1st Edition
Flexibility in Electric Power Distribution Networks
Chapter 1: Social and Economic Factors in Demand-Side Flexibility
Z. Kaheh, H. Arasteh, and P. Siano
Chapter 2: Role of Smart Homes and Smart Communities in Flexibility Provision
Hosna Khajeh, Ran Zheng, Hooman Firoozi, Hannu Laaksonen, and Miadreza Shafie-khah
Chapter 3: A System-of-Systems Planning Platform for Enabling Flexibility Provision at Distribution Level
H. Arasteh, S. Bahramara, Z. Kaheh, S. M. Hashemi, V. Vahidinasab, P. Siano, and M. S. Sepasian
Chapter 4: Application of Regression Tools for Load Prediction in Distributed Network for Flexible Analysis
Nils Jakob Johannesen and Mohan Lal Kolhe
Chapter 5: Effective Strategies of Flexibility in Modern Distribution Systems
Abdollah Kavousi-Fard, Mojtaba Mohammadi, and Ameena Saad Al-Sumaiti
Chapter 6: Resource-Driven Flexibility Planning of Active Distribution Network
Mahnaz Moradijoz
Chapter 7: Distribution Network Emergency Operation in The Light of Flexibility
S. E. Ahmadi and N. Rezaei
Chapter 8: Three-layer Aggregator Solutions to Facilitate Distribution System Flexibility
Xiaolong Jin, Saeed Teimourzadeh, Osman Bulent Tor, and Qiuwei Wu
Chapter 9: Decongestion of Active Distribution Grids via D-PMUs-based Reactive Power Control and Electric Vehicle Chargers
Gabriel Mejia-Ruiz, Mario Arrieta Paternina, Juan M Ramirez, Juan Ramon Rodriguez Rodriguez, Romel Angel Cardenas Javier, and Alejandro Zamora Mendez
Chapter 10: Blockchain-based Decentralized, Flexible, and Transparent Energy Market
Mohd Adil Sheikh, Vaishali Kamuni, Mohit Fulpagare, Udaykumar Suryawanshi, Sushama Wagh, and Navdeep M. Singh
Chapter 11: Integrated Operation and Planning Model of Renewable Energy Sources with Flexible devices in Active Distribution Networks
Vijay Babu Pamshetti1and Shiv Pujan Singh
Chapter 12: Network-driven flexibility planning of active distribution network
Mahnaz Moradijoz
Chapter 13: Optimization Techniques for Reconfiguration of Energy Distribution Systems
Meisam Mahdavi, Pierluigi Siano, and Hassan Haes Alhelou
Chapter 14: Application of A Mathematical Programming Language (AMPL) in Distribution Network Reconfiguration Problem
Meisam Mahdavi, Pierluigi Siano, and Hassan Haes Alhelou
Biography
Hassan Haes Alhelou is a faculty member at Tisheen University, Lattakia, Syria. His major research interests are Power systems, Power system dynamics, Power system operation and control, Dynamic state estimation, Frequency control, Smart grids, Micro-grids, Demand response, Load shedding, and Power system protection.
Ehsan Heydarian-Forushani currently working in Esfahan Electricity Power Distribution Company (EEPDC). His research interests include power system flexibility, renewables integration, demand response, smart grids, and electricity market.
Pierluigi Siano is a Professor and Scientific Director of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Laboratory with the Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno. He has been the Chair of the IES TC on Smart Grids. He received the award as 2019&2020 Highly cited Researcher by ISI WoS Group.






