Table of Contents

1. Introduction to renewable energy sources and bulk power system
2. Overview of various renewable energy sources - hybrid systems – introduction to power systems – power system devices and components
3. Framework and policies for achieving 100% renewables into the bulk power system
4. Introduction – the need for 100% renewables – policies and framework – grid up-gradation to achieve 100% renewables
5. Forecasting of renewable energy sources
6. Introduction – forecasting solar PV systems – forecasting wind energy conversion system – tools required
7. Modeling and analysis of renewable energy sources
8. Introduction – modeling and analysis of solar PV systems – modeling and analysis of wind energy conversion system - power and energy management – case studies
9. Power electronics interface for renewable energy integration into power systems
10. Introduction – Different types of power electronic interface – Power electronics for solar PV systems – Power electronics for wind energy conversion system – case studies
11. Grid code requirements and compliance
12. Introduction to various grid codes – technical requirements: voltage, frequency, power quality, protection, active and reactive power, frequency control – Integration study example in PSSE, Digsilent Power factory and PSCAD
13. Solar PV integration into bulk power systems
14. Power outputs – technical challenges of integrating into distribution grid – technical challenges of integrating into transmission grid – technical solutions – simulation examples
15. Wind integration into bulk power systems
16. Power outputs – technical challenges of On-shore wind plant integrating into distribution grid – technical challenges of On-shore wind plant integrating into transmission grid – technical challenges of Off-shore wind plant integrating into transmission grid - technical solutions – simulation examples
17. Renewable energy integration into the weak grid system and its challenges
18. Introduction – technical challenges – techno-economic solution – simulation examples
19. Volt/Var control and optimization
20. Introduction – Volt/Var control and optimization for distribution grid - Volt/Var control and optimization for transmission grid - techno-economic solution – case studies
21. Reactive power management
22. Introduction – location of reactive of compensation device – reactive power compensation device rating and its optimization – techno-economic solution – capacitor banks, reactor banks, STATCOMs, synchronous condensers
23. Power quality enhancement
24. Introduction – Power quality: voltage and current harmonics, voltage fluctuation and rapid voltage change, DC injection – harmonic filters – SATCOMs, SVC, UPFC – techno-economic solution - examples
25. Stability control and enhancement
26. Introduction – stability control and assessments – stability enhancement – techno-economic solution -  examples
27. Energy Storage Systems for bulk power systems
28. Introduction – The need for energy storage system – energy storage system for transmission system – distributed energy storage systems – ancillary services – location of energy storage system – case studies
29. Electric vehicle charging, demand Response and its impact on bulk power systems
30. Introduction – types of electric vehicle charging, impact of renewable energy powered fast charging station operating characteristics on primary and secondary distribution system, supply vs. demand - demand response – power and energy management – case studies

About the Author

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a Full Professor in Electrical Power Engineering with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics of the University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway. He has over a decade of academic and teaching experience, including Associate/Assistant Professorships at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa (2016-2018), Aalborg University, Denmark (2018-2021) and the CTIF Global Capsule Laboratory at Aarhus University, Denmark (2021-present). Prof. Padmanaban received a lifetime achievement award from Marquis Who’s Who - USA 2017 for contributing to power electronics and renewable energy research, and was listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University, USA in 2019. Prof. C. Sharmeela is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, CEG Campus, Anna University, India. She completed her PhD in Electrical Engineering at Anna University in 2009, and a PG Diploma in Electrical Energy Management and Energy Audit at Annamalai University in 2010. Dr. Sharmeela has 20 years of teaching experience, teaching various subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and has completed several research projects and consultancy work in renewable energy, power quality, and design of PQ compensators for various industries. She is a senior member of the IEEE, and a life member of CBIP, the Institution of Engineers (India), ISTE, and SSI. She has published over 30 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and 50 papers at international and national conferences. Mr. P. Sivaraman is currently working as a Program Manager at WRI India. He completed his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and M.E. in Power Systems Engineering at Anna University, India in 2012 and 2014 respectively, and has over 7 years of industrial experience in the field of power system analysis, renewable energy integration, solar photovoltaic systems, wind power plants, power quality studies, and harmonic assessments, troubleshooting for various power quality problems, microgrid design, providing techno-economical solutions to various power quality problems for industries across India. He has trained more than 500 personnel on renewable energy and power quality, carried out power quality assessments for over 300 sites all over India, and has validated over 200 power quality reports. He is an active participant in the IEEE standards association, as a member of numerous working groups, and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), Life Member of the Institution of Engineers (India), and member of the European Energy Center (EEC). He received his Professional Engineer (PEng) certification from the Institution of Engineers India. Mr. Sivaraman has authored, co-authored or edited 6 books and published several papers at national and international conferences.