Power Electronics in Italy—Emerging Electronic Power Technologies and Electronic Devices in the Industrial 4.0 Era

Dear Colleagues,

Novel designs and modelling approaches for current and future electronic devices and power technologies are topics of great interest according to the goals of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0. These research fields are increasingly leading to the development of complex and intelligent systems to be used in real-world applications and allowing, for example, improved levels of automation, digitalization, and miniaturization. In addition, they have a significant impacts on electronics, advanced manufacturing, transportation, and logistics within the industry. However, Industry 4.0 is still in a conceptual stage, and several technological problems and requirements common to different types of systems need to be addressed in practice.

The aim of this Italian Special Issue is to collect research papers dealing with emerging electronic power technologies and electronic devices useful in the presented scenario. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Electronic sensors;
• Field effect transistors;
• Power switch converters;
• Power optimizers;
• Energy harvesting;
• Digital devices;
• Robotics.

Prof. Dr. Gianpaolo Vitale
Dr. Fortunato Pezzimenti
Prof. Dr. Antonio Di Bartolomeo
Dr. Davide Astolfi
Dr. Alessandro Ruvio
Guest Editors

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