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This issue of the Journal of Futuristic Sciences and Applications presents a number of interesting topics ranging from PV Panel efficiency and cooling systems to the performance evaluation of energy storage systems for different drive cycles in hybrid electric vehicles.

Foremost, Himanshu Senger, Sheo Kumar and Hare Ram Singh’s study titled the ‘Effects on Panels Performance Submerged in Liquid’ elucidates how the high-temperature problem in semiconductor materials used in the manufacture of solar panels is overcome by utilising a variety of cooling approaches. On a related note, Neeraj Kumar and Neeraj Kumar Pandey’s study titled ‘Efficiency Comparison of PV Panels Employing Diverse Cooling Strategies’ examined the effects of different cooling strategies, such as phase change material cooling, thermoelectric cooling, nanotube cooling, etc., on operating temperature. The goal was to evaluate the panel's various cooling-related parameters and offer suggestions for the most effective cooling technique. 

Following the aforementioned, Rashmi Sharma, Rahul Sharma and Minakshi Kaushik’s paper titled ‘Fuel Economy Optimisation by Utilising Hybrid Energy Storage Systems’ examines and contrasts battery, UC, and FC technologies. Also discussed are different hybrid ESSs that integrate two or more storage devices.

The next paper by Sucheta Singh and Sudhir Kumar Katiyar titled ‘Modelling and Analysis of Manipulator System Having Two Links,’ sheds light on the design of a dynamical model for a manipulator and an optimization approach is also discussed in order to make it acceptable for application in industry.

Additionally, an impedance source inverter provided with triggering pulses generated by the maximum boost control modulation technique is presented in the paper titled ‘Modulation control of Impedance inverter for Maximum Output’ by Dushyant Agarwal.

In another interesting paper by Vipul Dev Avasthi and Kapil Dev Avasthi titled ‘Performance Evaluation of Energy Storage Systems for Different Drive Cycles in Hybrid Electric Vehicle,’ the parallel HEV is modelled by using ADVISOR and Different SOC limits are taken for testing the performance and fuel economy for the same designed driving cycle. With the simulation results, the best upper and lower limits of SOC can be specified such that the vehicle will achieve the best fuel economy and emission performance.

The last study by Mayank Pant and Lalit Kumar Sharma titled ‘Specific Panel Sizing at Different Locations for Solar PV Panel Area Requirement and Performance’ compares the PV panel efficiency for some of the same environmental factors at three different Indian locations, Mathura, Ladakh, and Bikaner, at the same time and location.

We hope this issue is illuminating and insightful for our readers and motivates potential authors to make more unique, diverse and topical contributions to the journal.

Editor-in-chief
Prof (Dr) Kamal Sharma