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Mechatronic Technologies for Future Energy Systems

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F: Electrical Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 4631

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Truong Quang Dinh

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WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Interests: mechatronics; control theories and applications; modelling; management and control of energy systems and advanced propulsion systems
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Dr. Andrew McGordon

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WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Interests: component sizing; batteries; systems modelling; powertrain modelling; supervisory control; powertrain usage cases
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Dr. Valentin Ivanov

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Automotive Engineering Group, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
Interests: vehicle dynamics; automotive control systems; electric vehicles; automated vehicles; chassis design; alternative powertrains; vehicle testing; motion control
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Dr. Jun Jie Chong

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Faculty of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Newcastle University, Singapore, Singapore
Interests: human-in-the-loop virtual environments (autonomous & electric vehicles); neurocontrol and musculoskeletal modelling; smart sensing for real-time applications; IoT (future mobility, manufacturing, aging and healthcare)
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

One of the main drivers for technological development and the innovation of future energy systems across sectors and scales is the need to make them smarter, greener and more energy-efficient. To meet this challenge, the deployment of mechatronic technologies into energy systems is essential. Various mechatronic energy systems have gained increasing attention from both industrial and academic organisations in recent years, for instance: autonomous and/or electric transportation systems, energy storage systems, renewable energy systems, grids and infrastructures.

The aim of this Special Issue of Energies is to explore emerging mechatronic technologies for future energy systems, from fundamental research to practical applications that will crosscut multidisciplinary engineering domains: system design, modelling, control, rapid prototyping, fabrication, technical/non-technical management, packaging, integration, and safety. In addition, it is also necessary to examine the possible consequences of mechatronic energy systems and their integration into our society, economy, and environment. Therefore, we cordially invite all interested researchers to submit their original research and/or review articles to this Special Issue with a particular (though not exclusive) focus on:

  • Hybrid/electric vehicles and machines across sectors;
  • Renewable energy and energy storage technologies;
  • Smart grids and infrastructures;
  • Innovative energy/power estimation, distribution, conversion and management;
  • Advanced modelling, simulation, control and optimisation of energy systems;
  • Intelligent communication and integration technologies for energy systems;
  • Advanced verification and rapid prototyping of energy systems;
  • Telematics, Big Data mining and machine learning for smart energy systems;
  • Advanced fault diagnosis, resilient control and safety management of energy systems;
  • Advanced technologies for recycling energy systems and life-cycle cost analysis.

In addition to all external submissions, this Special Issue will choose selections from the extended and revised, full-length, high-quality papers from the 24th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (www.icmt2021.org). The International Conference on Mechatronics Technology is recognised as one of the most famous and international conference series, gathering contributions from the broad research community to present and discuss breakthroughs and the lasted developments in mechatronics.

Dr. Truong Quang Dinh
Dr. Andrew McGordon
Dr. Valentin Ivanov
Dr. Jun Jie Chong
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • mechatronics for energy systems
  • energy sources and environment policies
  • transportation systems
  • renewable energy
  • energy and power conversion and efficiency
  • smart grid and infrastructure
  • communication and integration
  • telematics, big data mining and decision making
  • energy systems modelling, control and optimisation
  • energy management systems
  • fault diagnosis and resilient control
  • recycling and cost analysis

