Reinventing the Power Grid

Auteur

Nesimi Ertugrul is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide. He earned a BSc and MSc at Istanbul Technical University and a PhD in electrical engineering at Newcastle University, UK, in 1993. He is a senior member of IEEE.

Résumé
In this comprehensive guide, Ertugrul explains the field of renewable energy and distributed generation technologies and describes the transformation occurring in the power grids due to the rise of renewable energy sources and emerging technologies.

Contenu

1. The Power Grid: Evolution, Limitations and with Snapshot of the Current Status and Future. 2. Photovoltaic Solar Energy. 3. Wind Energy Systems. 4. Power Electronics and Control of Power System Components. 5. Batteries and Fuel Cells in Energy Storage. 6. Microgrids with Distributed Energy Resources: Design, Operation and Case Studies. 7. Comprehensive Results and Analysis of an Autonomous Microgrid with BSS.