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Power converters and electric machines represent essential components in all fields of electrical engineering. In fact, we are heading towards a future where energy will be more and more electrical: electrical vehicles, electrical motors, renewables, storage systems are now widespread. The ongoing energy transition poses new challenges for interfacing and integrating different power systems. The constraints of space, weight, reliability, performance, and autonomy for the electric system have increased the attention of scientific research in order to find more and more appropriate technological solutions. In this context, power converters and electric machines assume a key role in enabling higher performance of electrical power conversion. Consequently, the design and control of power converters and electric machines shall be developed accordingly to the requirements of the specific application, thus leading to more specialized solutions, with the aim of enhancing the reliability, fault tolerance, and flexibility of the next generation power systems.

power systems for renewable energy --- fault-tolerant photovoltaic inverter --- islanding detection --- energy storage system --- DC/AC converter --- voltage-source --- multilevel inverter --- PV systems --- neutral point clamped inverter --- flying capacitor inverter --- cascaded inverter --- renewable energy systems --- ultra-fast chargers --- input-series input-parallel output-series output-parallel multimodule converter --- cross feedback output current sharing --- reflex charging --- digital twin --- doubly-fed induction generator, electrical machines --- finite elements method --- monitoring --- real-time --- wound rotor induction machine --- subsynchronous control interaction --- super-twisting sliding mode --- variable-gain --- doubly fed induction generator --- photovoltaic system --- grid --- sliding mode control --- synergetic control --- fractional-order control --- converter–machine association --- direct drive machine --- Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine --- synchronous generator --- wind energy system for domestic applications --- renewable energy --- adaptive --- fuzzy --- feedback linearization --- photovoltaic (PV) grid inverter --- voltage source inverter (VSI) --- doubly-fed induction generator --- wind power system --- sensorless control --- full order observer --- field oriented control --- grid connected system --- lithium batteries --- los minimization --- Modular Multilevel Converters --- optimization methods

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Renewable energies are becoming a must to counteract the consequences of the global warming. More efficient devices and better control strategies are required in the generation, transport, and conversion of electricity. Energy is processed by power converters that are currently the key building blocks in modern power distribution systems. The associated electrical architecture is based on buses for energy distribution and uses a great number of converters for interfacing both input and output energy. This book shows that sliding-mode control is contributing to improve the performances of power converters by means of accurate theoretical analyses that result in efficient implementations. The sliding-mode control of power converters for renewable energy applications offers a panoramic view of the most recent uses of this regulation technique in practical cases. By presenting examples that range from dozens of kilowatts to only a few watts, the book covers control solutions for AC–DC and DC–AC generation, power factor correction, multilevel converters, constant-power load supply, wind energy systems, efficient lighting, digital control implementation, multiphase converters, and energy harvesting. The selected examples developed by recognized specialists are illustrated by means of detailed simulations and experiments to help the reader to understand the theoretical approach in each case considered in the book.

output regulation --- state feedback --- sliding mode control --- DC-DC power converter --- DC-DC converters --- boost converter --- constant power load (CPL) --- fixed switching frequency --- sliding-mode control --- inrush current mitigation --- Induction Electrodeless Fluorescent Lamps (IEFL) --- High-Intensity Discharge Lamps (HID) --- loss-free resistor (LFR) --- two-loop digital control --- buck converter --- input-output linearization --- PWM --- sliding mode --- DC-DC converter --- multiphase converter --- disturbance observer --- electric vehicles --- power-hardware-in-the-loop --- renewable energy systems --- fast dynamic response --- wind energy conversion system --- series-series-compensated wireless power transfer system --- energy harvesting --- isolated SEPIC converter --- high power factor rectifier --- isolated PFC rectifier --- bridgeless rectifier --- DC distribution bus --- microinverter --- sliding mode control (SMC), self-oscillating system --- two cascaded-boosts converters --- decision making --- design concept --- doubly-fed induction generator --- grid-side converter --- harmonic distortion --- multi-objective optimisation --- second-order sliding-mode control --- tuning --- unbalanced voltage --- wind power generation --- harvesting --- inductive transducer --- loss free resistor --- dc-to-dc converter --- DFIG --- adaptive-gain second-order sliding mode --- direct power control --- balanced and unbalanced grid voltage --- Lyapunov-based filter design --- constant power load --- Sliding Mode controlled power module --- zero dynamics stability --- modular multilevel converter --- Lyapunov stability --- dual boost inverter --- step-up inverter --- grid connection --- sliding mode control (SMC) --- power converter --- continuous signal generator --- equivalent control --- AC-DC power converter --- wind energy --- control --- dual-stator winding induction generator --- second order sliding mode

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This book focuses on the applications of Power Electronics Converters in smart grids and renewable energy systems. The topics covered include methods to CO2 emission control, schemes for electric vehicle charging, reliable renewable energy forecasting methods, and various power electronics converters. The converters include the quasi neutral point clamped inverter, MPPT algorithms, the bidirectional DC-DC converter, and the push–pull converter with a fuzzy logic controller.

allied in-situ injection and production (AIIP) --- CO2 huff and puff --- shale oil reservoirs --- enhanced oil recovery --- renewable energy sources --- forecasting --- Weibull distribution --- neural networks --- optimal economic dispatch --- particle swarm optimization --- distribution network (DN) --- doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) --- feeder automation (FA) --- compatibility --- adaptive control strategy (ACS) --- coordination technology --- air-cooled condenser --- mechanical draft wet-cooling towers --- hot recirculation rate --- complex building environment --- numerical simulation --- Neutral Point Clamped Z-Source Inverter (NPCZSI) --- shoot-through duty ratio --- modulation index --- voltage gain --- power quality --- dynamic modeling --- DC-DC converter --- electric vehicle (EV) --- charge pump capacitor --- fuzzy logic control --- maximum power point tracking --- photovoltaic --- push pull converter --- off-grid voltage source inverter --- medium voltage distribution network --- switch station --- electric vehicle --- DC–DC converter --- reconfiguration --- orderly charging --- grey wolf optimizer --- electrical harmonics --- harmonic estimation --- total harmonic distortion --- battery energy storage system --- third-harmonic current injection --- high efficiency --- active damping

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This book presents the latest solutions in fuel cell (FC) and renewable energy implementation in mobile and stationary applications. The implementation of advanced energy management and optimization strategies are detailed for fuel cell and renewable microgrids, and for the multi-FC stack architecture of FC/electric vehicles to enhance the reliability of these systems and to reduce the costs related to energy production and maintenance. Cyber-security methods based on blockchain technology to increase the resilience of FC renewable hybrid microgrids are also presented. Therefore, this book is for all readers interested in these challenging directions of research.

mobile charging station --- electric vehicle --- operational mode --- location-allocation problem --- battery --- capacitor --- differential flatness --- double-layer capacitor --- energy management --- interleaved converter --- nonlinear control --- second order equation --- supercapacitor --- multi-stack --- Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) --- power electronics --- stability analysis --- microgrid --- LQR-PI control --- grid-tied mode --- current imbalance --- power quality --- genetic algorithms --- renewable energy --- consumer planning --- real-time strategy --- consumption monitoring --- energy storage systems --- renewable energy sources --- dynamic programming --- cascaded multilevel inverter --- photovoltaic --- leakage current --- IoT security --- Internet of Vehicles --- IoV --- connected car --- Blockchain Governance Game --- mixed game --- stochastic model --- fluctuation theory --- 51 percent attack --- double feed induction generator --- grid frequency and amplitude support --- smart grid --- wind technology (WT) --- load frequency control --- optimization issue --- moth flame optimizer (MFO) --- Harris hawks optimizer (HHO) --- fuel economy --- load-following --- switching strategy --- real-time optimization --- fuel cell vehicle --- fuel cell system --- automatic generation control --- controllers --- optimization techniques --- multisource power system --- interconnected power system --- hybrid gravitational with fire fly algorithm --- gravitational search algorithm --- firefly algorithm

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Optimal performance of the electric machine/drive system is mandatory to improve the energy consumption and reliability. To achieve this goal, mathematical models of the electric machine/drive system are necessary. Hence, this motivated the editors to instigate the Special Issue “Mathematical Approaches to Modeling, Optimally Designing, and Controlling Electric Machine”, aiming to collect novel publications that push the state-of-the art towards optimal performance for the electric machine/drive system. Seventeen papers have been published in this Special Issue. The published papers focus on several aspects of the electric machine/drive system with respect to the mathematical modelling. Novel optimization methods, control approaches, and comparative analysis for electric drive system based on various electric machines were discussed in the published papers.

demagnetization --- electric machine --- flux reversal machine --- high-speed electrical machine --- high-speed electrical motor --- Nelder–Mead method --- optimal design --- switched reluctance motor --- direct instantaneous torque control --- numerical analysis --- optimization --- current angle --- design of electric motors --- flux-barriers --- synchronous reluctance motor --- torque ripple --- induction motor --- model predictive --- sensorless --- high performance --- switched reluctance machine --- NSGA-II optimization --- finite element analysis --- direct-drive --- electric machine analysis computing --- interior permanent magnet machine --- mathematical model --- optimal-design --- permanent magnet flux-switching machine --- wind generator --- doubly fed induction generator --- DC-link voltage regulation --- second-order sliding mode control --- extended state observer --- fuzzy gain scheduling --- advanced metaheuristics --- MO-Jaya optimization --- centrifugal pump --- energy efficiency --- parallel pumps --- throttling --- variable speed pump --- synchronous homopolar machine --- synchronous homopolar motor --- traction drives --- traction motor --- high-harmonic injection --- brushless field excitation --- wound field synchronous machines --- Axial flux permanent magnet machine --- 3D FEA --- Genetic algorithm --- hexagonal-shaped PMs --- PM overhang --- brushless topology --- third harmonic flux --- dc offset --- direct-on-line permanent magnet synchronous motor --- direct-on-line synchronous reluctance motor --- permanent magnet motor --- reactive power compensation --- carbon dioxide emissions --- climate change mitigation --- electric motors --- energy conversion --- energy efficiency class --- energy policy and regulation --- energy saving --- sustainable utilization of resources --- synchronous motor --- adaptive control --- MTPA control --- parameter variation --- constraints design --- mining dump truck --- traction drive