Publisher's Synopsis
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.
