Power Systems Optimization and Renewable Energies Integration

Dear Colleagues,

The permanent challenges facing power systems operation and control open the door for unremitting developments towards its optimal operation and configuration. In this regard, the decarbonization of the electric power generation will accelerate the transition to a “smarter grid”, with a large-scale integration of renewables, hand-in-hand with better demand–response mechanisms.

To tackle these challenges, a popular cause of concern is the exploitation of high-end heuristics in the search for feasible solutions in challenging domains. These are commonly used to solve classical unit commitment, optimal power flow, hybrid energy systems sizing and operation, assemble MPPTs strategies for photovoltaic systems, applied control, and energy management and distribution. This Special Issue aims to collect state-of-the-art breakthroughs including, but not limited, to the following topics:

• Renewable and sustainable energy
• Large-scale integration of renewable energy generations
• Optimal smart grid design and scheduling
• Methods for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of PV systems
• Optimal operation and sizing of hybrid energy systems (HES)
• Unit commitment, economic dispatch, and optimal power flow
• Cutting-edge energy storage techniques
• Distributed energy resources (DER)
• Demand side management (DSM)
• Soft computing and artificial intelligence in energy systems
• Advanced simulation and modeling methods for complex energy problems
• Advanced control approaches for electrical systems

Prof. Silvio Mariano
Prof. a Rosário Calado
Guest Editors

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