Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Microgrid Systems: A Practical Guide to Communication Technologies for Resilience

Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Microgrid Systems: A Practical Guide to Communication Technologies and Resilience presents the opportunities and challenges of using communication network technology to integrate distributed generation systems into microgrids. Working their way through case studies and theoretical strategies, the book's global range of authors analyze the particular needs of different system structures, including DC, AC-DC and hybrid microgrids, island-bound or grid-connected systems, and case studies in wind power and photovoltaic systems. Risks arising from the communication networks are addressed in detail, with strategies covered including modeling, cyber-physical security set-ups, applications of blockchain, demand-response analyses, and the impact and mitigation of cyber-attacks.

Power-electronics interfaces for the integration of these technologies are also demonstrated and explained. With a wealth of real-world, practical advice for the implementation and protection of these communication strategies, this book will be a useful resource for researchers and industry professionals developing the sustainable energy systems of the future.

• Provides a practical reference for resilience in the cyber-physical microgrid with distributed and renewable integration
• Summarizes the opportunities and challenges arising from the implementation of communication technologies
• Includes simulations, models, case studies, and test codes to maximize practical application for students and professionals

O.V. Gnana Swathika is currently a Senior Associate Professor at the Centre for Smart Grid Technologies in the School of Electrical Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology, India. Her current research interests include microgrid protection, power system optimization, embedded systems, and photovoltaic systems.

Mr Karthikeyan is the Chief Engineering Manager in Electrical Designs at Larsen & Toubro Construction in Chennai, India. He is responsible for the preparation and review of complete electrical system designs up to 110 kV, detailed engineering stage covering by various electrical design calculations, design basis reports suitable for construction drawings, and Mechanical Electrical Plumbing (MEP) design coordination. Two decades in electrical design have included work on projects from airports, to steel and automobile plants in India and abroad (Sri Lanka, Dubai, and the UK), and he has worked at Voltas, ABB, and Apex Knowledge Technology Private Limited.

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.