Series-Parallel Converter-Based Microgrids

Yao Sun is currently a Professor at the School of Automation, Central South University, China. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, in 2004, 2007, and 2010, respectively. Professor Sun has worked on microgrids, coordinated control, and power electronic converters for more than ten years, and has published his research results with more than 100 journals and conferences. He was a recipient of the first prize of the 2020 Hunan Natural Science Award of China. His research interests include matrix converter, microgrid, and wind energy conversion systems.

Xiaochao Hou received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in control science and engineering from the School of Automation, Central South University, China, in 2014, 2017, and 2020, respectively. From September 2018 to September 2019, he was a joint Ph.D. student with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is currently working as Research Fellow at Tsinghua University, China. Dr. Hou served as a microgrid special session chair for the 12th IEEE International Conference on Electrical and Electromechanical Energy Conversion - ECCE Asia 2021 and a track chair for the 16th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications - ICIEA 2021. He was a recipient of the first prize of the 2020 Hunan Natural Science Award of China and the 2017 Hunan Outstanding Graduation Thesis. His research interests include the control and stability of distributed microgrid and more electronic power networks.

Jinghang Lu is currently an Assistant Professor with Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China. He received a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2009, two M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, in 2011, and University of Alberta, Canada, in 2014, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Power Electronics from Aalborg University, Denmark, in 2018. From 2018 to 2019, Dr. Lu was a Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include uninterruptible power supply, distributed control of microgrids, and control of power converters.

Zhangjie Liu is currently a Distinguished Associate Professor and Master Tutor at the School of Automation, Central South University, China. He received a bachelor's degree in detection guidance and control technology and a doctorate in control science and engineering from Central South University in 2013 and 2018, respectively. From May 2019 to May 2020, he was engaged in postdoctoral research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He won First Prize in the 2020 Hunan Province Natural Science Awards, has served as a review expert for the Hunan Science and Technology Award, and as a Database Expert with the Chinese Society of Automation. In recent years, he has published several papers in international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid., IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, and Automatica. His research interests include power system stability, power electronic power network, DC microgrid, and distributed control.

Mei Su received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China, in 1989, 1992 and 2005, respectively. Since 2006, she has been a Professor with the School of Automation, Central South University. Her research interests include matrix converter, adjustable speed drives, and wind energy conversion system.

Josep M. Guerrero has been a Full Professor with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, since 2011 where he is responsible for the Microgrid Research Program. He received a B.S. degree in telecommunications engineering, an M.S. degree in electronics engineering, and his Ph.D. degree in power electronics from the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, in 1997, 2000, and 2003, respectively. His research interests are oriented to different microgrid aspects, including power electronics, distributed energy storage systems, hierarchical and cooperative control, energy management systems.