Special Session

Emerging Power Electronics Circuits for the Advancement of Renewable Energy Generators and their Increased Utilization

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The demand for photovoltaic and wind energy systems has been experiencing an overwhelming increase in the past decade. Significant research effort is also performed to study electricity generators based on energy from sea waves, geothermal sources and biomass, to mention just a few. Major research efforts are under way to bring the cost of renewable energy to parity and increase its proliferation.
The variety of renewable sources and the ever increasing proliferation of renewable post challenges for power electronics circuits that interact with these sources as well as many opportunities. Such circuits may carry impact on overall systems efficiency, reliability, energy capture and stability and are therefore critical components of renewable generation systems.
This special session is focused on advances in power electronics circuits for interaction with renewable energy sources. Topics include photovoltaic systems architecture, central/string/module integrated inverters, MPPT schemes and algorithms, dc-dc optimizers, wind generators, fuel cell interfacing circuits, etc.

Submission procedure and deadlines: The same as for regular papers.