Special Issues

Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Energy Modules and Systems

Submission Deadline: 31 July 2025 View: 154 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Dr. Yuchao Hua is a researcher in Laboratoire de Thermique et Énergie de Nantes (LTeN), CNRS, Nantes University, France. He received his Ph.D. and B. Eng degrees from Tsinghua University in 2018 & 2013, respectively, and was a visiting student in University of California San Diego during 2016/11-2017/06. He was selected into Innovative Postdocs Supporting Program of China (2018), and worked as a postdoc in Tsinghua University from 2018 to 2020. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow of JSPS in the University of Tokyo during 2020-2021. He has work in LTeN as Chair of NExT Junior Talent Programe “TOP-OPTIM” from 2021/09. He has published more than 40 SCI Journal papers, including more than 25 papers as first or corresponding author.

Dr. Tian Zhao is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Energy and Power Engineering of the Beijing University of Technology, China. He received his Ph.D. and B. Eng degrees from Tsinghua University in 2019 and 2013, respectively. He was a postdoctoral scholar in the University of Tokyo during 2019-2020. He has published more than 50 SCI Journal papers, including more than 25 papers as first or corresponding author. He has received research grants from NSFC and MOST of China.

Summary

Energy is at the center of the sustainable development paradigm, and improving the efficiency of various energy systems has been identified as one of the critical challenges nowadays. In this sense, the researches on modeling, control, and optimization of energy modules and systems have attracted much attention from both the academic and industrial communities.


This special issue focuses on mostly recent theoretical, computational and experimental advances on the modeling, control, and optimization of energy modules and systems.


Topics include but are not limited to:

1. Modeling and optimization of energy systems

2. Energy storage modules or systems, such as heat, thermochemical, batteries, and hydrogen storage

3. Thermal control and monitoring

4. Heat transfer intensification and optimization

5. Thermal management of devices and energy systems

6. Energy materials

7. Data-driven methods for energy utilization


Keywords

Energy systems, Heat storage, Modeling & Control, Thermal design & optimization, Data-driven methods, Energy materials

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