Microgrids

Microgrids offers a complete discussion and details about microgrids and their applications, including modeling of AC/DC and hybrid grids in a tied mode with simulation for the solar systems, wind turbines, biomass and fuel cells, and deployment issues. The data communications and control mechanism implementations are analyzed for proper coordination of the AC/DC microgrid. The various real-time applications and future development of the microgrid are also discussed in this book, with MATLAB®-based simulations and results. This book:

• Discusses the fundamentals of microgrids, the components of microgrids, the modeling of renewable energy sources, and the implementation of microgrids.
• Explores AC and DC microgrid modeling with real-time examples.
• Examines the effective extraction of energy from renewable energy sources.
• Covers analysis of data communications and control-mechanism implementations.
• Includes HOMER/MATLAB®-based simulations and results on microgrids.

This book would be a welcome addition to the libraries of researchers, senior undergraduate students, and graduate students in power and electrical engineering, especially those working with smart and microgrids.

1. Introduction to Microgrids

2. Renewable Energy Sources

3. AC/DC Microgrids

4. Microgrid Modeling and Simulations

5. Conclusion and Future Scope

Prof. P. Sanjeevikumar (Member'12, Senior Member'15, IEEE) received the bachelor's degree from the University of Madras, India, in 2002, the master's degree (Hons.) from Pondicherry University, India, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree 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 (Puducherry), India, as a Faculty Member. In 2014, he was invited as a Visiting Researcher with Qatar University, Qatar, funded by the Qatar National Research Foundation (Government of Qatar) and was a Lead Researcher with the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. 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 over 350 plus scientific papers and has received the Best Paper cum Most Excellence Research Paper Award from IET-SEISCON'13 and IET-CEAT'16 and five best paper awards from ETAEERE'16 sponsored Lecture Note in Electrical Engineering, Springer book series. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Fellow of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (FIETE’18), India, Fellow the Institute of Engineers (FIE’18), Fellow the Institute of Engineering and Technology (FIET’19), UK. He has involved as a member on invitation in various capacities in the committees for several international conferences, including the IEEE and the IET. He serves as an Editor/Associate Editor/or in the Editorial Board of many-refereed journals, in particular, the IEEE Systems Journal, the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, the IEEE ACCESS, and the IET Power Electronics, and serves as a Subject Editor for IET Renewable Power Generation, the IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and FACTS Journal (Cana