This book evaluates a number of serious technical challenges related to the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid using the DIgSILENT PowerFactory power system simulation software package. It provides a fresh perspective on analyzing power systems according to renewable energy sources and how they affect power system performance in various situations. The book examines load flow, short-circuit, RMS simulation, power quality, and system reliability in the presence of renewable energy sources, and presents readers with the tools needed for modeling, simulation, and analysis for network planning. The book is a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and students working to solve power system problems in the presence of renewable energy resources in power system operations and utilities.

• Evaluates challenges associated with integrating renewable energy sources into electric power grids;
• Covers modeling renewable energy sources in DIgSILENT;

• Includes practical case studies.

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Morteza Zare Oskouei was born in Osku, Iran, in 1991. He received his BSc degree from Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran, in 2013, and the MSc degree from Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, in 2015, both in Electrical Power Engineering (all with honors). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. He is a team member of the Smart Energy Systems Lab at University of Tabriz. His research interests include demand response programs, energy management, renewable energy sources, and electricity market.

Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo has obtained his BSc degree in electrical engineering from University of Tabriz, and MSc and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran (all with honors). After that, he joined the University of Tabriz as a faculty member, where he has promoted to be Professor at Power Engineering Department and head of the Smart Energy Systems Lab. Before joining the University of Tabriz, he was a research associate at Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary, Canada. He is working as a senior research fellow at Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. His main areas of interest are renewable energies, micro grid systems, and smart grids.

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Preface and Acknowledgments1 Introduction to Techno-Economic Assessment of Renewable Energy Sources2 Introducing Basic Tools in DIgSILENT PoweFactory3 Modeling and Optimal Operation of Renewable Energy Sources in DIgSILENT PoweFactory4 Power Quality and Harmonics Analysis in the Presence of Renewable Energy Sources5 Electrical Challenges Associated with Integrating Renewable Energy Sources into Power Grids6 Reliability Assessment in the Presence of Renewable Energy Sources7 Evaluation of the Real Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems in Iran