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In 2018, the 16th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings (ISMB16) was held in Beijing, China. Herein, eight distinguished papers were selected to be published as Special Issues of Actuators. These papers are suggested to provide new insights for the development of magnetic bearings, with emphasis on thermal behavior analysis, electrodynamic thrust bearings analysis, viscoelastic damping design, magnetic spring, condition monitoring, self-bearing motors performance.

History of engineering & technology --- performance criteria --- damping --- electrodynamic --- energy efficiency --- stability --- stiffness --- thrust bearing --- Active Magnetic Bearing --- AMB --- Internet of Things --- IoT --- Condition Monitoring --- magnetic spring --- optimal design --- component benchmarking --- compliant actuation --- parallel elastic actuators (PEA) --- series elastic actuators (SEA) --- axial gap --- self-bearing motor --- double stator structure --- 5-degrees of freedom active control --- design refinement --- ventricular assist device --- pediatric --- passive magnetic bearing --- viscoelastic material --- modeling --- rotor dynamics --- active magnetic bearing --- cost reduction --- active magnetic bearings --- kinetic energy storage --- fiber reinforced plastic --- fatigue testing --- thermal behavior --- self-sensing --- radial three-phase bearing --- space vector modulation --- electrodynamic bearing --- passive levitation

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In 2018, the 16th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings (ISMB16) was held in Beijing, China. Herein, eight distinguished papers were selected to be published as Special Issues of Actuators. These papers are suggested to provide new insights for the development of magnetic bearings, with emphasis on thermal behavior analysis, electrodynamic thrust bearings analysis, viscoelastic damping design, magnetic spring, condition monitoring, self-bearing motors performance.

History of engineering & technology --- performance criteria --- damping --- electrodynamic --- energy efficiency --- stability --- stiffness --- thrust bearing --- Active Magnetic Bearing --- AMB --- Internet of Things --- IoT --- Condition Monitoring --- magnetic spring --- optimal design --- component benchmarking --- compliant actuation --- parallel elastic actuators (PEA) --- series elastic actuators (SEA) --- axial gap --- self-bearing motor --- double stator structure --- 5-degrees of freedom active control --- design refinement --- ventricular assist device --- pediatric --- passive magnetic bearing --- viscoelastic material --- modeling --- rotor dynamics --- active magnetic bearing --- cost reduction --- active magnetic bearings --- kinetic energy storage --- fiber reinforced plastic --- fatigue testing --- thermal behavior --- self-sensing --- radial three-phase bearing --- space vector modulation --- electrodynamic bearing --- passive levitation --- performance criteria --- damping --- electrodynamic --- energy efficiency --- stability --- stiffness --- thrust bearing --- Active Magnetic Bearing --- AMB --- Internet of Things --- IoT --- Condition Monitoring --- magnetic spring --- optimal design --- component benchmarking --- compliant actuation --- parallel elastic actuators (PEA) --- series elastic actuators (SEA) --- axial gap --- self-bearing motor --- double stator structure --- 5-degrees of freedom active control --- design refinement --- ventricular assist device --- pediatric --- passive magnetic bearing --- viscoelastic material --- modeling --- rotor dynamics --- active magnetic bearing --- cost reduction --- active magnetic bearings --- kinetic energy storage --- fiber reinforced plastic --- fatigue testing --- thermal behavior --- self-sensing --- radial three-phase bearing --- space vector modulation --- electrodynamic bearing --- passive levitation

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The renewable generation system is currently experiencing rapid growth in various power grids. The stability and dynamic response issues of power grids are receiving attention due to the increase in power electronics-based renewable energy. The main focus of this Special Issue is to provide solutions for power system planning and operation. Power electronics-based devices can offer new ancillary services to several industrial sectors. In order to fully include the capability of power conversion systems in the network integration of renewable generators, several studies should be carried out, including detailed studies of switching circuits, and comprehensive operating strategies for numerous devices, consisting of large-scale renewable generation clusters.

Technology: general issues --- isolated microgrid --- renewable energy source --- diesel generator --- battery energy storage system --- hierarchical control --- power systems --- floquet multiplier --- poincaré map --- time series data --- DFIG --- renewable energy --- battery energy storage system (BESS) --- control strategy --- modular multilevel converter --- state-of-charge (SOC) equalization --- preliminary design --- optimization --- rotor loss --- guide vane outlet flow angle --- radial turbine --- CAES --- deadbeat control --- discrete space vector modulation --- computation efficiency --- model predictive control --- grid connected system --- three-level system --- T-type inverter --- PV diagnosis --- ESS application --- DC power flow --- DC system dynamics --- hybrid generation system --- phase-locked loop (PLL) --- synchronization --- hybrid filter --- low-cost hybrid converter --- bi-directional converter --- parallel configuration of converters --- converter for multi-MW wind generator --- offshore wind energy converter applications --- AC-DC matrix converter --- virtual space vector --- DC ripple reduction --- microgeneration --- solar energy --- photovoltaic --- crowd funding --- solid-state circuit breaker --- microgrid protection --- DC protection --- SSCB --- short-term load forecasting --- two-stage forecasting model --- combined cooling heating and power --- energy operation plan --- economic analysis --- calculation load --- iterative methods --- fault restoration --- distribution generation --- temporary fault ride-through --- voltage control --- inrush current control --- isolated microgrid --- renewable energy source --- diesel generator --- battery energy storage system --- hierarchical control --- power systems --- floquet multiplier --- poincaré map --- time series data --- DFIG --- renewable energy --- battery energy storage system (BESS) --- control strategy --- modular multilevel converter --- state-of-charge (SOC) equalization --- preliminary design --- optimization --- rotor loss --- guide vane outlet flow angle --- radial turbine --- CAES --- deadbeat control --- discrete space vector modulation --- computation efficiency --- model predictive control --- grid connected system --- three-level system --- T-type inverter --- PV diagnosis --- ESS application --- DC power flow --- DC system dynamics --- hybrid generation system --- phase-locked loop (PLL) --- synchronization --- hybrid filter --- low-cost hybrid converter --- bi-directional converter --- parallel configuration of converters --- converter for multi-MW wind generator --- offshore wind energy converter applications --- AC-DC matrix converter --- virtual space vector --- DC ripple reduction --- microgeneration --- solar energy --- photovoltaic --- crowd funding --- solid-state circuit breaker --- microgrid protection --- DC protection --- SSCB --- short-term load forecasting --- two-stage forecasting model --- combined cooling heating and power --- energy operation plan --- economic analysis --- calculation load --- iterative methods --- fault restoration --- distribution generation --- temporary fault ride-through --- voltage control --- inrush current control

