Active Electrical Distribution Network

Active Electrical Distribution Network: Issues, Solution Techniques and Applications is a comprehensive reference that addresses the issues and opportunities across one of the most overlooked sectors of the electrical industry, electrical distribution. The book begins with an introduction to electrical distribution networks, and then explores both present and future developments in the areas of smart grids, electric vehicles, micro grids, demand side response and active distribution networks. The ongoing transition of energy systems is also covered, providing recommendations for a higher penetration of renewable energy, utilization of new equipment and new network configurations, as well as development of new design and operation methods, and applications of new incentives and business models. The book closes with a section on optimizing operational issues, featuring guidance on optimal expansion planning of distribution systems in smart grids and optimization of photovoltaic (PV) systems. Active Electrical Distribution Network is an ideal reference for all those interested in the modeling, analysis, control, operation and planning techniques that are key to addressing the knowledge and information needs of the engineering and research audience.

Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar is a Full Professor in Electrical Power Engineering with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway. He has over a decade of academic and teaching experience, including Associate/Assistant Professorships at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa (2016-2018), Aalborg University, Denmark (2018-2021) and the CTIF Global Capsule Laboratory at Aarhus University, Denmark (2021-present). Prof. Sanjeevikumar received a lifetime achievement award from Marquis Who’s Who - USA 2017 for contributing to power electronics and renewable energy research, and was listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University, USA in 2019. 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. 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. HHassan Haes Alhelou is with Monash Universiy, Australia. He is included in the 2018 Publons list of the top 1% best reviewer and researchers in the field of engineering. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Reviewer Award from Energy Conversion and Management Journal in 2016, ISA Transactions Journal in 2018, Applied Energy Journal in 2019, and many other Awards. He was the recipient of the best young researcher in the Arab Student Forum Creative among 61 researchers from 16 countries at Alexandria University, Egypt, 2011. He has published more than 200 research papers in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. He has also performed more than 160 reviews for prestigious journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Energy Conversion and Management, Applied Energy,