Energy Storage, Grid Integration, Energy Economics, and the Environment

ISBN-13: 9781032337968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 392 str.

Radian Belu

Opis

The book will cover energy storage systems, bioenergy and hydrogen economy, grid integration of the renewable energy systems, distributed generation, economic analysis and environmental impacts of renewable energy systems. Solutions manual and Power Point slides are included for instructors.

Spis treści

1. Energy Storage Systems 2. Batteries, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Energy 3. Biomass, Biofuels, Waste-to-Energy Recovery 4. Electric Utility Integration of Renewable Energy Systems 5. Economics, Energy Management and Conservation 6. Distributed Generation and Microgrids 7. Renewable Energy Environmental Impacts

O autorze

Radian Belu, PhD, is an associate professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has a PhD in power engineering and a PhD in physics. Before joining Southern University, Dr. Belu held faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada, and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer, and consultant. His research focuses on energy conversion, renewable energy, microgrids, power electronics, climate, and extreme event impacts on power systems. He taught and developed courses in power engineering, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines and environmental physics. His research interests include power systems, renewable energy systems, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines, energy management and engineering education. Dr. Belu has published 1 book, 15 book chapters, and over 200 papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings. He has been PI or Co-PI for various research projects in the United States and abroad.