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The renewable generation system is currently experiencing rapid growth in various power grids. The stability and dynamic response issues of power grids are receiving attention due to the increase in power electronics-based renewable energy. The main focus of this Special Issue is to provide solutions for power system planning and operation. Power electronics-based devices can offer new ancillary services to several industrial sectors. In order to fully include the capability of power conversion systems in the network integration of renewable generators, several studies should be carried out, including detailed studies of switching circuits, and comprehensive operating strategies for numerous devices, consisting of large-scale renewable generation clusters.

Technology: general issues --- isolated microgrid --- renewable energy source --- diesel generator --- battery energy storage system --- hierarchical control --- power systems --- floquet multiplier --- poincaré map --- time series data --- DFIG --- renewable energy --- battery energy storage system (BESS) --- control strategy --- modular multilevel converter --- state-of-charge (SOC) equalization --- preliminary design --- optimization --- rotor loss --- guide vane outlet flow angle --- radial turbine --- CAES --- deadbeat control --- discrete space vector modulation --- computation efficiency --- model predictive control --- grid connected system --- three-level system --- T-type inverter --- PV diagnosis --- ESS application --- DC power flow --- DC system dynamics --- hybrid generation system --- phase-locked loop (PLL) --- synchronization --- hybrid filter --- low-cost hybrid converter --- bi-directional converter --- parallel configuration of converters --- converter for multi-MW wind generator --- offshore wind energy converter applications --- AC-DC matrix converter --- virtual space vector --- DC ripple reduction --- microgeneration --- solar energy --- photovoltaic --- crowd funding --- solid-state circuit breaker --- microgrid protection --- DC protection --- SSCB --- short-term load forecasting --- two-stage forecasting model --- combined cooling heating and power --- energy operation plan --- economic analysis --- calculation load --- iterative methods --- fault restoration --- distribution generation --- temporary fault ride-through --- voltage control --- inrush current control

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In recent years, power electronics have been intensely contributing to the development and evolution of new structures for the processing of energy. They can be used in a wide range of applications ranging from power systems and electrical machines to electric vehicles and robot arm drives. In conjunction with the evolution of microprocessors and advanced control theories, power electronics are playing an increasingly essential role in our society. Thus, in order to cope with the obstacles lying ahead, this book presents a collection of original studies and modeling methods which were developed and published in the field of electrical energy conditioning and control by using circuits and electronic devices, with an emphasis on power applications and industrial control. Researchers have contributed 19 selected and peer-reviewed papers covering a wide range of topics by addressing a wide variety of themes, such as motor drives, AC–DC and DC–DC converters, multilevel converters, varistors, and electromagnetic compatibility, among others. The overall result is a book that represents a cohesive collection of inter-/multidisciplinary works regarding the industrial applications of power electronics.

failure mode --- impulse current --- microstructure --- multiple lightning --- ZnO varistors --- multilevel matrix converter --- rotating voltage space vector --- common move voltage --- space vector pulse width modulation --- venturini control method --- electric vehicle --- electromagnetic compatibility --- electromagnetic topology --- radiated emission --- nonlinear effects --- three-level neutral-point clamped inverter --- induction motor --- speed observation --- compensation --- impedance-source inverter --- shoot-through --- dc-dc converter --- dc-ac converter --- DC-DC power converter --- Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy system --- hierarchical binary tree --- circuit breaker --- fault current limiter --- current source circuit --- voltage clamping --- constant current control --- frequency domain electromagnetic --- weighted factor --- model predictive flux control --- interior permanent magnet synchronous --- discrete space vector modulation --- microgrid protection --- power quality --- fault current --- H bridge --- look-up table --- interpolation error --- PMSM drive --- circulating current control --- modular multilevel converter (MMC) --- static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) --- asymmetric --- capacitors --- multilevel inverter --- power electronics --- self-charging --- virtual DC links --- full-bridge converter --- phase shift modulation --- supercapacitors --- isolated DC-DC bidirectional converter --- electrostatic discharge (ESD) --- elliptical-cylinder type --- human-body model (HBM) --- n-channel lateral-diffused MOSFET (nLDMOS) --- super-junction (SJ) --- ultra high-voltage (UHV) --- aging characteristics --- energy absorption --- boost inverter --- single source --- low components --- PMBLDC motor --- fuzzy-logic controller design --- common mode inverters --- photovoltaic --- leakage current elimination --- pulse width modulation --- power converters --- electrical machines --- power grid stability analysis --- inverters --- power supplies --- multilevel converters --- motor drives --- power semiconductor devices --- Tara / Neutral Junction (Central NT SF53-06)