About the Book
This book focusses on planning to practice aspects of microgrids. It covers basics, power electronics converters topologies, storage systems technologies, and control aspects. It further discusses control algorithms for sizing, scheduling, operation, and control, energy management and control architecture followed by power quality, reliability, stability, and conditioning issues. Operation and control, communication architectures and protocols, cybersecurity, and infrastructure requirements for IoT integration are included as well.
Features:
Provides comprehensive discussion on microgrid planning including detailed socio-policy aspects.
Includes rich aspects of microgrid in planning, operation, and control.
Covers concepts like E-mobility and communication protocols, cyber security aspects, and smart metering.
Discusses power converters and storage system for microgrid applications.
Explores real-time design standards, energy management models, forecasting models, stability, and power quality aspects of microgrids.
This book is aimed at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in power engineering/electronics, renewable energy integration, and distributed generation.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Microgrid Fundamentals and Systems Overview. 1. Microgrids: Fundamental Concepts and Characteristics. 2. AC Microgrid Converters Control & Operational Schemes. 3. Networked Microgrids Framework. 4. Uncertainties in the Operation of the Microgrid. 5. High-power converters for DC Microgrid applications. 6. Modelling of Microgrid System in RSCAD Simulation Environment. Part II: Design, Modeling, and Energy Management in Microgrids. 7. Design and Optimization of a Hybrid Energy Storage System for Standalone Renewable Energy Systems. 8. State-of-the-Art Optimization Methods in Microgrids: Framework Challenges, Case Studies, and Bibliometric Analysis. 9. State of the Art on Various Optimization Algorithms in Microgrid.10. Energy Management of Three-phase Unbalanced Microgrid Considering Techno-Economic Operation.11. Energy Management Architectures in Microgrid.12. Demand Side Management (DSM) for the Microgrids. Part III: Storage, Control, and Protection in Microgrids.13. Intelligent Control of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Harnessing PV Energy and Battery Storage for Energy Optimization. 14. Survey of Digital Overcurrent Relay for Microgrid Protection.15. Implementation of Digital Relaying and Islanding Detection Techniques for the Protection of MGs. 16. Energy Storage Systems Schemes for Microgrid Applications. 17. Optimizing Renewable Energy Microgrids: The Role of Electrical Energy Storage and Pumped Hydropower Advancements. Part IV: Advanced Concepts and Emerging Trends in Microgrids.18. Blockchain Integration into Microgrids: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Trends.19. Peer-to-Peer Market Framework for Low-Voltage Grids. 20. Decentralized Optimal Energy Flow for Microgrids with Coupled Electricity and Heat Infrastructures. 21. Identification and Discrimination of Transient Events in Microgrid Using Signal Processing and Machine Learning. 22. State-of-the-Art Technologies for the Current Scenario of Smart Grid in India.
About the Author :
Abhishek Kumar (SM IEEE) is an Assistant Professor and the Assistant Group Head of the Research Group for Energy Network Transition (ReGENT) at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University (ZJU), China. He received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Pondicherry Central University, India, in 2009, the Master’s degree in Power System from NERIST Deemed University, India, in 2012 and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University, China in 2019. He has also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University (ZJU), China, from 2019-2022.
Deng Yan (SM IEEE) is currently a full Professor and head of the Research Group for Energy Network Transition (ReGENT) at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. He got his Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Electrical Engineering in 1994 and 2000 respectively from the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. His international experience includes serving as a Visiting Professor at the School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, from 2007 to 2009. He held the position of Deputy Director at the Power Electronic Institute from 2006 to 2014 and served as Vice Dean of the Department of Applied Electronics from 2017 to 2022.
Ramesh Bansal has more than 25 years of diversified experience of scholarship of teaching and learning, accreditation, research, industrial, and academic leadership in several countries. Currently he is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at University of Sharjah and extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria. Previously he was Professor and Group Head (Power) in the ECE Department at University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa. Prior to his appointment at UP, he was employed by the University of Queensland, Australia; University of the South Pacific, Fiji; and BITS Pilani, India.
Praveen Kumar did his BTech from REC Hamirpur (now NIT Hamirpur) in electrical engineering in 1998, MTech from IIT Delhi in Energy Studies, and PhD from TU. Delft with a specialization in electrical machine design. Earlier, he was Team Leader of the Hybrid Systems group in Drive Trains Innovation BV, The Netherlands; Co-Founder of elmoCAD GmbH, Germany; Development Engineer at Trimeric GmbH, Germany and Durr AG, Germany.
