Thermo-Mechanical and Electrical Measurements for Energy Systems

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, rapid technological advances have stimulated progress, improvement, and development in the application of various measurement solutions to energy systems. Indeed, for the effective design of energy systems for the distributed generation of energy in urban and rural areas, regardless of energy sources, an accurate measurement of thermomechanical and electrical quantities is of fundamental importance for all elements involved, from the energy sources to the energy storage systems, loads, and connections. The measurement of the electrical and thermomechanical quantities is crucial both for the design and the efficiency of energy systems,  and as an input for the design of real or virtual control systems. In particular, the development of modern algorithms based on the most recent signal processing techniques, control theory, and artificial intelligence methods, combined with modern metrology, allows not only a correct control of the energy system but also the implementation and proper interpretation of measurements of thermo-mechanical, electrical, and non-electrical quantities.

For this Special Issue, we welcome contributions involving new trends, novel sensing technologies, or applications in the field of measurements for energy systems, in the form of laboratory tests, field validation, AI-based systems, and simulations. Both review articles and original research papers are welcome.

The list of topics includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Metrological characterization of sensors, sensors systems, and/or instruments;
• Non-invasive measurements;
• Thermomechanical measurements;
• Power quality;
• Renewable energy systems;
• Storage systems;
• AI based systems;
• Digital Twins;
• Simulations.

Dr. Livio D'Alvia
Dr. Emanuele Rizzuto
Dr. Ludovica Apa
Guest Editors

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• sensors
• monitoring and instrumentation
• metrological properties
• sensor characterization and optimization
• fiber optics
• thermography
• wireless sensors network
• intelligent controllers
• energy storage
• smart grid
• simulation