Smart Grid Fundamentals : Energy Generation, Transmission and Distribution

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of smart grids, their role in the development of new electricity systems, as well as issues and problems related to smart grid evolution, operation, management, control, protection, entities and components.

The book consists of eleven chapters, covering core topics such as energy, environmental issues, basic of power systems, introduction to renewable energy, distributed generation and energy storage, smart grid challenges, benefits and drivers, smart power transmission and distribution. It includes chapters focusing on smart grid communication, power flow analysis, smart grid design tools, energy management and microgrids. Each chapter ends with several practical and advanced problems that instilling critical thinking and applies to industrial applications.

The book can be used as an introductory and basic textbook, reference and training resource by engineers, students, faculty and interested readers to gain the essential knowledge of the power and energy systems, smart grid fundamentals, concepts and features, as well as the main energy technologies, including how they work and operate, characteristics and how they are evaluated and selected for specific applications.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Energy, Environment, Power System History, Evolution and Trends
Chapter 2 : Power System Structure and Components
Chapter 3 : Smart Grid Basics, Benefits and Challenges
Chapter 4 : Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation in Smart Grids
Chapter 5 : Energy Storage in Future Power Systems
Chapter 6 : Smart Power Distribution, the Heart of Smart Grid
Chapter 7 : Smart Grid Communication, Sensing and Monitoring
Chapter 8 : Smart Grid Transmission, Operation and Power Flow Analysis
Chapter 9 : Power Electronics for Smart Grid
Chapter 10 : Smart Grid Energy Management and Design Tools
Chapter 11 : Microgrids in Smart Grid Architecture and Operations

Index