A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
The research and development of smart grids and microgrids in the last decades is the way how some countries have modernized their transmission and distribution networks in order to respond to the challenges and problems that the grid has to face, such as the increasing demand or the higher penetration levels of renewable energy resources while keeping high quality standards in an efficient, reliable, safe, economical and robust manner. Download Section Flyer
The operation and management of such complex system require the use and mix of different technologies of different fields, from advanced communications and information technology to smart metering and monitoring equipment. The need for gathering information from suppliers and consumers is critical to determine the state of the grid and to optimize the operation and management of the system regarding load shedding, storage administration, and strategies to face faults and grid contingencies.
This section is intended to present new contributions, studies and reviews in the area of smart grids and microgrids related to generation, transmission and distribution, storage management, dynamic load leveling, grid smart operation and automated control, self-healing ability, communications, smart metering, IoT integration, smart grid modelling, economic and policy implications, interaction with electricity market, security, and electric vehicle integration.
Scope
- Power Electronics for Power Grids:
- AC/DC/AC-DC Hybrid Microgrids
- Modular Multilevel Converters MMC for High Voltage Energy DC-Transmission between Clustered Smart Grids
- Vehicle-to-Grid Technologies
- Smart Grids for Batteries
- Power Quality
- Power Converter
- Multi-Energy Microgrid
- Microgrid Hybrid Power Systems
- Smart Grid Device Management
- CHP Systems
- Control Techniques
- Smart Energy Systems for Power Grids:
- Grid Integration Technology of Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage Technology in Power Grid
- Smart metering and Cyber Security for Microgrids and Smart Grids
- Electricity Market
- Demand Response Management and Optimization Considering Prosumers in Smart Grid
- Efficient Energy Consumption
- Wind & Solar Environmental Forecasting for better Energy Planning of Microgrids and Smart Grids
- 100% Renewable Grid
- Smart Distribution Grid: Computing and Communication Technology
- ICT Applications
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Privacy and Security
- Urban Data Analytics
- Safety, Security and Privacy for Smart Home/Building/City
- Big Data, Cloud Computing, IoT and Blockchain Applications for Smart grids
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL) Applications to Smart Grids
Editorial Board
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Smart Grid and Sustainable Energy Integration Technology (Deadline: 27 April 2024)
- Smart Grids and Microgrids: From Simulations to Experimentation (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- AC, DC and Hybrid Microgrids - Trends and Prospects with Distributed Generation (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Resilient Operation, Optimization, and Control of Smart Grids and Microgrids (Deadline: 3 May 2024)
- Renewable Energy Microgrids for the Future of Electrical Grid (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Advances in Operation, Optimization and Control of Modern Distribution Network (Deadline: 14 May 2024)
- Application of Reinforcement Learning in Energy Management of Microgrids and Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Energy Management of Renewable Integrated Microgrid Systems: Future Trends and Challenges (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Conversion Systems (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Innovations and Recent Trends in Power Systems: Smart Grids, Energy Storage Systems and Electric Vehicle Integrations (Deadline: 22 May 2024)
- Progress and Challenges in Power and Smart Grid (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Smart and Secure Energy Systems (Deadline: 28 May 2024)
- Application of Electric Vehicle to Grid Strategies in Smart Grid Environment (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence Technologies Applied to Smart Grids (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Modeling, Optimization, and Control in Smart Grids (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Protection Challenges in Tomorrow’s Grid (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- High-Power Electronics in Distribution Grids (Deadline: 19 June 2024)
- Advanced Control in Microgrid Systems II (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Smart Grid and Optimization-Based Scheduling of Power Systems (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Maritime Microgrids: The Key Enabler to Decarbonize the Maritime Industry (Deadline: 26 June 2024)
- Complex and Nonlinear Dynamics in Electrical Power and Energy Storage Systems: Analysis, Modelling and Control (Deadline: 27 June 2024)
- Coordination and Optimization of Energy Management in Smart Grids (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Computational Intelligence for Optimal Design and Operation of Microgrids (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Research on Power System Control and Optimization (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Hybrid Modeling, Stability Analysis, and Control Design of Future Microgrids with Distributed Renewable Energy Sources Integration (Deadline: 6 July 2024)
