Wind and Solar Energy Applications by Peddapelli, Satish Kumar; Virtic, Peter;

Short description:

This book examines the recent advances addressing the major issues associated with renewable energy systems. It covers important themes including solar energy equipment, wind energy systems, solar energy systems, energy storage and bioenergy applications, hybrid renewable energy systems, energy as well as the measurement techniques.

Long description:

This book examines the recent advances, from theoretical and applied perspectives, addressing the major issues associated with renewable energy systems, with each chapter covering fundamental issues and latest developments. This book covers important themes, including solar energy equipment, wind and solar energy systems, energy storage and bioenergy applications, hybrid renewable energy systems, as well as the measurement techniques that are used for these systems. Further, it focusses on original research outcomes on various technological developments and provides insights to taxonomy of challenges, issues, and research directions in renewable energy applications.

Features:

• Covers research and technological developments in wind and solar energy applications


• Proposes resolution of limitations and performance issues of existing system models and design


• Incorporates the challenges of adoption of renewable energies system


• Provides hypotheses, mathematical analysis, and real-time practical applications to practical problems


• Includes case studies of implementation of solar and wind systems in remote areas

This book is aimed at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in electrical and mechanical engineering and renewable energy.

Table of Contents:

1 Investigation of Offshore Wind Energy Potential across Three Southern Coastal Regions in India; 2 Power Quality Enhancement of Fixed- and Variable-Speed WEGS Using HSAPF Based on 5-Level Cascaded Multilevel Inverter and Fuzzy Logic Controller; 3 Forecasting of Wind Power Using Hybrid Machine Learning Approach; 4 Improving Power Quality of Modern Hybrid Polygeneration SOFC- and PMSG-Based WES Using ANN-Controlled UPQC; 5 Review on Reconfiguration Techniques to Track Down the Maximum Power Under Partial Shadings; 6 Electric Vehicles – Past, Present, and Future; 7 Onboard Electric Vehicle Charger in G2V and V2G Modes Based on PI, PR, and SMC Controllers with Solar PV Charging Circuit; 8 Experimental Investigation on Hybrid Photovoltaic and Thermal Solar Collector System; 9 Concentrated Solar Integrated Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wastes and Algal Feedstock: Recent Advances and Challenges; 10 Integrated PV-Wind-Battery-Based Single-Phase System; 11 Modeling of Power Management Strategy Using Hybrid Energy Generating Sources; 12 Photovoltaic Transformerless Inverter Topologies for Grid-Integrated High-Efficiency Applications; 13 Performance Analysis of Rooftop Grid-Connected Solar PV System Under Net Metering System: A Case Study; 14 Isolated Bidirectional Dual Active Bridge (DAB) Converter for Photovoltaic System: An Overview; 15 Sustainable Energy Management in Lighting Urban Public Places; 16 A Review on Multiobjective Control Schemes of Conventional Hybrid DC/AC Microgrid; 17 Recent Advancements in Solar Thermal Technology for Heating and Cooling Applications; 18 Developments in Wide-Area Monitoring for Major Renewables: Wind and Solar Energy; 19 Solving Issues of Grid Integration of Solar and Wind Energy Models by Using a Novel Power Flow Algorithm; 20 Multifunctional PV-Integrated Bidirectional Off-Board EV Battery Charger Targeting Smart Cities; 21 Integration of Wind, Solar, and Pumped Hydro Renewable Energy Sources in Rayalaseema Region: A Case Study; 22 Photovoltaic-Based Hybrid Integration of DC Microgrid into Public Ported Electric Vehicle; 23 Battery Packs in Electric Vehicles; 24 Alternative Wind Energy Turbines; 25 MPPT Controller for Partially Shaded Solar PV System; 26 Adaptive Control of Smart Microgrid Using AI Techniques