New Challenges in Low-Power Electronics Design
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 113
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Our modern lifestyle relies heavily on various applications that demand low-power electronics. Devices such as smartphones, laptops, e-readers, smartwatches, drones, hearing aids, headphones, and portable medical equipment are just a few examples that require the appropriate energy sources and highly efficient power converters to charge their batteries while ensuring reliable power conditioning for optimal functionality.
This Special Issue focuses on the ongoing challenges in the design, power conditioning, integration, and control of suitable electronic circuits and their energy storage means. These include consumer electronics, portable devices, medical applications, energy harvesting, low-power renewable energy systems, battery chargers, and other applications up to 1000 W.
The key challenges to overcome include improving efficiency, optimizing standby operation, enabling fast charging, managing power and heat, achieving miniaturization, extending battery life, and reducing costs.
Suggested themes and article types for submissions:
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Power converters for portable applications;
- battery and power management;
- energy harvesting;
- thermal management;
- GaN/SiC power devices.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Gerardo Calderon-Lopez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- power conversion for low power
- battery management
- supercapacitors
- high power efficiency
- energy harvesting
- miniaturization
- fast charging
- power management integrated circuits
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