The book is a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented in Proceedings of International Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems (ICPERES 2014) held at Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India. These research papers provide the latest developments in the broad area of Power Electronics and Renewable Energy. The book discusses wide variety of industrial, engineering and scientific applications of the emerging techniques. It presents invited papers from the inventors/originators of new applications and advanced technologies.

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Dr. C. Kamalakannan is presently working as a Professor and Head in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India. He has completed his graduation degree in Electrical Engineering from Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, Master's and Doctorate from Anna University, Chennai, India. He has more than thirteen years of research and teaching experience. He has published more than 15 papers in refereed international Journals and conferences. His research areas are Power Electronics and Drives, Electrical Machines. He is a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Institution of Engineers (India).

Dr. L. Padma Suresh obtained his doctorate from M S University and Dr. M.G.R University, respectively. He is presently working as a Professor and Head in Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, India. Dr. Suresh is well known for his contributions to the field in both research and education contributing over 50 research articles in journal and conferences. He is the editorial member of International Journal of Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering and also served as reviewer for various reputed journals. He has been a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. He also served in many committees as Convener, Chair, and Advisory member for various external agencies. His research is currently focused on Artificial Intelligence, Power Electronics, Evolutionary Algorithms, Image Processing, and Control Systems.

Dr. S.S. Dash is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Engineering College, SRM University, Chennai, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University. He has more than seventeen years of research and teaching experience. His research areas are Power Electronics and Drives, Modeling of FACTSController, Power Quality, Power System Stability and Smart Grid. He is a Visiting Professor at Francois Rabelais University, POLYTECH, France. He is the chief editor of International Journal of Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Dr. B.K. Panigrahi is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department in Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from Sambalpur University. He is serving as a chief editor to the International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion. His interests focus on Power Quality, FACTS Devices, Power System Protection, and AI Application to Power System.

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1. Analytical and Simulation Analysis of Stator Tooth on Cogging Torque of Brushless DC Motor Using Finite Element Analysis.- 2. Application of Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation Based Matrix Converter as Revolutionized Power Electronic Converter.- 3. Performance Analysis of Bio Fuels and Gasoline in SI Engines.- 4. Simulation of Open Loop and Feedback Controlled Bridgeless PFC Boost Converter.- 5. Modeling and Simulation of Three-phase DCMLI Using SVPWM for Photovoltaic System.- 6. Quantification of Voltage Unbalance Conditions.- 7. Short Term Hydrothermal Scheduling of an Indian Utility System Using an Enhanced Bacterial Foraging Algorithm.- 8. Efficiency Modeling of High Gain DC-DC Converter for Renewable Energy Application.- 9. Reactive Power Optimization Using Firefly Algorithm.- 10. A New Real Time Approach for Reactive Power Control by STATCOM in Autonomous Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System.- 11. Improving the Reliability of Wind Generators Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer.- 12. Rule Weight Tuned Fuzzy Controller For Robot Manipulator Using Quantum Inspired Firefly Algorithm.- 13. Design and Investigation of Solar Powered Soft Switched Z-Source Inverter.- 14. An Integrated Passive Islanding Detection Method for Grid Connected PV Distributed Generators.- 15. Acoustic Echo Cancellation Using Variable Step Size Based Adaptive Filtering with Performance Measure.- 16. Simulation and Experimental Verification of MPPT Algorithms for Partially Shaded Stand-alone Photovoltaic Systems.- 17. Performance Comparison of D-STATCOM and SVC for Mitigation of Voltage Flicker in Electric Arc Furnace Using PSCAD/EMTDC.- 18. The Influence of Floor Tile Colour on Lighting and Energy saving.- 19. Voltage Control of Fixed Speed Wind Farm Under Unbalanced Grid Faults Using Dvr.- 20. Smart Indian Railways: An Environment Friendly Model.- 21. Grid Connected Multilevel Inverter and MPPT for Photovoltaic System.- 22. Implementation of Anti-islanding Scheme for a Grid Connected Inverter.- 23. THD Analysis of One-Cycle and PWM Controlled Active Power Filters.- 24. Simulation of PWM Controlled Double Half Bridge Inverter for Partly Coupled Induction Cooking System.- 25. Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic System Using Two Input And Two Output Fuzzy System.- 26. Performance of High Voltage Bushings Under Polluted Conditions.- 27. Simulation of Static Var Compensator in IEEE 14 Bus System for Enhancing Voltage Stability and Compensation.- 28. Study on Reflector Material Optimization of a Parabolic Solar Concentrator.- 29. A New Approach for Torque Ripple Minimization of PMBLDC Motor Drive.- 30. Grid Integration of Hybrid Generation Scheme for Optimal Switching Pattern Based Asymmetrical Multilevel Inverter.- 31. Reactive Power Pricing Using Group Search Optimization in Deregulated Electricty Market.- 32. Enhanced Controllers of DFIG with Unbalanced and Distorted Grid Voltage Conditions.- 33. FPGA Controlled Power Conditioning System for Solar PV Fed PMDC Motor.- 34. Genetic Algorithm Based Wind-Thermal Coordination Dispatch including Transmission Losses.- 35. A Novel MLI Topology with Reduced Power Switches.- 36. Optimal Placement and Sizing of Solar and Wind Based DGs in Distribution Systems for Power Loss Minimization and Economic Operation.- 37. Control of Three Phase to Three Phase Matrix Converter - A Direct Transfer Function Approach.- 38. Comparison of PI and PIR regulators for DFIG during Unbalanced Grid Voltage Conditions.- 39. Implementation of Direct Torque control for Matrix Converter Fed Induction Motor Drive Using Fuzzy Logic Controller.- 40. Improvement of Power Quality in Distribution System Using D-STATCOM.- 41. Simulation and Optimization ofBiomass Based Hybrid Generation System for Rural Electrification.- 42. Application of H-Bridge Converter Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer to Protect a Sensitive Load on Polluted Distribution Network.- 43. Power Control of Wind Turbine Driven Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Using Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm.- 44. Performance Evaluation of Differential Evolution and Particle Swarm Optimization algorithms for Power Loss Optimizatio...