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by Yan Li (Author)
This textbook provides students with an overview of cyber-physical microgrid networks and an in-depth introduction to photovoltaics, batteries, flywheel, supercapacitor, micro-turbines, wind generation, power-electronic interfaces, modeling and stability analysis of microgrids, and cyber-communication networks and security. The text helps upper-level undergraduate and graduate students gain a foundational understanding of microgrids and renewable energy, and offers an introduction to the frontier of theoretical research and practical applications of cyber-physical systems, paving the way to uncover and understand the operational mechanism of cyber-physical microgrids. The book includes examples and test systems throughout for problem-solving and will be an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals in power engineering.
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This textbook provides students with an overview of cyber-physical microgrid networks and an in-depth introduction to photovoltaics, batteries, flywheel, supercapacitor, micro-turbines, wind generation, power-electronic interfaces, modeling and stability analysis of microgrids, and cyber-communication networks and security. The text helps upper-level undergraduate and graduate students gain a foundational understanding of microgrids and renewable energy, and offers an introduction to the frontier of theoretical research and practical applications of cyber-physical systems, paving the way to uncover and understand the operational mechanism of cyber-physical microgrids. The book includes examples and test systems throughout for problem-solving and will be an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals in power engineering.
- Explains the dynamic modeling of typical renewable energy resources;
- Demonstrates the theoretical analysis of microgrid stability and security;
- Includes extensive examples to explain complicated dynamic control and theoretical analysis.
Author Biography
Dr. Yan Li is an assistant professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include cyber-physical microgrids, stability analysis, cyber-security, formal analysis, and software-defined networking. She has authored 40 papers and contributed to two books and four patents on microgrids and active distribution systems. She received the IEEE-PES Outstanding Engineer Award in 2019, the Outstanding Reviewer award for IEEE Transactions on Power Systems in 2019, the 2019 Connecticut Women of Innovation Award, and the 2018 Connecticut Power and Energy Rising Star Award for her contributions to the development of a renewable energy landscape.Dr. Li received PhD's in Electrical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2013 and the University of Connecticut in 2019.
