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The most important environmental challenge today's society is facing is to reduce the effects of CO2 emissions and global warming. Such an ambitious challenge can only be achieved through a holistic approach, capable of tackling the problem from a multidisciplinary point of view. One of the core technologies called to play a critical role in this approach is the use of energy storage systems. These systems enable, among other things, the balancing of the stochastic behavior of Renewable Sources and Distributed Generation in modern Energy Systems; the efficient supply of industrial and consumer loads; the development of efficient and clean transport; and the development of Nearly-Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) and intelligent cities. Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS) consist of two (or more) storage devices with complementary key characteristics, that are able to behave jointly with better performance than any of the technologies considered individually. Recent developments in storage device technologies, interface systems, control and monitoring techniques, or visualization and information technologies have driven the implementation of HESS in many industrial, commercial and domestic applications. This Special Issue focuses on the analysis, design and implementation of hybrid energy storage systems across a broad spectrum, encompassing different storage technologies (including electrochemical, capacitive, mechanical or mechanical storage devices), engineering branches (power electronics and control strategies; energy engineering; energy engineering; chemistry; modelling, simulation and emulation techniques; data analysis and algorithms; social and economic analysis; intelligent and Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems; and so on.), applications (energy systems, renewable energy generation, industrial applications, transportation, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and critical load supply, etc.) and evaluation and performance (size and weight benefits, efficiency and power loss, economic analysis, environmental costs, etc.).

high gain converters --- power systems modeling --- load flow analysis --- pumped storage --- shipboard power systems --- storage --- hybrid energy storage systems (HESSs) --- buck-boost converter --- state of charge --- active power control --- rail transportation power systems --- lithium-ion batteries --- microgrids --- energy storage --- microgrid --- power-line signaling --- battery energy storage system (BESS) --- power electronic converters --- single-phase --- load modeling --- ultracapacitors --- smart home (SH) --- fault ride-through capability --- renewable energy sources --- battery management system --- multiport --- photovoltaic --- fuel cell (FC) --- DC power systems --- hybrid --- energy storage system --- micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) system --- power quality --- solar photovoltaic --- electric vehicle (EV) --- energy storage technologies --- hybrid storage systems --- real coded genetic algorithm (RCGA) --- storage operation and maintenance costs

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Nowadays, power electronics is an enabling technology in the energy development scenario. Furthermore, power electronics is strictly linked with several fields of technological growth, such as consumer electronics, IT and communications, electrical networks, utilities, industrial drives and robotics, and transportation and automotive sectors. Moreover, the widespread use of power electronics enables cost savings and minimization of losses in several technology applications required for sustainable economic growth. The topologies of DC–DC power converters and switching converters are under continuous development and deserve special attention to highlight the advantages and disadvantages for use increasingly oriented towards green and sustainable development. DC–DC converter topologies are developed in consideration of higher efficiency, reliable control switching strategies, and fault-tolerant configurations. Several types of switching converter topologies are involved in isolated DC–DC converter and nonisolated DC–DC converter solutions operating in hard-switching and soft-switching conditions. Switching converters have applications in a broad range of areas in both low and high power densities. The articles presented in the Special Issue titled "Advanced DC-DC Power Converters and Switching Converters" consolidate the work on the investigation of the switching converter topology considering the technological advances offered by innovative wide-bandgap devices and performance optimization methods in control strategies used.

