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Prof. Mauro Cappelli
Email: mauro.cappelli@univaq.it
Affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of l'Aquila, l'Aquila, Italy
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Research Interests: nonlinear control systems, energy system modeling, energy policy
Prof. Stefano di Gennaro
Email: stefano.digennaro@univaq.it
Affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of l'Aquila, l'Aquila, Italy
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Research Interests: nonlinear control, control system modeling and analysis
Summary
The transition toward renewable-dominated power grids is reshaping the very nature of energy systems, introducing pervasive nonlinearities, uncertainty, and multi-time-scale dynamics that classical linear control can no longer adequately address. As power electronic interfaces and distributed energy resources multiply across modern grids, ensuring stability, performance, and resilience demands a new generation of nonlinear control methodologies capable of capturing and exploiting this complexity rather than merely tolerating it.
This Special Issue brings together original research and critical reviews on the modeling, analysis, and control of nonlinear energy systems, spanning power grids, microgrids, energy conversion and storage technologies, and integrated multi-energy networks. We welcome contributions on nonlinear stability and bifurcation analysis, passivity-based and energy-based control, Lyapunov and contraction-based design, feedback linearization, sliding-mode and hybrid control architectures, nonlinear model predictive control, and robust strategies for operation under uncertainty and disturbance. Submissions that connect theoretical advances to practical implementation, experimental validation, and real-world case studies are especially encouraged.
Suggested themes include, but are not limited to:
· Nonlinear modeling and stability analysis of power systems and grids
· Bifurcation analysis and voltage/frequency stability
· Passivity-based and energy-based control for power converters
· Lyapunov and contraction methods for grid-connected systems
· Feedback linearization and differential geometric approaches
· Sliding-mode and hybrid control for power electronics
· Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for energy management
· Robust and adaptive control under uncertainty and disturbances
· Control of microgrids and distributed energy resources
· Multi-energy network integration and coordination
By showcasing cutting-edge nonlinear control approaches and their concrete impact on secure, efficient, and sustainable energy infrastructures, this Special Issue aims to become a key reference for researchers and practitioners working at the crossroads of control theory and energy systems engineering.
Keywords
nonlinear control, energy systems, microgrids, renewable energy, lyapunov methods, sliding-mode control, model predictive control, power electronics
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