1st Edition
Microgrid Handbook Planning to Practices
Part I: Microgrid Fundamentals and Systems Overview
Chapter 1. Microgrids: Fundamental Concepts and Characteristics
Komla A Folly
Chapter 2. AC Microgrid Converters Control and Operational Schemes
M. Nasir, R.C. Bansal, A.A.A. Ismail, and Ahmed Abo Khalil
Chapter 3. Networked Microgrids Framework
Lokesh Vankudoth and Altaf Q. H. Badar
Chapter 4. Uncertainties in the Operation of the Microgrid
Seyed Farhad Zandrazavi, John Fredy Franco, and Miadreza Shafieh-khah
Chapter 5. High-Power Converters for DC Microgrid Applications
Trilochan Penthia and Prangya Parimita Pradhan
Chapter 6. Modelling of Microgrid System in RSCAD Simulation Environment
Hendrik de Graaff, Genis Senthil Krishnamurthy, and Oludamilare Bode Adewuyi
Part II: Design, Modeling, and Energy Management in Microgrids
Chapter 7. Design and Optimization of a Hybrid Energy Storage System for Standalone Renewable Energy Systems
Ahmed G. Abo-Khalil, Ramesh C. Bansal, and Khairy Sayed
Chapter 8. State-of-the-Art Optimization Methods in Microgrids: Framework Challenges, Case Studies, and Bibliometric Analysis
Sukriti Tiwari, Ashwani Kumar, and Vineet Kumar
Chapter 9. State-of-the-Art on Various Optimization Algorithms in Microgrid
P. C. Sekhar and P. V. N. Mohan Krishna
Chapter 10. Energy Management of Three-phase Unbalanced Microgrid Considering Techno-Economic Operation
Sourav Mondal and Mala De
Chapter 11. Energy Management Architectures in Microgrid
Seyed Farhad Zandrazavi, John Fredy Franco, and Miadreza Shafie-khah
Chapter 12. Demand Side Management (DSM) for the Microgrids
Krishna Kumar Saini, Devanshu Sahoo, Hitesh Datt Mathur, Ramesh C. Bansal
Part III: Storage, Control, and Protection in Microgrids
Chapter 13. Intelligent Control of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Harnessing PV Energy and Battery Storage for Energy Optimization
Rishabh Dev Shukla and Subhajit Roy
Chapter 14. Survey of Digital Overcurrent Relay for Microgrid Protection
Nitin Kumar Gupta and Suryanarayana Gangolu
Chapter 15. Implementation of Digital Relaying and Islanding Detection Techniques for the Protection of MGs
Praveen Kumar, Sachidananda Sen, and Maneesh Kumar
Chapter 16. Energy Storage Systems Schemes for Microgrid Applications
P. C. Sekhar and K. Satya Prakash
Chapter 17. Optimizing Renewable Energy Microgrids: The Role of Electrical Energy Storage and Pumped Hydropower Advancements
Bahadur Singh Pali and Shelly Vadhera
Part IV: Advanced Concepts and Emerging Trends in Microgrids
Chapter 18. Blockchain Integration into Microgrids: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Trends
Nishkar R. Naraindatha, Raj M. Naidoo and Ramesh C. Bansal
Chapter 19. Peer-to-Peer Market Framework for Low-Voltage Grids
Tatiana Chernova, Elena Gryazina, and Ramesh C. Bansal
Chapter 20. Decentralized Optimal Energy Flow for Microgrids with Coupled Electricity and Heat Infrastructures
Irina Yareshko, Vedran Perić, Ramesh Bansal, and Elena Gryazina
Chapter 21. Identification and Discrimination of Transient Events in Microgrid Using Signal Processing and Machine Learning
Ayushi Gupta and Seethalekshmi K.
Chapter 22. State-of-the-Art Technologies for the Current Scenario of Smart Grid in India
Avishek Munsi, Sushan Pradhan, and Kunwar Aditya
Biography
Abhishek Kumar (SM IEEE) is an Assistant Professor and the Assistant Group Head of the Research Group for Energy Network Transition (ReGENT) at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University (ZJU), China. He received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Pondicherry Central University, India, in 2009, the Master’s degree in Power System from NERIST Deemed University, India, in 2012 and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University, China in 2019. He has also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University (ZJU), China, from 2019-2022.
Deng Yan (SM IEEE) is currently a full Professor and head of the Research Group for Energy Network Transition (ReGENT) at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. He got his Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Electrical Engineering in 1994 and 2000 respectively from the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. His international experience includes serving as a Visiting Professor at the School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, from 2007 to 2009. He held the position of Deputy Director at the Power Electronic Institute from 2006 to 2014 and served as Vice Head of the Department of Applied Electronics from 2017 to 2022.
Ramesh Bansal has more than 25 years of diversified experience of scholarship of teaching and learning, accreditation, research, industrial, and academic leadership in several countries. Currently he is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at University of Sharjah and extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria. Previously he was Professor and Group Head (Power) in the ECE Department at University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa. Prior to his appointment at UP, he was employed by the University of Queensland, Australia; University of the South Pacific, Fiji; and BITS Pilani, India.
Praveen Kumar did his BTech from REC Hamirpur (now NIT Hamirpur) in electrical engineering in 1998, MTech from IIT Delhi in Energy Studies, and PhD from TU. Delft with a specialization in electrical machine design. Earlier, he was Team Leader of the Hybrid Systems group in Drive Trains Innovation BV, The Netherlands; Co-Founder of elmoCAD GmbH, Germany; Development Engineer at Trimeric GmbH, Germany and Durr AG, Germany.
