Books in Electric power

Power Converters for Photovoltaic Power Systems

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Ahteshamul Haque + 3 more
English

Power Converters for Photovoltaic Power Systems: Control, Fault Diagnosis, and Reliability Analysis guides readers through the latest technologies and applications of advanced converters for the renewable-integrated energy systems of the future. The book begins with an introduction to the design principles of converters for PV applications and grid synchronization techniques before breaking down complex control strategies for PV systems, including the injection of active and reactive power in solar inverters. Fault detection, analysis, and localization are covered in detail, as are failure modes, risk indices, criticality analysis, and more advanced condition monitoring techniques.Additiona... chapters cover optimizing thermal management to ensure efficient operation and reliability of photovoltaic systems, and thermal control methods for reliable operation and longevity of power electronic converters. Finally, guidance is provided on Digital Twin Integration for condition monitoring of photovoltaic-integra... energy systems.

Advanced Grid Technologies, Volume 1

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Haris M. Khalid + 3 more
English

Advanced Grid Technologies: Grid Evolution, Smart Grid Fundamentals, and Renewable Energy Integration, Volume One provides a coherent, practical introduction to the innovative, modern techniques required to integrate renewable energy into power grids. The book focuses on the basic history of the grid, fundamental aspects of grid management, and the challenges set by renewable integration. It begins by outlining the history of the modern energy grid before providing a comprehensive overview of renewable energy sources, the challenges their use present for typical energy grids, and the fundamentals of modern smart adaptations.Specific major challenges are broken down into fundamentals, including electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid, energy storage, intelligent electronic device-based substations, and demand forecasting for energy stability. Including a variety of numerical examples and working from early principles for each topic, this book provides late-stage undergraduate and graduate students in energy systems and power engineering, as well as engineers working to modernize the power grid, with a fundamental resource for renewable energy integration.

Multiphase Power Electronic Converters

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Salman Ahmad + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Multiphase Power Electronic Converters: Modulation, Control, and Applications is a comprehensive guide to multiphase power converters, which have become the standard for improving efficiency, power density, and overall system performance in a variety of applications, including, e-mobility, ship propulsion, mining, defense, and renewable energy systems. The book begins by introducing the different types and topologies of multiphase convertors, before delving into the central ideas, design principles, control strategies, and key and emerging applications, with detailed chapters supported by real-world examples and analysis.This will be valuable for engineers, researchers, and graduate students who want to understand and utilize the potential of multiphase power converters, addressing key challenges and enabling the reader to design and implement more efficient, reliable, and sustainable power electronic systems for various applications.

Intelligent Energy Systems using the Barnacles Mating Optimizer and Evolutionary Mating Algorithm

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mohd Herwan Sulaiman + 1 more
English

Intelligent Energy Systems using the Barnacles Mating Optimizer and Evolutionary Mating Algorithm: Foundations, Methods, and Applications reveals the potential of innovative optimization algorithms to support sustainability in modern energy systems. This book provides a multidisciplinary foundation for the reader, with Part I breaking down fundamentals including the challenges to be addressed in renewable energy systems and detailed methodologies including swarm-, physics-, and human-based algorithms, before introducing the Barnacles Mating Optimizer and Evolutionary Mating Algorithm themselves. Part II drills deeper into examples, case studies, and applications for energy systems, offering comparative analysis with alternative tools, and providing complimentary MATLAB code using the latest Toolbox. A sandbox for readers to learn, skill-build, and develop in, ‘Intelligent Energy Systems using BMO and EMA’ provides an indispensable guide to these cutting-edge AI tools for new and experienced readers.

A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Veerpratap Meena + 4 more
English

A 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.

Energy Communities

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Marcos Tostado-Véliz + 3 more
English

Energy Communities: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Trends provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, designing, and optimizing energy communities, with step-by-step breakdowns of the technical, economic, and practical principles at play. This book opens by examining the key agents, models, and impacts of energy communities, including infrastructure, generation, and storage technologies. Part II delves into economic considerations, discussing legislative frameworks, barriers, greenwashing risks, and support mechanisms. Part III focuses on complex practical arrangements, providing cutting-edge, detailed case studies examining collective assets and cost-sharing mechanisms. Finally, Part IV addresses energy management and dispatch, highlighting demand and storage technologies utilizing deep learning, big data, and digital twin technology. With its holistic perspective, blending theoretical insights with practical blueprints and real-world case studies, Energy Communities: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Trends is an essential resource for students, engineers, and academics designing decentralized energy systems to enable renewable energy integration, and future-proof the power infrastructure.

Aviation Electrification

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Tao Yang + 2 more
English

‘Aviation Electrification: Design, Technologies, and Energy Source Integration for Electronic Power Systems’ presents the latest developments in the emerging area of electric-powered aircraft. This book moves from the essential considerations for electric aircraft design to cutting-edge applications and case studies. A holistic approach covers generation, distribution, and control, as well as challenges for energy management, storage, and EMC/EMI. Collecting some of the best-known names in the field, ‘Aviation Electrification’ will bring students, researchers, and engineers up to date on the electric aircraft technology and the next great challenges in achieving sustainable air transport.

Hydrogen and e-Mobility

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
J. Jay Liu + 2 more
English

Hydrogen and e-Mobility: Technologies, Integration, and Optimal Management demystifies hydrogen-fueled transport, from foundational principles to real-world implementation and problem-solving. The book presents conceptual methodologies and techno-economic solutions for the applications of hydrogen in e-mobility, including system aspects of hydrogen-based mobility. This holistic approach covers essential technologies from the fundamental economic and technical assessment of hydrogen-capable vehicles to charging infrastructure, energy storage solutions, and urban public transport.Presenting a coherent program from global experts, this book supports readers taking their first steps in hydrogen vehicles and offers new insights to researchers and engineers looking for more advanced applications.

Design and Control of Active Power Filters towards the Decarbonisation of Smart Grid Networks

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Shafi Khadem + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Design and Control of Active Power Filters towards the Decarbonisation of Smart Grid Networks helps readers optimize grid stability and power quality using active power filters in transitioning decarbonized power systems moving from high voltage to low voltage distributed smart networks. The work opens with an extensive foundation in in grid stability and power quality optimization, but then goes on to discuss advanced design, control, integration and placement considerations for APFs for smart grids with high penetration of VRE and EV. Integration topologies and the placement of APFs in these VRE integrated networks are also discussed.Finally, applied solutions on design, control and integration of APFs in microgrid networks are presented before parallel operation and distributed design and control issues are reviewed. Numerous case studies support the work, and a expansive discussion of future trends for APFs in smart grids rounds out the content.

Case Studies in Energy Systems

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Vincenzo Bianco + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Case Studies in Energy Systems: A Practical Approach to Energy System Design and Analysis demonstrates the application of both fundamental and advanced principles by providing a broad range of case studies, examples, and models. Opening with a clear summary of the foundational theory, this book then presents a selection of case studies based on the experience of experts. Examples are analyzed in a holistic context, considering environmental, economic, and technological aspects. Finally, the authors have provided models, codes, and calculation spreadsheets where appropriate, allowing readers to test the tools for themselves.Equipping researchers and advanced students for the transition to industry practice, this book is a guide to real-world problem-solving for the energy future.

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