Skip to main content
Elsevier
View Cart
My account

Books in Electric power systems and networks

BooksJournals

    • A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Veerpratap Meena + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 7
      • eBook
        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 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.

    • Flexible DC Traction Power Supply System in Urban Rail Transit

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2026
      • Chao Lu + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 9 1 5 4 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 9 1 5 5 5
      Flexible DC Traction Power Supply Systems in Urban Rail Transit: Design, Operation and Control is an essential guide on the cutting-edge of the field that clarifies the current standard for power converters, traction control, and energy systems for rail transport before introducing basic concepts, configurations, and opportunities for flexible DC traction power supply systems. Other sections provide a detailed guide to operating principles and core functions in comparison to traditional diode rectifier-based traction power supply systems. This is a critical resource for energy and electrical engineers, researchers, and students developing the sustainable infrastructure of the future.Key techniques are analyzed with attentive reference to rail application context and appropriate case studies. The book closes with two full chapters of novel case studies from China that support practical application and further development by readers. Working from foundational principles to real-world applications.

    • Flexibility-Oriented Operation of Integrated Power and Gas Networks and Low-Carbon Technologies Under Clean Energy Transition

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Mohammad Taghi Ameli + 6 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 4 5 2 6 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 4 5 2 7 9
      Flexibility-Oriented Operation of Integrated Power and Gas Networks and Low-Carbon Technologies Under Clean Energy Transition provides a comprehensive examination of the critical role that integrated gas and electricity networks play in achieving a sustainable and low-carbon energy future. The book not only highlights the urgent need for flexibility in these interconnected systems, particularly through demand-side management and energy storage systems, but also addresses the pressing challenges posed by climate change and the transition away from fossil fuels. It offers insights into innovative low-carbon technologies, such as hydrogen and ammonia, while addressing the synthesis, storage, and transportation hurdles these renewable fuels face. The book's detailed contents cover essential topics, including the flexibility of coupled gas and electricity networks, operational strategies for achieving net-zero carbon emissions, and intelligent methods for assessing network adaptability. It provides a conceptual overview of decarbonization efforts for integrated energy systems and explores the feasibility of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in these processes. Further, the book discusses the decoupling of emissions from economic growth, the role of negative emission technologies (NETs), and the application of innovative energy solutions such as gas carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen production. Case studies illustrate successful implementations of integrated networks worldwide, highlighting challenges and key lessons learned. Flexibility-Oriented Operation of Integrated Power and Gas Networks and Low-Carbon Technologies Under Clean Energy Transition serves as a vital resource for researchers in clean energy, decarbonization specialists, hydrogen production experts, energy utility companies, energy economists, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, artificial intelligence developers, policymakers, energy service providers, and students in energy systems and is sure to be a welcomed resource.

    • Next-Generation Microgrids

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2026
      • Olubayo Moses Babatunde + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 1 4 3 0 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 1 4 2 9 9
      Next-Generation Microgrids: Components, Control Algorithms, and Design guides engineers or students through the design, control, and operation of microgrids, integrating cutting-edge techniques and technologies with pragmatic implementation advice. This book begins by breaking down the fundamental principles of microgrid technology, before detailed discussions on microgrid design and the integration of distributed energy resources. Subsequent chapters investigate optimization, energy storage systems, advanced power electronics, and critical power quality enhancement strategies. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes practical questions such as regulatory guidance and communication and networking technology, the book provides everything a reader needs to maximise the sustainability impact of microgrids. Bridging the gap between fundamental concepts and advanced practical applications, Next-Generation Microgrids: Components, Control Algorithms, and Design is an essential resource for the students, researchers, and industry professionals responsible for developing and implementing this technology in the grids of the future.

    • Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Sayed Abulanwar + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 6 3 6 4 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 6 3 6 5 8
      Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids: Optimization, Energy Management, and Protection is a practical and holistic guide to the opportunities and challenges of this essential energy system technology. This book builds from fundamental concepts of design and operation management to recent advances and specific, practical scenarios. Combining both power management and quality control with real-world risk assessments, the chapters cover power generation options including wind, solar, and hydrogen. The chapters demonstrate modeling techniques, fault detection, and protection via both physical and AI methods, and include clearly formatted case studies, objectives, and worked problems to support reader understanding. Including guidance for protection and resilience in both normal and abnormal conditions, Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids: Optimization, Energy Management, and Protection prepares students, researchers, and industry engineers to design and maintain energy grids that will weather climate change and support a clean energy future.

    • Artificial Intelligence-based Renewable Energy Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Kashif Naseer Qureshi + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 0 6 1 8 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 4 0 6 1 9 5
      Artificial Intelligence-based Renewable Energy Systems: Standards, Communication Systems, and Data Networks provides a comprehensive guide to integrating AI into renewable energy systems, addressing both fundamental principles and practical applications. This book is divided into two parts: Part I explores the evolution of AI in energy-efficient systems, advanced applications, architectural frameworks, standards, and distributed renewable energy networks. Part II delves into data communication systems, including networking protocols, advanced learning techniques, blockchain applications, big data analytics, green communication solutions, cybersecurity, and privacy challenges. Combining theoretical foundations with practical insights, Artificial Intelligence-based Renewable Energy Systems: Standards, Communication Systems, and Data Networks offers students, researchers, and engineers a holistic perspective on AI communication and data networks for renewable energy systems.

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

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2025
      • Mohd Herwan Sulaiman + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 5 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 6 5
      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.

    • Advanced Analytics for Reliability and Resilience of Energy System

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Fausto Pedro Garcia Marquez + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 4 7 2 2 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 2 4 7 2 3 1
      Advanced Analytics for Reliability and Resilience of Energy Systems prepares students, researchers, and industry engineers to design and maintain reliable, sustainable energy systems using state-of-the-art AI techniques. This book provides a clear foundation in the fundamentals of power systems, statistics, and reliability, including resilience principles and strategies, practical applications, and real-world solutions. The AI tools presented range across forecasting, the Internet-of-Things, machine learning, digital twin technology, and big data analysis, with a variety of applications to avoid power outages, minimise disruption, and accurately assess system resilience. Including case studies and details methodology for practical techniques, Advanced Analytics for Reliability and Resilience of Energy Systems helps energy systems engineers and researchers to provide a stable and consistent power supply, in the face of climate change challenges and the energy transition

    • Energy Communities

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2025
      • Carlos Cruz de la Torre + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 6 4 5 9 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 6 4 6 0 0
      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.

    • Physics-Aware Machine Learning for Integrated Energy Systems Management

      • 1st Edition
      • August 19, 2025
      • Mohammadreza Daneshvar + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 2 9 8 4 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 3 2 9 8 5 2
      Physics-Aware Machine Learning for Integrated Energy Systems Management, a new release in the Advances in Intelligent Energy Systems series, guides the reader through this state-of-the-art approach to computational methods, from data input and training to application opportunities in integrated energy systems. The book begins by establishing the principles, design, and needs of integrated energy systems in the modern sustainable grid before moving into assessing aspects such as sustainability, energy storage, and physical-economic models. Detailed, step-by-step procedures for utilizing a variety of physics-aware machine learning models are provided, including reinforcement learning, feature learning, and neural networks.Supporting students, researchers, and industry engineers to make renewable-integrated grids a reality, this book is a holistic introduction to an exciting new approach in energy systems management.