Power Quality Enhancement of Wind Energy Systems

Wessam A. Hafez, Ph.D., is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Power and Electrical Machines, Faculty of Technology and Education, at Sohag University, Egypt. Dr. Hafez received her B.S. in Industrial Education and Ph.D. in Wind Energy from Sohag University, Egypt, in 2022 and 2010, respectively. She received an M.Sc. in Welding Machines from the Electrical Department at Suez University, Egypt, in 2016. Her research interests include renewable energy, power quality, wind energy systems, STATCOM, and active power filters.Adel A Elbaset, Ph.D., is a Full Professor with the Faculty of Engineering at Minia University, Egypt. He received his B.S., M.Sc., and Ph.D. from Minia University in 1995, 2000, and 2006, respectively. Dr. Elbaset is also a Full Professor with the Faculty of Engineering, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, and Head of the Department of Electromechanics at Heliopolis University. He has published over 120 technical papers in international journals and conference proceedings and has supervised and examined more than 50 M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses at Minia and other Egyptian universities. His research interests are wind energy systems, photovoltaics, renewable energy systems, power electronics, power system protection and control, power quality and harmonics, and applications of neural networks and fuzzy systems. Dr. Elbaset has published 12 international books in the field of renewable energy.

• Introduction.- Wind Energy Conversion System.- Power Quality and Grid Code Issues of Wind Energy Conversion System.- Modeling of an Egyptian Electrical Network-Connected Wind Energy System.- Harmonic Improvement of an Electrical Network-Connected Wind Energy System.- Voltage Stability Enhancement of an Electrical Network Based Wind Energy System Using STATCOM.- Economic Evaluation of Electrical Wind Energy.- Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Work.