Studies on the Development of Smart Grids, Power Systems and Energy-Efficient Cities

Dear Colleagues,

With the increase in urban residents' power supply demands and our scientific and technological levels, the urban power supply has gradually adopted modern information technology to build a new generation of power grid systems that improve the reliability, safety, economy and environmental protection of the power system. Although there have been excellent results regarding the construction of urban intelligent power systems, many challenging tasks and scenarios still require new methods and theories. For example, the basic equipment needed and network topology are not clear, the communication standard protocols and operability of each new energy system are not uniform, it is difficult to analyze the operation data in real time and automatically diagnose faults, and the system cannot recover itself. In view of the above problems, it is expected that digital, automatic and intelligent technologies, such as artificial intelligence, big data, Internet of Things, etc., will help us realize the monitoring, control and optimization of the entire power system process; achieve the monitoring, control and management of the entire power production process, including transmission, distribution and use; and provide new ideas and approaches for the sustainable development of urban intelligent power systems to ensure that this technology can better serve human beings in the future.

This Special Issue is open for submissions of papers with the aim to provide a platform for all innovative and cutting-edge research related to power grid construction, including studies on smart grids, urban power supply, energy-saving urban development, new energy power generation, intelligent control and artificial intelligence applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Artificial intelligence;
• Smart cities;
• Smart grids;
• New energy systems;
• Distribution network automation;
• Energy demand management and forecasting;
• Machine learning and deep learning technologies applied to smart buildings;
• Computers and network technology;
• Modern electronic sensing technology.

Dr. Xiao Yu
Guest Editor

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• applications of artificial intelligence and image processing in intelligent cities
• smart city data processing
• smart grid
• urban intelligent power system
• urban power supply
• energy-saving urban development
• intelligent power control