Power System Optimization

Foreword

This book, in short, is a valuable assessment that presents profound knowledge and ideas about electric power systems and their functions. Having served our society for a long time, these infrastructures have now gained increased complexity. Further developments, such as smart grids and renewable energy technologies, have made new contributions to how power is gathered. Whether for knowledgeable students or accomplished researchers already in the field, the contents of this book are sure to contribute to a heightened viewpoint of the changing system.

During 2008, when I served as the President of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, I guided the IEEE Smart Grid New Initiatives Project involving many IEEE Societies through a successful year. In that time, I also made a decision to change the Society's name from its former title of IEEE Power Engineering Society in order to reflect the industry's continuing evolution.

This text is no exception in addressing the growth of the energy sector. Power System Optimization provides thought-provoking revelations into understanding and approaching these large-scale complex systems. The theories and interpretations in this book are presented in a detailed way and with clear meaning that make the realization of these concepts much easier to grasp.

Readers will find the explanations in this book useful in merging current applications to meet increasing advances in the field of energy and power. As the integration of unique systems becomes ...