Renewable Energy Integration in Utility Grids Advances in Power Quality, Protection, Stability and Flexibility

Renewable Energy Integration in Utility Grids: Advances in Power Quality, Protection, Stability and Flexibility reviews current challenges and technologically driven solutions to mitigate the significant issues associated with increasing renewable resource penetration in utility grid networks. It provides a detailed framework to address mostly all the significant issues of high renewable energy integration into the utility grid networks using intelligent techniques and advanced power electronics technology. Chapters address current advances in the grid integration of wind technology, solar PV systems, solar thermal plants, reactive power management, grid stability, variability, power quality, power system protection, generation side flexibility, demand-side flexibility, smart monitoring and communication, and regulatory frameworks.

1. Introduction to highly renewable energy systems
2. Grid Integrated Wind Technology
3. Grid Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Systems
4. Grid Integrated Solar Thermal Power Plants
5. Reactive Power Management
6. Impacts of Large Scale RE Penetration on the Stability of Utility Grid
7. Power Quality
8. Power System Protection
9. Variability of Renewable Energy Generation and Flexibility Initiatives
10. Energy Storage Systems and Control Algorithms
11. Optimal Reconfiguration of Conventional Generators
12. Optimal Reconfiguration of Utility Networks
13. Smart Metering and Optimal PMU Placement
14. Demand Side Flexibility Management
15. Regulatory Framework and Grid Codes
16. Assessment and Improvement of Grid Security and Reliability with High Renewable Energy Penetration
17. Conclusion (wrap up, open questions, future perspectives)

Dr. Om Prakash Mahela received the PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India. He brings 19 years of experience in Electrical Engineering. He has written numerous papers and edited four research books. His research interest includes power quality, power system planning, grid integration of renewable energy sources, FACTS devices, transmission line protection, electric vehicles, and condition monitoring. He received a university rank certificate in 2002, Gold Medal in 2013, Best Research Paper Award in 2018, and C. V. Raman Gold Medal in 2019. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Dr. Baseem Khan received the B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Technological University, Bhopal, India, in 2008, and M.Tech. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, in 2010 and 2014, respectively. He is currently a Faculty Member at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, and Senior Member of the IEEE. He has published more than 125 research articles in indexed journals, and has authored and edited several books with international publishers. Dr. Khan’s research interests include power system restructuring, power system planning, smart grid technologies, meta-heuristic optimization techniques, reliability analysis of renewable energy systems, power quality analysis, and renewable energy integration.