History of engineering & technology --- interleaved operation --- three-winding coupled inductor --- high step-up DC–DC converter --- DC/DC converter --- multi-input-port --- bidirectional --- energy storage --- three-phase bidirectional isolated DC-DC converter --- burst-mode switching --- high-frequency transformer configurations --- phase-shift modulation --- intermittent switching --- three-phase dual-active bridge --- bidirectional converter --- high efficiency --- GaN --- SiC --- buck-boost converter --- high switching frequency --- electric vehicle (EV) --- fast charging --- interleaved dc–dc converter --- SiC devices --- Si devices --- Component Connection Method --- power electronics-based systems --- stability analysis --- state-space methods --- virtual synchronous generators --- DC-DC converters --- photovoltaics --- single-diode model --- state-space --- multi-port dual-active bridge (DAB) converter --- wide-band-gap (WBG) semiconductors --- silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs --- power converter --- automotive --- battery charger --- circuit modelling --- power electronics --- SiC MOSFET --- interleaved operation --- three-winding coupled inductor --- high step-up DC–DC converter --- DC/DC converter --- multi-input-port --- bidirectional --- energy storage --- three-phase bidirectional isolated DC-DC converter --- burst-mode switching --- high-frequency transformer configurations --- phase-shift modulation --- intermittent switching --- three-phase dual-active bridge --- bidirectional converter --- high efficiency --- GaN --- SiC --- buck-boost converter --- high switching frequency --- electric vehicle (EV) --- fast charging --- interleaved dc–dc converter --- SiC devices --- Si devices --- Component Connection Method --- power electronics-based systems --- stability analysis --- state-space methods --- virtual synchronous generators --- DC-DC converters --- photovoltaics --- single-diode model --- state-space --- multi-port dual-active bridge (DAB) converter --- wide-band-gap (WBG) semiconductors --- silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs --- power converter --- automotive --- battery charger --- circuit modelling --- power electronics --- SiC MOSFET

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Nowadays, power electronics is an enabling technology in the energy development scenario. Furthermore, power electronics is strictly linked with several fields of technological growth, such as consumer electronics, IT and communications, electrical networks, utilities, industrial drives and robotics, and transportation and automotive sectors. Moreover, the widespread use of power electronics enables cost savings and minimization of losses in several technology applications required for sustainable economic growth. The topologies of DC–DC power converters and switching converters are under continuous development and deserve special attention to highlight the advantages and disadvantages for use increasingly oriented towards green and sustainable development. DC–DC converter topologies are developed in consideration of higher efficiency, reliable control switching strategies, and fault-tolerant configurations. Several types of switching converter topologies are involved in isolated DC–DC converter and nonisolated DC–DC converter solutions operating in hard-switching and soft-switching conditions. Switching converters have applications in a broad range of areas in both low and high power densities. The articles presented in the Special Issue titled "Advanced DC-DC Power Converters and Switching Converters" consolidate the work on the investigation of the switching converter topology considering the technological advances offered by innovative wide-bandgap devices and performance optimization methods in control strategies used.

History of engineering & technology --- interleaved operation --- three-winding coupled inductor --- high step-up DC–DC converter --- DC/DC converter --- multi-input-port --- bidirectional --- energy storage --- three-phase bidirectional isolated DC-DC converter --- burst-mode switching --- high-frequency transformer configurations --- phase-shift modulation --- intermittent switching --- three-phase dual-active bridge --- bidirectional converter --- high efficiency --- GaN --- SiC --- buck-boost converter --- high switching frequency --- electric vehicle (EV) --- fast charging --- interleaved dc–dc converter --- SiC devices --- Si devices --- Component Connection Method --- power electronics-based systems --- stability analysis --- state-space methods --- virtual synchronous generators --- DC-DC converters --- photovoltaics --- single-diode model --- state-space --- multi-port dual-active bridge (DAB) converter --- wide-band-gap (WBG) semiconductors --- silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs --- power converter --- automotive --- battery charger --- circuit modelling --- power electronics --- SiC MOSFET

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Nowadays, power electronics is an enabling technology in the energy development scenario. Furthermore, power electronics is strictly linked with several fields of technological growth, such as consumer electronics, IT and communications, electrical networks, utilities, industrial drives and robotics, and transportation and automotive sectors. Moreover, the widespread use of power electronics enables cost savings and minimization of losses in several technology applications required for sustainable economic growth. The topologies of DC–DC power converters and switching converters are under continuous development and deserve special attention to highlight the advantages and disadvantages for use increasingly oriented towards green and sustainable development. DC–DC converter topologies are developed in consideration of higher efficiency, reliable control switching strategies, and fault-tolerant configurations. Several types of switching converter topologies are involved in isolated DC–DC converter and nonisolated DC–DC converter solutions operating in hard-switching and soft-switching conditions. Switching converters have applications in a broad range of areas in both low and high power densities. The articles presented in the Special Issue titled "Advanced DC-DC Power Converters and Switching Converters" consolidate the work on the investigation of the switching converter topology considering the technological advances offered by innovative wide-bandgap devices and performance optimization methods in control strategies used.

