Resiliency of Power Distribution Systems - by Anurag K Srivastava & Chen-Ching Liu & Sayonsom Chanda (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The objective of this book is to assist the power industry's on-going multibillion-dollar investments to enhance resiliency of the grid, and efforts to mitigate and respond to incidents. The proposed book's contents will focus on improving the power grid's ability to predict, adapt and respond to all hazards and threats, which is a paradigm shift from the current design and operation of the grid. Chapters will be organized so as to facilitate quick review of distribution system fundamentals and easy-but-thorough understanding of the importance of resiliency. The later chapters present most advanced and applicable methodologies and architectures frameworks which evaluate degradation, advance proactive action, and transform system behaviour to maintain operation, despite contingencies. These chapters will elaborate frameworks that engineers and system operators can leverage to predict cyber-physical attacks, strategize response on multiple timescales, and optimize operational efficiencies and priorities for the power grid."--

Book Synopsis

RESILIENCY OF POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

A revolutionary book covering the relevant concepts for resiliency-focused advancements of the distribution power grid

Most resiliency and security guidelines for the power industry are focused on power transmission systems. As renewable energy and energy storage increasingly replace fossil-fuel-based power generation over the coming years, geospatially neighboring distributed energy resources will supply a majority of consumers and provide clean power through long transmission lines. These electric power distribution systems--the final stage in the delivery of electric power--carry electricity from the transmission system to individual consumers. New distributed devices will be essential to the grid to manage this variable power generation and enhance reliability and resilience while keeping electricity affordable as the world seeks solutions to climate change and threats from extreme events.

In Resiliency of Power Distribution Systems, readers are provided with the tools to understand and enhance resiliency of distribution systems--and thereby, the entire power grid. In a shift from the present design and operation of the power system, the book is focused on improving the grid's ability to predict, adapt, and respond to all hazards and threats. This, then, acts as a guide to ensure that any incident can be mitigated and responded to promptly and adequately. It also highlights the most advanced and applicable methodologies and architecture frameworks that evaluate degradation, advance proactive action, and transform system behavior to maintain normal operation, under extreme operating conditions.

Resiliency of Power Distribution Systems readers will also find:

• Chapter organization that facilitates quick review of distribution fundamental and easy-but-thorough understanding of the importance of resiliency
• Real-world case studies where resilient power systems could have prevented massive financial and energy losses
• Frameworks to help mitigate cyber-physical attacks, strategize response on multiple timescales, and optimize operational efficiencies and priorities for the power grid

Resiliency of Power Distribution Systems is a valuable reference for power system professionals including electrical engineers, utility operators, distribution system planners and engineers, and manufacturers, as well as members of the research community, energy market experts and policy makers, and graduate students on electrical engineering courses.

From the Back Cover

A revolutionary book covering the relevant concepts for resiliency-focused advancements of the distribution power grid

Most resiliency and security guidelines for the power industry are focused on power transmission systems. As renewable energy and energy storage increasingly replace fossil-fuel-based power generation over the coming years, geospatially neighboring distributed energy resources will supply a majority of consumers and provide clean power through long transmission lines. These electric power distribution systems--the final stage in the delivery of electric power--carry electricity from the transmission system to individual consumers. New distributed devices will be essential to the grid to manage this variable power generation and enhance reliability and resilience while keeping electricity affordable as the world seeks solutions to climate change and threats from extreme events.

In Resiliency of Power Distribution Systems, readers are provided with the tools to understand and enhance resiliency of distribution systems--and thereby, the entire power grid. In a shift from the present design and operation of the power system, the book is focused on improving the grid's ability to predict, adapt, and respond to all hazards and threats. This, then, acts as a guide to ensure that any incident can be mitigated and responded to promptly and adequately. It also highlights the most advanced and applicable methodologies and architecture frameworks that evaluate degradation, advance proactive action, and transform system behavior to maintain normal operation, under extreme operating conditions.

Resiliency of Power Distribution Systems readers will also find:

• Chapter organization that facilitates quick review of distribution fundamental and easy-but-thorough understanding of the importance of resiliency
• Real-world case studies where resilient power systems could have prevented massive financial and energy losses
• Frameworks to help mitigate cyber-physical attacks, strategize response on multiple timescales, and optimize operational efficiencies and priorities for the power grid

Resiliency of Power Distribution Systems is a valuable reference for power system professionals including electrical engineers, utility operators, distribution system planners and engineers, and manufacturers, as well as members of the research community, energy market experts and policy makers, and graduate students on electrical engineering courses.

About the Author

Anurag K. Srivastava, PhD, is the Raymond J. Lane Professor and Chairperson with the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University, USA. He is the Director of the Smart Grid Resiliency and Analytics Lab (SG-REAL) and a renowned figure in the area of distribution systems resiliency.

Chen-Ching Liu, PhD, is an American Electric Power Professor and Director, Power and Energy Center, at Virginia Tech, USA. As a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Dr. Liu is a widely-recognized leader in smart and resilient distribution systems in the power and energy community.

Sayonsom Chanda, PhD, is a Researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, USA. He also founded sustainability-focused startups -- Sync Energy to serve resiliency analytics to large and mid-size electric utilities in North America.