Renewable Energy Sources and Grid Integration

The Renewable Energy Sources have come a long way in technology, size and complexity. They are also de-facto solution for environmental degradation. They account for about 13% of installed capacity and are expected to raise beyond 50% in near future. The Wind Electric Generation & Solar Photo Voltaic system technologies have matured. The integration of RES to the Grid is throwing many challenges to the system operator in optimizing energy sources, scheduling, dispatch. The distributed and concentrated energy storage options add another dimension to the despatch.