Renewable Energy Integration in Utility Grids
Advances in Power Quality, Protection, Stability, and Flexibility
- 1st Edition - September 23, 2024
- Editors: Om Prakash Mahela, Baseem Khan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 0 2 1 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 0 2 2 - 3
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Request a sales quoteRenewable Energy Integration in Utility Grids: Advances in Power Quality, Protection, Stability, and Flexibility reviews current challenges and technologically driven solutions to mitigate the significant issues associated with increasing renewable resource penetration in utility grid networks. It provides a detailed framework to address significant challenges for high renewable energy integration into the utility grid networks, using intelligent techniques and advanced power electronics technology. Chapters address current advances in the grid integration of wind technology, solar PV systems, solar thermal plants, reactive power management, grid stability, variability, power quality, power system protection, generation-side flexibility, demand-side flexibility, smart monitoring and communication, and regulatory frameworks.
- Provides a detailed overview of the core challenges faced by utility grids with high renewable energy penetration, together with potential solutions
- Amalgamates highly interdisciplinary technical guidance for optimized design, flexible operation, control, and maintenance in renewable-dominated grids
- Draws from the contributions of highly-respected global researchers and practitioners, featuring carefully selected case studies reflecting global practice and perspectives
- Provides deep insights on many critical issues pertaining to grid-integrated renewable energy, including flexibility, quality, stability, and protection
Early career researchers studying energy systems, power engineering, or renewable energy, Industrial researchers, power companies, and consultants relating to central and state electricity boards, central and state load dispatch centres, power engineering, electrical engineering, control engineering, mechanical engineering, and instrumentation engineering
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Section One. Introduction to high penetration level of renewable energy in utility grids
- 1.1. Introduction to high renewable energy penetration in utility grid: Advances in technology, challenges, and solutions
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Grid-integrated renewable energy technology
- 3. Variability and uncertainty of RE generation
- 4. Impact of high RE penetration on grid parameters and remedial solutions
- 5. Grid codes for RE integration to power system
- 6. Conclusion
- Section Two. Grid-integrated wind technology
- 2.1. Grid-connected wind technology: Integration challenges and grid compliance
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Literature review
- 3. Grid-connected wind technology
- 4. Onshore wind technology integration issues
- 5. Offshore wind technology integration issues
- 6. Grid code compliance requirements
- 7. Future trends
- 8. Case study: Grid code compliance studies
- 9. Conclusion
- Section Three. Grid-integrated solar photovoltaic systems
- 3.1. A comprehensive study on partial shading causes to identify the solar photovoltaic power losses
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Literature review
- 3. Classification of shading conditions
- 4. Conclusion
- Section Four. Grid-integrated solar thermal power plants
- 4.1. A comprehensive study of grid-integrated solar thermal plant technology
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Literature survey
- 3. CSP and its working
- 4. Classification of irradiance collector systems
- 5. Heat transfer technologies
- 6. Challenges in solar thermal technology
- 7. Conclusion
- Section Five. Reactive power management
- 5.1. Transmission loss minimization in utility grid using reactive power management considering operations of capacitor banks and transformer on-load tap changers: A case study
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Description of Rajasthan transmission system
- 3. Peak load and losses of RTS
- 4. Reactive power management in large transmission system
- 5. Simulation results and discussion
- 6. Performance comparative study
- 7. Conclusion
- 5.2. Reactive power management in utility grids with renewable energy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Literature survey
- 3. Fundamentals of reactive power
- 4. Need for efficient control and operation of renewable sources
- 5. Challenges in reactive power management with renewable energy
- 6. Reactive power requirements for renewable energy generation
- 7. Reactive power management strategies in electric grids
- 8. Reactive power capability of renewable sources and its assessment
- 9. Conclusion
- Section Six. Impacts of large-scale RE penetration on the stability of utility grid
- 6.1. Novel system protection scheme for power transformers in utility grid to mitigate renewable power evacuation constraints and improve grid stability
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Details of investigated transmission system
- 3. System protection scheme
- 4. Proposed SPS for ICTs
- 5. Validation of proposed SPS for ICTs using load flow studies
- 6. Improvement of grid stability
- 7. Performance comparative study
- 8. Conclusions
- Section Seven. Power quality
- 7.1. Algorithm for determination of single-stage and multiple power quality events using hybrid use of signal processing methods
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Generation of PQ disturbances
- 3. Proposed PQ recognition approach
- 4. Mathematical tools used to design proposed PQ recognition approach
- 5. Results and discussions
- 6. Classification of single-stage and multiple PQDs
- 7. Performance of algorithm
- 8. Performance comparative study
- 9. Conclusions
- Funding
- Section Eight. Power system protection
- 8.1. Wavelet-alienation-neural-based fault analysis algorithm for TCSC-connected transmission lines
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Algorithm for fault detection and classification
