Advances in Smart Grid and Renewable Energy: Proceedings of ETAEERE-2016 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Book 435)

This volume comprises select proceedings of ETAEERE-2016. The volume offers state-of-the-art chapters on energy management systems (EMS), renewable energy resources, micro-generation, green communications architectures and frameworks, green computing and education as well as energy-aware process optimization. The contents covers a wide variety of topics and aspects including management of renewable energy systems and environmental challenges. The contents of this volume will be useful to researchers and practicing engineers working in the areas of smart grids and renewable energy generation, distribution, and management. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Clustered Prosumer Penalty Framework on Smart Grid (Sreenithya Sumesh, Vidyasagar Potdar, Aneesh Krishna)....Pages 1-12 Critical Evaluation of Offline MPPT Techniques of Solar PV for Stand-Alone Applications (Mohammad Asim, Mohd Tariq, M. A. Mallick, Imtiaz Ashraf, Supriya Kumari, Akash Kumar Bhoi)....Pages 13-21 Design of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator for Wind Energy Conversion System (Abhishek Sahu, Sanjeev Gupta, Vinod Kumar Singh, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Amik Garg, Karma Sonam Sherpa)....Pages 23-32 Design and Development of Buck-Boost Regulator for DC Motor Used in Electric Vehicle for the Application of Renewable Energy ( Manjesh, K. C. Manjunatha, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Karma Sonam Sherpa)....Pages 33-37 The Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Maximum Power Extraction of Solar PV Array (B. Dhanalakshmi, N. Rajasekar)....Pages 39-48 Analysis of Voltage Stability in Radial Distribution System for Hybrid Microgrid (Kuldip Singh, Swetalina Bhuyan, M. Narendra Kumar, Satyasis Mishra)....Pages 49-55 PV-Fed Eleven-Level Capacitor Switching Multi-Level Inverter for Grid Integration (K. Mohana Sundaram, P. Anandhraj, V. Vimalraj Ambeth)....Pages 57-64 Daylight Harvesting Concepts and Its Application: A Review (Amiya Ranjan Behera, Siddhartha, Jyoti Devi)....Pages 65-81 Smart Switching Algorithm Between IC and PO Algorithms for Grid-Connected PV System (A. Ambikapathy, Gajendra Singh, Prabhakar Tiwari)....Pages 83-92 A Novel Educational Proposal and Strategies Toward Promoting Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Human–Computer Interaction in Engineering Colleges and Universities (Prantosh K. Paul, Mrinal Kanti Ghose)....Pages 93-102 Why Green Computing and Green Information Sciences Have Potentialities in Academics and iSchools: Practice and Educational Perspectives (Prantosh K. Paul, Mrinal Kanti Ghose)....Pages 103-112 Annual Energy, Exergy, and Environmental Benefits of N Half Covered Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (CPVT) Air Collectors (Rohit Tripathi, G. N. Tiwari)....Pages 113-124 An Experimental Realization of Grid-Connected PV System with MPPT Using dSPACE DS 1104 Control Board (Neeraj Priyadarshi, Amarjeet Kumar Sharma, Shrikshitish Priyam)....Pages 125-133 Cascaded Voltage Control of Three-Phase Four-Leg Inverter for OFF Grid Solar Photovoltaic Applications (Ikkurti Sai Chaitanya, Hanumath Prasad Ikkurti)....Pages 135-145 Study on the Effect of Tilt on the Variation of Aperture Area Shading in a Linear Fresnel Reflector Field for Two Different Configurations (Gaurab Bhowmick, Subhasis Neogi)....Pages 147-156 Design Analysis and Implementation of MPPT Using PSIM (R. Shivrudraswamy, Aditya Nandan Shukla, C. B. Chandrakala)....Pages 157-166 Kinematical Synthesis and Numerical Analysis of Rail-Based Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System (Arun A. Yadav, Chetan O. Yadav, Paladugula V. Ramana)....Pages 167-175 Application of Artificial Intelligence-Based Techniques in Controlling the STATCOM Used for Compensation for Voltage Dips in DFIG-Based Grid-Connected Wind Power System (Bineeta Mukhopadhyay, Rajib Kumar Mandal)....Pages 177-189 Micro-grid for Village Empowerment Using Solar PV-Operated Micro-hydel Power Plant (T. K. Rana, S. Chakraborty)....Pages 191-202 A Design for High-Torque, Low-Speed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (Rajesh Dommeti, Avinash Kathi, Mallikarjunarao Pasumarthi)....Pages 203-213 Single-Stage Boost Inverter Topologies for Nanogrid Applications (P. Sriramalakshmi, V. T. Sreedevi)....Pages 215-226 Investigation of Failure and Degradation Types of Solar PV Plants in a Composite Climate: Abstract After 4–6 Years of Field Operation (Bhaveshkumar V. Dobaria, Vikrant Sharma, Alpesh Adeshara)....Pages 227-235 A New Switching Pattern Scheme-Based Compact Integrated 15-Level Smart Inverter for Micro-grid System Using Fuzzy Logic Controller (Kshatriya Vamshi Krishna Varma, Kalahasti Sirisha, A. Ram Kumar)....Pages 237-248 Modeling of Energy Consumption in Foundries by Integrating Renewable Energy Sources: Kolhapur Foundry Sector (Dhanashri P. Patil, Nilkanth N. Shinde, Mahesh M. Wagh)....Pages 249-258 Analysis of Ripple Voltage at the Output of Five-Phase Converter with Five-Phase Inverter Drive for Renewable Energy Applications ( Manjesh)....Pages 259-266 A Novel Six-Switch Power Converter for Single-Phase Wind Energy System Applications (K. Kumar, K. R. Prabhu, N. Ramesh Babu, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 267-275 Fuzzy Logic-Based Pitch Angle Controller for PMSG-Based Wind Energy Conversion System (Ramji Tiwari, N. Ramesh Babu, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 277-286 Experimental Investigation of VFD-Fed Scalar Control of Induction Motor for Pumping Application (Vishnu Kalaiselvan Arun Shankar, Subramaniam Umashankar, Shanmugam Paramasivam, Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar, K. N. Dileep Sailesh)....Pages 287-295 Comparison Between PI Controller and Fuzzy Logic-Based Control Strategies for Harmonic Reduction in Grid-Integrated Wind Energy Conversion System (Ramji Tiwari, N. Ramesh Babu, R. Arunkrishna, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 297-306 Direct-Coupled Permanent Magnet DC Motor-Driven Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping System—A Literature Review (R. Sivapriyan, S. Umashankar, P. Sanjeevikumar, Atif Iqbal)....Pages 307-314 Decoupled Active and Reactive Power Control of Cascaded H-Bridge PV Inverter for Grid-Connected Applications (V. Sridhar, S. Umashankar, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 315-323 Fuzzy-Based Microgrid Energy Management System Using Interleaved Boost Converter and Three-Level NPC Inverter with Improved Grid Voltage Quality (Swaminathan Ganesan, V. Ramesh, S. Umashankar, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 325-337 Impact of Power Quality Disturbances on Grid-Connected Double Fed Induction Generator (Karthik Tamvada, S. Umashankar, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 339-345 Health Monitoring System of Solar Photovoltaic Panel: An Internet of Things Application (Prutha M. Badave, B. Karthikeyan, S. M. Badave, S. B. Mahajan, P. Sanjeevikumar, Gurjit Singh Gill)....Pages 347-355 Design and Implementation of Solar-Powered Low-Cost Model for Greenhouse System (Shrivardhan Suryawanshi, Sudha Ramasamy, S. Umashankar, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 357-365 Sustainable Organic Farming in Sikkim: An Inclusive Perspective (Jitendra Kumar, Meghan Pradhan, Niti Singh)....Pages 367-378 Investigations of Microgrid Stability and Optimum Power Sharing Using Robust Control of Grid Tie PV Inverter (G. Swaminathan, V. Ramesh, S. Umashankar, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 379-387 Design and Graphical Analysis of 8-kW Off-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Power System (Nikhil Kumar Yadav, Dharmendra Kumar Singh)....Pages 389-399 An Internet of Things to Maximum Power Point Tracking Approach of Solar PV Array (Himanshu Manghani, J. Prasanth Ram, N. Rajasekar)....Pages 401-409 Energy Storage Considerations for High Renewable Power Penetration: A Case Study (James R. Doyle, Hannah Johlas)....Pages 411-418 Development and Implementation of Renewable Energy Potential Geospatial Database Mapping in India for Cloud SDI Using Open Source GIS (Rabindra K. Barik, K. Muruga Perumal, P. Ajay-D-Vimal Raj, S. Rajasekar)....Pages 419-428 A Robust Controller Design for Standalone Microgrid System Feeding Composite Loads (Md. Asif Hasan, Raj Kumar Mishra, Md. Ashique Hassan)....Pages 429-436 Maximum Power Point Tracking of Direct-Drive PMSG with High-Efficiency Boost Converter (J. Barsana Banu, M. Balasingh Moses, S. Ganapathy)....Pages 437-447 PEM Fuel Cell System Identification and Control (Pinagapani Arun Kumar, Mani Geetha, K.R. Chandran, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 449-457 Lightweight Microwave Absorber from Industrial Waste Fly Ash Cenosphere (Pritom J. Bora, K. J. Vinoy, Kishore, Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Giridhar Madras)....Pages 459-466 Concrete Solar Collector (Pratik M. Waghmare, Shrishail B. Sollapur, Shweta M. Wange)....Pages 467-476 Power Quality Improvement of Microgrid with Cascaded Controller-Based PMSG Used in Wind Turbines (W. J. Praiselin, J. Belwin Edward)....Pages 477-483 Experimental Investigation and Fabrication of Biogas Digester (Jeetendra Bhandari, Premendra Mani Pradhan, Rohit Kumar Choudhary)....Pages 485-493 Validation of an Inverter Topology for Transformerless Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System (Asim Datta, Rishiraj Sarker, Sanjay Debbarma, Amit Kumar)....Pages 495-503 Harvesting Insolation Using Mo–W–Sulfide Compound Nanoparticle Semiconductor as Photocatalyst: A Pollution Controlling Material (Debabrat Kalita, Lakhi Chetia, Gazi A. Ahmed)....Pages 505-514 Visible Light Harvesting Titania-Coated Diatom Frustules with Superior Photocatalytic Activity (Lakhi Chetia, Debabrat Kalita, Gazi A. Ahmed)....Pages 515-524 A Review on Grid Codes and Reactive Power Management in Power Grids with WECS (K. V. Ramana Reddy, N. Ramesh Babu, P. Sanjeevikumar)....Pages 525-539 PEM Fuel Cell Modeling Using Genetic Algorithm—A Novel Approach (K. Priya, Sashang Roy Choudhury, K. Sathish Kumar, N. Rajasekar)....Pages 541-550 Renewable Energy Capacity Estimation for Indian Energy Sector Using Energy Demand Forecasting Through Fuzzy Time Series (Shibabrata Choudhury, Aswini Kumar Patra, Adikanda Parida, Saibal Chatterjee)....Pages 551-558 Performance Analysis of Combined Biogas-Diesel Run Dual-Fuel Engine (Diwakar Gurung, Ankur Rajvanshi, S. Lalhriatpuia, Premendra Mani Pradhan)....Pages 559-566 Photovoltaic System-Based Marx Multilevel Converter for Hybrid Modulation Strategy (Akbar Ahmad, P. Samuel)....Pages 567-574 Thermal Performance Analysis of a Box-Type Solar Cooker with Finned Pot: An Experimental Approach (Jayashree Nayak, Sudhansu S. Sahoo, Ranjan K. Swain, Antaryami Mishra, Sanju Thomas)....Pages 575-582 Design of Energy Efficient Voltage Multiplier Circuit for RF Energy Harvesting (Asmita Rajawat, P. K. Singhal)....Pages 583-592 Integrated Model of Renewable Energy Sources Feeding Both AC and DC Load (Sisir Chettri, Suyog Pradhan, Karma Sonam Sherpa, Saikat Chatterjee)....Pages 593-603 Investigating Effects of Shading on Performance of Solar Conversion Devices (K. J. Shruthi, P. Giridhar Kini, C. Viswanatha, Mohan Divekar, A. Amruthakala)....Pages 605-612 An Unrestricted Placement of Wind Turbines Toward Maximizing the Energy Output Using Teacher-Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm (Jaydeep Patel, Vimal Savsani, Vivek Patel, Rajesh Patel)....Pages 613-622 Fault Diagnosis in Smart Distribution System Using Smart Sensors and Entropy (Mangal Hemant Dhend, Rajan Hari Chile)....Pages 623-631 Topologies of a DC–DC Converter for Micro-grid Application and Implementation of Parallel Quadratic Boost Converter (T. Arunkumari, V. Indragandhi, S. Sreejith)....Pages 633-644 Quantum Streaming Instabilities in Multi-component Plasma with Dust Particles (U. Deka, K. Choudhury, P. K. Karmakar)....Pages 645-658 5.8-GHz Antenna Array Design for Satellite Solar Power Station (Deepak Kumar, Kalpana Chaudhary)....Pages 659-666 Development of Wireless Data Acquisition and Control System for Smart Microgrid (Lipi Chhaya, Paawan Sharma, Govind Bhagwatikar, Adesh Kumar)....Pages 667-673 Real-Time Implementation of Maximum Power Point Methods for Photovoltaic Systems (Akbar Ahmad, Paulson Samuel)....Pages 675-682 Deterministic Node Deployment for Connected Target Coverage Problem in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks for Monitoring Wind Farm (M. Vergin Raja Sarobin, R. Ganesan)....Pages 683-694 Kinetic Instability of the Ion Acoustic Mode in Permeating Plasma of Electron–Positron and Ion (U. Deka, K. Shah)....Pages 695-707 Comparative Study and Yield Productivity of Nano-paint and Nano-fluid Used in a Passive-Type Single Basin Solar Still (Amrit Kumar Thakur, Deepak Agarwal, Prashant Khandelwal, Saty Dev)....Pages 709-716