Editorial: Recent advances in control of energy conversion systems

Using more environmentally friendly sources of electricity generation is a matter of global interest associated mainly with mitigating the environmental impact produced by fossil fuels. In this context, in recent years, the research in electrical, electronic, and control engineering has mainly focused on renewable energy applications such as solar and wind energy conversion systems. These systems need advanced control techniques to comply with grid connection standards or increase efficiency, among other issues. For this reason, this Research Topic focuses on applying advanced control strategies to power electronic converters and electric machines/generators for applications in renewable energy. In the case of voltage source converters, they are the core of the energy conversion systems and permit managing the power for integrating new technologies with distributed energy, as shown in Figure 1.