Advances in Power Systems and Energy Management, 1st ed. 2021
Select Proceedings of ETAEERE 2020

This book comprises select proceedings of the international conference ETAEERE 2020, and focuses on contemporary issues in energy management and energy efficiency in the context of power systems. The contents cover modeling, simulation and optimization based studies on topics like medium voltage BTB system, cost optimization of a ring frame unit in textile industry, rectenna for RF energy harvesting, ecology and energy dimension in infrastructural designs, study of AGC in two area hydro thermal power system, energy-efficient and reliable depth-based routing protocol for underwater wireless sensor network, and power line communication. This book can be beneficial for students, researchers as well as industry professionals. 

Dr. Neeraj Priyadarshi received his M.Tech. in PowerElectronics & Drives in 2010 from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India, and his PhD from Government College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur, India. His current research interests include power electronics, control systems, power quality, and solar power generation. Currently, he is associated with BITT Ranchi, India. In previous postings he was with MIT Purnea, JK University, Geetanjali Institute, Global Institute and SS Group, Rajasthan, India. He has published over 40 papers in journals and conferences. Dr. Priyadarshi is a reviewer of IEEE Systems Journal, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research,  International Journal of Power Electronics and Drives.

Dr. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban received the bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Madras, India, in 2002, the master's degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from Pondicherry University, India, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2012. He was an Associate Professor with VIT University from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, he joined the National Institute of Technology, India, as a Faculty Member. In 2014, he was invited as a visiting researcher with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Qatar, funded by the Qatar National Research Foundation (Government of Qatar). He continued his research activities with the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, in 2014. He was an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2016 to 2018. Since 2018, he has been a Faculty Member with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Esbjerg, Denmark. He has authored 300 plus scientific papers and has received the Best Paper cum Most Excellence Research Paper Award from IET-S