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by Diego Bellan (Guest Editor), Jelena Loncarski (Guest Editor)
Power converters are essential components in electrical engineering, playing a crucial role in a wide range of applications. Their importance extends beyond traditional uses, becoming pivotal in the ongoing green transition and efforts toward decarbonization. Power converters are central to enhancing energy efficiency, integrating renewable energy sources, and reducing carbon emissions, making them vital for a sustainable future. This reprint delves into innovative power converter topologies, advanced control strategies, and power quality issues, addressing their impacts across various applications. It explores their roles in electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy systems, induction heating, and welding. When considering electric vehicles, power converters are key to managing battery charging and discharging processes, improving the overall efficiency and performance of EVs. They facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, into the grid, ensuring smooth and efficient energy conversion and distribution. In industrial applications, such as induction heating and welding, power converters optimize energy usage, leading to more efficient and environmentally friendly processes. By focusing on new power converter topologies, control strategies, and power quality issues, this reprint highlights the advancements and challenges in the field of power electronics. It underscores the critical role these technologies play in achieving a greener, more sustainable future by enabling efficient energy use and the integration of renewable resources.
