Voltage-Sourced Converters in Power Systems Modeling, Control, and Applications

This book provides a comprehensive modeling approach, detailed control design methodologies and procedures, and wide coverage of the applications of voltage-sourced power electronic converters in electric power systems. Typical applications include wind power conversion and integration in the utility power system; solar-PV power conversion and integration in electric power systems; and, various types of distributed energy resource integration in electric distribution systems.

Amirnaser Yazdani, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Western Ontario. Formerly, he was with Digital Predictive Systems (DPS) Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, active in the design and production of power converters for wind energy systems. Dr. Yazdani has more than ten years of industry experience in the design, modeling, and analysis of switching power converters and railway signaling systems. He is a Senior Member of IEE and a professional engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada. Reza Iravani, PhD, is professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. Dr Iravani is a Fellow of the IEEE and a professional engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada.