Intelligent and Soft Computing Systems for Green Energy

Written and edited by some of the world’s top experts in the field, this exciting new volume provides state-of-the-art research and the latest technological breakthroughs in next-generation computing systems for the energy sector, striving to bring the science toward sustainability.

Real-world problems need intelligent solutions. Across many industries and fields, intelligent and soft computing systems, using such developing technologies as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things, are quickly becoming important tools for scientists, engineers, and other professionals for solving everyday problems in practical situations.

This book aims to bring together the research that has been carried out in the field of intelligent and soft computing systems. Intelligent and soft computing systems involves expertise from various domains of research, such as electrical engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical engineering. This book will serve as a point of convergence wherein all these domains come together.

The various chapters are configured to address the challenges faced in intelligent and soft computing systems from various fields and possible solutions. The outcome of this book can serve as a potential resource for industry professionals and researchers working in the domain of intelligent and soft computing systems.

To list a few soft computing techniques, neural-based load forecasting, IoT-enabled smart grids, and blockchain technology for energy trading. Whether for the veteran engineer or the student learning the latest breakthroughs, this exciting new volume is a must-have for any library.

A. Chitra is an associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering, at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. She has published many papers in reputed journals and conferences and is a Board of Studies member at Pondicherry Engineering College, where she received a Gold Medal while studying for her MTech and also where she earned her PhD.

V. Indragandhi, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering, VIT, Vellore, Tamilnadu. She received her PhD from Anna University in Chennai, India. She has over 12 years of experience in the area of power electronics and renewable energy systems and has authored over 100 research articles in leading peer-reviewed international journals. She has filed three patents and has one book to her credit. She has also received the best researcher award from NFED, Coimbatore and from VIT.

W. Razia Sultana, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering, at the Vellore Institute of Technology University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, where she also received her PhD.