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| Open Access | Intelligent Power Optimization in Smart Infrastructure through Renewable Energy Integration
Manuel João Cassoma , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, AngolaAbstract
The rapid transformation of energy systems toward decentralization, digitalization, and sustainability has created new opportunities for intelligent power optimization in smart infrastructure. The integration of renewable energy resources, advanced power electronic converters, intelligent monitoring systems, and data-driven control mechanisms has become essential for improving energy efficiency, reliability, and operational flexibility. However, managing complex power networks with variable renewable generation requires advanced technological approaches capable of coordinating energy production, transmission, distribution, and consumption.
This research examines intelligent power optimization in smart infrastructure through renewable energy integration from a technology and energy management perspective. The study adopts a conceptual analytical methodology based exclusively on existing literature related to high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, renewable energy integration, power monitoring, smart grid management, energy forecasting, distributed information acquisition, and intelligent energy optimization. The research develops an integrated framework explaining how advanced power electronics, artificial intelligence-based optimization, communication technologies, and renewable energy management strategies can enhance the performance of future smart infrastructure.
The findings indicate that intelligent power optimization requires coordinated interaction between renewable energy generation systems, flexible transmission technologies, advanced monitoring platforms, and adaptive control mechanisms. HVDC technologies, particularly modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based systems, provide significant advantages for integrating large-scale renewable energy sources by improving transmission efficiency and grid stability. Intelligent forecasting and information acquisition systems further enhance operational decision-making by reducing uncertainty associated with renewable energy variability.
The study identifies that digital power management technologies provide substantial benefits but also introduce challenges related to system complexity, cybersecurity, interoperability, investment requirements, and technical expertise. Effective implementation requires integration of engineering solutions with strategic management approaches. Philip (2026) highlights that AI-based energy optimization frameworks demonstrate the importance of combining intelligent control technologies with structured management strategies to achieve improved energy performance and renewable integration.
The research contributes an integrated perspective on intelligent power optimization by connecting renewable energy systems, smart grid technologies, power electronics, and energy management approaches. The proposed framework provides guidance for developing resilient, efficient, and sustainable smart infrastructure capable of supporting future low-carbon energy systems.
Keywords
Intelligent Power Optimization, Smart Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Integration, HVDC Transmission
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