ICIEA 2026 Special Session

SS41: Advanced Electronic Components, Monitoring and Control Systems and Efficient Communication Solutions For Robust and Flexible Distributed Renewable Energy Systems

Organized by:

Organizer 1: Raúl Mario del Toro Matamoros

Email: raul.deltoro@car.upm-csic.es

Affiliation: Spanish National Research Council, Spain

Organizer 2: Simone Palazzo

Email: simone.palazzo@unict.it

Affiliation: University of Catania, Italy

Summary of session:

The future viability of integrated Distributed Renewable Energy Systems (DRES) through smart grids, requires the advancement and development of new solutions to address different technological challenges. The objective of this special session is to serve as a meeting point on new advances and solutions in hardware, software or methodologies that facilitate the development and deployment of robust, secure and flexible DRES. Primarily, solutions based on power electronic components, energy management algorithms, monitoring and control systems, among other advances.

Background and Justification

The digitization of the electricity grid is a key factor in the transition to the widespread use of renewable energy. The use of digital technologies, in addition to facilitating the integration of renewable energy into electrical systems, also contributes to improving the reliability of the grid and reducing energy costs. Future digital grids will be less centralized and will enable the integration of Distributed Renewable Energy Systems (DRES).

To ensure the future viability of integrated DRES systems, several technological challenges must be addressed. In the ongoing project “ECS4DRES - Electronic Components and Systems for flexible, coordinated and resilient Distributed Renewable Energy Systems,” we have identified several of these challenges: (1) high-efficiency, high-power-density power conversion systems, (2) solutions that facilitate the balance of consumption and generation and the integration of different generation and storage technologies and sources, and (3) technological monitoring and control solutions to strengthen the security, resilience, and reliability of DRES system components.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• New solutions for increasing efficiency and power density in power converters (DC/DC or DC/AC).
• Power electronic-based solutions for the design of multi-modal energy storage (hydrogen-based, electrochemical, hydroelectric, among others).
• New solutions for ensuring the stability and power quality of DRES.
• New advances in the development of low-cost, low-power sensors for condition monitoring, i.e., state-of-health (SOH) or remaining useful life (RUL) of DRES components.
• New progress on the development of new modelling and control strategies for the optimal operation and integration of DRES components.
• New energy management solutions to ensure the generation-storage-consumption balance in microgrids.
• New solutions for condition-based monitoring and predictive maintenance of DRES components.
• New progress for the interconnection of DRES components and subsystems based on secure and low-latency communication systems.