Handbook of Distributed Generation

Part I. DG Technologies

1. Distributed Renewable Energy Technologies
Henerica Tazvinga, Miriam Thopil, Papy B. Numbi, Temitope Adefarati

2. Non-renewable Distributed Generation Technologies: A Review
Temitope Adefarati, Numbi Bubele Papy, Miriam Thopil, Henerica Tazvinga

Part II. Wind Power Systems

3. Large-Scale Wind Generation Development in the Mexican Power Grid: Impact Studies
Arturo R. Messina, Rafael Castellanos, Claudia M. Castro, Emilio Barocio, Armando Jiménez Zavala

4. Load Flow Analysis with Wind Farms
Pradeep Kumar, Asheesh K. Singh

5. Sensor-Less Estimation of Rotor Position in a Doubly Fed Induction Machine
G. Saravana Ilango, C. Nagamani, M. A. Asha Rani, M. Jaya Bharata Reddy, A. Karthikeyan

6. Wind Turbine Standards and Certification: Indian Perspective
Rajiv Singh, Asheesh Kumar Singh, Padmanabh Thakur

7. Egyptian Grid Code of Wind Farms and Power Quality
Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem, Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz, Ahmed F. Zobaa

8. Integrating an Offshore Wind Farm to an Existing Utility Power Network via an HVDC Collection Grid: Alternative Topology
Kabeya Musasa, Michael Njoroge Gitau, Ramesh Bansal

Part III. PV Systems

9. Steady-State Analysis of Unbalanced Distribution Networks with High Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation
Kalpesh Joshi, Naran Pindoriya

10. Distributed Solar-PV Generation: Impact on Voltage Control and Stability
Lasantha Meegahapola, Tim Littler

11. Techno-economic Evaluation of Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant for Rural Banks
Rajashekar P. Mandi

12. Indirect Matrix Converter for Distributed Generation Application: An Experimental Study
Rahul Kumar Garg, Kavita Yadav, Vinod Kumar, Monika Vardia

13. An Experimental Study on Zeta Buck–Boost Converter for Application in PV System
Neeraj Priyadarshi, Kavita Yadav, Vinod Kumar, Monika Vardia

Part IV. DG Modelling, Operation, Control, Protection

14. Modelling, Design, and Control of Smart DC Microgrid for Integration of Various Non-conventional Distributed Generators
Mahesh Kumar, S. N. Singh

15. Effects of DG Operating Power Factor on Its Location and Size by Using GA in Distribution Systems
Bindeshwar Singh, R. P. Payasi, Janmejay Sharma

16. Protection Issues in Microgrids and Multi-microgrids
Sachit Gopalan, Victor Sreeram, Yateendra Mishra, Herbert Iu

17. Power Management and Protection of Distribution Systems with Distributed Generations
Yuan Liao

18. Protection of Distribution Systems Integrated with Distributed Generation
Adeyemi Charles Adewole, Raynitchka Tzoneva, Alexander Apostolov

Part V. Miscellaneous: Power Electronics, Reliability, Economic Aspects, Energy Storage and Management

19. Power Electronic Applications, Grid Codes, Power Quality Issues, and Electricity Markets for Distributed Generation
Akshay Kumar Rathore, Prasanna Udupi Rajagopal

20. Reliability Evaluation and Enhancement of Microgrid Incorporating the Effect of Distributed Generation
Debomita Ghosh, Sanchari Deb, Dusmanta Kumar Mohanta

21. Economic Aspects of Distributed Generation
Ponnaganti Pavani, Sri Niwas Singh

22. Solar PV System with Energy Storage and Diesel Generator
Rajashekar P. Mandi

23. Intelligent Energy Management Strategy Considering Power Distribution Networks with Nanogrids, Microgrids, and VPP Concepts
Jackson J. Justo

Avainsanat: Energy, Energy Systems, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks, Renewable and Green Energy