Kyamakya / Bokoro Recent Advances in Energy Systems, Power and Related Smart Technologies

Concepts and Innovative Implementations for a Sustainable Economic Growth in Developing Countries
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-29586-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 472, 547 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control

This edited book proposes a collection of recently undertaken technical work on topics from various aspects of power engineering, energy systems as well as integrated smart technologies and related challenges. The scientific nature of the topics to be discussed in this book ranges from novel concepts to innovative implementations of smart technologies for promoting sustainable economic growth and development. Furthermore, this book substantially contributes to the relevant literature’s advancement and possibly serves as a platform for future research endeavors and publications. In addition, knowledge enrichment and expansion of power engineering and energy systems in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, such as to be portrayed in this book, fundamentally appeal to researchers, power system engineers, energy specialists, data scientists, decision-makers as well as professionals involved in the various sectors that constitute the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kyamakya, Kyandoghere

Bokoro, Pitshou Ntambu

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Assessing control of battery-super capacitor hybrid storage system in photovoltaic based DC microgrid.- Batteries, energy storage technologies, energy-efficient systems, power conversion topologies, and related control techniques.- Generation expansion planning using renewable energy sources using storage.- A Smart Grid Ontology for Africa.- Smart Microgrid Energy Management with Renewable Energy Sources and Local SCADA.- Improving electricity supply reliability: a case study of remote communities of Limpopo in South Africa.- Control of grid-connected voltage source converters during unsymmetrical faults.- Power quality control of a PV assisted realistic microgrid structure.- Harmonics Reduction by Distributed Power Flow Control Using FACTs Devices in Power Supply.- Advances in protection and testing of power distribution systems within emerging markets.- Green energy for sustainable agriculture: design and testing of an innovative greenhouse with an energy-efficient cooling system powered by a hybrid energy system for urban agriculture.- Comparative study of solar and geothermal renewable energy resources for desalination of sea water with latest case studies.- The impact of market-based policies on access to electricity and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Development of OTP based switch system for power system Infrastructure security and personnel safety.- Artificial neural net based performance index for voltage security assessment.- Multi-class classification of power network states using multi-dimensional neural network.- Data farming in a smart low voltage distribution system.- Decision making approach using fuzzy logic and rough set theory for power quality monitoring index of microgrids.- Enabling technologies in IoT: energy, sensors, cloud computing, communication, integration, standards.- Secure group communication among IoT components in smart cities.- SCPS: An IoT based smart car parking system.- A Comprehensive summary of the contributions and quintessence of this book.

Über Autor(innen)

Kyandoghere Kyamakya, Dr.Ing.:
is currently full professor of Transportation Informatics and deputy director of the Institute of Smart Systems Technologies at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria. He is actively conducting research involving modeling, simulation, and test-bed evaluations for a series of concepts applied in various smart technical systems (e.g.: intelligent transportation systems; smart logistics, and supply chains; intelligent vehicles; active assisted living; robotics; smart grids; embedded systems; analogue and mixed-signal circuits; etc.). His research does involve a series of fields such as nonlinear dynamics, systems science, data science, machine learning / deep learning, nonlinear image processing, neurocomputing, and telecommunications systems. He has co-edited more than 10 books, co-edited more than 10 special issues of SCOPUS-indexed journals, and has so far published more than 100 SCOPUS-indexed journal papers and some hundred conference papers. Healso teaches and/or co-supervises some graduate students (Master's and Ph.D. levels) at the University of Kinshasa (Polytechnic Faculty, in DR-Congo), at ULPGL (Université Libre des Pays des Grand Lacs, Goma, DR-Congo), and at University of Johannesburg (South Africa). He is Editor and/or Editorial Board member of some renowned international journals, namely: Sensors (@ MDPI); Mathematical Problems in Engineering (@ Hindawi); Frontiers in Robotics and AI (@ Frontiers).
Pitshou Ntambu Bokoro, Ph.D.
: is Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds Senior Membership with the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) as well as with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Durban University of Technology, a Master‘s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Johannesburg, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He has published over 100 research papers (which include over 42 journal articles and 65 conference papers) in high-quality journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. He authored a couple of book chapters in reputed books published by IGI-Global and IET. He serves as a specialist editor in Energy and Power Systems for the SAIEE Africa Research Journal (ARJ). He has also performed several reviews for various prestigious journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, IEEE Access, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy systems (IJEPES/Elsevier), Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AEEE), International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems (ITEES), Materials Today Proceedings (Elsevier), Journal of Engineering Design and Technology (JEDT), Engineering Failure Analysis (Elsevier), Power Engineering Letters, Measurement (Elsevier), Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology (EETE), Journal of Energy in Southern Africa (JESA), Electric Power Systems Research Journal, Electronics MDPI, Energies MDPI, Microelectronics Reliability, Sustainability MDPI. He has supervised to completion over 18 postgraduate students (which include Master’s and doctoral students). His major research interests include renewable energy systems, power systems, power system reliability, distributed generation, surge arresters, insulation and dielectrics, power quality, condition monitoring, microgrids, internet of things and virtual sensing applications.