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In recent years, power converters have played an important role in power electronics technology for different applications, such as renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, pulsed power generation, and biomedical sciences. Power converters, in the realm of power electronics, are becoming essential for generating electrical power energy in various ways. This Special Issue focuses on the development of novel power converter topologies in power electronics. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Z-source converters; multilevel power converter topologies; switched-capacitor-based power converters; power converters for battery management systems; power converters in wireless power transfer techniques; the reliability of power conversion systems; and modulation techniques for advanced power converters.

current source converter --- power decoupling --- power ripple --- computational complexity --- direct power control --- finite control set model predictive control --- PI controllers --- space vector modulation --- three-level T-type inverter --- input current ripple --- voltage multiplier --- shoot through state --- quasi-switched boost inverter --- Z-source inverter --- transformerless --- SEPIC converter --- single phase --- cascaded H-bridge inverter --- three-phase inverter --- Z-source network --- quasi-switched-boost network --- shoot-through --- quasi-z-source inverter --- grid-tied --- leakage current --- power efficiency --- counter-based --- one-comparator --- PWFM --- PWM --- PFM --- dc converter --- full bridge converter --- zero voltage operation --- multilevel inverter --- Pulse Width Modulation --- minimal number of commutations --- state machine --- Neutral Point Clamped Converter --- power converters --- EMI --- intelligent control --- classical gate driver --- interference sources --- carrier-based pulse width modulation --- offset function --- switching loss reduction --- H-bridge five-level inverter --- electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) --- switching model power supply (SMPS) --- conducted emission --- parametric modeling method --- vector fitting algorithm --- full-power testing --- high-power --- individual phase --- operation test --- static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) --- bidirectional DC/DC converter (BDC) --- dual mode operation --- current sharing --- multiplexed modulation --- low-voltage and high-current --- Lyapunov algorithm --- current sharing control --- confluence plate --- state feedback linearization --- grid-connected inverter --- LCL filter --- inductive power transfer (IPT) --- three-bridge switching --- constant current (CC) --- constant voltage (CV) --- fixed frequency --- fractional order elements --- high-frequency switching --- wireless power transmission --- active balance circuit --- bi-directional converter --- lithium battery --- series-connected battery --- fast charging --- motor drives --- full-bridge Buck inverter --- DC motor --- mathematical model --- differential flatness --- time-varying duty cycle --- circuit simulation --- experimental validation --- current source inverter --- common-mode voltage --- diode clamped multilevel inverter --- flying capacitor multilevel inverter --- cascade H bridge multilevel inverter --- total harmonic distortion --- PWM control techniques --- PSCAD/MULTISIM simulation --- model predictive control (MPC) --- neutral-point clamped (NPC) inverter --- disturbance observer --- parameter uncertainty --- stability analysis --- power factor adjustment --- matrix rectifier --- peak-current-mode (PCM) control --- boost converter --- stability --- parameter perturbation --- target period orbit tracking --- space-vector pulse-width modulation --- common-mode voltage elimination --- quasi-switched boost --- impedance network --- add-on pulse charger --- quick charge --- pulse charging --- Li-ion battery --- full bridge (FB) --- modular multilevel dc-dc converters (MMDCs) --- zero-voltage switching (ZVS) --- zero-current switching (ZCS) --- Photovoltaics --- Z-Source --- Current-fed --- Medium-Frequency --- Power-Imbalance --- harmonic --- RPWM --- selective voltage harmonic elimination --- single-phase inverter --- n/a