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Vehicle Electrification in Modern Power Grids: Disruptive Perspectives on Power Electronics Technology and Control Challenges collects the newest advances in technology for electric vehicle integration into one practical volume for professionals and advanced researchers. The book not only summarizes and clarifies legislation and grid codes for the area, but also outlines the modeling and analytical techniques needed, including predicting power converter reliability and its remaining useful life. Specializing in microgrid clusters, the book provides advanced power electronics device technology from wide-band-gap (WBG) to DSP-based digital control platforms and new materials for passive filters. Blending cutting-edge research and practical technology, this book provides a centralized resource for advanced researchers and engineers looking to accelerate vehicle electrification in the power grid.

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Author:   Vitor Monteiro (Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Portugal) ,  João L. Afonso (Professor, Department of industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Portugal) ,  Sheldon Williamson (Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering, Ontario Tech University, Canada)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
ISBN:  

9780443139697

ISBN 10:   0443139695
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   01 August 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Legislations and Grid Codes of Vehicle Electrification into Power Grids 3. Forecasting of Vehicle Electrification in Modern Power Grids: Charging Points Utilization, Optimization and Reservation 4. Modeling, Analysis, and Implementations of Charging Systems for Vehicle Electrification 5. Modeling, Analysis, and Implementations of Traction Systems for Vehicle Electrification 6. Power Electronics Technologies for Vehicle Electrification in Modern Power Grids 7. Control Challenges for Vehicle Electrification in Modern Power Grids 8. Vehicle Electrification and Renewables in Modern Power Grids 9. Vehicle Electrification and Energy Storage Systems in Modern Power Grids 10. Control, Optimization, and Management of Vehicle Electrification in Modern Power Grids 11. Vehicle Electrification and Power Quality Impact, Optimization, and Standardization

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Vitor Monteiro received the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Computers Engineering from the University of Minho, Portugal, in 2016. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Electronics, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal. He serves as Associate Editor of the IEEE Access, Associate Editor of the IET Power Electronics, Associate Editor of the IEEE Latin America Transactions, Topic Editor of the MDPI Electronics, Board Editor of the MDPI Energies, and Board Area Editor of the EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web. He is also Associate Editor of the IEEE Transportation Electrification Community eNewsletter. He has published as author or co-author more than 175 peer-reviewed papers. His main research interests are related to power electronics applied to electric mobility, renewables, solid-state transformers, active power filters, energy storage systems, hybrid AC/DC grids, smart grids and smart homes, railway systems, wireless power transfer, and industrial applications. João L. Afonso (M’00, SM’16) is Full Professor of the Department of Industrial Electronics, of the Engineering School, at the University of Minho, in Portugal. He is coordinator and researcher with the Group of Energy and Power Electronics (GEPE), and he is a steering committee member of the thematic line “Smart Cities and People” of the ALGORITMI research center. His research interests include Power Electronics technologies applied to Power Quality, Active Power Filters, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage Systems, Innovative Railway Systems, Smart Grids and Smart Cities. He is co-author of 52 papers in international journals with referee, 237 papers in international conferences with referee, and 9 book chapters. He has worked as general chair of the EAI international conferences GreeNets 2018, SESC 2019, SESC 2020 and SESC 2021. He has been Guest Editor of 11 Special Issues of Journals. Sheldon S. Williamson (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.E. degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, in 1999, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (Hons.) in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering and the Director of Smart Transportation Electrification and Energy Research (STEER) Group, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada. His current research interests include advanced power electronics, electric energy storage systems, and motor drives for transportation electrification. He holds the prestigious NSERC Canada Research Chair position in electric energy storage systems for transportation electrification.

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