Smart Photovoltaic Systems
Volume 1: Advanced Control, Monitoring, and Grid Interfacing Technologies
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editors: Yogendra Arya, Sandeep Dhundhara, Diwaker Pathak
- Language: English
Smart Photovoltaic Systems: Advanced Control, Monitoring, and Grid Interfacing Technologies consolidates recent innovations in solar photovoltaic systems and improved effici… Read more
Description
Description
Smart Photovoltaic Systems: Advanced Control, Monitoring, and Grid Interfacing Technologies consolidates recent innovations in solar photovoltaic systems and improved efficiency, looking across power electronics, intelligent control, and grid integration, with the goal of advancing both the theoretical and applied understandings of smart solar PV systems. The book explores emerging technologies, AI-based optimization strategies, hybrid architectures, and integrated storage solutions, supported by real-world case studies and simulations. In doing so, the book will contribute meaningfully to the design and deployment of high-performance, intelligent, and sustainable PV systems tailored to the demands of the modern energy landscape. This will be a useful resource for all those looking to understand the latest advances and to improve the efficiency of PV systems, including researchers, engineers, professionals, and students.
Key features
Key features
- Presents a range of technologies for smart photovoltaic systems with improved efficiency
- Considers key challenges, such as partial shading, system-level inefficiencies, degradation, layout, grid integration requirements, and smart grid standards
- Discusses rapidly evolving areas, including AI-driven energy management, IoT-based monitoring, and reconfigurable array designs
- Offers practical insights, supported by real-world applications and case studies
Readership
Readership
Researchers, advanced students, and faculty across solar energy, renewable energy, electrical engineering, power systems, and energy management
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Solar Photovoltaic Systems: Fundamentals, Performance, and Global Impact
2. Advancements in Modeling and Control Techniques for Photovoltaic Systems
3. Modern Techniques for Hotspot Prevention and Partial Shading Management in Photovoltaic Arrays
4. IoT-Enabled Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Data Analytics for Photovoltaic Plants
5. Intelligent Power Electronics for Enhanced Efficiency in Smart Photovoltaic Systems
6. Advanced Inverter Technologies and Their Role in Grid Support for Photovoltaic Systems
7. Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverter for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
8. Assessment of Current Controllers for Multifunctional Grid-Tied Inverters in Photovoltaics
9. Frequency Regulation in Solar Microgrids with Hybrid Energy Storage Systems
10. Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Grid Interconnected Systems for Sustainable Electrification of Remote Areas
11. Case Study 1: Hot Spot Mitigation and Partial Shade Dispersion in Photovoltaic Arrays under Mismatch Conditions
12. Case Study 2: Efficient Photovoltaic Integration with 7-Level Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverter Topology with a Reduced Number of Devices
2. Advancements in Modeling and Control Techniques for Photovoltaic Systems
3. Modern Techniques for Hotspot Prevention and Partial Shading Management in Photovoltaic Arrays
4. IoT-Enabled Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Data Analytics for Photovoltaic Plants
5. Intelligent Power Electronics for Enhanced Efficiency in Smart Photovoltaic Systems
6. Advanced Inverter Technologies and Their Role in Grid Support for Photovoltaic Systems
7. Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverter for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
8. Assessment of Current Controllers for Multifunctional Grid-Tied Inverters in Photovoltaics
9. Frequency Regulation in Solar Microgrids with Hybrid Energy Storage Systems
10. Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Grid Interconnected Systems for Sustainable Electrification of Remote Areas
11. Case Study 1: Hot Spot Mitigation and Partial Shade Dispersion in Photovoltaic Arrays under Mismatch Conditions
12. Case Study 2: Efficient Photovoltaic Integration with 7-Level Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverter Topology with a Reduced Number of Devices
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
Yogendra Arya
Editor
Yogendra Arya is an Associate Professor at J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, India. His main areas of research include AI techniques, optimization techniques, fuzzy control, control systems, AGC/LFC in smart grid, energy storage systems, and renewable energy systems. Dr. Arya has published over 100 research papers in reputed international journals and has been included in the “Top 2% of Researchers in the World” from 2020 to 2026 by Stanford University/Elsevier. He received the “Best Associate Editor Award - 2021 to 2025” from the Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology, (Springer) and is Associate Editor of several SCIE journals, as well as having acted as a Lead Guest Editor for six different SCIE journals. He is a Fellow of IETE, Senior Member of IEEE, Associate Member of IE(India), and Life Member of ISTE.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, IndiaSandeep Dhundhara
Editor
Sandeep Dhundhara is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the College of Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment, at Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. He was previously Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK (2017-2018) and an Associate Research Fellow at Birmingham City University, UK (2022-2023). His research interests include solar energy systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications for power system control and stability, AGC, and electrical energy storage systems. He has acted as guest editor for Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (SCIE journal published by Elsevier) and Neural Computing and Applications (SCI journal published by Springer). He is a Senior Member of IEEE, and member of UACEE, and INAEG.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, College of Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UKDiwaker Pathak
Editor
Diwaker Pathak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Deemed University), Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. He has previously held positions as Guest Faculty (2016-2017 and 2020-2021) and Teaching cum Research Fellow (2017-2020) at the Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and most recently as Assistant Professor at Marwadi University, Gujarat, India. His areas of research include the application of power electronic converters and control algorithms in renewable energy systems, energy efficiency enhancement in solar PV arrays, wind energy systems, and optimization algorithms. Dr. Pathak has over 7 years of teaching and research experience in electrical engineering, and serves as an active reviewer for various reputed international journals. He is a Member of IEEE.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Computing, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India