Active Electrical Distribution Network: A Smart Approach [Hardback]

"In recent years, electricity industry is transformed from regulated to deregulated structure. This transformation introduced efficacy and market competition in the energy industry. Different sectors of the electricity industry are deregulated and developed into separate entities such as GENCO, TRANSCO and DISCOMS. Further, smart grid technologies are going to be implemented in electricity sector at the various parts of the world. These technologies in generation, transmission and distribution sectors will supply the rapidly increasing energy demand. These technologies are changing the modern energy systems very rapidly with increasingly multifaceted features. In the present energy sector, power generation, transmission and distribution is not only the main function of the energy utilities rather system stability, reliability, efficacy and security have becomes the major issues. These issues help energy utilities for managing, controlling and operating the generation sources for the long term basis, withreducing their effects on ecology and environment. Planning and operation of the energy sector requires efficiency for maximizing the advantages for the utilities and consumers, concurrently. Further, energy saving can be terms as the power generation which contributes to the minimization of the carbon emissions in the globe's climate. For solving the above discussed problems, various techniques are continuously emerging. Implementation of these smart grid technologies supports for exploring the renewable energy sources with their optimum utilization. But still there is a huge gap between existing power generation and load demand. To coup up this energy gap utilities are depending on the traditional reliable energy sources along with the intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, fuel cell etc. Thus, for the reliable operation of the electricity industry traditional sources of energy production are studied in various part of the world. The dependence on these traditional generation sources creates problem for the environment. Thus, utilization of the renewable energy sources and techniques for supplying the demand is important issue for enhancing the energy security. In this regard, green energy sources got the attention from the researchers all over the globe. These sources will enhance the high integration of the renewable energy sources in the utility grid. The main issue with these renewable energy sources is their variable nature of generation depends on environmental conditions. Dueto this, energy generation from solar and wind sources are fluctuating in nature and directly affects the generation frequency, voltage and waveform and therefore, affected the quality and amount of supplying energy to the integrated grid system. The energy demand will increase by 70% from the present demand in the year of 2030. But the traditional energy sources are continuing depleting day by day that raise the grave concern of energy usage per capita. The energy consumption per capita described the living standard of any country. Thus more number of renewable energy sources is required to explore, which are locally available with optimization methods for enhancing the energy generation efficiency. The available issues of the Active power distribution system clearly indicate that the available techniques of planning, control and operation required more efficient solutions"--

ACTIVE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Discover the major issues, solutions, techniques, and applications of active electrical distribution networks with this edited resource

Active Electrical Distribution Network: A Smart Approach delivers a comprehensive and insightful guide dedicated to addressing the major issues affecting an often-overlooked sector of the electrical industry: electrical distribution. The book discusses in detail a variety of challenges facing the smart electrical distribution network and presents a detailed framework to address these challenges with renewable energy integration.

The book offers readers fulsome analyses of active distribution networks for smart grids, as well as active control approached for distributed generation, electric vehicle technology, smart metering systems, smart monitoring devices, smart management systems, and various storage systems. It provides a treatment of the analysis, modeling, and implementation of active electrical distribution systems and an exploration of the ways professionals and researchers from academia and industry attempt to meet the significant challenges facing them.

From smart home energy management systems to approaches for the reconfiguration of active distribution networks with renewable energy integration, readers will also enjoy:

• A thorough introduction to electrical distribution networks, including conventional and smart networks
• An exploration of various existing issues related to the electrical distribution network
• An examination of the importance of harmonics mitigation in smart distribution networks, including active filters
• A treatment of reactive power compensation under smart distribution networks, including techniques like capacitor banks and smart devices
• An analysis of smart distribution network reliability assessment and enhancement

Perfect for professionals, scientists, technologists, developers, designers, and researchers in smart grid technologies, security, and information technology, Active Electrical Distribution Network: A Smart Approach will also earn a place in the libraries of policy and administration professionals, as well as those involved with electric utilities, electric policy development, and regulating authorities.