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Gerasimos Rigatos

Intelligent Renewable Energy Systems Modelling and Control

Green Energy and Technology

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Gerasimos Rigatos

Intelligent Renewable Energy Systems Modelling and Control

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Gerasimos Rigatos Unit of Industrial Automation Industrial Systems Institute Rion Patras Greece

ISSN 1865-3529 Green Energy and Technology ISBN 978-3-319-39154-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39156-4

ISSN 1865-3537

(electronic)

ISBN 978-3-319-39156-4

(eBook)

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Foreword

Renewable energy systems become progressively a significant part of the electric power network worldwide. During the last years there has been a raise in the use of renewable energy sources, in the form of hydroelectric systems, wind power systems, photovoltaic units, marine power systems, fuel cells, biomass systems, etc. It is necessary renewable energy sources to become more reliable and more profitable. This will allow countries to reduce their dependence on energy coming from fossil fuels or natural gas while it will also contribute to the elimination of the negative environmental effects of thermal power stations. To deploy the exploitation of renewable energy sources, technologies of the smart grid have gained particular importance. At a first stage one has to solve in an efficient and intelligent manner problems associated with the connection of renewable energy sources to the electricity grid, as for instance perturbations in the quality of electric power or synchronization and stability issues of distributed power generators. Thanks to information technology, one can better integrate renewable energy sources into the electricity gr