This book contains selected proceedings of EPREC-2021 with a focus on power systems. The book includes original research and case studies that present recent developments in power systems, principally renewable energy conversion systems, distributed generations, microgrids, smart grid, HVDC & FACTS, power quality, power system protection, etc. The book will be a valuable reference guide for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in advancements in power systems.
Dr. Om Hari Gupta is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, India. He received his B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics Engg.) from UP Technical University, Lucknow, M.Tech from the MN National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. He has visited the Ontario Tech University (formerly University of Ontario Institute of Technology), Oshawa, ON, Canada, for research on microgrid operation. His major areas of research interests include power system compensation and protection, microgrid control and protection, and control of drives. Dr. Gupta is a Senior Member of IEEE and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth-II scholarship for pursuing research on microgrid operation at UOIT, Canada in 2017. Dr. Gupta has more than 45 publications including Journals, Books, Book Chapters, and Conference Papers. He is a reviewer for various International Journals including IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Electric Power Components and Systems, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, etc.
Dr. Vijay Kumar Sood is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, Ontario Tech University (formerly University of Ontario Institute of Technology), Oshawa, ON, Canada, where he joined in 2007. Dr. Sood was a senior researcher at the Research Institute of Hydro-Québec, Montreal, Canada. He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Bradford, U.K., in 1977. He authored over 150 articles and 02 books on HVDC and FACTS transmission systems. He has also been the Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Associate Editor of IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and IEEE Canadian Review quarterly magazine. His current research interests include the monitoring, control, and protection of power systems. Dr. Sood is a life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and Emeritus, and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Om P. Malik graduated in electrical engineering from Delhi Polytechnic in 1952 and obtained a master’s degree in electrical machine design from Roorkee University in 1962. He received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of London and a D.I.C. from the Imperial College (now University) of Science and Technology, London, in 1965. Dr. Malik worked in electric utilities in India from 1952 to 1961 and spent one year, 1959–60, as a Confederation of British Industries Senior Scholar with manufacturing companies in the U.K. He taught at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, from 1966-68 and joined the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1968. He was acting as a dean of the Faculty of Engineering in 1981, associate dean (Academic) from July 1979 to December 1990, and associate dean (Student Affairs) from July 1995 to December 1998. Presently, he is a professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary. Prof. Malik is a life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
