"This book of contributed chapters offers an in-depth knowledge about optimization techniques and renewable energy sources as a basis for approaches related to optimal planning of smart grid with renewable energy sources"--.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Book Series
• Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Different Meta-Heuristic Optimization Techniques and Their Application in Solar Photovoltaic Field
• Chapter 2: Comparative Analysis of Advanced Controllers for Standalone WECs for DC Microgrid Applications
• Chapter 3: A Novel MS Excel Tool for Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Energy Systems
• Chapter 4: Design and Development of a Hybrid DC-DC Converter for Solar-Battery-Based Standalone Milk Vending Machine
• Chapter 5: Operation of a Hydrogen Storage-Based Smart DC Microgrid
• Chapter 6: Ocean Energy
• Chapter 7: Real-Time Monitoring of Smart Meters Based on Blockchain Technology
• Chapter 8: Matrix Converter
• Conclusion
• Compilation of References
• Related References
• About the Contributors
• Index