Design, protect, and secure microgrids for resilient energy distribution

This book covers AC, DC, and hybrid microgrid control schemes with particular focus on solar, wind, battery, and fuel cell systems. With an examination on classification, structure, and operational modes of microgrids, this book presents modeling of random variables for wind and solar microgrid planning, supported by real-world case studies and practical applications throughout.

The book also includes:

• Machine Learning-based protection schemes addressing key challenges in microgrid fault detection and system reliability
• Cyber-physical control frameworks and authentication models for identifying and preventing attacks on smart grid infrastructure
• Stochastic modeling approaches for wind and solar energy variables applied directly to microgrid planning and resource allocation
• Illustrations, diagrams, and flowcharts that clarify complex microgrid concepts alongside real-world case studies from actual projects

Designed for engineers, policy makers, and researchers working in electrical engineering, renewable energy, and energy systems, this reference delivers the technical depth needed to implement and manage microgrids. Graduate and undergraduate students in electrical engineering will find it a rigorous resource for understanding microgrid design, control, and security.

Bellamkonda Pragathi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at DVR & Dr. HS MIC College of Technology in Andhra Pradesh, India. A member of IEEE, her research spans renewable energy resources, artificial intelligence, VLSI, and power electronics.

Mohamed I. Mossad, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology at Yanbu Industrial College, Saudi Arabia. A Senior Member of IEEE, his research focuses on power system operation and control, renewable energy generation, and power system stability and optimization.

Arvind R. Singh, PhD, is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Hanjiang Normal University, China. A Senior Member of IEEE and member of the IEEE Power Electronics Society and Power & Energy Society, he holds postdoctoral fellowships from Shandong University and the University of Pretoria.

D. P. Kothari, PhD, FNAE, FNASc, Fellow-IEEE, Fellow IETE, is Director of Research and Senior Professor at S.B. Jain Institute of Technology, Management and Research, Nagpur, India. An IEEE Fellow with over 50 years of professional experience, he has authored or edited more than 70 books and received the Khosla National Award for lifetime achievements in engineering.