IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Abstract

The Theme: Energy production based on the use of renewable sources has a huge potential. The needed technology is available and enjoys continuous improvement supported by academic and industrial research activities. The power system is evolving towards active distribution grids with a significant penetration of medium-scale and small-scale generators, involving both conventional and renewable technologies. Industrial electronics intended as energy conversion, control, measurement and communication will play a crucial role in order to facilitate the integration of renewable energy systems and to enhance their active role in the energy market. The Special Section is organized in 6 sub-sections, each managed by Guest Editors: 1. Simulation of renewable energy systems (Guest Editors: Josep Balcells and Jan Bialasiewicz) 2. Power Conversion: low and high power systems, including high voltage transmission (Guest Editors: Jose Rodriguez, Remus Teodorescu, and Carlo Cecati) 3. Distributed Power Generation integration in the electric grid and Supervisory Control (Guest Editors: Pedro Rodriguez and Marco Liserre) 4. Micro-grid, smart-grid and energy storage management (Guest Editors: Josep M. Guerrero, Mehrdad Kazerani and Adel Nasiri) 5. Standards and Related Topics (Guest Editors: Thomas Basso and Sudipta Chakraborty) 6. The Role of Communication and Information Technology in Future Smart Electrical Power Grids (Guest Editors: Thilo Sauter, Peter Palensky, and Friederich Kupzog)