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Rapid Decision-Making Tool for Electric Powertrain Sizing for Motorcycles during New Product Development
by Mehmet Cagin Kirca, Andrew McGordon and Truong Quang Dinh
Energies 2024, 17(2), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020330 - 09 Jan 2024
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As part of the intergovernmental and public interventions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, there are no existing regulations to ban the sale of petrol motorcycles (PM), but it is expected that motorcycle regulations will follow car regulations with several years of delay. There [...] Read more.
As part of the intergovernmental and public interventions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, there are no existing regulations to ban the sale of petrol motorcycles (PM), but it is expected that motorcycle regulations will follow car regulations with several years of delay. There is an emerging trend in motorcycle uptake, which will lead to new development projects with existing brands, and new brands, and will clearly increase the need for development tools that satisfies design challenges specific to electric motorcycles (EM) and electric powertrains. There is significant importance in motorcycle design to quantify the vehicle-level performance indicators and specifications, which are not limited to total vehicle mass, range, acceleration performance, and top speed. Those performance indicators should be quantified for different powertrain configurations and component selections to identify the most suitable configuration for the specific motorcycle development. In this paper, an innovative powertrain sizing approach is proposed to provide solutions for EMs against the design challenges specific to electric motorcycles. The innovative approach is to apply the practice of design space exploration (DSE) in resilient system design (RSD) to EM development. As a proof of concept, a case study of battery sizing is presented, in which a powertrain sizing tool is used to identify battery pack sizing requirements using requirement-based design (RBD), sensitivity analysis and DSE. The case study shows that the RBD approach allows EM product developers to identify a single solution, while DSE clearly demonstrates the trade-off between different configurations, taking multiple design variables into account. The tool prioritises high accessibility and high confidence with limited information at the early phases of electric motorcycle powertrain component sizing and selection. Full article
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Study on the Extensibility of Voltage-Plateau-Based Lithium Plating Detection for Electric Vehicles
by Nithin Somasundaran, Nessa Fereshteh Saniee, Truong Quang Dinh and James Marco
Energies 2023, 16(6), 2537; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062537 - 08 Mar 2023
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Lithium plating is an undesirable side reaction in lithium-ion cells during fast charging at lower temperatures. The voltage plateau of the open-circuit voltage (OCV) of cells after charging is widely used to infer the onset of lithium plating. The differential analysis of post-charge [...] Read more.
Lithium plating is an undesirable side reaction in lithium-ion cells during fast charging at lower temperatures. The voltage plateau of the open-circuit voltage (OCV) of cells after charging is widely used to infer the onset of lithium plating. The differential analysis of post-charge OCV has been shown to yield greater insights into the Li stripping characteristics. Though this method is continuously evaluated for single cells in open circuit, a battery module can have a series and parallel connection of cells. The effectiveness and scalability of the voltage-plateau-based technique for battery modules is presented here. The study focuses on individual cells in open circuit, cells in parallel connection, and cells in a series-parallel connection. The results validate the scalability of the technique, yet the reliability and sensitivity were observed to be inferior to the single cell results published previously. Full article
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Modeling and Simulation of a Wave Energy Converter: Multibody System Coupled to Fluid-Film Lubrication Model and Thermal Analysis
by Adolfo Senatore and Alex De Simone
Energies 2022, 15(24), 9358; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249358 - 10 Dec 2022
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Sea wave energy is being increasingly regarded as one of the most promising sources of renewable energy. This paper deals with the modeling and simulation of an onshore wave energy converter system designed by UMBRA GROUP SpA. Several topics are addressed. Starting from [...] Read more.
Sea wave energy is being increasingly regarded as one of the most promising sources of renewable energy. This paper deals with the modeling and simulation of an onshore wave energy converter system designed by UMBRA GROUP SpA. Several topics are addressed. Starting from the multibody modeling strategy, this paper delves more deeply into the mechanical efficiency evaluation of the ball-screw in the elastohydrodynamic lubrication regime, the core of the energy conversion process, as well as the thermal characterization of the power take-off module, based on the lumped-parameter and finite element method models. High values of ball-screw indirect efficiency have been observed, ranging from 73% to 97%; these results appear even more encouraging when compared to the performance of alternative energy-consuming technologies. Thermal analysis, on the other hand, provided a maximum temperature increase of 40 °C, allowing for the aversion of any structural collapse and the realistic identification of the lubrication regime, which turned out to be mostly mixed. Finally, an inverse multibody dynamic analysis is performed, and the most interesting simulation results are collected to prove the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Full article
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