The electric power industry is facing unprecedented transformations and challenges with the
implementation of the smart grids. This new grid paradigm has arisen to build a flexible …

Energy storage systems are increasingly used as part of electric power systems to solve
various problems of power supply reliability. With increasing power of the energy storage …

Semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles are the building blocks of the next
generation of electronic, optoelectronic, and photonic devices. Covering this rapidly …

Electrical energy storage converts electrical energy to some other form of energy that can be
directly stored and converted back into electrical energy as needed. This chapter presents a …

Currently, many researchers from industry and academic institutions are working on the
study of electric vehicles, battery systems and renewable energy sources (solar, wind …

This paper presents a simple Space Vector Modulation (SVM) strategy for a three level
Flying Capacitor (FC) converter. The proposed algorithm ensures a constant switching …

Electrical power grids are considered as an enormously important subject in the path of
human civilization. An electrical power grid has mainly four components, namely, the …

This paper discusses the design of an interface converter that is used to connect a battery
pack to a DC grid. A description of the battery pack and a previously developed battery …

At present, power system networks are saturated with non-linear, asymmetric electrical
receivers. It leads to a decrease in the power quality at the points of common coupling. A …

With regard to electrical energy sector, budgetary factors, power must be utilized as soon as
possible once it is generated. Since storing large amounts of electrical energy is …