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Five papers were selected for this Special Issue, with three relating to solar energy applications in houses, smart cities, and microgrids; one studying the relationship between the smart city model and the concept of energy sustainability; and one addressing the following two topics: the lack of effectiveness of detection algorithms based on the voltage/frequency displacement concept under voltage-controlled inverters and the applicability limits of others based on the impedance measurement (IM).

voltage source converters --- thermal performance --- carbon-acetone nanofluid --- solar cooling --- n-pentane --- graphene --- renewable energy --- environmental sustainability --- impedance measurement --- microgrids --- energy security --- Thermal performance --- isolated community --- tilt angle --- TRNSYS --- filling ratio --- Energy Trilemma Index --- thermosyphon --- anti-islanding --- energy sustainability --- evacuated tube --- PV self-consumption --- solar collector --- smart cities --- absorption chiller

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Electric power systems are headed for a true changing of the guard, due to the urgent need for achieving sustainable energy delivery. Fortunately, the development of new technologies is driving the transition of power systems toward a carbon-free paradigm while maintaining the current standards of quality, efficiency, and resilience. The introduction of HVDC and FACTS in the 20th century, taking advantage of dramatic improvements in power electronics and control, gave rise to unprecedented levels of flexibility and speed of response in comparison with traditional electromechanical devices. This flexibility is nowadays required more than ever in order to solve a puzzle with pieces that do not always fit perfectly. This Special Issue aims to address the role that FACTS and HVDC systems can play in helping electric power systems face the challenges of the near future.

VSC-HVDC --- unbalanced grid conditions --- double frequency ripples --- power compensation --- passive-based control --- disturbance observer --- dynamic capacitor --- inductive unbalanced load --- reactive power compensation --- imbalance suppression --- compensation ability --- HVDC transmission --- hybrid multi-terminal HVDC --- LCC --- MTDC --- power system analysis --- VSC --- breakers --- hybrid DC circuit breaker --- fault current limiters --- non-superconducting fault current limiters --- current-limiting inductors --- voltage source converter --- FACTS --- grid services --- CHIL --- PHIL --- lab testing --- field testing --- standards --- STATCOM --- replica --- review --- korean power system --- subsynchronous resonance (SSR) --- synchronous voltage reversal (SVR) --- thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC) --- test signal method --- virtual synchronous machine --- synchronous power controller --- power quality --- harmonics --- hybrid power quality compensation system --- the thyristor-controlled L and C-type filter (TCL-CTF) --- ancillary services --- HVDC systems --- loss management --- frequency control --- voltage and reactive power control --- black start --- congestion management --- distribution networks --- hybrid AC/DC networks --- power systems --- high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission --- HVDC systems based on voltage source converters (VSC-HVDC) --- multi-terminal --- transient stability --- control strategies --- communication latency --- power oscillations --- UPFC --- non-linear control --- neural network --- model reference control --- High voltage direct current (HVDC) --- continuous commutation failures --- DC blocking --- emergency power support --- stability

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In this book, 20 papers focused on different fields of power electronics are gathered. Approximately half of the papers are focused on different control issues and techniques, ranging from the computer-aided design of digital compensators to more specific approaches such as fuzzy or sliding control techniques. The rest of the papers are focused on the design of novel topologies. The fields in which these controls and topologies are applied are varied: MMCs, photovoltaic systems, supercapacitors and traction systems, LEDs, wireless power transfer, etc.

