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Electricity Production from Renewables

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Authors:
  1. Rui Castro

    1. INESC-ID/IST, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

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  • Introduces electricity production from wind, solar and small-hydro plants
  • Compares economically a variety of renewable energy sources
  • Includes an introduction to AC electrical circuits, making the book accessible to non-electrical engineers

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvi
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  2. Introduction: The Power System

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 1-27

  3. AC Electrical Circuits for Non-electrical Engineers

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 29-104

  4. Economic Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 105-123

  5. Solar Power

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 125-179

  6. Wind Power

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 181-237

  7. Wind Energy Conversion Equipment

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 239-274

  8. Offshore Wind Electrical Systems

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 275-319

  9. Small Hydro Plants

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 321-349

  10. Combined Heat and Power

    • Rui Castro
    Pages 351-388
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About this book

This textbook is about economically competitive renewable energy sources (RES), including onshore and offshore wind, solar and small-hydro plants, and focusing on the electricity production from these sources.

Clearly divided into sections discussing the different RES, the textbook begins with an introduction of AC electrical circuits, aimed at non-electrical engineers. It then offers an economic assessment of renewable energy projects, before discussing photovoltaic technologies and concentrated solar power. It explores the theory of wind to power conversion, electrical generator types and electrical part of offshore systems.

Presenting theoretical concepts related to the electrical framework associated with RES, alongside examples and solved problems, this book will clearly introduce the topic of renewable power sources to graduate students, researchers and practitioners alike. After reading the book, readers will be equipped to make a preliminary techno-economic assessment of a RES.

Authors and Affiliations

  • INESC-ID/IST, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

    Rui Castro

About the author

Rui Castro is a Professor at the Power Systems Section, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Técnico Lisboa (IST), University of Lisbon, and a researcher at INESC-ID/IST. He lectures the IST Master’s Courses on “Renewable Energy and Dispersed Power Generation” and “Economics and Energy Markets” and the PhD Course on “Renewable Energy Resources”. He has published two books, one on Renewable Energy and the other on Power Systems (in Portuguese). He has participated in several projects with the industry, namely with EDP group, REN (Portuguese Transmission System Operator) and ERSE (Portuguese Energy Regulator). He has published more than 50 papers in top international journals, covering topics on renewable energy, impact of PV systems on the LV distribution grid, demand side management, offshore wind farms, energy resource scheduling on smart grids, water pumped storage systems, battery energy storage systems.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Electricity Production from Renewables

  • Authors: Rui Castro

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82416-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82415-0Published: 03 January 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82418-1Published: 04 January 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-82416-7Published: 01 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXVI, 388

  • Number of Illustrations: 113 b/w illustrations, 123 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks

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