interleaved operation --- three-winding coupled inductor --- high step-up DC–DC converter --- DC/DC converter --- multi-input-port --- bidirectional --- energy storage --- three-phase bidirectional isolated DC-DC converter --- burst-mode switching --- high-frequency transformer configurations --- phase-shift modulation --- intermittent switching --- three-phase dual-active bridge --- bidirectional converter --- high efficiency --- GaN --- SiC --- buck-boost converter --- high switching frequency --- electric vehicle (EV) --- fast charging --- interleaved dc–dc converter --- SiC devices --- Si devices --- Component Connection Method --- power electronics-based systems --- stability analysis --- state-space methods --- virtual synchronous generators --- DC-DC converters --- photovoltaics --- single-diode model --- state-space --- multi-port dual-active bridge (DAB) converter --- wide-band-gap (WBG) semiconductors --- silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs --- power converter --- automotive --- battery charger --- circuit modelling --- power electronics --- SiC MOSFET

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Electrical power systems are evolving at the generation, transmission, and distribution levels. At distribution level, small generating and storage units—the so-called distributed energy sources (DERs)—are being installed close to consumption sites. The expansion of DERs is empowering renewable energy source integration and, as a consequence, new actors are appearing in electrical systems. Among them, the prosumer is a game-changer; the fruit of the behavior transformation of the consumer who has not only the ability to consume power but also to produce it. Microgrids can be understood as DER installations that have the capability of both grid-connected and grid-isolated operation. During the last decades, there has been a significant deployment of microgrids (e.g., in countries like the United States, Switzerland, and Denmark) and a consequent increase in renewable energy generation. This is contributing to the decarbonization of electrical power systems. However, the variability and intermittency of renewable sources introduce uncertainty, which implies a more complex operation and control. Taking into account that existing and future planned microgrids are being/going to be interconnected to the current electrical network, challenges in terms of design, operation, and control at power system level need to be addressed, considering existing regulations.

energy management system --- buck-boost converter --- generic object oriented substation event (GOOSE) communication --- stochastic optimization --- optimal dispatch --- decision tree --- coordinated control --- optimization --- congestion problems --- distributed optimization --- IEC 61850 Standard --- distributed energy resources (DERs) --- technical and economic optimization --- reliability evaluation --- power quality disturbances --- renewable --- DC microgrid --- HESS --- ruleless EV --- extension theory --- network planning --- integrated electrical and thermal grids --- reliability --- photovoltaic feasibility --- flexibility --- microgrid test facility --- microgrid --- multiresolution --- small-scale standalone microgrid --- IEC 61850 --- direct search method (DSM) --- maximum electrical efficiency --- load frequency control (LFC) --- droop control --- flexible generation --- grid independence --- frequency control --- particle swarm optimization --- battery storage --- microgrid stability controller (MSC) --- doubly fed induction machine --- coordinative optimization of energy --- power distribution --- hierarchical control scheme --- grounding --- operation --- electric energy market --- nonlinear programming --- cost and life --- total sliding-mode control --- distributed energy resource --- vehicle information system --- peak-cut --- smoothing wind power --- genetic algorithm --- medium-voltage networks --- vehicle-to-grid --- devices scheduling --- microgrids --- energy storage --- electric vehicle --- energy efficiency --- active filter --- embedded system --- multivariable generalized predictive control (MGPC) --- load power sharing --- flywheel energy storage (FES) --- renewable sources --- telecommunication power management --- micro-grid --- smart inverter --- distributed generation --- storage systems --- electric vehicle (EV) --- microgrid (MG) --- mesh configuration --- residential users --- renewable energy source --- radial configuration --- S-transform --- optimal power flow --- solid oxide fuel cell --- vehicle-to-grid (V2G) --- communication delay --- current harmonic reduction --- smart grids --- inrush current --- flexible and configurable architecture --- optimal capacity --- ESS effective rate --- smart grid --- multi-agent --- distributed energy resources --- regular EV --- peak-shift --- datacenter --- deterministic optimization --- plug and play --- chaos synchronization detection --- residential power systems --- power quality --- combined power generation system --- DC distribution --- isolated grid --- coordinated control strategy --- DC architectures --- predictive control --- demand-side management --- distributed generation (DG) --- curtailment