Electric power systems are experiencing significant changes at the worldwide scale in order to become cleaner, smarter, and more reliable. This edited book examines a wide range of topics related to these changes, which are primarily caused by the introduction of information technologies, renewable energy penetration, digitalized equipment, new operational strategies, and so forth. The emphasis will be put on the modeling and control of smart grid systems. The book addresses research topics such as high efficiency transforrmers, wind turbines and generators, fuel cells, or high speed turbines and generators.

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Electric power systems are experiencing significant changes at the worldwide scale in order to become cleaner, smarter, and more reliable. This edited book examines a wide range of topics related to these changes, which are primarily caused by the introduction of information technologies, renewable energy penetration, digitalized equipment, new operational strategies, and so forth. The emphasis will be put on the modeling and control of smart grid systems. The book addresses research topics such as high efficiency transforrmers, wind turbines and generators, fuel cells, or high speed turbines and generators.

1. Smart Power Grids 2. Integration of International Resources in a Real Time Scheduling 3. Load Frequency Control in a Microgrid: Challenges and Improvements 4. Fuzzy Control of Multilevel Inverters for Fuel Cell Generator Sets 5. Control of Three-Phase Inverters in Microgrid Systems 6. Sizing High Speed Micro Generators for Smart Grid Systems 7. Control of Single-Phase DC-AC Inverters in Residential Microgrid Systems 8. Intelligent Power Management of a Hybrid Fuel Cell/Energy Storage Distributed Generator 9. Analysis and Minimization of Harmonies on the AC and DC Sides of PWM Inverters 10. Worst Case Voltage Variation on Microgid 11. Impact of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Electricity Demand 12. MicroGrids Operation and Control under Emergency Conditions 13. Decentralized STATCOM/ESS Control for Wind Generators 14. State Estimation in Smart Power Grids 15. Modeling, Control and Simulation of Cascaded 3-5-9 Hybrid Inverter Topology for Grid Interface Application 16. Intelligent Multi-agent System for Smart Grid Power Management 17. Grid-Fault Ride-Through Control Method for a Wind Turbine Inverter 18. Syncronized Phasor Measurement in Smart Grid Situational Awarenes 19. Synthesis of Droop-Based Distributed Generators in a Mircro Grid System 20. Modeling and Control of Fuel Cells as Distributed Generators in Smart Grid 21. Predictive Smart Grid Control with Exact Aggregated Power Constraints Author Index