Microgrid Architectures, Control and Protection Methods (Hardcover)

Part I: Microgrid Architectures and Power Electronics.- Overview of Microgrid.- Microgrid Planning and Modelling.- AC and DC Hybrid Microgrid, Modelling and Operation.- Distributed Energy Resources and Microgrid Infrastructure.- Virtual Power Plants and Virtual Inertia.- Power Electronic Converters in DC Microgrid.- Power Electronic Converters in AC Microgrid.- Energy Storage Systems in Microgrid.- Design and Experimental Investigations of an Energy Storage System in Microgrids.- Energy Management in Microgrids: Challenges, Solutions.- Energy Management of PV Array Grid-Connected.- PV Microgrids Efficiency: From nanomaterials and semiconductor polymer technologies for PV Cells to Global MPPT Control for PV Arrays.- Part II: Microgrid Control Systems.- Control of Power Electronic Converters in AC Microgrid.- DC Microgrid Control.- Hierarchical Control in Microgrid.- Distributed Control of Microgrids.- Intelligent and Adaptive Control.- Load Shedding, Emergency and Local Control.- Smart Metering based Strategies for Improving Energy Efficiency in Microgrids.- Optimal Microgrid Operational Planning Considering Distributed Energy Resources.- Self-Healing: Definition, Requirements, Challenges and Methods.- Assessment of Various Droop Control Based Strategies in Microgrid.- Fuzzy PID Control of Microgrid.- Adaptive and Online Control of Microgrids Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning.- Part III: Microgrid Protection Systems.- Microgrid Protection.- Microgrid Protection and Automations.- Protective Systems in DC Microgrids.- Adaptive Protection Systems.- IEC 61850 Based Protection Systems.- Power Quality Issues and Mitigation Techniques in Microgrid.- Control and Protection of the Smart Microgrids using Internet of Things: Technologies, Architectures, and Applications.