Progress and Challenges in Solar Photovoltaic Materials and Intelligent Control

Dear Colleagues,

As research in the field of renewable energy continues to deepen, solar energy, as a powerful tool with which to promote the global energy transition and mitigate climate change, is regarded as among the most valuable renewable energies.  In recent decades, the efficiency of solar energy has improved significantly and its price has declined. However, photovoltaic (PV) power generation, as a vital form of solar energy utilization, continues to face efficiency limits. The promotion and application of solar PV power generation technology face various constraints, including factors such as PV panel materials and costs, PV panel topology and converter design, and local shading, all of which significantly impact the system's energy conversion efficiency.

This exciting research domain includes fields such as materials and costs, topology and converter design, power electronics, systems modeling, analysis and control. In addition, recent advances in AI and control have extended to solar PV arrays in order to enable standardized design and the application of different optimization control techniques.

This Special Issue solicits papers that relate to the successful planning, investment, application, and operation of solar PV. This Special Issue focuses on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

• Solar PV materials, including new and further developed solutions, modeling, and simulations;
• Solar PV cells and modules design;
• Power electronics topology for solar energy;
• Solar PV solutions for off-grid and grid-connected operation;
• Novel optimization and control techniques;
• Modeling, simulation, and stability analysis of PV systems;
• Schemes for increased Solar PV penetration (e.g., coordination with storage);
• Performance analysis of Solar PV modules;
• Economic dispatch for Solar energy systems;
• Renewable energy policy and incentive studies for increased Solar PV penetration;
• New concept of "PV+" to optimize the energy structure of PV generation and consumption.

Contributions reporting original theoretical works and experiences in practical implementation are of interest. With regard to practical works, negative results are also welcome. In addition, critical review papers addressing the technologies, policies, and financial aspects of PV systems will be considered for publication. I would like to cordially invite you to contribute to this Special Issue.

Dr. Mingxuan Mao
Guest Editor

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• solar PV materials
• artificial intelligence for solar energy systems
• renewable energy
• impacts of Solar PV on power systems
• dynamical modeling and simulation
• control of Solar PV arrays
• economic dispatch
• power quality enhancement
• new concept of "PV+"