Microgrid Technology and Microgrid Cluster Development

Microgrid Technology and Microgrid Cluster Development is a comprehensive guide to microgrid systems fundamentals, optimization, control, protection, and energy management.
The book explains microgrid architectures that might be combined to create a cluster of microgrids. This is a valuable resource for all those looking to gain a complete understanding of current microgrid and cluster technology, including students, researchers, faculty, R&D professionals, engineers, and other industry personnel with an interest in grid integration, power systems, and renewable energy.

The microgrid is first defined as a standalone entity with potential interconnections with external grids. Then, the layout, line technology, and interface technology of potential microgrid cluster topologies are designed, with comparison and analysis of the various microgrid and cluster designs in terms of price, scalability, security, dependability, stability, communications, and business models. Key aspects are covered in detail, including optimization algorithms and the role of machine learning and artificial neural networks, control and protection techniques, and energy management and storage.

• Offers a thorough overview of microgrid technology and cluster development
• Presents and analyzes methods for optimization, control, protection, and energy management
• Addresses key challenges in microgrid operation and grid integration
• Explores future perspectives

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. Salah Kamel received his Ph.D. from the University of Jaén, Spain (Main), and Aalborg University, Denmark (Host), in January 2014. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Aswan University, Egypt, where he is also a Leader of the Advanced Power Systems Research Laboratory (APSR Laboratory), Power Systems Research Group. His research areas include power system analysis and optimization, smart grid, and renewable energy systems.

Dr Jose Luis Dominguez-Garcia holds a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering and obtained his PhD degree receiving the Extraordinary PhD award from UPC. He was a research visitor of the Institute of Energy in Cardiff University, University of Strathclyde, and University of Huddersfield, in 2011, 2016 and 2018, respectively. Currently, he is Head of the Power Systems group at Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), focusing on integration and control of renewable and power electronics, communications, distribution grid management and system resilience. He has been awarded the Distinguished Visitor Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering and is an journal Editorial Board member of Electrical Engineering (Springer), Sustainability (MDPI), Clean Technology (MDPI) and Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Hindawi). He has been a guest Editor on two special issues and is author and co-author of 40 journal papers, 5 book chapters, two patent applications and 2 software registrations.