- 3. Proposed system and its parameters
- 4. Algorithm demonstration
- 5. Case studies
- 6. Prediction of fault location
- 7. Performance comparison
- 8. Conclusion
- Section Nine. Variability of renewable energy generation and flexibility initiatives
- 9.1. Variability of renewable energy generation and flexibility initiatives: Indian Scenario
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Power system structure of India
- 3. Load demand of India
- 4. Generation mix of India
- 5. Future plans of renewable energy addition
- 6. Variability of renewable energy and impact on grid security
- 7. Possible flexible initiatives for Indian Grid
- 8. Conclusion
- Section Ten. Energy storage systems and control algorithms
- 10.1. Working and applications of programmable logic controller: A comprehensive study
- 1. Introduction
- 2. PLC architecture and operation
- 3. Application of PLC
- 4. Analysis of the PLC in relation to other control systems
- 5. PLC application for general-purpose operation
- 6. Conclusion
- Section Eleven. Optimal reconfiguration of conventional generators
- 11.1. Robust LQG-based modern load frequency control system having imperfect communication medium
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Power system model
- 3. Control strategies
- 4. Model order reduction technique
- 5. Results and discussion
- 6. Conclusion
- Section Twelve. Optimal reconfiguration of utility networks
- 12.1. Optimal reconfiguration of transmission network to meet load growth for 10-year projected scenario of practical transmission grid
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Related works
- 3. Transmission network used as test system
- 4. Proposed methodology
- 5. Results and discussion
- 6. Cost–benefit evaluation
- 7. Conclusions
- Author declaration
- 12.2. Optimal reconfiguration of utility networks to meet increased load demand and integrate renewable energy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Details of existing transmission system of control area
- 3. Problem formulation
- 4. Proposed method to mitigate transmission constraints and integrate additional RE generation
- 5. Simulation results and discussion
- 6. Performance comparative study
- 7. Conclusions
- Section Thirteen. Smart metering and optimal PMU placement
- 13.1. Phasor measurement units for grid security and reliability: A study in perspective of Rajasthan control area in India
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Need of RE integration to grid in Rajasthan control area
- 3. Concept and working principle of phasor measurement unit
- 4. Wide area measurement system
- 5. Syncrophasor measurement application in transmission system
- 6. Comparison of SCADA and PMU
- 7. Optimization requirements for PMU placement in grid
- 8. Conclusion
- Section Fourteen. Demand side flexibility management
- 14.1. Demand-side flexibility management: State of the art
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Literature survey
- 3. Demand-side management (DSM)
- 4. Classification of household appliances
- 5. Types of tariffs and pricing used in demand response
- 6. Overview of AI and machine learning in demand response case
- 7. Case study
- 8. Recent trends and challenges in DSM
- 9. Conclusion
- Section Fifteen. Regulatory framework and grid codes
- 15.1. Structure of power sector and regulatory framework: Indian scenario
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Litreature review
- 3. Indian power sector
- 4. Generation in power sector
- 5. Transmission in power sector
- 6. Distribution in power sector
- 7. Power operation company
- 8. Administrative regulating bodies in power sector
- 9. Judiciary regulatory bodies for power sector
- 10. Indian electricity grid codes
- 11. Conclusion
- Section Sixteen. Assessment and improvement of grid security and reliability with high renewable energy penetration
- 16.1. Voltage-actuated islanding detection scheme to ensure grid security and reliability with high renewable energy penetration
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Proposed test grid
- 3. Proposed voltage-actuated islanding detection method
- 4. Simulation results and related discussion
- 5. Performance comparative study
- 6. Conclusions
- 17. Conclusion
- Index
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 23, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443190216
- eBook ISBN: 9780443190223
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Om Prakash Mahela
Dr. Om Prakash Mahela received the PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India. He brings 19 years of experience in Electrical Engineering. He has written numerous papers and edited four research books. His research interest includes power quality, power system planning, grid integration of renewable energy sources, FACTS devices, transmission line protection, electric vehicles, and condition monitoring. He received a university rank certificate in 2002, Gold Medal in 2013, Best Research Paper Award in 2018, and C. V. Raman Gold Medal in 2019. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Affiliations and expertise
Power System Planning Division, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut, Prasaran Nigam Ltd., Jaipur, IndiaBK
Baseem Khan
Dr. Baseem Khan received the B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Technological University, Bhopal, India, in 2008, and M.Tech. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, in 2010 and 2014, respectively. He is currently a Faculty Member at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, and Senior Member of the IEEE. He has published more than 125 research articles in indexed journals, and has authored and edited several books with international publishers. Dr. Khan’s research interests include power system restructuring, power system planning, smart grid technologies, meta-heuristic optimization techniques, reliability analysis of renewable energy systems, power quality analysis, and renewable energy integration.
Affiliations and expertise
Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaRead Renewable Energy Integration in Utility Grids on ScienceDirect