Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems, Transportation and Industrial Applications

Foreword xix
 
Preface xxi
 
Acknowledgements xxv
 
List of Contributors xxvii
 
1 Energy, Global Warming and Impact of Power Electronics in the Present Century 1
 
1.1 Introduction 1
 
1.2 Energy 2
 
1.3 Environmental Pollution: Global Warming Problem 3
 
1.4 Impact of Power Electronics on Energy Systems 8
 
1.5 Smart Grid 20
 
1.6 Electric/Hybrid Electric Vehicles 21
 
1.7 Conclusion and Future Prognosis 23
 
References 25
 
2 Challenges of the Current Energy Scenario: The Power Electronics Contribution 27
 
2.1 Introduction 27
 
2.2 Energy Transmission and Distribution Systems 28
 
2.3 Renewable Energy Systems 34
 
2.4 Transportation Systems 41
 
2.5 Energy Storage Systems 42
 
2.6 Conclusions 47
 
References 47
 
3 An Overview on Distributed Generation and Smart Grid Concepts and Technologies 50
 
3.1 Introduction 50
 
3.2 Requirements of Distributed Generation Systems and Smart Grids 51
 
3.3 Photovoltaic Generators 52
 
3.4 Wind and Mini-hydro Generators 55
 
3.5 Energy Storage Systems 56
 
3.6 Electric Vehicles 57
 
3.7 Microgrids 57
 
3.8 Smart Grid Issues 59
 
3.9 Active Management of Distribution Networks 60
 
3.10 Communication Systems in Smart Grids 61
 
3.11 Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Real-Time Pricing 62
 
3.12 Standards for Smart Grids 63
 
References 65
 
4 Recent Advances in Power Semiconductor Technology 69
 
4.1 Introduction 69
 
4.2 Silicon Power Transistors 70
 
4.3 Overview of SiC Transistor Designs 75
 
4.4 Gate and Base Drivers for SiC Devices 80
 
4.5 Parallel Connection of Transistors 89
 
4.6 Overview of Applications 97
 
4.7 Gallium Nitride Transistors 100
 
4.8 Summary 102
 
References 102
 
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Haitham Abu-Rub is currently a professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar. His main research interests are energy conversion systems, including renewable and electromechanical systems. He has published more than 200 journal and conference papers, coauthored four books, supervised several lucrative research projects, and is also an editor of several international journals such as in the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. He is currently leading various potential projects on photovoltaic and hybrid renewable power generation systems with different types of converters.
 
Mariusz Malinowski is currently with the Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics (ICIE) at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). He has authored more than 100 technical papers and is the holder of two implemented patents. Dr. Malinowski is also an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and previously edited the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. He was the recipient of the Siemens Prize (2002, 2007) and the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education Awards (2003, 2008). He also received IEEE IES David Irwin Early Career Award for "Outstanding research and development of modulation and control for industrial electronics converters" in 2011.
 
Kamal Al-Haddad has been a professor with the École de Technologie Supérieure's Electrical Engineering Department since 1990. He has supervised 90 Ph.D. and M.Sc.A. students working in the field of power electronics for various industrial systems, including modelling, simulation, control, and packaging. He has also coauthored more than 400 transactions and conference papers, transferred 21 technologies to the industry, and is accredited with codeveloping the SimPowerSystem toolbox. Kamal Al-Haddad is currently a fellow member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, IEEE-IES President Elect 2014-2015, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Associate