Advances in Smart Grid and Renewable Energy: Proceedings of ETAEERE-2016

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