Renewable Energy Integration in Utility Grids
Advances in Power Quality, Protection, Stability, and Flexibility

Renewable Energy Integration in Utility Grids: Advances in Power Quality, Protection, Stability, and Flexibility reviews current challenges and technologically driven solutions to mitigate the significant issues associated with increasing renewable resource penetration in utility grid networks. It provides a detailed framework to address significant challenges for high renewable energy integration into the utility grid networks, using intelligent techniques and advanced power electronics technology. Chapters address current advances in the grid integration of wind technology, solar PV systems, solar thermal plants, reactive power management, grid stability, variability, power quality, power system protection, generation-side flexibility, demand-side flexibility, smart monitoring and communication, and regulatory frameworks.

Section 1: Introduction to High Penetration Level of Renewable Energy in Utility Grids
Chapter 1.1: Introduction to High Renewable Energy Penetration in Utility Grid: Advances in Technology, Challenges and Solutions
Section 2: Grid Integrated Wind Technology
Chapter 2.1: Grid-Connected Wind Technology: Integration Challenges and Grid Compliance
Section 3: Grid Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Chapter 3.1: A Comprehensive study on Partial Shading Causes to identify the Solar Photovoltaic Power losses
Section 4: Grid Integrated Solar Thermal Power Plants
Chapter 4.1: A Comprehensive Study of Grid Integrated Solar Thermal Plant Technology
Section 5: Reactive Power Management
Chapter 5.1: Transmission Loss Minimization in Utility Grid Using Reactive Power Management Considering Operations of Capacitor Banks and Transformer on Load Tap Changers: A Case Study
Chapter 5.2: Reactive Power Management in Utility Grid with Renewable Energy
Section 6: Impacts of Large Scale RE Penetration on the Stability of Utility Grid
Chapter 6.1: Novel System Protection Scheme for Power Transformers in Utility Grid to Mitigate Renewable Power Evacuation Constraints and Improve Grid Stability
Section 7: Power Quality
Chapter 7.1: Algorithm for Determination of Single Stage and Multiple Power Quality Events Using Hybrid Use of Signal Processing Methods
Section 8: Power System Protection
Chapter 8.1: Wavelet-Alienation-Neural based Fault Analysis Algorithm for TCSC connected Transmission Lines
Section 9: Variability of Renewable Energy Generation and Flexibility Initiatives
Chapter 9.1: Variability of Renewable Energy Generation and Flexibility Initiatives: Indian Scenario
Section 10: Energy Storage Systems and Control Algorithms
Chapter 10.1: Working and Applications of Programmable Logic Controller: A Comprehensive Study
Section 11: Optimal Reconfiguration of Conventional Generators
Chapter 11.1: Robust LQG based modern Load Frequency Control System having Imperfect Communication medium
Section 12: Optimal Reconfiguration of Utility Networks
Chapter 12.1: Optimal Reconfiguration of Transmission Network to Meet Load Growth for Ten Year Projected Scenario of Practical Transmission Grid
Chapter 12.2: Optimal Reconfiguration of Utility Networks to Meet Increased Load Demand and Integrate Renewable Energy
Section 13: Smart Metering and Optimal PMU Placement
Chapter 13.1: Phasor Measurement Units for Grid Security and Reliability-A Study in Perspective of Rajasthan Control Area in India
Section 14: Demand Side Flexibility Management
Chapter 14.1: Demand Side Flexibility Management: State of the Art
Section 15: Regulatory Framework and Grid Codes
Chapter 15.1: Structure of Power Sector and Regulatory Framework: Indian Scenario
Section 16: Assessment and Improvement of Grid Security and Reliability with High Renewable Energy Penetration
Chapter 16.1: Voltage Actuated Islanding Detection Scheme to Ensure Grid Security and Reliability with High Renewable Energy Penetration
Chapter 17: Conclusion (wrap up, open questions, future perspectives)

Dr. Om Prakash Mahela received the PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India. He brings 19 years of experience in Electrical Engineering. He has written numerous papers and edited four research books. His research interest includes power quality, power system planning, grid integration of renewable energy sources, FACTS devices, transmission line protection, electric vehicles, and condition monitoring. He received a university rank certificate in 2002, Gold Medal in 2013, Best Research Paper Award in 2018, and C. V. Raman Gold Medal in 2019. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Dr. Baseem Khan received the B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Technological University, Bhopal, India, in 2008, and M.Tech. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, in 2010 and 2014, respectively. He is currently a Faculty Member at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, and Senior Member of the IEEE. He has published more than 125 research articles in indexed journals, and has authored and edited several books with international publishers. Dr. Khan’s research interests include power system restructuring, power system planning, smart grid technologies, meta-heuristic optimization techniques, reliability analysis of renewable energy systems, power quality analysis, and renewable energy integration.