Intro
Preface
Contents
1 Fundamentals of More-Electronics Power Systems
1.1 A Brief Introduction to Power Engineering
1.2 An Overview of Power Electronics
1.2.1 What is Power Electronics?
1.2.2 Key Features of Power Electronics
1.2.3 Subtopics of Power Electronics
1.2.4 Applications of Power Electronics
1.3 A Bird's-Eye View of Power Systems
1.3.1 What Are Power Systems?
1.3.2 Key Features of Power Systems
1.3.3 Subtopics of Power Systems
1.3.4 Typical and Emerging Power Systems
1.4 More-Electronics Power Systems

1.4.1 What Are More-Electronics Power Systems?
1.4.2 Key Features of More-Electronics Power Systems
References
2 Power Quality Problems and Standards
2.1 Voltage Quality Problems
2.1.1 Voltage Amplitude Deviations
2.1.2 Voltage Harmonics
2.1.3 Voltage Imbalances
2.2 Current Quality Problems
2.2.1 Reactive Currents
2.2.2 Current Harmonics
2.2.3 Imbalanced Currents
2.3 Power Quality Standards
References
3 Power Quality Conditioning
3.1 Passive Solutions
3.1.1 Voltage Amplitude and Reactive Power Compensation
3.1.2 Harmonic Filtering

3.2 Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPSs)
3.2.1 Fundamental Principles
3.2.2 Plant Modeling
3.2.3 Controller Design
3.3 Dynamic Voltage Restorers (DVRs)
3.3.1 Fundamental Principles
3.3.2 Voltage Error Measurement Units
3.3.3 Results
3.4 Static Compensators (STATCOMs)
3.4.1 Fundamental Principles
3.4.2 Plant Modeling
3.4.3 Controller Design
3.4.4 Results
3.5 Active Power Filters (APFs)
3.5.1 Fundamental Principles
3.5.2 Current Error Measurement Units
3.5.3 Results
3.6 Unified Power Quality Conditioners (UPQCs)
3.6.1 Fundamental Principles

3.6.2 Modeling and Control
3.6.3 Results
References
4 Stability Problems
4.1 Background of Stability Problems
4.1.1 Classification of Grid-Tied Converters
4.1.2 Modeling of Grid-Tied Converters
4.2 Converter-Level Stability Problems
4.2.1 Improper Controller Designs
4.2.2 Time Delays
4.2.3 Weak Grids
4.2.4 Power Quality Problems
4.3 System-Level Stability Problems
4.3.1 Active Power Balance Problems
4.3.2 Reactive Power Balance Problems
References
5 Stability Improvement Techniques
5.1 Converter-Level Stability Improvement Techniques

5.1.1 Proper Controller Design
5.1.2 Time-Delay Reduction
5.1.3 Weak-Grid Techniques
5.1.4 Power Quality Conditioning
5.2 System-Level Stability Improvement Techniques
5.2.1 Active Power Balance
5.2.2 Reactive Power Balance
References