1st Edition

Innovations in Non-Conventional Energy Sources

Edited By Krishan Arora, Himanshu Sharma Copyright 2026
260 Pages 82 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book focuses on exploring and showcasing advancements, breakthroughs, and emerging technologies in the field of energy generation and utilization, particularly those related to non‑conventional or alternative energy sources. It delves into various non‑conventional energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, and biomass and aims to provide in‑depth insights into the technologies... Read more

1.       Enhanced Techno Economical Optimal Sizing of Standalone Hybrid Microgrid Power System

Akhil Nigam, Ranjit Bindal

2.       Study of Battery Based Management System (BMS) on Fire Mitigation Techniques of Electric Vehicles

Ranjit Bindal, Akhil Nigam

3.       Analysing Solar Photovoltaic Supported Power Systems Among Diverse External Uncertainties: A Comprehensive Review            

Gaurav Kumar, Mansi Gupta, Krishan Arora

4.       Advanced Fault Diagnosis and Prognostics Using Digital Twin Technology       

Harpreet Singh Bedi, Tanishk Singhal

5.       Evaluation and Modelling of the Impact of Double Glass Units on the Built Environment

Amit Kumar Dhir, Pushpendra Kumar Sharma

6.       Estimation for Establishing a Sustainable Solar Powered Civilization

Jumi Bharali, Krishan Arora

7.       Recent Innovations in Energy Storage Systems

Denzel Christopher Makepa, Anesu Nicholas Charamba, Hagreaves Kumba

8.       Conventional Energy Sources in Wireless Communication: A Challenge

Shakti Raj Chopra

9.       Non-Conventional Energy Resources and the Role of Mechatronics Systems Design in Enhancing Manufacturing Resilience

Praveen Kumar Malik

10.   Biofuels and Biogas

B. Namratha, Santosh L. Gaonkar

11.   Internet of Things (IoT) Enhanced Fault Detection and Renewable Integration for Sustainable Urban Power Systems

Vinay Anand, Himanshu Sharma

12.   Advancements in Battery Technology

Pradeep Singh, Krishan Arora, Umesh C. Rathore, Anil Kumar Jagota

13.   Design and control of aircraft model using MATLAB

Suman Lata Tripathi, Deepika Ghai

Biography

Krishan Arora is associated with Lovely Professional University as a Professor with more than 17 years of experience in academics and research. He is currently the Head of the Department of Power Systems in the School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Lovely Professional University. He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from MM (Deemed to be) University, Ambala. He earned his M.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IKG Punjab Technical University, Punjab, and his B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from IKG Punjab Technical University, Punjab. He has published more than 85 research papers in refereed IEEE, Springer, and IOP Science journals and conferences. He has organized several workshops, summer internships, international conferences, special sessions, and expert lectures. He has also published six Indian patents and one copyright. He has supervised more than ten postgraduate theses and more than 30 undergraduate student projects. He has undertaken and completed 15 non‑government and consultancy projects. He has attended/participated in 24 national/international online webinars. His areas of expertise include electrical machines, non‑conventional energy sources, load frequency control, automatic generation control, and the modernization of smart grids. He has edited five books in different areas of electronics and electrical engineering. He has taught various courses at both UG and PG levels, such as power electronics, non‑conventional energy sources, electric drives, induction and synchronous machines, and digital electronics.

Himanshu Sharma earned his Ph.D. in Power Electronics from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He earned his M.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He was associated with Lovely Professional University as an Assistant Professor and has more than 7 years of experience in academics. He is currently an Associate Professor at G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering and Management. He has published more than ten research papers in refereed IEEE, Springer, and IOP Science journals and conferences. He has organized several workshops, summer internships, international conferences, and expert lectures for students. He has supervised more than five postgraduate theses and more than ten undergraduate student projects. He has attended/participated in 20 national/international online webinars. His areas of expertise include power electronics, machine learning, and optimization techniques. He has taught various courses at both UG and PG levels, such as power electronics, non‑conventional energy sources, and electric drives. He has edited many books for reputed publishers.