INCREASINGLY, ELECTRICITY is being produced from renewable resources—primarily solar and wind—in an effort to mitigate the consequences of global warming resulting from high concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels. This new direction in energy production and environmental protection requires an extensive re-engineering of the existing electric grid into a computerized future grid—or a smart grid—that accommodates the special characteristics of renewable power-generating technologies. To advance grid modernization, the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) has been conducting research with its industry partners on the technical challenges facing the electric power industry.

Keeping up with the education side of its mission, PSERC's faculty has developed software tools, courses, a virtual library, and training materials to ensure the basis of a workforce well versed in implementing the future grid. This book, Energy Processing and Smart Grid, developed as a part of this mission, is divided into three broad sections: energy conversion including renewables, power electronics interfaces, measurements, and controls of the microgrid and smart grid, and test beds for the smart grid.

The author, James A. Momoh, has extensive experience in power system modeling, control, planning, and operations which make him qualified to write a book addressing these topics. This book is a valuable addition to IEEE John Wiley & Sons series which addresses the development of educational tools to meet the needs of the current and future engineers that will be managing these complex cyber-physical systems as well as innovators who will bring future transformations.

The book provides a fundamental understanding of energy processing and technologies needed for building the smart grid. It covers major topics on the fundamentals of smart grid, energy conversion and power electronics, cyber security, real-time measurement, and state estimation techniques. The book is easy to use because it speaks a language that is understandable to both novices and experts. It will serve as a good reference as well as self-study guide for graduate students, research teams, and system operators.

Vijay Vittal

Ira A. Fulton Chair Professor

Director PSERC

School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Arizona State University