Digital and Intelligent Planning and Operation Technologies for Flexible Distribution Network

Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026 View: 372 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Prof. Haoran Ji

Email: jihaoran@tju.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

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Research Interests: energy management of distribution networks, intelligent control with renewable energy integration

Dr. Jinli Zhao

Email: jlzhao@tju.edu.cn

Affiliation: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

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Research Interests: integrated energy system operation and analysis, active distribution network operation analysis and optimization control

Prof. Hany M. Hasanien

Email: hanymhasanien@gmail.com

Affiliation: Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt

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Research Interests: renewable energy systems, power systems dynamics and control, smart grid

Summary

With the large-scale access of renewable energy and flexible loads, the limited hosting capacity of the distribution system is becoming the key issue that restricting the construction and development of power systems. The flexible distribution network (FDN) is regarded as the core that supports the flexible combination of the source, network, load and storage. The innovation of the planning and operating technology of FDN is crucial to improve the hosting capacity and operating level of the system. The construction of FDN has the potential to apply big data, digital twin, artificial intelligence, edge computing, and other new-type technologies to achieve high-quality planning and operation of distribution networks. This topic will focus on advanced digital and intelligent technologies for planning and operation of FDN, in order to enhance the flexibility, controllability and hosing capacity of distribution networks.

This special issue (SI) will mainly focus on digital and intelligence technologies for FDNs. The aim is to gather and present the latest digital technology and intelligent algorithm for the planning and operation of distribution networks. This special issue will provide a platform for researchers and practical engineers to share their latest discoveries and best practices in these fields.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- The evolution path and driving elements of flexible distribution networks
- Digital and intelligent planning methods considering the coordination of source, grid, load, storage and flexible interconnection in FDNs
- Planning and operation technologies for multi-voltage level distribution networks
- Data-driven state perception and prediction technologies for distribution systems
- Distribution system operation control technologies based on artificial intelligence
- Modeling and intelligent control strategies of flexible interconnection devices
- Engineering practices and typical demonstration application cases of flexible distribution systems

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