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Sensors Technology Applied in Power Systems and Energy Management

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Electronic Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 189

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Electronic Technology Department, Escuela Politécnica Superior, University of Seville, St. Virgen de Africa, 7, 41011 Seville, Spain
Interests: fault location; power distribution network; power delivery; underground distribution system
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Electronic Technology Department, Escuela Politécnica Superior, University of Seville, St. Virgen de Africa, 7, 41011 Seville, Spain
Interests: power systems; renewable energy; generation and demand forecasting; demand response; flexibility; smart grid
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Dipartimento di Informatica, Bioingegneria, Robotica e Ingegneria dei Sistemidisabled, Genoa, Italy
Interests: energy; electric vehicles; optimization

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, as a response to the resilience demands of modern networks, the development of renewable generation sources, and the commitment to decarbonizing our society, the smart grid paradigm is gaining more attention than ever. This is reflected in the behavior of all the agents of the power system, including power utilities and customers, who keep pursuing cleaner and more efficient energy management. Proof of this is the evolution that the networks have experienced, resulting in self-controlled microgrids, virtual power plants and, more generally, smart local energy communities, some using a decentralized approach. Furthermore, these new architectures of decentralized power infrastructures require more resilience and faster communication systems that support the demands of this network philosophy. Thus, in this scenario, new approaches in sensor deployments and new architectures for their integration are becoming an essential tool to support this network growth. Additionally, due to the wide areas occupied by this type of power grids and the variety of systems involved, the use of communication systems and protocols that allow them to guarantee the interoperability as well as the integrity and coherence of the information is also essential.

In this sense, in order to face the aforementioned challenges, we propose this Special Issue, titled “Sensor Technology Applied in Power Systems and Energy Management”. Under this title, we expect high-quality, previously unpublished papers focused on the design and use of new sensor technologies and architectures for smart grid applications, which include but are not limited to the following topics:

Advanced metering infrastructures;

Wide-area monitoring, protection, and control systems;

Demand-side management systems based on sensors;

Smart home and smart building sensors and IoT applications;

Sensor-based energy monitoring and energy disaggregation;

Forecasting and optimization for energy management;

Technical and non-technical losses estimation through sensors;

Electric vehicle as a sensor in energy management;

Energy flexibility market devices;

Monitoring systems for asset management;

Cyber-physical systems in energy applications;

Communication protocols and standard;

Transactive energy and blockchain applications for data sensor integrity.

Dr. Enrique Personal
Dr. Antonio Parejo
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Dr. Luca Parodi
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • smart grid sensors
  • advanced metering infrastructures
  • sensor-based flexibility services
  • microgrid and virtual power plant management based on sensors
  • monitoring systems for asset management

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Autonomous Lightning Strike Detection and Counting System Using Rogowski Coil Current Measurement
by Arthur F. Andrade, Giovanny M. B. Galdino, Ronimack T. Souza, Newton S. S. M. Fonseca, Antonio F. Leite Neto, Edson G. Costa and Eden L. Carvalho Junior
Sensors 2025, 25(8), 2563; https://doi.org/10.3390/s25082563 - 18 Apr 2025
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Lightning strikes are a leading cause of outages on overhead transmission lines, significantly compromising power system reliability. Consequently, monitoring lightning activity is critical to mitigate its impact on lines with high outage rates. This study presents an autonomous lightning strike counter system utilizing [...] Read more.
Lightning strikes are a leading cause of outages on overhead transmission lines, significantly compromising power system reliability. Consequently, monitoring lightning activity is critical to mitigate its impact on lines with high outage rates. This study presents an autonomous lightning strike counter system utilizing a split-core Rogowski coil for non-invasive current measurement on transmission towers. The system combines the Rogowski coil with an active integrator circuit to reconstruct the incident current waveform from the coil voltage signal. A microcontroller-based processing unit records strike occurrences and classifies them by amplitude using predefined thresholds. Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the performance of the Rogowski coil and integrator circuit, validating the system accuracy in detecting current pulses associated with lightning strikes. Underway field tests will assess the sensor’s reliability during long-term autonomous operation on 345-kV transmission towers. The results demonstrate that the proposed system represents a practical and cost-effective solution for lightning monitoring in remote areas, contributing to enhanced data collection for engineering studies and improved reliability of electrical infrastructure. Full article
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