- The Networked Control and Optimization of the Smart Grid (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Power Quality and Disturbances in Modern Distribution Networks (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Applications of High-Efficiency Converters (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Optimizing Power Quality in Smart Grid Systems (Deadline: 17 July 2024)
- Model Predictive Control-Based Approach for Microgrids (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Advancement and Optimization of Demand Response in Smart Grids (Deadline: 22 July 2024)
- Intelligent Operation and Management of Microgrids II (Deadline: 24 July 2024)
- Micro-grid Energy Management (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Management and Optimization for Renewable Energy and Power Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Next-Generation Energy Systems: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Microgrids (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- New Insights into Microgrids and Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Control and Optimization of Microgrids and Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Control Strategies of Energy Storage Systems in Microgrids (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Novel Developments in Distribution Systems and Microgrids—2nd Edition (Deadline: 9 August 2024)
- Advanced Control and Operation of Microgrids and Power Distribution Systems (Deadline: 14 August 2024)
- Voltage/Frequency/Power Quality Monitoring and Control in Smart Grids (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Advanced Control and Management Techniques for Power Converters in Microgrids (Deadline: 21 August 2024)
- Grid-Forming Converters in Future Power Grids (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- Planning, Operation and Control of Microgrids: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- Control of Renewable Energy Sources in Power Systems and Smart Grids: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- The Planning, Operation and Control of Renewable Energy Power Grid (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Latest Advances and Prospects in Microgrids (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Intelligent Control Technologies for High Permeability Renewable Energies Featured Power Grid (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Planning and Operation of Integrated Renewable Energy Distribution System (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Microgrids and Its Application to Integrated Energy Systems and Islanded Active Distribution Networks, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advances in Control System for Power Electronics, Microgrids, and Smart Grids (Deadline: 4 September 2024)
- Planning and Operation of Distributed Energy Resources in Smart Grids II (Deadline: 4 September 2024)
- ICT in Smart Grids (Deadline: 4 September 2024)
- Advancements in the Integrated Energy System and Its Policy (Deadline: 18 September 2024)
- Emerging Directions in Power Converter Control for Renewable Energy Systems and Microgrids (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Demand Response and Optimization Decisions for Energy Systems (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Techniques and Opportunities (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Smart Grid and Energy Storage (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- New Insights into Intelligent Microgrids and Distributed Energy Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Novel Energy Management Approaches in Microgrid Systems (Deadline: 3 October 2024)
- Grid-Forming Technologies for Renewable Energy Integration (Deadline: 3 October 2024)
- Power Quality and Hosting Capacity in the Microgrids (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Microgrids and Sustainable Energy Integration 2023 (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Advanced Control, Optimization, Stability and Reliability of Microgrids and Power Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Novel Applications of Power Converters for Energy Storage and Grid Integration (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- DC/DC Converters Optimized for Energy Storage in Smart Grids (Deadline: 24 October 2024)
- Advanced Control, Operation and Energy Management of Distribution Networks and Smart Grids (Deadline: 24 October 2024)
- Energy Storage Technologies and Applications for Smart Grids (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Data Mining Approaches for Smart Grids (Deadline: 1 November 2024)
- Hybrid-Renewable Energy Systems in Microgrids (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Smart Grid Cybersecurity: Challenges, Threats and Solutions—2nd Edition (Deadline: 4 December 2024)
- Digital Engineering for Future Smart Cities (Deadline: 5 December 2024)
- Demand Response in Smart Grids 2023 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Applications of Smart Grid Technologies (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Control of Renewable Power Generation and Microgrids (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Blockchain, IoT and Smart Grids Challenges for Energy II (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Condition Monitoring of HVDC Power Network Equipment (Deadline: 12 July 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: