Advances in Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants (Green Energy and Technology)

This Book Focuses On The Latest Research And Developments In Photovoltaic (pv) Power Plants, And Provides Extensive Coverage Of Fundamental Theories, Current Research And Developmental Activities, And New Approaches Intended To Overcome A Number Of Critical Limitations In Today’s Grid Integration Technologies. The Design And Implementation Process For Large-scale Solar Pv Power Plants Is Introduced. The Content Provided Will Actively Support The Development Of Future Renewable Power Plants And Smart Grid Applications. The Book Will Be Of Interest To Researchers, Professionals And Graduate Students In Electrical And Electronics Fields Seeking To Understand The Related Technologies Involved In Pv Power Plants. Introduction -- Photovoltaic Inverter Topologies For Grid Integration Applications -- Advanced Control Techniques For Pv Maximum Power Point Tracking -- Maximum Power Point Tracking Methods For Pv Systems -- Multiple Peaks Tracking For Photovoltaic System Tracking Using Particle Swarm Optimization With Artificial Neural Network Algorithm -- Empirical Based Approach For Prediction Of Global Irradiance And Energy For Solar Photovoltaic Systems -- A Study Of Islanding Mode Control In Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems -- Stability Assessment Of Power Systems Integrated With Large-scale Solar Pv Units -- Energy Storage Technologies For Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Edited By Md. Rabiul Islam, Faz Rahman, Wei Xu. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix Introduction....Pages 1-11 Photovoltaic Inverter Topologies for Grid Integration Applications....Pages 13-42 Advanced Control Techniques for PV Maximum Power Point Tracking....Pages 43-78 Maximum Power Point Tracking Methods for PV Systems....Pages 79-105 Photovoltaic Multiple Peaks Power Tracking Using Particle Swarm Optimization with Artificial Neural Network Algorithm....Pages 107-138 Empirical-Based Approach for Prediction of Global Irradiance and Energy for Solar Photovoltaic Systems....Pages 139-168 A Study of Islanding Mode Control in Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems....Pages 169-214 Stability Assessment of Power Systems Integrated with Large-Scale Solar PV Units....Pages 215-230 Energy Storage Technologies for Solar Photovoltaic Systems....Pages 231-251 Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Modeling and Application Prospect....Pages 253-285 Recycling of Solar Cell Materials at the End of Life....Pages 287-317 "This book focuses on the latest research and developments in photovoltaic (PV) power plants, and provides extensive coverage of fundamental theories, current research and developmental activities, and new approaches intended to overcome a number of critical limitations in today's grid integration technologies. The design and implementation process for large-scale solar PV power plants is introduced. The content provided will actively support the development of future renewable power plants and smart grid applications. The book will be of interest to researchers, professionals and graduate students in electrical and electronics fields seeking to understand the related technologies involved in PV power plants."--Publisher's description