- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of Contributors
- About the Editor-in-Chief
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction to electrical energy systems
- Abstract
- 1.1. Electrical energy systems
- 1.2. Energy and power
- 1.3. AC versus DC supply
- 1.4. Basic energy conversion processes
- 1.5. Review of the laws of thermodynamics
- 1.6. Photovoltaic energy conversion systems
- 1.7. Electrochemical energy conversion systems
- 1.8. Thermoelectric energy conversion systems
- 1.9. Electromechanical energy conversion systems
- 1.10. Energy storage
- 1.11. Efficiency and losses
- 1.12. Energy resources
- 1.13. Environmental considerations
- 2: Components of electric energy systems
- Abstract
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Power plants
- 2.3. Electric power generators
- 2.4. Transformers
- 2.5. Transmission lines
- 2.6. Relays and circuit breakers
- 2.7. Voltage regulators
- 2.8. Subtransmission
- 2.9. Distribution systems
- 2.10. Loads
- 2.11. Power capacitors
- 2.12. Control centers
- 2.13. Worldwide standards for household voltage and frequency
- 2.14. Representation of an electrical energy system
- 2.15. Equivalent circuits and reactance diagrams
- 2.16. Per-unit system
- 2.17. Summary
- 3: Solar energy
- Abstract
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Passive solar energy system
- 3.3. Active solar energy system (photovoltaic)
- 3.4. Ideal PV model
- 3.5. Practical PV model
- 3.6. Effect of irradiance and temperature on solar cells
- 3.7. PV module
- 3.8. Daily power profile of PV array
- 3.9. Photovoltaic system integration
- 3.10. Evaluation of PV systems
- 3.11. Advantages of solar energy
- 3.12. Disadvantage
- 3.13. Summary
- 4: Wind energy
- Abstract
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Wind turbine
- 4.3. Kinetic energy of wind
- 4.4. Aerodynamic force
- 4.5. Power output from practical turbines
- 4.6. Tip speed ratio
- 4.7. Coefficient of performance and turbine efficiency
- 4.8. Operating range of wind turbine
- 4.9. Classifications of wind turbines
- 4.10. Types of wind turbine generator systems
- 4.11. Wind farm performance
- 4.12. Advantages and disadvantages
- 4.13. Summary
- 5: Hydroelectricity
- 6: Fuel cells
- 7: Geothermal energy
- 8: Utilization of bioresources as fuels and energy generation
- 9: Single-phase AC supply
- 10: Three-phase AC supply
- 11: Magnetic circuits and power transformers
- Abstract
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Magnetic circuits
- 11.3. Equivalent circuit of a core excited by an AC MMF
- 11.4. Principle of operation of a transformer
- 11.5. Voltage, current, and impedance transformations
- 11.6. Nonideal transformer and its equivalent circuits
- 11.7. Tests on transformers
- 11.8. Transformer polarity
- 11.9. Transformers in parallel
- 11.10. Three-phase transformer connections
- 11.11. Special transformer connection
- 11.12. Parallel operation of three-phase transformers
- 11.13. Autotransformers
- 11.14. Three-winding transformers
- 11.15. Instrument transformers
- 11.16. Third harmonics in transformers
- 11.17. Transformers in a microgrid
- 11.18. Summary
- 12: Renewable energy generators and control
- Abstract
- 12.1. Introduction – general
- 12.2. General features of electric machines
- 12.3. Basic construction
- 12.4. Type of electric supply and load
- 12.5. Basic energy conversion principles
- 12.6. Synchronous generators
- 12.7. Induction machines
- 12.8. Practical renewable energy-based power generating schemes
- 12.9. Summary
- 13: Power semiconductor devices
- Abstract
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Power diodes
- 13.3. Bipolar junction transistors (BJT)
- 13.4. Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
- 13.5. Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs)
- 13.6. GaN- and SiC-based devices
- 13.7. Silicon-controlled rectifiers
- 13.8. Gate turn-off thyristors
- 13.9. Integrated gate commutated thyristors
- 13.10. Guidelines for selecting devices
- 13.11. Summary
- 14: AC–DC converters (rectifiers)
- Abstract
- 14.1. Introduction
- 14.2. Performance parameters
- 14.3. Single-phase full-bridge rectifier circuit
- 14.4. Three-phase full-bridge rectifier
- 14.5. PWM rectifier
- 14.6. Single-phase full-bridge controlled rectifier
- 14.7. Three-phase controlled rectifier
- 14.8. Filters for AC to DC converters
- 14.9. Summary
- 15: DC–DC converters
- 16: DC–AC inverters
- 17: Electric power transmission
- 18: Electric power systems
- 19: Control of photovoltaic technology
- 20: Integration of distributed renewable energy systems into the smart grid
- Abstract
- 20.1. Introduction
- 20.2. Conventional power generation
- 20.3. Electricity generation from renewable energy resources
- 20.4. Grid connection of distributed RES
- 20.5. Distributed renewable energy sources
- 20.6. Voltage control in power networks
- 20.7. Power quality and harmonics
- 20.8. Regulations for connection of distributed RES to the grid
- 20.9. Smart grid solutions
- 21: Environmental impacts of renewable energy
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Acknowledgments
Thanks to all the contributors without whose dedication, commitment, and hard work, it would not be possible to complete and publish this book.
Thanks to Ms Mariana Kühl Leme (Editorial Project Manager), Ms Chelsea Johnston, and other editorial and production staff members.
Finally, thanks to my family for their patience while I was occupied with this book and other projects.
Any comments and suggestions regarding this book are welcome. They should be sent to
Dr. Muhammad H. Rashid [email protected] http://uwf.edu/mrashid
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA
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