Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to play a significant role in smart grid planning and operation, especially in solving its real-time problems, as it is fast, adaptive, robust, and less dependent on the system's accurate model and parameters. This collection covers research advancements in the application of AI in the planning and operation of smart grids. A global group of researchers and scholars present innovative approaches to AI-based smart grid planning and operation, cover the theoretical concepts and experimental results of the application of AI-based techniques, and apply these techniques to deal with smart grid issues. Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Planning and Operation of Smart Grids is an ideal resource for researchers on the theory and application of AI, practicing engineers working in electrical power engineering, and students in advanced graduate-level courses. . Covers recent research advancements inapplications of AI in planning and operation of smart grids; . Applies AI-based techniques to deal with power system issues; . Presents innovative approaches and studies numerical problems.

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Dr. Mehdi Rahmani-Andebili is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Montana Technological University, MT, USA. Before that, he was also an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at State University of New York, Buffalo State, NY, USA, during 2019-2021. He received his first M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering (Power System) from Tarbiat Modares University and Clemson University in 2011 and 2016, respectively, and his second M.Sc. degree in Physics and Astronomy from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2019. Moreover, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sharif University of Technology during 2016-2017. As a professor, he has taught many courses such as Essentials of Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Circuits Analysis I, Electrical Circuits Analysis II, Electrical Circuits and Devices, Industrial Electronics, Renewable Distributed Generation and Storage, Feedback Controls, DC and AC Electric Machines, and Power System Analysis. Dr. Rahmani-Andebili has more than 100 single-author publications including textbooks, books, book chapters, journal papers, and conference papers. His research areas include Smart Grid, Power System Operation and Planning, Integration of Renewables and Energy Storages into Power System, Energy Scheduling and Demand-Side Management, Plug-in Electric Vehicles, Distributed Generation, and Advanced Optimization Techniques in Power System Studies.

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A New Agent based Machine Learning Strategic Electricity Market Modeling Approach towards Efficient Smart Grid Operation.- Reinforcement learning techniques for MPPT control of PV system under climatic changes.- A Novel Three Stage Short-Term Photovoltaic Prediction Approach Based on Neighbourhood Component Analysis and ANN Optimized with PSO (NCA-PSO-ANN).- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Short-Term and Long-Term Forecasting Techniques.