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Active Electrical Distribution Network: Issues, Solution Techniques and Applications is a comprehensive reference that addresses the issues and opportunities across one of the most overlooked sectors of the electrical industry, electrical distribution. The book begins with an introduction to electrical distribution networks, and then explores both present and future developments in the areas of smart grids, electric vehicles, micro grids, demand side response and active distribution networks. The ongoing transition of energy systems is also covered, providing recommendations for a higher penetration of renewable energy, utilization of new equipment and new network configurations, as well as development of new design and operation methods, and applications of new incentives and business models. The book closes with a section on optimizing operational issues, featuring guidance on optimal expansion planning of distribution systems in smart grids and optimization of photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Active Electrical Distribution Network is an ideal reference for all those interested in the modeling, analysis, control, operation and planning techniques that are key to addressing the knowledge and information needs of the engineering and research audience.

• Includes different techniques under DSR concepts and solutions to address home area management system problems
• Features various smart reactive power compensation techniques used for reactive power support
• Discusses different smart technologies implemented globally to improve the performance of the active distribution network

Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a full professor of electrical power engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. He also held positions at VIT University (India), National Institute of Technology (India), Qatar University, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Aalborg University (Denmark), and Aarhus University (Denmark). He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K.

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.

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.

HHassan Haes Alhelou is with Monash Universiy, Australia. He is included in the 2018 Publons list of the top 1% best reviewer and researchers in the field of engineering. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Reviewer Award from Energy Conversion and Management Journal in 2016, ISA Transactions Journal in 2018, Applied Energy Journal in 2019, and many other Awards. He was the recipient of the best young researcher in the Arab Student Forum Creative among 61 researchers from 16 countries at Alexandria University, Egypt, 2011. He has published more than 200 research papers in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. He has also performed more than 160 reviews for prestigious journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Energy Conversion and Management, Applied Energy, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. He has participated in more than 15 industrial projects. His major research interests are power systems, power system dynamics, power system operation and control, dynamic state estimation, frequency control, smart grids, micro-grids, demand response, load shedding, and power system protection.

Dr. S. Rajkumar is working as an assistant professor in faculty of manufacturing, institute of technology, Hawassa University, Ethiopia. He has acquired Fourteen years of teaching experience in various reputed engineering colleges and universities. He did Ph.D. from Anna University, Chennai in the year of 2014. He published more than forty Research papers in International Journal and International conference. He actively participating more than ten professional societies. He was the reviewer and editorial board member in the various reputed international journals.