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In this chapter, a brief discussion on renewable energy and distributed power generation is presented followed by a discussion on characteristics of power electronics and requirement of power electronics for these energy sources. Brief summary for each of the following chapters are provided to introduce the readers to rest of this book.
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Simões, M.G., Chakraborty, S. (2013). Introduction. In: Chakraborty, S., Simões, M., Kramer, W. (eds) Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5104-3_1
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