Overview
- Highlights how smart planning and management of distribution networks is vital in order to satisfy technical, economic, and customer requirements
- Addresses various aspects of power distribution and network management
- Discusses topics related to managing the capacity of distribution networks and addresses the future needs of electricity systems
- Is richly illustrated with figures and diagrams
Part of the book series: Power Systems (POWSYS)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Future distribution networks
- Hybrid ac/dc distribution networks
- Reactive power compensation
- Power distribution management
- Microgrid-based planning
- Siting and sizing of compensators
- Power system operation
- Performance-constrained planning
- Multi-stage planning methods
- Power distribution
- Power quality
- Energy efficiency
- Distribution network operation
About this book
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Farhad Shahnia received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Power Engineering with first-class honors from the University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran in 2004 and 2006, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia in 2011. He is currently a senior lecturer at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia where he has been working since 2015. Prior to that, he was a lecturer at Curtin University, Perth, Australia from 2012 to 15 and a research fellow at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia in 2011. His professional experience also includes three years at the Eastern Azerbaijan Electric Power Distribution Company, Tabriz, Iran. He has published 4 books, 10 book chapters, and over 100 scholarly journal and conference articles.
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Gerard Ledwich received a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, in 1976. He has been Chair Professor of Electrical Power Engineering at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, since 1998, and was Head of the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, from 1997 to 1998. Previously, he was with the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, from 1976 to 1994. His research interests are in the areas of power system operation and control. He is a fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Electric Distribution Network Management and Control
Editors: Ali Arefi, Farhad Shahnia, Gerard Ledwich
Series Title: Power Systems
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7001-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7000-6Published: 13 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3905-9Published: 10 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7001-3Published: 04 April 2018
Series ISSN: 1612-1287
Series E-ISSN: 1860-4676
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 345
Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks, Control and Systems Theory, Energy Systems, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Circuits and Systems