Microgrids are highlighted as the technology which can help in providing sustainable and
efficient electrical energy solutions. They employ distributed energy resources to efficiently …

An expected lifetime of converters is of great importance for optimal decision-making in the
planning of modern Power Electronic (PE) systems. Hence, the lifetime management of …

The main factor that drives the aging of power semiconductor modules is the thermally
induced stress caused by the maximum temperature and temperature swings. This thermally …

Advanced microgrid (MG) is a likely model for reaching the goal of 100% renewable grid. A
complete advanced MG control must steer the power flow in grid-connected mode; regulate …

Although the current sharing control of dc microgrids has been widely studied, the high
communication bandwidth and global communication network structure information …

Reliability is of importance for operation maintenance and cost reduction in power
electronics and systems. Based on the reliability models of power devices, reliability …

Secondary control in the hierarchical control of microgrids can achieve frequency restoration
and accurate proportional power sharing among distributed generators (DGs) but depends …

Power grids are evolving with the aim to guarantee sustainability and higher levels of power
quality for universal access to electricity. More specifically, over the last two decades, power …

This paper proposes a long-term performance indicator for power electronic converters
based on their reliability. The converter reliability is represented by the proposed constant …

The desire for decreasing the stress on the individual AC and DC sources motivates
accurate load sharing in Hybrid AC/DC microgrids (HMGs). The conventional hierarchical …