Fundamentals of Smart Grid Systems offers an expansive introduction to the operationalization, integration, and management of smart gridsthe distributed, renewable, responsive, and highly efficient power grid on the verge of radically transforming our energy system. The book reviews the design of smart grid systems, their associated technologies, and operations, helping users develop a modern foundational understanding of smart grid systems and many of their advanced implementations, where sophisticated technologies are employed. The work serves as a guidebook and primer for early career researchers, with a rich integration of current science, modern applications, and future implementations.
- Presents critical enabling technologies of smart grid systems alongside relevant aspects of their design, modeling, control, and operations, accompanied by numerical examples
- Discusses how to approach the integration and management of renewable energy sources in smart grid environments
- Features didactic pedagogical elements, including end-of-chapter problems, supplemental slideshows, and figurative elements to clarify and explain complex concepts
- Focuses on modern applications and current implementations in industry, such as power electronics for smart grids, AI and machine learning-driven modeling, advanced control strategies, and electric vehicles
1. Introduction to smart grids
2. Energy sources and technologies
3. Power grids
4. Power electronics for smart grids
5. Planning and modeling of solar energy systems
6. Planning and modeling of wind energy systems
7. Hybrid energy systems
8. Energy statistics and forecasting for smart grids
9. Energy storage in smart grids
10. Electric vehicles and smart grids
11. Global status of smart grids
Dr Muhammad Kamran is a PhD candidate at Gdansk University and former lecturer in the department of Electrical Engineering and Technology, Riphah International University, Pakistan. He has published 20 articles in international journals and published the book Renewable Energy Conversion Systems in 2021. He is interested in smart grid power systems, grid integration and conversion of renewable energy, power electronics and solar photovoltaic systems.
