Advanced Control & Optimization Paradigms for Energy System Operation and Management

Dr. Kirti Pal is presently working as Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at School of Engineering, Gautam Budhha University, Greater Noida, India. She has over 14 years of academic experience and has published many research papers in various reputed national / international journals and conference proceedings as well. Dr. Pal has also been invited for delivering keynote and expert talks in several national / international conferences and workshops. She is a Guest Editor of the special issue on: Advance Innovation and Technology with Sustainability Engineering, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IGI Global, USA). She is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. Her areas of current interest include Restructuring of power system, Power system analysis and optimization, Soft computing techniques, Renewable energy systems and Electric vehicles.Dr. Saurabh Mani Tripathi is presently working as Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, India. He is a recipient of the prestigious "IEI Young Engineers Award 2018-19" presented by The Institution of Engineers (India). He is also a recipient of the "Best Teachers Award 2020" presented by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India. He got ‘HIL Specialist Certification’ from Typhoon HIL, Inc. Switzerland. At the age of 23 years, he authored his first book entitled ‘A Course in Modern Control Systems’. Subsequently, he authored 02 other books in the domain of Electrical Engineering namely ‘Analysis of Basic Systems’ and ‘Modern Control Systems: An Introduction’. He served as an Editor of the book entitled 'Energy Conversion Systems: An Overview'. He has published 17 Research Papers in International Journals of repute and 36 Research Papers in various National / International Conferences. He is Member of several professional societies such as The Institution of Engineers (India); International Association of Engineers; World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. His areas of current interest include ‘renewable energy systems’, ‘electrical drives’, ‘real-time simulation’ and ‘hardware-in-the-loop testing’.Dr. Shruti Pandey is currently working as Assistant Professor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ghaziabad, India. She has published several research papers in various International Journals and conference proceedings. She has received ‘Best Research Paper Award’ in several International Conferences. She is also the recipient of the ‘Young Dronacharya Award 2021’ presented by KIET Ghaziabad. She has worked with National Institute of Technology, Delhi for a DST sponsored project in the specialized area of Power Electronics. She has actively contributed for delivering lectures of the subject "Power Electronics", broadcasted on National television channel DD Swayam Prabha (an initiative of MHRD for imparting technical education to student with no or limited internet connectivity). She is the Member of IEEE SIGHT and IEEE Power Electronics Society Technical committee. Her areas of current interest include Power electronics, Non-linear controller, Micro-grid, and Battery management.

• Preface List of Reviewers 1. Distribution Network Planning 2. Demand Monitoring and Prediction 3. Control Paradigms of Renewable Energy Resources 4. Control Strategies for Distribution Network 5. Multiple Energy Management 6. Demand-side Management 7. Protection of Distribution Network 8. Home Energy Management 9. Role of Renewable Energy Resources in Distribution Network 10. Optimal Operation of Distribution Network Author Index Keyword Index