Energy-efficient electronic systems for intelligent and sustainable IoT energy infrastructures

The integration of low-power electronic and power electronic systems with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is playing a pivotal role in the evolution of smart energy infrastructures. As distributed renewable generation, energy storage systems, electric mobility, and prosumer participation become increasingly widespread, there is growing demand for embedded electronic architectures capable of real-time sensing, control, power conversion, and communication under stringent energy constraints. Current solutions still face major challenges in balancing high-efficiency power management, low-power operation, real-time responsiveness, and secure decentralized control, particularly at the edge of modern smart grids where computational and energy resources are limited. Although significant progress has been achieved in intelligent energy management algorithms and cloud-assisted optimization, the implementation of efficient embedded hardware platforms and power electronic interfaces remains a critical bottleneck for scalable, sustainable, and resilient smart energy systems.Recent research has highlighted the importance of intelligent converter control, decentralized energy management, renewable integration, and cooperative energy-sharing frameworks for smart communities and microgrids. However, further advances are still needed in the design and validation of low-power electronic architectures, embedded control platforms, and energy-aware hardware/software solutions capable of supporting reliable and autonomous operation in realistic energy environments. In particular, the convergence of embedded intelligence, IoT connectivity, and power electronics opens new opportunities for improving energy efficiency, operational flexibility, and real-time decision-making across distributed energy systems.This Research Topic aims to advance low-power electronic and power electronic architectures enabling IoT-based smart energy applications. It seeks contributions addressing the design, implementation, and validation of embedded hardware platforms, intelligent power converters, edge-control systems, and energy-aware electronic devices for distributed energy environments. The topic particularly welcomes multidisciplinary research integrating hardware-software co-design, embedded intelligence, sensing technologies, and energy-efficient electronic control strategies to improve renewable energy integration, distributed energy management, and autonomous operation in smart grids, smart buildings, and energy communities.To gather further insights into practical and theoretical advances in low-power embedded and power electronic energy systems, we welcome Original Research, Reviews, Methods, and Perspective articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:• Ultra-low-power electronic circuits and power management architectures for IoT-enabled smart grids• Embedded control and edge-computing platforms for power electronic energy conversion systems• Energy-efficient communication and control interfaces for distributed power electronic systems• Intelligent sensing, monitoring, and converter control for renewable energy integration• Hardware/software co-design for energy-aware power electronic applications in smart buildings and energy communities• Power electronic interfaces and embedded systems for decentralized energy management• Real-time embedded control for microgrids, storage systems, and distributed renewable generation• Experimental validation, prototyping, and benchmarking of low-power embedded and power electronic systems in realistic energy scenarios• Low-power embedded electronics for electric mobility and vehicle-to-grid applications• Secure and resilient embedded architectures for next-generation smart energy infrastructures Topic editors: Carlos Cruz, Marcos Tostado-Véliz, Paul Arévalo-Cordero Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/80693/energy-efficient-electronic-systems-for-intelligent-and-sustainable-iot-energy-infrastructures