applications for Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- AI-Driven Innovations in Power Electronics Research and Development (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advanced Design, Monitoring, and Operation for Reliable Power Electronics (Deadline: 1 August 2026)
- Advanced Power Electronics and Sustainable Energy Systems: Recent Developments, Challenges and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- New Trends in Energy Saving, Smart Buildings and Renewable Energy (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Advanced Protections for Power Systems with High Penetration of Inverter-Based Resources (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Challenges and Innovations in High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Emerging Trends and Applications of Electrical Power Conversion and Advanced Control (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Advancements in Electric Motors, Drives, Power Converters and Related Systems, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Power Line Communication Systems in Power Networks (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Advanced Technologies for Future Electric Power Transmission Systems (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Advances in Fault Diagnosis Methods of Power Systems and Key Components (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Distributed Optimization and Control of Power Grids (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Integrated Circuits Applications in Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Control Technology and Stability Analysis of New Energy Grid-Connected Power Generation (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Modeling, Security Analysis and Optimized Operation of New Power Systems (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Advanced Power Electronics and Energy Systems for Renewable Integration and Sustainable Power Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advanced Intelligent Methodologies for Power Electronic Converters (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Analysis, Modeling, and Implementation of Wireless Power Transfer (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Emerging Electric Machines and Drives for Energy Conversion (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Optimization and Control of Power Distribution Networks (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Security Defense Technologies for the New-Type Power System (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Dynamic Wireless Charging Systems: Technological and Managerial Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Key Relay Protection Technologies Applicable to New Power Systems (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Section Collection Series: New Horizons and Recent Advances in Power Electronics, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Emerging Trends and Developments in Power Electronics (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Power Electronics and Multilevel Converters (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Innovative Technologies in Power Converters, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Trends in Photovoltaic Systems for Enhanced Power Generation and Energy Efficiency (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Feature Review Papers in Power Electronics (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence in Power Electronics (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
