Distributed Energy Resources in Microgrids: Integration Challenges and Optimization

Distributed Energy Resources in Microgrids: Integration, Challenges and Optimization unifies classically unconnected aspects of microgrids by considering them alongside economic analysis and stability testing. In addition, the book presents well-founded mathematical analyses on how to technically and economically optimize microgrids via distributed energy resource integration. Researchers and engineers in the power and energy sector will find this information useful for combined scientific and economical approaches to microgrid integration.

Specific sections cover microgrid performance, including key technical elements, such as control design, stability analysis, power quality, reliability and resiliency in microgrid operation.

• Addresses the challenges related to the integration of renewable energy resources
• Includes examples of control algorithms adopted during integration
• Presents detailed methods of optimization to enhance successful integration

Rajeev Kumar Chauhan (M’10-SM’15) graduated in Electrical Engineering from The Institutions of Engineers (India).He received his M. Tech degree in Control and Instrumentation Engineering from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India and PhD from School of Computing and Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology Greater Noida, India. Dr. Chauhan received POSOCO Power system Award (PPSA-2017) and Best PhD Thesis Award to recognize and reward innovative technical research excellence in power system. He has also received 2nd prize (Category Energy) in IEEE IAS CMD Humanitarian project contest 2017 for his project DC Micro-grid for Residential Buildings. He also received Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE-2014) Award, for his research proposal in the area of DC microgrid from Department of Science and Technology, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum.

Dr. Kalpana Chauhan (M’13-SM’17) ) graduated in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The College of Engineering Roorkee, India. She received her M. Tech degree in Control and Instrumentation Engineering from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India. Presently She is working as Associate Professor at the Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology Greater Noida. Dr. Chauhan worked as Dean (Research) at SIRDA Group of Institutions Sundernagar, India (2013-2017). She has also worked as Visiting Scientist in the Center for Electromechnics at the University of Texas at Austin, US. Her special field of interest included DC Micro-grid, Building Automation System, Industrial Automation and Control. She is also the associate member of Institution of Engineers (India), IAENG Hong Kong and ICASIT Singapore.