Morteza Nazari-Heris (editor) - Planning and Operation of Multi-Carrier Energy Networks (Power Systems)

Electrical power has been the technological foundation of industrial societies for many years. Although the systems designed to provide and apply electrical energy have reached a high degree of maturity, unforeseen problems are constantly encountered, necessitating the design of more efficient and reliable systems based on novel technologies. The book series Power Systems is aimed at providing detailed, accurate and sound technical information about these new developments in electrical power engineering. It includes topics on power generation, storage and transmission as well as electrical machines. The monographs and advanced textbooks in this series address researchers, lecturers, industrial engineers and senior students in electrical engineering.

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Nowadays, the high integration rate of interconnecting energy technologies in energy systems has been increased, such as combined heat and power plants, natural gas-fired power plants, power to gas technology, hydropower plants, and water desalination systems. Accordingly, the design and operation of multi-carrier networks should be studied, taking into account the operational and technical constraints of each interconnecting element between energy systems and the network constraints of each energy system. Hence, studying the optimal design and operation of multi-carrier energy networks associated with different kinds of energy carriers such as gas, power, heating, cooling, and water carriers is of great importance for attaining more effective and promising operation of such networks, and has received significant attention of researchers. The operation of multi-carrier energy networks considering various interconnecting elements is improved in different studies regarding economic and environmental viewpoints. The consideration of interconnecting elements in the operation of multi-carrier energy networks is a realistic framework since the constraints of all of the energy networks as well as the interconnecting elements are considered in the operation and design of such systems. Also, the multi-carrier energy storage facilities such as the power to gas systems and pumped storage technology are effective in improving the operation of multi-carrier energy systems because one form of energy can be converted to another form when the load demand is low, and it can be used in supplying the load demand of an energy carrier in on-peak hours. The book Planning and Operation of Multi-Carrier Energy Networks aims to discuss the recent developments and contribution of optimal design and operation of multi-carrier energy networks in both aspects of providing a comprehensive review on the title and proposing new models of operation and design of such systems.