Power Electronics and Devices for Energy Conversion

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, power electronics have intensely contributed to the development and evolution of new structures for the processing of energy. It is becoming very common to generate electrical energy in different ways and convert it into another form in order to be able to use it.

Two leading trends are currently noticeable in the power systems field of study. The first trend is the increasingly and prevalent employment of renewable energy resources. The second trend is decentralized energy generation. This scenario raises many challenges. Therefore, the design, development, and optimization of power electronics and controller devices are required in order to face such challenges.

This Special Issue invites high-quality submissions with significant technical contributions related to the emerging technologies, techniques, and applications of power electronics and devices in energy systems. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Power electronic technologies and techniques for energy conversion;
• Power electronics and renewable energy systems;
• Power electronics for solar energy conversion;
• Power electronics and energy storage systems;
• Power electronic interfaces for energy systems;
• Power electronic converters;
• Power electronics and power quality in energy systems;
• Power electronics and distributed generation;
• Power electronics in microgrids and smart grids;
• Power electronics control (generator level, plant level, and transmission level);
• Optimization in power electronics with applications to energy conversion;
• Intelligent power electronics in renewable energy systems;
• Electric/hybrid vehicle converters;
• Power supplies;
• Manufacturing of components and assemblies used in power electronics;
• Manufacturing, quality, and testing of power electronics equipment.

Prof. Dr. Majid Pahlevani
Guest Editor

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• power electronics technology
• power electronics devices
• renewable energy systems
• microgrids
• smart grids
• energy conversion
• energy storage systems

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