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This book covers the technological progress and developments of a large-scale wind energy conversion system along with its future trends, with each chapter constituting a contribution by a different leader in the wind energy arena. Recent developments in wind energy conversion systems, system optimization, stability augmentation, power smoothing, and many other fascinating topics are included in this book. Chapters are supported through modeling, control, and simulation analysis. This book contains both technical and review articles.

doubly-fed induction generator --- fault current limiters --- power system --- power smoothing --- fault characteristics --- prediction intervals --- wind forecast --- PI controller --- transmission line --- wake effect --- real fault cases --- reliability of electricity supplies --- load frequency control --- optimization --- reserve power --- battery energy storage system --- wind turbine allocation --- primary frequency control --- low voltage ride through (LVRT) --- de-loading --- fault ride-through --- fault diagnosis and isolation --- fractional order proportional-integral-differential controller --- multi-objective artificial bee colony algorithm --- Fault Ride Through (FRT) --- distance protection --- droop curve --- Distribution Static VAr Compensator(D-SVC) --- Distributed-Flexible AC Transmission system (D-FACTS) --- rotor inertia --- power wind turbine --- LPV observer --- doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) --- squirrel cage induction generator (SCIG) --- wind farm --- optimal control --- fuzzy logic controller (FLC) --- wind power forecasting --- wavelet neural network --- DFIG-based wind farm --- permanent magnet synchronous generator --- automatic generation control --- series dynamic braking resistor --- hardware-in-the-loop --- superconductor --- Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (D-STATCOM) --- control wind turbine --- kinetic energy storage --- multiple sensor faults --- large-scale wind farm

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Power quality (PQ) is receiving more and more attention from consumers, distribution system operators, transmission system operators, and other entities related to electrical power systems. As PQ problems have direct implications for business productivity, causing high economic losses, the research and development monitoring technologies and power electronics solutions that ensure the PQ of the power systems are matters of utmost importance. This book is a collection of high quality papers published in the “Power Electronics and Power Quality” Special Issue of the journal Energies. It reflects on the latest investigations and the new trends in this field.

p-q theory --- Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) --- power system protection --- modeling --- comtrade --- space vector modulation (SVM) --- propulsion inverter control system position estimator --- frequency adaption --- wavelet transform --- Simulink --- SGDFT --- indirect matrix converter (IMC) --- hysteresis current control --- switching transients --- input power factor --- high speed maglev --- harmonics --- optimization --- robust control --- protection relay --- variation in voltage --- FBMMC --- MMC --- microinverter --- digital control --- state-space model --- four-leg inverter --- phase-leading capacitor --- histogram --- pulse width modulation --- energy shaping passivity (ESP)-based control --- time multiplier setting (TMS) --- reactive power --- continuous particle swarm optimization (CPSO) --- power control --- microgrid (MG) --- passive method --- Matlab --- voltage control --- switching frequency --- Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) --- Omicron CMC 256plus --- distance protection --- low voltage direct-current residential microgrid --- Full-bridge --- series active filter --- static var compensator --- photovoltaic systems --- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) --- long-stator synchronous motor --- SC --- constant power load --- CSC --- superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) --- hybrid power filter --- renewable power generation --- Lagrange-interpolation method --- multilevel converter --- multi-grounded neutral (MGN) system --- temperature --- computer simulation --- thyristor-controlled reactor --- hybrid static var compensator --- static synchronous compensator --- power semiconductor device --- DC short-circuit handling --- cost-effectiveness --- current control --- half-bridge inverters --- Hybrid HVDC --- power inverter --- input filter --- machine learning --- enerlyzer --- matrix converter (MC) --- DC-DC converter --- Shunt Active Power Filter --- neutral integrity detection --- overcurrent relay coordination (OCR) --- power quality --- event detection --- voltage source inverter --- Multiterminal HVDC --- distorted grid conditions --- hybrid active filter --- primary neutral integrity

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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)

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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.

History of engineering & technology --- 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

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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.

History of engineering & technology --- 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 --- 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