Wind and Solar Energy Applications : Technological Challenges and Advances

This book examines the recent advances, from theoretical and applied perspectives, addressing the major issues associated with renewable energy systems, with each chapter covering fundamental issues and latest developments. This book covers important themes, including solar energy equipment, wind and solar energy systems, energy storage and bioenergy applications, hybrid renewable energy systems, as well as the measurement techniques that are used for these systems. Further, it focusses on original research outcomes on various technological developments and provides insights to taxonomy of challenges, issues, and research directions in renewable energy applications.

Features:

• Covers research and technological developments in wind and solar energy applications
• Proposes resolution of limitations and performance issues of existing system models and design
• Incorporates the challenges of adoption of renewable energies system
• Provides hypotheses, mathematical analysis, and real-time practical applications to practical problems
• Includes case studies of implementation of solar and wind systems in remote areas

This book is aimed at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in electrical and mechanical engineering and renewable energy.

Satish Kumar Peddapelli, Peter Virtic