Control and Operation of Grid-Connected Wind Energy Systems (eBook)

This edited book analyses and discusses the current issues of integration of wind energy systems in the power systems. It collects recent studies in the area, focusing on numerous issues including unbalanced grid voltages, low-voltage ride-through and voltage stability of the grid. It also explores the impact of the emerging technologies of wind turbines and power converters in the integration of wind power systems in power systems.

This book utilizes the editors' expertise in the energy sector to provide a comprehensive text that will be of interest to researchers, graduate students and industry professionals. 

Professor Ali Mohamed Eltamaly is Full Professor at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, and Mansoura University, Egypt. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Al-Minia University, Egypt, in 1992 and 1996, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2000. His current research interests include renewable energy, smart grid, power electronics, motor drives, power quality, artificial intelligence, evolutionary and heuristic optimization techniques and distributed generation. He has authored or co-authored more than 175 books, book chapters, journal articles and conference papers. He is participating as Editor and Associate Editor for several international journals and has chaired many international conferences' sessions.

Professor Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1985 and 1990, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering according to the channel system between Ain Shams University, Egypt, and Brunel University, UK, in 1996. He is currently Professor of Electrical Power Engineering at Ain Shams University. He has authored or co-authored more than 350 refereed journal and conference papers and 13 book chapters. His research interests include the applications of artificial intelligence, evolutionary and heuristic optimization techniques to power systems power system operation, planning and control. Professor Abdelaziz is Chairman of IEEE Education Society chapter in Egypt and an Editorial Board member for several international journals.

Associate Professor Ahmed G. Abo-Khalil received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Engineering from Assiut University, Egypt, and his Ph.D. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yeungnam University, South Korea, in 2007. In 2008, he joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as Postdoctoral Researcher. From 2009 to 2010, he was Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Korean Institute of Energy Research, working on photovoltaic power conversion systems. In 2010, he moved to Assiut University, Egypt, as Assistant Professor. He works now as Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah.