Short description:

The text comprehensively discusses concepts and principles of modern intelligent techniques in control and management of energy 4.0, and applications of smart sensors in providing optimal use of energy resources. It further covers the recent advancement in the design of solar power with maximum power point tracking developments.

Long description:

The text provides insight into renewable technologies, and their challenges in terms of design, efficiency, implementation, and solutions to mitigate the problem of energy crisis. It will help the readers to understand the role of the fourth industrial revolution technologies in developing user-friendly, economic, and implementable solutions to mitigate the present and future energy crisis through cleaner and renewable technologies.

• Discusses electric energy transportation systems, electricity distribution systems, demand response, metering, smart grids, and cyber-security.


• Covers electric vehicles, vehicle-to-grid technologies, charging-while-driving technology for future roads and highways, and autonomous mobile robots.


• Presents data-driven modeling, forecasting, and optimization techniques of power and energy systems.


• Illustrates energy storage technologies, energy-efficient systems, power conversion topologies, and related control techniques.


• Explains the design of control algorithms for solar systems and the design of efficient energy management for solar power.

The text is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, energy, environmental engineering, computer science, and engineering.

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Alternative Energy Sources and Grid Integration

Chapter 1:         Power generation at highways using vertical windmill, efficient solar systems and internet of things

                                Authors: S. Ravikanti, P. Khanwalkar, A. Pune, K. Dasari and B. Neeraja

Chapter 2:         Grid interconnection of high step-up DC to AC converter for renewable source

                                Authors: S. Shukla, D. Pandey and N. Singh

Chapter 3:         Amplify and forward based cooperative communication of energy harvesting tags

                                Authors: M. A. Mulatu, Y.S. Han and L. Chang       

Section 2: Converters and Electric Vehicle Charging 

                    Systems

Chapter 4:         Solar PV incorporated with boost converter using perturbation and observation method of maximum power point tracking technique for EV charging applications

                                Authors: S. Panchanathan, P. Vishnuram, M. Bajaj and A.R. Singh

Chapter 5:         A comprehensive study on off-grid and hybrid charging system for electric vehicles

                                Authors: S.K. Almas and N. Singh

Chapter 6:         Mathematical modelling and analysis of DC-DC converters for voltage regulation in DC microgrids

                                Authors: Authors: S. Panchanathan, P. Vishnuram, M. Bajaj and A.R. Singh

Section 3: Intelligent Technologies in Energy Systems

Chapter 7:         The impact of IoT on the performance of electric vehicle charging station networks

                                Authors: S. Nagar, A. Kashiv and N. Singh                

Chapter 8:         Prediction forecasting and optimisation of energy consumption: An AI-ML based approach

                                Authors: P. Khanwalkar and S. Ravikanti

Chapter 9:         Cyber physical systems related issues and digital twins for power and energy systems

                                Authors: P. Shekinah and S. R. Mani Sekhar

Chapter 10:       Digitally enhanced adaptive security: A solution for power theft in smart cities

                                Author: P. Pandey and D. Sharma

Section 4: Distribution Systems and Sustainable Energy Infrastructure

Chapter 11:       An integrated approach to enhance distribution system reliability: Analysis of load growth dynamics

                                Authors: G.S. Sivasankar and K. Narayanan

Chapter 12:       A review of power trading models between distribution systems: The South African context

                                Authors: Z. Khumalo, P. N. Bokoro, and G. Sharma

Chapter 13:       Modelling and Simulation of three-phase induction motor under faulty conditions

                                Authors: P. Pohakar, R. Gandhi and B. Champati

Section 5  Conclusions

Chapter 14:       Summary of the contributions