Renewable Energy Devices and Systems with Simulations in MATLAB and ANSYS

Due to the increasing world population, energy consumption is steadily climbing, and there is a demand to provide solutions for sustainable and renewable energy production, such as wind turbines and photovoltaics. Power electronics are being used to interface renewable sources in order to maximize the energy yield, as well as smoothly integrate them within the grid. In many cases, power electronics are able to ensure a large amount of energy saving in pumps, compressors, and ventilation systems. This book explains the operations behind different renewable generation technologies in order to better prepare the reader for practical applications. Multiple chapters are included on the state-of-the-art and possible technology developments within the next 15 years. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the current renewable energy technology in terms of system configuration, power circuit usage, and control. It contains two design examples for small wind turbine system and PV power system, respectively, which are useful for real-life installation, as well as many computer simulation models.

• Introduces wind power system concepts including: fix speed wind turbine, DFIG wind turbine, full-scale converter concept wind turbine system with caged generators or PM generators. Both the modelling and the basis control of these wind power systems are introduced, as well as the related power converters.
• Covers renewable energy technologies such as fuel cells, wave energy, and batteries and explains how to integrate the technology into the micro-grid.
• Written by leading contributors in the field
• Allows the reader to design for installation a PV and small scale wind turbine system
• Includes information on battery storage and micro-grids

Preface

Chapter 1 : Renewable Energy Systems - Technology Overview and Perspectives
Chapter 2 : Solar power sources - PV, concentrated PV and concentrated Solar Power
Chapter 3 : Overview of Single-Phase Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
Chapter 4 : Three-phase photovoltaic systems - structures, topologies and control
Chapter 5 : Overview of Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques for Photovoltaic Energy Production Systems
Chapter 6 : Design of residential photovoltaic systems
Chapter 7 : Small Wind Energy Systems
Chapter 8 : Power Electronics and Controls for Large Wind Turbines and Wind Farms
Chapter 9 : Electric Generators and their Control for Large Wind Turbines
Chapter 10 : Sizing and Design of a Wind Turbine System
Chapter 11 : Marine and Hydrokinetic Power Generation and Power Plants
Chapter 12 : Power Conversion and Control for Fuel Cell Systems in Transportation and Stationary Power Generation
Chapter 13 : Batteries and Ultracapacitors for Electric Power Systems with Renewable Energy Sources
Chapter 14 : Microgrid for High Surety Power: Architectures, Controls, Protection and Demonstration

Index