A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework
Fundamentals, Protocols, and Case Studies
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Veerpratap Meena, J. Ramprabhakar, R. Anand, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Josep M. Guerrero
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 1 0 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 1 0 1 - 4
A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework: Fundamentals, Protocols, and Case Studies presents a cutting-edge guide on leveraging IoT technologies to optimi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteA Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework: Fundamentals, Protocols, and Case Studies presents a cutting-edge guide on leveraging IoT technologies to optimize renewable energy integration through microgrid clusters. The book begins by detailing the fundamental aspects of microgrid clusters, encompassing design, control, and optimization. This comprehensive grounding prepares readers for the exploration of IoT integration to harness big data analytics for energy efficiency, power management, fault monitoring, and cybersecurity. The book further delves into the meticulous analysis of protocol selection for effective operation and control.
It covers wired protocols such as Modbus, Profibus, and Ethernet, wireless protocols like Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, and IoT protocols including CoAP, MQTT, and HTTP. By outlining an adaptable framework for interdisciplinary opportunities, this book guides researchers and engineers in creating the flexible, renewable grid of the future.
It covers wired protocols such as Modbus, Profibus, and Ethernet, wireless protocols like Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, and IoT protocols including CoAP, MQTT, and HTTP. By outlining an adaptable framework for interdisciplinary opportunities, this book guides researchers and engineers in creating the flexible, renewable grid of the future.
- Includes clearly structured steps from the fundamentals of microgrid clusters to complex applications
- Provides technical protocols for data exchange, cybersecurity, and signal conditioning
- Presents dedicated case studies to support readers taking the next steps in their own work
Graduate or upper-level undergraduate students, academics, and researchers working in microgrids and connected power grids
Part I: Microgrid Clusters: Design, Control, and Optimization
1. Introduction to microgrids
2. Microgrid clusters
3. Microgrid controls
4. Microgrid protection
5. Sensors in microgrids
Part II: Microgrid Cluster Management Utilizing the Internet-of-Things
6. Internet-of-Things framework for microgrid-cluster management
7. Internet-of-Things-based smart power management system
8. A microgrid cluster entity implementing Internet-of-Things' big data analytics
9. Smart microgrid clusters: control and protection deploying Internet-of-Things technologies, frameworks, and applications
10. Communication protocols
11. Cybersecurity
12. Case studies
1. Introduction to microgrids
2. Microgrid clusters
3. Microgrid controls
4. Microgrid protection
5. Sensors in microgrids
Part II: Microgrid Cluster Management Utilizing the Internet-of-Things
6. Internet-of-Things framework for microgrid-cluster management
7. Internet-of-Things-based smart power management system
8. A microgrid cluster entity implementing Internet-of-Things' big data analytics
9. Smart microgrid clusters: control and protection deploying Internet-of-Things technologies, frameworks, and applications
10. Communication protocols
11. Cybersecurity
12. Case studies
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443341007
- eBook ISBN: 9780443341014
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Veerpratap Meena
Veerpratap Meera has been working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India and as Chair of the IEEE Systems Council Systems Education Technical Committee, USA, since 2023. His research interests include electric vehicles, power systems, system modeling, controller design, interval systems, model order reduction, applications of optimization algorithms, and power electronics.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Fellow, Amrita School of Engineering, AVV University, IndiaJR
J. Ramprabhakar
J. Ramprabhakar is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, India. In addition, he is currently working on two government-funded projects sanctioned by Vision Group of Science and Technology, India, and DRDO-ARDB Delhi, India.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, AVV University, IndiaRA
R. Anand
R. Anand is an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Amrita School of Engineering ofAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India. His research interests include Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Renewable Energy Systems, Soft Computing, Machine Learning and Blockchain. He has published four Indian patents copyrighted three algorithms. With 17 years of teaching and research experience, he has published research in 2 books, 5 National Conferences, 25 International Conferences, and 20 International Journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Engineering, AVV University, IndiaSP
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a Full Professor in Electrical Power Engineering with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics of the University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway. He has over a decade of academic and teaching experience, including Associate/Assistant Professorships at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa (2016-2018), Aalborg University, Denmark (2018-2021) and the CTIF Global Capsule Laboratory at Aarhus University, Denmark (2021-present). Prof. Padmanaban received a lifetime achievement award from Marquis Who’s Who - USA 2017 for contributing to power electronics and renewable energy research, and was listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University, USA in 2019.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, NorwayJG
Josep M. Guerrero
Josep M. Guerrero is a full professor with AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Denmark. He is the director of the Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM). He has published more than 800 journal articles in the fields of microgrids and renewable energy systems, which have been cited more than 80,000 times. His research interests focus on different microgrid aspects, including hierarchical and cooperative control, and energy management systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, AAU Energy, Aalborg University and Director of the Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), Denmark