Load Frequency Control of Microgrids (ePub)

Management of Transmission System. Recently, Dr. Parmar has contributed a book chapter in a book titled Advanced Frequency Regulation Strategies in Renewable Dominated Modern Power Systems (Elsevier) 2024. His research interests include Automatic Generation Control, Optimal load dispatch/scheduling, Power System Operation and Control, Power System Re- structuring, Renewable Energy, Energy Management System, AI Applications in Power System.

Dr. Tripta Thakur is Director General, Na- tional Power Training Institute (NPTI), apex body of Ministry of Power, Government of In- dia. She was earlier Head and Professor, Elec- trical Engineering Department at the National Institute of Technology, MANIT-Bhopal, India. She is a graduate in Electrical Engineering with Master's degree in Power Electronics from IIT- Kanpur, and has a PhD from IIT-Delhi. She has been recipient of several awards such as Commonwealth Research Scholar at University of Dundee (2005-2008), UK, Commonwealth Academic fellow at Durham University Business School (2014), UK, COFUND Senior researcher at Durham University Business School (2016), Visiting Fac- ulty at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (2010), technical member for International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), SEG4 Group, ISGF (MoP) working group member etc. She has teaching and research experience of 28 years, and has nearly 100 publications to her credit. She has also been a Con- sultant for evolving a possible Common South Asian Electricity Markets. She has done various consultancies for Distribution companies in India.

Dr. D. P. Kothari obtained his BE (Elec- trical) in 1967, ME (Power Systems) in 1969 and Ph.D in 1975 from BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan, India. From 1969 to 1977, he was involved in teaching and development of several courses at BITS Pilani. Earlier Dr. Kothari served as Vice Chancellor, VIT, Vellore, Director in-charge and Deputy Director (Administration) as well as Head in the Center of Energy Studies at IIT, Delhi and as Principal, VRCE, Nagpur. He was visiting professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, during 1982-83 and 1989, for two years. He was also NSF Fellow at Perdue University, USA in 1992. He has published/presented 840 research papers in various National as well as International journals, conferences, guided 57 Ph.D scholars and 68 M. Tech. students, and authored 75 books. Having received 89 awards till now, his awards include the National Khosla Award for Lifetime Achievements in Engineering (2005) from IIT Roorkee, UGC National Swami Pranavandana Saraswati Award (2005), etc. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Engi- neering, Fellow of Indian National Academy of Science, Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Fellow IEEE, Hon. Fellow ISTE and Fellow IETE. Currently, Dr. Kothari is Chairman, Board of Governors of THDC IHET, Tehri, India.