Technology: general issues --- vehicle-grid coupling system --- low frequency oscillation --- traction line-side converter (LSC) --- model-based predictive current control (MBPCC) --- dSPACE semi-physical verification --- switching converters --- sliding-mode control --- current-mode control --- hysteresis control --- PV-connected inverter --- MPPT --- SPPT --- adaptive hysteresis current control --- hybrid storage systems --- power electronic converters --- half-bridge current-source converters --- supercapacitors --- cascaded H-bridge (CHB) --- dc-link voltage balance control --- multilevel converter --- power control --- single-phase system --- pulsating output current --- light emitting diode (LED) --- peak to average ratio (PTAR) --- power factor correction --- harmonic injection --- modelling --- feedback loop control --- three-port converter --- linear active disturbance rejection control --- virtual damping --- linear extended state observer --- power converters --- digital control --- design space --- frequency domain --- switched affine systems --- hybrid systems --- fuzzy identification --- fuzzy modeling --- two degrees of freedom --- fuzzy model predictive control --- PLC --- bus converter --- DC bus --- LED driver --- buck converter --- inversion formulae --- phase margin --- gain crossover frequency --- wireless power transfer --- inductive power transfer --- Pareto optimality --- coil design --- magnetics design --- GaN-based inverter and converter --- zeta inverter --- active clamp --- synchronous rectification --- power efficiency --- circulating current --- fuzzy --- proportional integral --- proportional resonant --- MMC --- DC–DC converter --- experimental verification --- Inductor–Diode --- Inductor–Capacitor–Diode --- nonisolated --- step-down --- two-stage buck converter --- voltage regulation --- power electronic converter --- AC/AC converter --- matrix converter --- reliability --- DPWM --- photovoltaic power system --- differential flatness --- nonlinear control --- networked power converters --- PFC converters --- reactive power resources --- supervisory controller --- HIL Testbed --- binary particle swarm optimization (BPSO) --- nonsingular terminal sliding mode control (NTSMC) --- global best solution --- total harmonic distortion (THD) --- DC–AC converter --- decoupling --- reduced order generalized integrator (ROGI) --- optimal gain --- distributed power generation system (DPGS) --- grid-connected voltage source converters (GC-VSCs)

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In this book, 20 papers focused on different fields of power electronics are gathered. Approximately half of the papers are focused on different control issues and techniques, ranging from the computer-aided design of digital compensators to more specific approaches such as fuzzy or sliding control techniques. The rest of the papers are focused on the design of novel topologies. The fields in which these controls and topologies are applied are varied: MMCs, photovoltaic systems, supercapacitors and traction systems, LEDs, wireless power transfer, etc.

Technology: general issues --- vehicle-grid coupling system --- low frequency oscillation --- traction line-side converter (LSC) --- model-based predictive current control (MBPCC) --- dSPACE semi-physical verification --- switching converters --- sliding-mode control --- current-mode control --- hysteresis control --- PV-connected inverter --- MPPT --- SPPT --- adaptive hysteresis current control --- hybrid storage systems --- power electronic converters --- half-bridge current-source converters --- supercapacitors --- cascaded H-bridge (CHB) --- dc-link voltage balance control --- multilevel converter --- power control --- single-phase system --- pulsating output current --- light emitting diode (LED) --- peak to average ratio (PTAR) --- power factor correction --- harmonic injection --- modelling --- feedback loop control --- three-port converter --- linear active disturbance rejection control --- virtual damping --- linear extended state observer --- power converters --- digital control --- design space --- frequency domain --- switched affine systems --- hybrid systems --- fuzzy identification --- fuzzy modeling --- two degrees of freedom --- fuzzy model predictive control --- PLC --- bus converter --- DC bus --- LED driver --- buck converter --- inversion formulae --- phase margin --- gain crossover frequency --- wireless power transfer --- inductive power transfer --- Pareto optimality --- coil design --- magnetics design --- GaN-based inverter and converter --- zeta inverter --- active clamp --- synchronous rectification --- power efficiency --- circulating current --- fuzzy --- proportional integral --- proportional resonant --- MMC --- DC–DC converter --- experimental verification --- Inductor–Diode --- Inductor–Capacitor–Diode --- nonisolated --- step-down --- two-stage buck converter --- voltage regulation --- power electronic converter --- AC/AC converter --- matrix converter --- reliability --- DPWM --- photovoltaic power system --- differential flatness --- nonlinear control --- networked power converters --- PFC converters --- reactive power resources --- supervisory controller --- HIL Testbed --- binary particle swarm optimization (BPSO) --- nonsingular terminal sliding mode control (NTSMC) --- global best solution --- total harmonic distortion (THD) --- DC–AC converter --- decoupling --- reduced order generalized integrator (ROGI) --- optimal gain --- distributed power generation system (DPGS) --- grid-connected voltage source converters (GC-VSCs)