Description
Residential Microgrids and Rural Electrifications contains an overview of microgrids' architecture, load assessments, designing of microgrids for residential systems, and rural electrifications to help readers understand the fundamentals. Including many new topics in the field of home automation and the application of IoT for microgrids monitoring and control, the book includes sections on the infrastructure necessary for charging Electric Vehicles in residential systems and rural electrifications and how to estimate the energy and cost of various combinations of energy resources. Many examples and practical case studies are included to enhance and reinforce learning objective goals.Those in engineering research and technical professions will be able to perform energy and cost analyses of various combinations of energy sources by using advanced, real simulation tools.- Features methods for adopting and applying artificial intelligent techniques in microgrids for improving reliability- Addresses the role of battery energy storage systems, the reliable operation of microgrids, international standards such as IEC and IEEE standards, and safe handling techniques- Covers IoT for the monitoring and control of microgrids and the adoption of recent technologies
Table of Contents
1. Overview of various microgrid concepts for residential systems and rural electrifications2. Sources of a microgrid for residential systems and rural electrifications3. Battery energy storage systems for residential systems and rural electrifications4. Power and energy management for microgrids in residential systems and rural electrifications5. Microgrid controllers for residential systems and rural electrifications6. Internet of Things (IoT) for microgrids monitoring and control7. Design of microgrids for residential systems8. Design of microgrids for rural electrifications9. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure for microgrids10. Planning of Microgrid for residential systems and rural electrifications in HOMER11. Protections for residential and rural microgrids12. Electrical safety for residential and rural microgrids13. Recent trends in microgrids14. Case studies of microgrids
