“Joint Special Issue on “Dynamic Analysis and Control
of Power-Electronic-Based Energy Conversion Systems”
Scheduled Publication Time: September 2021
Ø The Theme: Power electronics technology has been widely used to convert electrical energy at small and large scales, including grid integration of renewable energy sources and storage systems, power conversion at transmission and distribution levels, and power consumption with electronic loads such as data centers, motor drives, electric traction/propulsion, etc. The solid-state electronic power converters enable a full control of power, which brings the improved efficiency and increased flexibility for modern energy conversion devices and systems. The dynamic modeling of power-electronic-based energy conversion systems becomes critical for exploiting the full controllability of power converters. In contrast to legacy energy conversion systems based on electric machines, the wide-timescale control dynamics of power converters tend to cause stability and power quality issues across a wide frequency range, and the limited overloading capability of power semiconductor devices imposes constraints on the acceptable transient responses of converters, which may deteriorate the resilience of energy conversion systems under adverse conditions. The power disruptions have been increasingly reported in field applications of power-electronic-based energy conversion systems, ranging from renewable-energy power plants, high-voltage direct-current transmission systems, data centers, electric railway systems, and shipboard power systems. This Special Section/Issue will serve as a forum for reporting the technical challenges and recent advances in the dynamic analysis and control of modern and evolving energy conversion systems based on power electronics technology. Prospective authors are invited to submit original contributions and industry-focused papers on related topics of interest including, but are not limited to, the following:
Ø Report and analysis of real-world problems in renewable power plants, data centers, shipboard, electric propulsion, machine drives, and other emerging power-electronic-based energy conversion systems.
Ø Small-signal stability and power quality of power-electronic-based systems under a wide range of grid conditions
Ø Grid-fault ride-through capability and transient stability of power-electronic-based energy conversion systems
Ø “Black-box” behavioral modeling and validation of power converters in time- and/or frequency-domain for dynamic analysis
Ø Advanced monitoring and stability assessment methods of power-electronic-based energy conversion systems
Ø Dynamic representations and aggregations of power electronic converters for system-level dynamic studies
Ø Grid forming and supporting control technologies for modern and emerging energy sources and storage systems
Ø Advanced control of electric propulsion, traction and drive systems to ensure stability and transient performances
Ø Active and passive filtering to ensure stability and power quality of multiple power-electronic-based sources and loads
Ø Special control and filtering techniques for wide bandgap (SiC/GaN) power-electronic-based energy conversion systems
Ø Standards, codes, best practices and requirements on stability and control of power-electronic-based energy conversion systems
Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Prior to preparing a full paper, an extended abstract of 500-1000 words should be emailed in PDF form to the Guest Editors-in-Chief, Prof. Xiongfei Wang (xwa@et.aau.dk) and Prof. Juri Jatskevich (jatskevich@ece.ubc.ca). The abstract should concisely describe the main idea of the paper, and make a clear case regarding the novelty and technical contribution of the work. The submitted abstract must include the list of all co-authors, and identify the corresponding author and her/his affiliation for the purpose of future communications. The team of Guest Editors will evaluate the submitted abstracts for appropriateness and timeliness. Based on scope and suitability for this special issue, the authors will be invited to submit full papers, which will then undergo a peer review process. The full manuscripts will be submitted in electronic format through the Manuscript Central web site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tec-pes. On the submitting page #1, in the drop-down list for Manuscript Type, select: Stability and Control of Power-Electronic-Based Energy Conversion Systems.
Timetable
Deadline for submission of abstracts November 30, 2020
Announcement of selected abstracts December 15, 2020
Deadline for submission of full manuscripts February 15, 2021
Completion of first round of review May 15, 2021
Deadline for submission of revised papers July 15, 2021
Manuscript final decision August 15, 2021
Estimated publication date September 1 (online) December (print), 2021
Guest Editors:
Prof. Xiongfei Wang, Guest Co-Editor-in-Chief (PELS)
Aalborg University, Denmark, Email: xwa@et.aau.dk
Prof. Juri Jatskevich, Guest Co-Editor-in-Chief (PES)
University of British Columbia, Canada, Email: jatskevich@ece.ubc.c
Guest Associate Editors:
Lennart Harnefors ABB Corporate Research, Sweden, lennart.harnefors@se.abb.com
Brendan McGrath Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, brendan.mcgrath@rmit.edu.au
Taku Noda Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan, takunoda@criepi.denken.or.jp
Xiaonan Lu Temple University, USA, xiaonan.lu@temple.edu
Jin Tan National Renewable Energy Lab, USA, jin.tan@nrel.gov
Xiaoyu Wang Carleton University, Canada, xiaoyuw@carleton.ca
Marta Molinas Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, marta.molinas@ntnu.no
Christine Chen University of British Columbia, Canada, chen@ece.ubc.ca
Xavier Guillaud Ecole Centrale de Lille, France, xavier.guillaud@ec-lille.fr
Kai Strunz Technical University of Berlin, Germany, kai.strunz@tu-berlin.de
Humberto Pinheiro Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, Brazil, humberto.ctlab.ufsm.br@gmail.com
Jiabing Hu Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, j.hu@hust.edu
Hua Geng Tsinghua University, China, genghua@tsinghua.edu.cn