Optimal Energy Management of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2022) | Viewed by 1762
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hybrid renewable energies; power electronics in renewable energy systems
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Interests: renewable energies generation and control; energy storage; hybrid energy systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) have been emerging because they have made it possible to supply, either partially or totally, the electric power demanded by consumers, taking advantage of different renewable resources available at an installation site. At present, these systems are a crucial component of smart grids.
Therefore, HRES not only address the energy demand of residential and/or industrial consumers, but they do so in a sustainable manner. In general, the electrical energy generation and storage technologies present in HRES have already reached high maturity levels. This can be clearly seen when analyzing the research published on this subject worldwide. Aspects such as grid configuration, control strategies, generation and storage technologies, or energy conversion systems, among others, are the object of intensive research. It is also noticeable that improving the operation of these systems and their full integration in smart grids require an efficient energy management, that is, the optimization of energy management among the elements of the HRES.
It can be argued that, in order to achieve greater reliability, performance and sustainability in the integration of HRES in smart grids, it is necessary to provide new solutions in the study, modeling, design and implementation of optimization methods for the energy management in HRES. Therefore, this Special Issue aims at gathering the most recent and top level research on this topic and others closely related, such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Formulation and implementation of optimization algorithms applied to HRES.
- Novel optimization techniques.
- Optimal control of power converters.
- Maximum power tracking techniques for renewable power generators.
- Optimization algorithms based on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Practical implementation of optimization algorithms in renewable energy generation and energy storage.
- Optimal design, sizing and modeling of HRES.
This Special Issue is intended to present recent developments, challenges and opportunities related to optimal energy management of HRES. The works selected for this publication are expected to contribute significantly to other related fields, such as electric power systems, power conversion technology, advanced control strategies, smart grids, and renewable energy generation and storage, thus gaining a high visibility in some of the most active topics in sustainable energy research.
Prof. Dr. Higinio Sánchez-Sáinz
Dr. Raúl Sarrias-Mena
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Optimization techniques
- Energy management
- Hybrid renewable energy systems
- Operational optimization
- Optimization algorithm and software tools
