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Demonstrates the state-of-art of methods and applications of microgrid control, with eleven concise and comprehensive chapters

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Microgrid Control Problems and Related Issues

Chapter 2: Distributed Control Techniques in Microgrids

Chapter 3: Hierarchical Power Sharing Control in DC Microgrids

Chapter 4: Master/Slave Power-Based Control of Low-Voltage Microgrids

Chapter 5: Online Adaptive Learning Control Schemes for Microgrids

Chapter 6: An Optimization Approach to Design Robust Controller for Voltage Source Inverters

Chapter 7: Demand Side Management in Microgrid Control Systems

Chapter 8: Towards a Concept of Cooperating Power Network for Energy Management and Control of Microgrids

Chapter 9: Power Electronics for Microgrids: Concepts and Future Trends

Chapter 10: Power Electronic Converters in Microgrid Applications

Chapter 11: Power Talk: Communication in a DC Microgrid Through Modulation of the Power Electronics Components

Chapter 12: Pilot-Scale Implementation of Coordinated Control for Autonomous Microgrids

About the Author

Magdi S. Mahmoud is a distinguished professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He has been faculty member at different universities worldwide including Egypt (CU, AUC), Kuwait (KU), UAE (UAEU), UK (UMIST), USA (Pitt, Case Western), Singapore (Nanyang), and Australia (Adelaide). He lectured in Venezuela (Caracas), Germany (Hanover), UK (Kent), USA (UoSA), Canada (Montreal) and China (BIT, Yanshan). He is the principal author of 51 books, inclusive book-chapters, and author/co-author of more than 610 peer-reviewed papers. He is a fellow of the IEE and a senior member of the IEEE, the CEI (UK). He is currently actively engaged in teaching and research in the development of modern methodologies to distributed control and filtering, networked control systems, fault-tolerant systems, cyberphysical systems, and information technology.

Reviews

"Students as well as engineers interested in microgrid control methods will find this book to be a very good resource for learning about many of the latest control schemes used in microgrids. It has many illustrations, a large listing of references, and excellent technical depth to provide the reader with engineering insight into the world of microgrid control technology." --IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine