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This book presents different aspects of renewable energy integration, from the latest developments in renewable energy technologies to the currently growing smart grids. The importance of different renewable energy sources is discussed, in order to identify the advantages and challenges for each technology. The rules of connecting the renewable energy sources have also been covered along with practical examples. Since solar and wind energy are the most popular forms of renewable energy sources, this book provides the challenges of integrating these renewable generators along with some innovative solutions. As the complexity of power system operation has been raised due to the renewable energy integration, this book also includes some analysis to investigate the characteristics of power systems in a smarter way. This book is intended for those working in the area of renewable energy integration in distribution networks.
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Green Energy and Technology Jahangir Hossain Apel Mahmud Editors Renewable Energy Integration Challenges and Solutions Green Energy and Technology For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8059 Jahangir Hossain Apel Mahmud • Editors Renewable Energy Integration Challenges and Solutions 123 Editors Jahangir Hossain Griffith School of Engineering Griffith University Gold Coast, QLD Australia Apel Mahmud Electrical and Electronics Engineering Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn, VIC Australia ISSN 1865-3529 ISSN 1865-3537 (electronic) ISBN 978-981-4585-26-2 ISBN 978-981-4585-27-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-4585-27-9 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014931209 Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Editorial Advisory Board A/Prof. Hemanshu Roy Pota, The University of New South Wales, Australia Dr. Nadarajah Mithulananthan, The University of Queensland, Australia Dr. Nirmal Nair, University of Auckland